The 2017 International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) Nominations

By Matt Neglia

The nominations for the 2017 International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) Awards have been announced. The winners will be revealed on February 22nd 2018.

​Click below to see the nominations.

SCORE OF THE YEAR
PHANTOM THREAD, music by Jonny Greenwood
THE POST, music by John Williams
THE SHAPE OF WATER, music by Alexandre Desplat
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, music by John Williams
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, music by Michael Giacchino

COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
MICHAEL GIACCHINO
DANIEL PEMBERTON
BENJAMIN WALLFISCH
JOHN WILLIAMS

BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
MICHAEL ABELS
ANNE-KATHRIN DERN
GEORGE KALLIS
ALEJANDRO VIVAS
CHRISTOPHER WILLIS

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM
ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD, music by Daniel Pemberton
DARKEST HOUR, music by Dario Marianelli
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, music by Patrick Doyle
PHANTOM THREAD, music by Jonny Greenwood
THE POST, music by John Williams

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM
THE DEATH OF STALIN, music by Christopher Willis
DOWNSIZING, music by Rolfe Kent
KNOCK, music by Cyrille Aufort
PADDINGTON 2, music by Dario Marianelli
THEIR FINEST, music by Rachel Portman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM
A CURE FOR WELLNESS, music by Benjamin Wallfisch
JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, music by Henry Jackman
KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, music by Daniel Pemberton
PLAN DE FUGA, music by Pascal Gaigne
THE RENDEZVOUS, music by Austin Wintory

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION/HORROR FILM
GET OUT, music by Michael Abels
THE SHAPE OF WATER, music by Alexandre Desplat
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, music by John Williams
VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS, music by Alexandre Desplat
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
COCO, music by Michael Giacchino
THE EMOJI MOVIE, music by Patrick Doyle
FERDINAND, music by John Powell
LOVING VINCENT, music by Clint Mansell

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY
BLUE PLANET II, music by Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea, and David Fleming
BOSTON, music by Jeff Beal
EARTH: ONE AMAZING DAY, music by Alex Heffes
JANE, music by Philip Glass
MULLY, music by Benjamin Wallfisch

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION
ALIAS GRACE, music by Jeff Danna and Mychael Danna
GAME OF THRONES, music by Ramin Djawadi
ONNA JÔSHU NAOTORA, music by Yôko Kanno
THE ORVILLE, music by Bruce Broughton, John Debney, Joel McNeely, and Andrew Cottee
TIEMPOS DE GUERRA, music by Federico Jusid

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA
DEFORMERS, music by Austin Wintory
DIVIDE, music by Chris Tilton
GET EVEN, music by Olivier Deriviére
RIME, music by David García Díaz
VALKYRIA: AZURE REVOLUTION, music by Yasunori Mitsuda

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)
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, music by John Williams; album produced by Mike Matessino; liner notes by Mike Matessino; album art direction by Jim Titus (La-La Land)
DAMNATION ALLEY, music by Jerry Goldsmith; album produced by Nick Redman and Mike Matessino; liner notes by Julie Kirgo; album art direction by Kay Marshall (Intrada)
DUEL IN THE SUN, music by Dimitri Tiomkin; 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 Jim Titus (Tadlow/Prometheus)
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, music by John Williams; album produced by Mike Matessino and Bruce Botnick; liner notes by Mike Matessino; album art direction by Jim Titus (La-La Land)

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)
DEBBIE WISEMAN: LIVE AT THE BARBICAN, music by Debbie Wiseman; The Orchestra of the Guildhall School conducted by Debbie Wiseman; album produced by Debbie Wiseman, Reynold Da Silva, David Stoner, and Pete Compton; liner notes by Debbie Wiseman; album art direction by Stuart Ford (Silva Screen)
JOHN WILLIAMS AND STEVEN SPIELBERG: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION, music by John Williams; album produced by Laura Zsaka and Jamie Richardson; liner notes by Jon Burlingame; album art direction by Amelia Tubb (Sony Classical)
THRILLER, music by Jerry Goldsmith; The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick and Leigh Phillips; liner notes by Jon Burlingame; album art direction by Matthew Wright and Nic Finch (Tadlow)
THE WILD WILD WEST, music by Various Composers; album produced by Jon Burlingame; liner notes by Jon Burlingame; album art direction by Jim Titus (La-La Land)

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR
CALDERA RECORDS, Stephan Eicke
INTRADA RECORDS, Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson
LA-LA LAND RECORDS, MV Gerhard and Matt Verboys
QUARTET RECORDS, José M. Benitez
TADLOW MUSIC, James Fitzpatrick

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
“End Credits” from WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, music by Michael Giacchino
“Finale” from STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, music by John Williams
“Growing Up in Londinium” from KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, music by Daniel Pemberton
“Justice” from MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, music by Patrick Doyle
“Love” from THE BOSS BABY, music by Hans Zimmer, Steve Mazzaro, and Conrad Pope

So what do you think? What were some of your favorite film scores of the year? Which film do you think will win Best Original Score at the Oscars? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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