IFMCA Awards 16th edition – Nominees

FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR

• 1917, music by Thomas Newman
• HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD, music by John Powell
• JOKER, music by Hildur Guðnadóttir
• LITTLE WOMEN, music by Alexandre Desplat
• STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, music by John Williams

 

FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
• HILDUR GUÐNADÓTTIR
• BEAR McCREARY
• THOMAS NEWMAN
• JOHN WILLIAMS

 

BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• NAINITA DESAI
• BOBBY KRLIC
• MATHIEU LAMBOLEY
• ANNE-SOPHIE VERSNAEYEN
• CHRISTOPH ZIRNGIBL

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM

• A HIDDEN LIFE, music by James Newton Howard
• JOKER, music by Hildur Guðnadóttir
• LITTLE WOMEN, music by Alexandre Desplat
• MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN, music by Daniel Pemberton
• THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN, music by Bear McCreary

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM

• BLANCHE COMME NEIGE/WHITE AS SNOW, music by Bruno Coulais
• DOLEMITE IS MY NAME, music by Scott Bomar
• ELD & LÅGOR/SWOON, music by Nathaniel Méchaly
• JOJO RABBIT, music by Michael Giacchino
• LE MYSTÈRE HENRI PICK, music by Laurent Perez Del Mar

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM

• 1917, music by Thomas Newman
• DUMBO, music by Danny Elfman
• THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT, music by Joe Kraemer
• MASQUERADE HOTEL, music by Naoki Sato
• SORDO: THE SILENT WAR, music by Carlos Martín Jara

 

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

• AVENGERS: ENDGAME, music by Alan Silvestri
• GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, music by Bear McCreary
• MIDSOMMAR, music by Bobby Krlic
• STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, music by John Williams
• US, music by Michael Abels

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FILM

• BUÑUEL IN THE LABYRINTH OF THE TURTLES, music by Arturo Cardelús
• FROZEN II, music by Christophe Beck
• HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD, music by John Powell
• J’AI PERDU MON CORPS/I LOST MY BODY, music by Dan Levy
• MINISCULE: LES MANDIBULES DU BOUT DU MONDE, music by Mathieu Lamboley

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY

• THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM, music by Jeff Beal
• CYBER WORK AND THE AMERICAN DREAM, music by Chad Cannon
• FINIS TERRAE, music by Christoph Zirngibl
• OUR PLANET, music by Steven Price
• UNTAMED ROMANIA, music by Nainita Desai

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A TELEVISION SERIES

• CHERNOBYL, music by Hildur Guðnadóttir
• THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE, music by Daniel Pemberton and Samuel Sim
• GOOD OMENS, music by David Arnold
• HIS DARK MATERIALS, music by Lorne Balfe
• THE ORVILLE, music by John Debney, Joel McNeely, and Andrew Cottee

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA

• DAYS GONE, music by Nathan Whitehead
• ERICA, music by Austin Wintory
• A PLAGUE TALE: INNOCENCE, music by Olivier Derivière
• REND, music by Neal Acree
• STAR WARS JEDI: FALLEN ORDER, music by Gordy Haab and Stephen Barton

 

BEST ARCHIVAL RELEASE – NEW RELEASE OR NEW RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE

• AIR FORCE ONE, music by Jerry Goldsmith; album produced by Cary E. Mansfield and Bryon Davis; liner notes by Daniel Schweiger; art direction by Mark Shoolery and Bill Pitzonka (Varèse Sarabande)
• APOLLO 13, music by James Horner; album produced by Mike Matessino; liner notes by John Takis; art direction by Kay Marshall (Intrada)
• THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, music by Franz Waxman; album produced by Mike Matessino; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald and John Waxman; art direction by Dan Goldwasser (La La Land)
• DIAL M FOR MURDER, music by Dimitri Tiomkin; The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by William Stromberg; album produced by Douglass Fake; liner notes by Roger Feigelson and Douglass Fake; art direction by Kay Marshall (Intrada)
• DRACULA/THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, music by James Bernard; The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by David Huckvale; art direction by Nic Finch (Tadlow)

 

BEST ARCHIVAL RELEASE – COMPILATION

• ACROSS THE STARS, music by John Williams; The Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles and Anne-Sophie Mutter, conducted by John Williams; album produced by Bernhard Güttler; liner notes by Jon Burlingame; art direction by Büro Dirk Rudolph (Deutsche Grammophon)
• THE DISASTER MOVIE SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION, music by John Williams; album produced by Mike Matessino; liner notes by Jeff Bond and Jon Burlingame; art direction by Jim Titus (La La Land)
• MARCO BELTRAMI: MUSIC FOR FILM, music by Marco Beltrami; The Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Dirk Brossé; album produced by Film Fest Gent; liner notes by Patrick Duynslaegher and Raf Butstraen; art direction by Stuart Ford (Silva Screen)
• NEVADA SMITH: THE PARAMOUNT WESTERNS COLLECTION, music by Various Composers; album produced by John Takis and Frank K. DeWald; liner notes by John Takis and Frank K. DeWald; art direction by Dan Goldwasser (La La Land)
• PLANET OF THE APES: THE ORIGINAL FILM SERIES SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION, music by Jerry Goldsmith, Leonard Rosenman, and Tom Scott; album produced by Mike Matessino and Neil S. Bulk; liner notes by Mike Matessino and Jeff Bond; art direction by Dan Goldwasser (La La Land)

 

FILM MUSIC LABEL OF THE YEAR

• INTRADA RECORDS, Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson
• LA LA LAND RECORDS, MV Gerhard and Matt Verboys
• MOVIESCORE MEDIA, Mikael Carlsson
• MUSIC BOX RECORDS, Cyril Durand-Roger and Laurent Lafarge
• QUARTET RECORDS, Jose M. Benitez

 

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

• “A Hidden Life” from A HIDDEN LIFE, music by James Newton Howard
• “Call Me Joker” from JOKER, music by Hildur Guðnadóttir
• “Portals” from AVENGERS: ENDGAME, music by Alan Silvestri
• “The Night Window” from 1917, music by Thomas Newman
• “The Rise of Skywalker” from STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, music by John Williams