IFMCA Awards 2023 – Winners

SCORE OF THE YEAR

• INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY, music by John Williams
• GOJIRA-1.0/GODZILLA MINUS ONE, music by Naoki Sato
• KIMITACHI WA DŌ IKIRU/THE BOY AND THE HERON, music by Joe Hisaishi
• OPPENHEIMER, music by Ludwig Göransson
• THE PIPER, music by Christopher Young

 

COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• CHRISTOPHER YOUNG
• LORNE BALFE
• LAURA KARPMAN
• BEAR MCCREARY
• JOHN WILLIAMS

 

BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• PAWEŁ LUCEWICZ
• SHERRI CHUNG
• MICHAEL “MIKA” PENNIMAN JR.
• ŁUKASZ “L.U.C” ROSTKOWSKI
• COREY WALLACE

 

COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

• “Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, Movement 2” from THE PIPER, music by Christopher Young
• “Can You Hear the Music?” from OPPENHEIMER, music by Ludwig Göransson
• “Found” from LA SOCIEDAD DE LA NIEVE/SOCIETY OF THE SNOW, music by Michael Giacchino
• “Helena’s Theme” from INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY, music by John Williams
• “Leaving Spacedock” from STAR TREK: PICARD, music by Stephen Barton and Frederik Wiedmann

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM

• OPPENHEIMER, music by Ludwig Göransson
• THE BOYS IN THE BOAT, music by Alexandre Desplat
• NAPOLEON, music by Martin Phipps
• LA SOCIEDAD DE LA NIEVE/SOCIETY OF THE SNOW, music by Michael Giacchino
• ZNACHOR/FORGOTTEN LOVE, music by Paweł Lucewicz

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM

• AMERICAN FICTION, music by Laura Karpman
• BARBIE, music by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
• HAUNTED MANSION, music by Kris Bowers
• KUREIJI KURUZU/IN LOVE AND DEEP WATER, music by Takatsugu Muramatsu
• MON CRIME/THE CRIME IS MINE, music by Philippe Rombi

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM

• INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY, music by John Williams
• THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES, music by James Newton Howard
• MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING, PART ONE, music by Lorne Balfe
• PERTSA & KILU: FAARAON SORMUS/RANGERS OF THE LOST RING, music by Panu Aaltio
• SUPERCELL, music by Corey Wallace

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM

• GOJIRA-1.0/GODZILLA MINUS ONE, music by Naoki Sato
• THE CREATOR, music by Hans Zimmer
• FENG SHEN DI YI BU: ZHAO GE FENG YUN/CREATION OF THE GODS I: KINGDOM OF STORMS, music by Gordy Haab
• PETER PAN & WENDY, music by Daniel Hart
• POOR THINGS, music by Jerskin Fendrix

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM

• THE PIPER, music by Christopher Young
• A HAUNTING IN VENICE, music by Hildur Guđnadóttir
• THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER, music by Bear McCreary
• M3GAN, music by Anthony Willis
• THE NUN II, music by Marco Beltrami

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FILM

• KIMITACHI WA DŌ IKIRU/THE BOY AND THE HERON, music by Joe Hisaishi
• CHŁOPI/THE PEASANTS, music by Łukasz “L.U.C” Rostkowski
• ELEMENTAL, music by Thomas Newman
• MIGRATION, music by John Powell
• SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, music by Daniel Pemberton

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY

• WILD ISLES, music by George Fenton
• BLUE WHALES: RETURN OF THE GIANTS, music by Steven Price
• LIBRES, music by Oscar Martín Leanizbarrutia
• LIFE ON OUR PLANET, music by Lorne Balfe
• STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE, music by John Powell

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION

• ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, music by James Newton Howard
• AHSOKA, music by Kevin Kiner
• THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, music by The Newton Brothers
• ONE PIECE, music by Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli
• STAR TREK: PICARD, music by Stephen Barton and Frederik Wiedmann

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA

• AVATAR: FRONTIERS OF PANDORA, music by Pinar Toprak and Neal Acree
• GOD OF WAR: RAGNARÖK – VALHALLA, music by Sparks & Shadows, themes by Bear McCreary
• HOGWARTS LEGACY, music by Chuck E. Myers, J. Scott Rakozy, and Peter Murray
• PLANET OF LANA, music by Takeshi Furukawa
• STAR WARS: JEDI – SURVIVOR, music by Stephen Barton and Gordy Haab

 

BEST ARCHIVAL RELEASE

• THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH/ON DANGEROUS GROUND, music by Bernard Herrmann; the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by William Stromberg, album produced by Douglass Fake, liner notes by Steven Smith, album art direction by Stephane Coedel and Kay Marshall (Intrada)
• CHAPLIN, music by John Barry; album produced by Neil S. Bulk, liner notes by Jon Burlingame, album art direction by Scott Saslow (La-La Land)
• HEIDI/JANE EYRE, music by John Williams; album produced by Mike Matessino, liner notes by John Takis and Mike Matessino, album art direction by Jim Titus (Quartet)
• HOOK, music by John Williams; album produced by Mike Matessino, liner notes by Mike Matessino, John Takis, and Jason LeBlanc, album art direction by Jim Titus (La-La Land)
• LAURENCE ROSENTHAL: MUSIC FOR FILM AND TELEVISION, music by Laurence Rosenthal; the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Dirk Brossé, album produced by Thomas Van Parys/Film Fest Gent, liner notes by Laurence Rosenthal, Robert Townson, and Thomas Van Parys, album art direction by Stuart Ford (Silva Screen/Film Fest Gent)
• MACARTHUR, music by Jerry Goldsmith; album produced by Douglass Fake, liner notes by Jeff Bond and Douglass Fake, album art direction by Kay Marshall (Intrada)
• NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, music by James Newton Howard; orchestra conducted by Gavin Greenaway, featured performers Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Hilary Hahn, and Maya Beiser, album produced by Michael Dean Parsons, liner notes by James Newton Howard and M. Night Shyamalan, album art direction nominee to be confirmed (Sony Classical)
• THE ROCK, music by Nick Glennie-Smith, Hans Zimmer, and Harry Gregson-Williams; album produced by Stéphane Humez, liner notes by Kaya Savas, album art direction by Kay Marshall (Intrada)
• SÉANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON/KATHERINE HEPBURN, music by John Barry; Orquesta de Córdoba conducted by Fernando Velázquez, album produced by Jose M. Benitez and Leigh Phillips, liner notes by Jon Burlingame, album art direction by Nacho B. Govantes and Jim Titus (Quartet)
• A SYMPHONIC CELEBRATION: MUSIC FROM THE STUDIO GHIBLI FILMS OF HAYAO MIYAZAKI, music by Joe Hisaishi; the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Joe Hisaishi, album produced by Joe Hisaishi and Anna Barry, liner notes by Michael Beek, album art direction by Yuka Araki (Deutsche Grammophon)

 

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR

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

• QUARTET RECORDS, Jose M. Benitez

 

ROBERTO ASCHIERI SPECIAL AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO FILM MUSIC

• JON BURLINGAME

 

KYLE RENICK SPECIAL AWARD

• NOSFERATU: EINE SYMPHONIE DES GRAUENS, music by Christopher Young