IFMCA Award Winners 2017
SCORE OF THE YEAR
◾PHANTOM THREAD, music by Jonny Greenwood
COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
◾ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
◾GEORGE KALLIS
FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
◾“End Credits” from WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, music by Michael Giacchino
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM
◾PHANTOM THREAD, music by Jonny Greenwood
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM
◾THE DEATH OF STALIN, music by Christopher Willis
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM
◾A CURE FOR WELLNESS, music by Benjamin Wallfisch
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION/HORROR FILM
◾WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, music by Michael Giacchino
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FILM
◾CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE, music by Theodore Shapiro
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY
◾MULLY, music by Benjamin Wallfisch
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION
◾THE ORVILLE, music by Bruce Broughton, John Debney, Joel McNeely, and Andrew Cottee
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA
◾RIME, music by David García Díaz
BEST NEW RELEASE, RE-RELEASE OR RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE
◾BEN-HUR, music by Miklós Rózsa; The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. De Wald; album art direction by James Fitzpatrick, Gareth Bevan, and Nic Finch (Tadlow)
BEST FILM MUSIC COMPILATION ALBUM
◾CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS: THE FRANZ WAXMAN COLLECTION, music by Franz Waxman; album produced by Douglass Fake; liner notes by Frank K. De Wald; album art direction by Kay Marshall and Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)
FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR
◾LA-LA LAND RECORDS, MV Gerhard and Matt Verboys
The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) is an association of online, print and radio journalists who specialize in writing and broadcasting about original film, television and game music.
Since its inception the IFMCA has grown to comprise over 65 members from countries such as Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
Previous IFMCA Score of the Year Awards have been awarded to Jóhann Jóhannsson’s “Arrival” in 2016, John Williams’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in 2015, Hans Zimmer’s “Interstellar” in 2014, Abel Korzeniowski’s “Romeo & Juliet” in 2013, Mychael Danna’s “Life of Pi” in 2012, John Williams’s “War Horse” in 2011, John Powell’s “How to Train Your Dragon” in 2010, Michael Giacchino’s “Up” in 2009, Alexandre Desplat’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” in 2008, Dario Marianelli’s “Atonement” in 2007, James Newton Howard’s “Lady in the Water” in 2006, John Williams’s “Memoirs of a Geisha” in 2005 and Michael Giacchino’s “The Incredibles” in 2004.
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