IFMCA Awards 13th edition – Winners

SCORE OF THE YEAR

• ARRIVAL, music by Jóhann Jóhannsson
• FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, music by James Newton Howard
• LA LA LAND, music by Justin Hurwitz
• NOCTURNAL ANIMALS, music by Abel Korzeniowski
• LA TORTUE ROUGE [THE RED TURTLE], music by Laurent Perez del Mar

 

COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• MICHAEL GIACCHINO
• ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
• JAMES NEWTON HOWARD
• JUSTIN HURWITZ
• FERNANDO VELÁZQUEZ

 

BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• JUSTIN HURWITZ
• CHAD CANNON
• KYLE DIXON AND MICHAEL STEIN
• SIMON FRANGLEN
• DANIEL HART

 

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

• “Epilogue” from LA LA LAND, music by Justin Hurwitz
• “Light of the Seven” from GAME OF THRONES, music by Ramin Djawadi
• “Montage” from SWISS ARMY MAN, music by Andy Hull and Robert McDowell
• “Night on the Yorktown” from STAR TREK BEYOND, music by Michael Giacchino
• “The Master of the Mystic End Credits” from DOCTOR STRANGE, music by Michael Giacchino

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM

• NOCTURNAL ANIMALS, music by Abel Korzeniowski
• AH-GA-SSI [THE HANDMAIDEN], music by Jo Yeong-Wook
• HIGH-RISE, music by Clint Mansell
• THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS, music by Alexandre Desplat
• MOONLIGHT, music by Nicholas Britell

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM

• LA LA LAND, music by Justin Hurwitz
• EDDIE THE EAGLE, music by Matthew Margeson
• HAIL, CAESAR!, music by Carter Burwell
• THE NICE GUYS, music by John Ottman and David Buckley
• SWISS ARMY MAN, music by Andy Hull and Robert McDowell

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM

• XI YOU JI ZHI: SUN WUKONG SAN DA BAIGU JING [THE MONKEY KING 2], music by Christopher Young
• ELLE, music by Anne Dudley
• THE JUNGLE BOOK, music by John Debney
• THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, music by James Horner and Simon Franglen
• NERVE, music by Rob Simonsen

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION/HORROR FILM

• FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, music by James Newton Howard
• ARRIVAL, music by Jóhann Jóhannsson
• BELLEROFONTE [DARK WAVES], music by Alexander Cimini
• DOCTOR STRANGE, music by Michael Giacchino
• THE NEON DEMON, music by Cliff Martinez

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FILM

• LA TORTUE ROUGE [THE RED TURTLE], music by Laurent Perez del Mar
• KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS, music by Dario Marianelli
• MOANA, music by Mark Mancina
• THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS, music by Alexandre Desplat
• ZOOTOPIA, music by Michael Giacchino

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY

• JÄRVEN TARINA [TALE OF A LAKE], music by Panu Aaltio
• PAPER LANTERNS, music by Chad Cannon
• PLANET EARTH II, music by Hans Zimmer, Jasha Klebe, and Jacob Shea
• LES SAISONS [SEASONS], music by Bruno Coulais
• SPAIN IN A DAY, music by Alberto Iglesias

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A TELEVISION SERIES

• GAME OF THRONES, music by Ramin Djawadi
• THE NIGHT MANAGER, music by Víctor Reyes
• PENNY DREADFUL, music by Abel Korzeniowski
• STRANGER THINGS, music by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein
• WESTWORLD, music by Ramin Djawadi

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA

• ABZÛ, music by Austin Wintory
• THE BANNER SAGA 2, music by Austin Wintory
• THE DWARVES, music by Benny Oschmann
• THE LAST GUARDIAN, music by Takeshi Furukawa
• RECORE, music by Chad Seiter

 

BEST NEW ARCHIVAL RELEASE / RE-RELEASE / RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE

• THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, music by Elmer Bernstein; album produced by Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson; liner notes by Frank K. De Wald; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)
• THE BLUE MAX, music by Jerry Goldsmith; conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. De Wald; album art direction by Matthew Wright (Tadlow)
• CHINATOWN, music by Jerry Goldsmith; album produced by Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson; liner notes by Jeff Bond; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)
• GOJIRA [GODZILLA], music by Akira Ifukube; conducted by Kaoru Wada; album produced by nominee to be determined; liner notes by Kaoru Wada and Masaru Hayakawa; album art direction by nominee to be determined (King)
• THE THIEF OF BAGDAD, music by Miklós Rózsa; conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. De Wald; album art direction by Jim Titus (Tadlow/Prometheus)

 

BEST NEW ARCHIVAL RELEASE / COMPILATION ALBUM

• THE JOHN WILLIAMS JURASSIC PARK COLLECTION, music by John Williams; album produced by Mike Matessino; liner notes by Mike Matessino; album art direction by Jim Titus (La-La Land)
• ARCHIPIELAGO: A FILM MUSIC RETROSPECTIVE, music by Alberto Iglesias; album produced by José María Benítez; liner notes by Alex Sánchez and Alberto Iglesias; album art direction by Nacho B. Govantes (Quartet)
• THE CINEMA OF QUINCY JONES, music by Quincy Jones; album produced by Stéphane Lerouge; liner notes by Stéphane Lerouge, Toots Thielemans, and Alexandre Desplat; album art direction by Jerome Witz-Gilles Guerlet (Écoutez le Cinéma)
• EARLY WORKS, music by Abel Korzeniowski; album produced by Stephan Eicke and John Elborg; liner notes by Gergely Hubai; album art direction by Luis Miguel Rojas (Caldera)
• EPIC HOLLYWOOD: THE MUSIC OF MIKLÓS RÓZSA, music by Miklós Rózsa; conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. De Wald; album art direction by Barry Weekley (Tadlow)

 

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR

• INTRADA RECORDS, Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson
• LA-LA LAND RECORDS, MV Gerhard and Matt Verboys
• QUARTET RECORDS, José María Benítez
• TADLOW MUSIC, James Fitzpatrick
• VARÈSE SARABANDE, Robert Townson