IFMCA Awards 2022 – Winners

On Thursday, February 23rd, winners for the 2022 edition of the IFMCA Awards (International Film Music Critics Association) were announced.

IFMCA Awards 2022 (19th edition) - Winners

 

The complete list of winners/nominees is:

SCORE OF THE YEAR

 

COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

  • BEAR MCCREARY
  • ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
  • SIMON FRANGLEN
  • MICHAEL GIACCHINO
  • DANIEL PEMBERTON

 

BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

  • HESHAM NAZIH
  • MICHELINO BISCEGLIA
  • ROBIN CAROLAN AND SEBASTIAN GAINSBOROUGH
  • CHANDA DANCY
  • BATU SENER

 

COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR*

*Note: there are six nominees in this category due to a tie between the nominees in fifth

  • Leaving Home (Hometree)” from AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, music by Simon Franglen
  •  “Galadriel” from THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER, music by Bear McCreary
  •  “Mother and Son” from THE FABELMANS, music by John Williams
  • Númenor” from THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER, music by Bear McCreary
  • Sailing Into the Dawn” from THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER, music by Bear McCreary
  • The Batman” from THE BATMAN, music by Michael Giacchino

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FILM

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA

 

BEST ARCHIVAL RELEASE

  • FRENZY, music by Ron Goodwin and Henry Mancini; album produced by Mike Matessino, liner notes by Deniz Cordell, album art direction by Nacho B. Govantes (Quartet)
  • AMISTAD, music by John Williams; album produced by Mike Matessino, liner notes by Jeff Bond, album art direction by Jim Titus (La-La Land)
  • BLACK PATCH/THE MAN, music by Jerry Goldsmith; Royal Scottish National Orchestra cond. William Stromberg, album produced by Douglass Fake, liner notes by Frank K. DeWald and Douglass Fake, album art direction by Jim Titus (Intrada)
  • THE GODFATHER, music by Nino Rota; album produced by Dan Goldwasser and Neil S. Bulk, liner notes by Tim Grieving, album art direction by Dan Goldwasser (La-La Land)
  • GOLDSMITH AT 20TH, VOL 5: MUSIC FOR TELEVISION 1968-1975, music by Jerry Goldsmith; album produced by Mike Matessino and Neil S. Bulk, liner notes by Jon Burlingame, album art direction by Jim Titus (La-La Land)
  • JOHN WILLIAMS: THE BERLIN CONCERT, music by John Williams; Berliner Philharmoniker cond. John Williams, album produced by Ute Fesquet, Christoph Franke, and Oliver Kreyssig, liner notes by Tobias Möller and Richard Evidon, album art direction by Eva Reisinger (Deutsche Grammophon)
  • L. A. CONFIDENTIAL, music by Jerry Goldsmith; album produced by Mike Matessino and Neil S. Bulk, liner notes by Tim Greiving, album art direction by Mark Shoolery (Varese Sarabande)
  • THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN COLLECTION, music by Elmer Bernstein; album produced by Chris Malone, liner notes by Frank K. DeWald, album art direction by Nacho B. Govantes and Jim Titus (Quartet)
  • MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, music by John Barry; album produced by Mike Matessino and Neil S. Bulk, liner notes by Jon Burlingame, album art direction by Nacho B. Govantes (Quartet)
  • WILLOW, music by James Horner; album produced by Douglass Fake, liner notes by Frank K. DeWald, album art direction by John Alvin and Kay Marshall (Intrada)

 

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR

  • QUARTET RECORDS, Jose M. Benitez
  • 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

 

Award ceremony video:

 

More information:

http://filmmusiccritics.org/2023/02/ifmca-award-winners-2022/