IFMCA Awards 2024 – Nominees

SCORE OF THE YEAR

• AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, music by Takeshi Furukawa
• HERE, music by Alan Silvestri
• KENSUKE’S KINGDOM, music by Stuart Hancock
• THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER, music by Bear McCreary
• THE WILD ROBOT, music by Kris Bowers

 

COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• VOLKER BERTELMANN
• KRIS BOWERS
• ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
• BEAR MCCREARY
• JOHN POWELL

 

BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• DANIEL BLUMBERG
• STEPHEN GALLAGHER
• MICK GIACCHINO
• LAURI PORRA
• WILBERT ROGET II

 

COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

• “Battle for Eregion” from THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER, music by Bear McCreary
• “End Credits” from HERE, music by Alan Silvestri
• “Horizon Montage Begins/Closing Survey” from HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA – CHAPTER 1, music by John Debney
• “I Could Use A Boost” from THE WILD ROBOT, music by Kris Bowers
• “The Sun Yet Shines” from THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER, music by Bear McCreary

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM

• THE BRUTALIST, music by Daniel Blumberg
• CONCLAVE, music by Volker Bertelmann
• HERE, music by Alan Silvestri
• HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA – CHAPTER 1, music by John Debney
• YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA, music by Amelia Warner

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM

• THE 4:30 MOVIE, music by Bear McCreary
• BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, music by Danny Elfman
• FLY ME TO THE MOON, music by Daniel Pemberton
• IF, music by Michael Giacchino
• PADDINGTON IN PERU, music by Dario Marianelli

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM

• ARGYLLE, music by Lorne Balfe
• GLADIATOR II, music by Harry Gregson-Williams
• THE KILLER, music by Marco Beltrami
• THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE, music by Chris Benstead
• TWISTERS, music by Benjamin Wallfisch

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM

• DUNE: PART TWO, music by Hans Zimmer
• GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE, music by Dario Marianelli
• KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, music by John Paesano
• MEGALOPOLIS, music by Osvaldo Golijov
• WICKED, music by John Powell and Stephen Schwartz

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM

• ABIGAIL, music by Brian Tyler
• ALIEN: ROMULUS, music by Benjamin Wallfisch
• THE FIRST OMEN, music by Mark Korven
• NOSFERATU, music by Robin Carolan
• THE WATCHERS, music by Abel Korzeniowski

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FILM

• DRAGONKEEPER, music by Arturo Cardelús
• KENSUKE’S KINGDOM, music by Stuart Hancock
• THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM, music by Stephen Gallagher
• THAT CHRISTMAS, music by John Powell
• THE WILD ROBOT, music by Kris Bowers

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY

• CHURCHILL AT WAR, music by Jeff Danna
• ENDURANCE, music by Daniel Pemberton
• OUR LIVING WORLD, music by Pinar Toprak
• SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY, music by Ilan Eshkeri
• WHY DINOSAURS?, music by Raphaël Dargent

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION

• AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER, music by Takeshi Furukawa
• COBRA KAI, music by Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson
• THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER, music by Bear McCreary
• THE PENGUIN, music by Mick Giacchino
• WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES, music by Rachel Portman and Jon Ehrlich

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA

• FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH, music by Masashi Hamauzu and Mitsuto Suzuki
• INDIANA JONES AND THE GREAT CIRCLE, music by Gordy Haab
• NORDIC ASHES: SURVIVORS OF RAGNAROK, music by Rubén Melià
• QUIDDITCH CHAMPIONS, music by Cris Velasco
• STAR WARS: OUTLAWS, music by Wilbert Roget II, Jon Everist, and Kazuma Jinnouchi

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A SHORT FILM

• AN ALMOST CHRISTMAS STORY, music by Daniel Hart
• CARMEN Y LA CUCHARA DE PALO [CARMEN AND THE WOODEN SPOON], music by Iván Palomares
• GO FOR GRANDMA, music by Fabrizio Mancinelli
• THE ICE CREAM MAN, music by Nami Melumad
• THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA, music by Laura Karpman

 

BEST ARCHIVAL RELEASE

• BACKDRAFT, music by Hans Zimmer; album produced by Stéphane Humez; liner notes by Kaya Savas; album art direction by Kay Marshall (Intrada)
• DINOSAUR, music by James Newton Howard; album produced by Douglass Fake, James Newton Howard, and Jim Weidman; liner notes by Tim Grieving; album art direction by Kay Marshall, John Blas, and Karen De Jong (Intrada)
• ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL: MUSIC FOR FILM, music by Elliot Goldenthal; the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Dirk Brossé; album produced by Thomas Van Parys for Film Fest Gent; liner notes by Elliot Goldenthal and Thomas Van Parys; album art direction by Stuart Ford (WSA/Silva)
• JERRY GOLDSMITH AT THE GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER, music by Jerry Goldsmith; the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Leigh Phillips; album produced by Leigh Phillips; liner notes by Yavar Moradi; album art direction by Kay Marshall, Stéphane Coëdel, and Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)
• MOONRAKER, music by John Barry; album produced by Neil S. Bulk; liner notes by Jon Burlingame; album art direction by Dan Goldwasser (La-La Land)
• THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA, music by Dimitri Tiomkin; the Royal Scottish National Orchestra cond. Richard Kaufman; album produced by Patrick Russ; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald, Warren M. Sherk, and Patrick Russ; album art direction by Kay Marshall and Stéphane Coëdel (Intrada)
• OUT OF AFRICA, music by John Barry; album produced by Douglass Fake; liner notes by Jon Burlingame; album art direction by Kay Marshall (Intrada)
• THE PINK PANTHER, music by Henry Mancini; album produced by Chris Malone; liner notes by Jeff Bond and Chris Malone; album art direction by Nacho B. Govantes (Quartet)
• THE SOUND OF LALO SCHIFRIN, music by Lalo Schifrin; album produced by Stéphane Lerouge; liner notes by Stéphane Lerouge; album art direction by Gilles Guerlet and Jérôme Witz (Universal Music France-Écoutez Le Cinéma!)
• THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS, music by John Williams; album produced by John Williams and Mike Matessino; liner notes by Mike Matessino; album art direction by Jim Titus (La-La Land)

 

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