IFMCA Awards 14th edition – Winners

SCORE OF THE YEAR

• PHANTOM THREAD, music by Jonny Greenwood
• THE POST, music by John Williams
• THE SHAPE OF WATER, music by Alexandre Desplat
• STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, music by John Williams
• WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, music by Michael Giacchino

 

COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
• MICHAEL GIACCHINO
• DANIEL PEMBERTON
• BENJAMIN WALLFISCH
• JOHN WILLIAMS

 

BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• GEORGE KALLIS
• MICHAEL ABELS
• ANNE-KATHRIN DERN
• ALEJANDRO VIVAS
• CHRISTOPHER WILLIS

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM

• PHANTOM THREAD, music by Jonny Greenwood
• ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, music by Daniel Pemberton
• DARKEST HOUR, music by Dario Marianelli
• MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, music by Patrick Doyle
• THE POST, music by John Williams

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM

• THE DEATH OF STALIN, music by Christopher Willis
• DOWNSIZING, music by Rolfe Kent
• KNOCK, music by Cyrille Aufort
• PADDINGTON 2, music by Dario Marianelli
• THEIR FINEST, music by Rachel Portman

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM

• A CURE FOR WELLNESS, music by Benjamin Wallfisch
• JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, music by Henry Jackman
• KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, music by Daniel Pemberton
• PLAN DE FUGA, music by Pascal Gaigne
• THE RENDEZVOUS, music by Austin Wintory

 

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

• WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, music by Michael Giacchino
• GET OUT, music by Michael Abels
• THE SHAPE OF WATER, music by Alexandre Desplat
• STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, music by John Williams
• VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS, music by Alexandre Desplat

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FILM

• CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE, music by Theodore Shapiro
• COCO, music by Michael Giacchino
• THE EMOJI MOVIE, music by Patrick Doyle
• FERDINAND, music by John Powell
• LOVING VINCENT, music by Clint Mansell

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY

• MULLY, music by Benjamin Wallfisch
• BLUE PLANET II, music by Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea, and David Fleming
• BOSTON, music by Jeff Beal
• EARTH: ONE AMAZING DAY, music by Alex Heffes
• JANE, music by Philip Glass

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION

• THE ORVILLE, music by Bruce Broughton, John Debney, Joel McNeely, and Andrew Cottee
• ALIAS GRACE, music by Jeff Danna and Mychael Danna
• GAME OF THRONES, music by Ramin Djawadi
• ONNA JÔSHU NAOTORA, music by Yôko Kanno
• TIEMPOS DE GUERRA, music by Federico Jusid

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA

• RIME, music by David García Díaz
• DEFORMERS, music by Austin Wintory
• DIVIDE, music by Chris Tilton
• GET EVEN, music by Olivier Deriviére
• VALKYRIA: AZURE REVOLUTION, music by Yasunori Mitsuda

 

BEST NEW RELEASE, RE-RELEASE OR RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE

• BEN-HUR, music by Miklós Rózsa; The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. De Wald; album art direction by James Fitzpatrick, Gareth Bevan, and Nic Finch (Tadlow)
• CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, music by John Williams; album produced by Mike Matessino; liner notes by Mike Matessino; album art direction by Jim Titus (La-La Land)
• DAMNATION ALLEY, music by Jerry Goldsmith; album produced by Nick Redman and Mike Matessino; liner notes by Julie Kirgo; album art direction by Kay Marshall (Intrada)
• DUEL IN THE SUN, music by Dimitri Tiomkin; The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. De Wald; album art direction by Jim Titus (Tadlow/Prometheus)
• T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, music by John Williams; album produced by Mike Matessino and Bruce Botnick; liner notes by Mike Matessino; album art direction by Jim Titus (La-La Land)

 

BEST FILM MUSIC COMPILATION ALBUM

• CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS: THE FRANZ WAXMAN COLLECTION, music by Franz Waxman; album produced by Douglass Fake; liner notes by Frank K. De Wald; album art direction by Kay Marshall and Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)
• DEBBIE WISEMAN: LIVE AT THE BARBICAN, music by Debbie Wiseman; The Orchestra of the Guildhall School conducted by Debbie Wiseman; album produced by Debbie Wiseman, Reynold Da Silva, David Stoner, and Pete Compton; liner notes by Debbie Wiseman; album art direction by Stuart Ford (Silva Screen)
• JOHN WILLIAMS AND STEVEN SPIELBERG: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION, music by John Williams; album produced by Laura Zsaka and Jamie Richardson; liner notes by Jon Burlingame; album art direction by Amelia Tubb (Sony Classical)
• THRILLER, music by Jerry Goldsmith; The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick and Leigh Phillips; liner notes by Jon Burlingame; album art direction by Matthew Wright and Nic Finch (Tadlow)
• THE WILD WILD WEST, music by Various Composers; album produced by Jon Burlingame; liner notes by Jon Burlingame; album art direction by Jim Titus (La-La Land)

 

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR

• LA-LA LAND RECORDS, MV Gerhard and Matt Verboys
• CALDERA RECORDS, Stephan Eicke
• INTRADA RECORDS, Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson
• QUARTET RECORDS, José M. Benitez
• TADLOW MUSIC, James Fitzpatrick

 

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

• “End Credits” from WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, music by Michael Giacchino
• “Finale” from STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, music by John Williams
• “Growing Up in Londinium” from KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, music by Daniel Pemberton
• “Justice” from MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, music by Patrick Doyle
• “Love” from THE BOSS BABY, music by Hans Zimmer, Steve Mazzaro, and Conrad Pope