IFMCA Awards 2020 (17th edition) – Nominees

Today, Thursday, February 4th, nominations for the 17th edition of the IFMCA Awards (International Film Music Critics Association) have been presented.

 

The complete list of nominees is:

FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR

  • THE CALL OF THE WILD, music by John Powell
  • ENOLA HOLMES, music by Daniel Pemberton
  • FUKUSHIMA 50, music by Tarō Iwashiro
  • THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD, music by Christopher Willis
  • WONDER WOMAN 1984, music by Hans Zimmer

 

FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

  • FEDERICO JUSID
  • BEAR MCCREARY
  • DANIEL PEMBERTON
  • CHRISTOPHER WILLIS
  • HANS ZIMMER

 

BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

  • ALEX BARANOWSKI
  • THOMAS CLAY
  • PHILIP KLEIN
  • NAMI MELUMAD
  • ISOBEL WALLER-BRIDGE AND DAVID SCHWEITZER

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM

  • DA 5 BLOODS, music by Terence Blanchard
  • FANNY LYE DELIVER’D, music by Thomas Clay
  • FUKUSHIMA 50, music by Tarō Iwashiro
  • NEWS OF THE WORLD, music by James Newton Howard
  • THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7, music by Daniel Pemberton

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM

  • AN AMERICAN PICKLE, music by Michael Giacchino and Nami Melumad
  • EMMA, music by Isobel Waller-Bridge and David Schweitzer
  • GODMOTHERED, music by Rachel Portman
  • THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD, music by Christopher Willis
  • WILD MOUNTAIN THYME, music by Amelia Warner

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM

  • THE CALL OF THE WILD, music by John Powell
  • ENOLA HOLMES, music by Daniel Pemberton
  • MULAN, music by Harry Gregson-Williams
  • ORÍGENES SECRETOS [UNKNOWN ORIGINS], music by Federico Jusid
  • TENET, music by Ludwig Göransson

 

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

  • THE INVISIBLE MAN, music by Benjamin Wallfisch
  • THE MIDNIGHT SKY, music by Alexandre Desplat
  • WENDY, music by Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin
  • THE WITCHES, music by Alan Silvestri
  • WONDER WOMAN 1984, music by Hans Zimmer

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE

  • ANIMAL CRACKERS, music by Bear McCreary
  • FEARLESS, music by Anne-Kathrin Dern
  • ONWARD, music by Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna
  • SOUL, music by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste
  • WOLFWALKERS, music by Bruno Coulais

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY

  • DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A LIFE ON OUR PLANET, music by Steven Price
  • ELEPHANT, music by Ramin Djawadi
  • HARBOR FROM THE HOLOCAUST, music by Chad Cannon
  • RISING PHOENIX, music by Daniel Pemberton
  • SADAN HANIM, music by George Kallis

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION

  • DRACULA, music by David Arnold and Michael Price
  • HIS DARK MATERIALS, music by Lorne Balfe
  • LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, music by Laura Karpman and Raphael Saadiq
  • THE MANDALORIAN, music by Ludwig Göransson
  • THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT, music by Carlos Rafael Rivera

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA

  • GHOST OF TSUSHIMA, music by Ilan Eshkeri and Shigeru Umebayashi
  • MEDAL OF HONOR: ABOVE AND BEYOND, music by Michael Giacchino and Nami Melumad
  • ORI AND THE WILL OF THE WISPS, music by Gareth Coker
  • THE PATHLESS, music by Austin Wintory
  • STAR WARS: SQUADRONS, music by Gordy Haab

 

BEST NEW ARCHIVAL RELEASE – RE-RELEASE OR RE-RECORDING

  • ENDLESS NIGHT, music by Bernard Herrmann; the Basque National Orchestra, conducted by Fernando Velázquez; album produced by Edouard Dubois and José M. Benitez; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald; album art direction by Nacho B. Govantes (Quartet)
  • THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY, music by Ennio Morricone; album produced by Chris Malone and José M. Benitez; liner notes by Chris Malone and Tim Greiving; album art direction by Nacho B. Govantes (Quartet)
  • HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, music by John Powell; album produced by John Powell, Batu Sener, Bryon Davis, and Cary E. Mansfield; liner notes by Tim Greiving; album art direction by Bill Pitzonka (Varèse Sarabande/5 Cat Studios)
  • KING OF KINGS, music by Miklós Rózsa; the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatick; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald and James Fitzpatrick; album art direction by Nic Finch and Gareth Bevan (Tadlow Music)
  • ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES, music by Michael Kamen; album produced by Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald; album art direction by Kay Marshall (Intrada)

 

BEST NEW ARCHIVAL RELEASE – COMPILATION

  • FRANZ WAXMAN: THE DOCUMENTARIES, music by Franz Waxman; album produced by Ford A. Thaxton and James Nelson; liner notes by Jon Burlingame; album art direction by Mark Banning (Dragon’s Domain)
  • JOHN WILLIAMS IN VIENNA, music by John Williams; the Wiener Philharmoniker and Anne-Sophie Mutter, conducted by John Williams; album produced by Bernhard Güttler; liner notes by Otta Biba; album art direction by Büro Dirk Rudolph (Deutsche Grammophon)
  • MORRICONE SEGRETO, music by Ennio Morricone; album produced by Pierpaolo De Sanctis; album art direction by Leonardo Pellegrino (Decca)
  • VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, music by Alexander Courage, Robert Drasnin, Jerry Goldsmith, Lennie Hayton, Joseph Mullendore, Nelson Riddle, Paul Sawtell, Herman Stein, and Leith Stevens; album produced by Jeff Bond and Neil S. Bulk; liner notes by Jeff Bond; album art direction by Mark Banning (La-La Land)
  • WORLD SOUNDTRACK AWARDS – TRIBUTE TO THE FILM COMPOSER, music by Various Composers; the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra and Vlaams Radiokoor, conducted by Dirk Brossé; album produced by Thomas Van Parys; liner notes by Thomas Van Parys; album art direction by Stuart Ford (Silva Screen/Film Fest Ghent)

 

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR

  • INTRADA RECORDS, Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson
  • LA-LA LAND RECORDS, MV Gerhard and Matt Verboys
  • MOVIESCORE MEDIA, Mikael Carlsson
  • QUARTET RECORDS, José M. Benitez
  • TADLOW MUSIC, James Fitzpatrick

 

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

  • “1984” from WONDER WOMAN 1984, music by Hans Zimmer
  • “Buck Takes the Lead” from THE CALL OF THE WILD, music by John Powell
  • “Main Title” from THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT, music by Carlos Rafael Rivera
  • “Symphonic Suite F – 1st Chapter: All Life” from FUKUSHIMA 50, music by Tarō Iwashiro
  • “Themyscira” from WONDER WOMAN 1984, music by Hans Zimmer

 

More information:

http://filmmusiccritics.org/2021/02/ifmca-award-nominations-2020/