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JOHN WILLIAMS RECEIVES 7 INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS AWARD NOMINATIONS, INCLUDING TWO FOR FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
The International Film Music Critics Association announces its list of nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2011 with veteran composer John Williams leading the field with 7 nods including WAR HORSE (3 nominations) and THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN (3 nominations) for Film Score of the Year. Also nominated in this category are Ludovic Bource’s THE ARTIST (3 nominations), Mark McKenzie’s score to THE GREATEST MIRACLE (2 nominations) and Howard Shore’s HUGO (2 nominations).
Williams is short-listed for Film Composer of the Year along with Bource; last year’s winner, Alexandre Desplat (whose many scores include HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2, THE TREE OF LIFE, EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE, THE IDES OF MARCH and A BETTER LIFE); Michael Giacchino (SUPER 8, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL, 50/50, MONTE CARLO, CARS 2) and Alberto Iglesias (TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, LA PIEL QUE HABITO (THE SKIN I LIVE IN), TAMBIÉN LA LLUVIA, LE MOINE).
French composer Ludovic Bource has the rare distinction of also being nominated for Breakout Composer of the Year for Michel Hazanavicius’ silent film, THE ARTIST. The category has an international flair with nominations for Ireland’s Brian Byrne, recognized for his score to ALBERT NOBBS; the British electronic duo of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons aka The Chemical Brothers for HANNA; British composer Michael Richard Plowman for A LONELY PLACE TO DIE, AGE OF HEROES and TREASURE GUARDS and Spanish composer Lucas Vidal for MIENTRAS DUERMES.
The British dominate the TV Score category with the popular ITV/PBS series DOWNTON ABBEY (John Lunn) nominated alongside DOCTOR WHO (Murray Gold) and SHERLOCK (David Arnold and Michael Price). Rounding out the category are the Spanish series ERMESSENDA (Arnau Bataller) and the American HBO series GAME OF THRONES (Ramin Djawadi).
The International Film Music Critics will announce the winners of its Eighth Annual Awards on February 23, 2012.
2011 Film Categories
FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
• THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN, music by John Williams
• THE ARTIST, music by Ludovic Bource
• THE GREATEST MIRACLE, music by Mark McKenzie
• HUGO, music by Howard Shore
• WAR HORSE, music by John Williams
FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
• LUDOVIC BOURCE
• ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
• MICHAEL GIACCHINO
• ALBERTO IGLESIAS
• JOHN WILLIAMS
BREAKOUT COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
• LUDOVIC BOURCE
• BRIAN BYRNE
• THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS
• MICHAEL RICHARD PLOWMAN
• LUCAS VIDAL
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM
• THE ARTIST, music by Ludovic Bource
• JANE EYRE, music by Dario Marianelli
• SOUL SURFER, music by Marco Beltrami
• W.E., music by Abel Korzeniowski
• WAR HORSE, music by John Williams
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM
• PAUL, music by David Arnold
• THE RUM DIARY, music by Christopher Young
• TORRENTE 4: LETHAL CRISIS, music by Roque Baños
• A VERY HAROLD AND KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS, music by William Ross
• YOUR HIGHNESS, music by Steve Jablonsky
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM
• CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, music by Alan Silvestri
• DRIVE, music by Cliff Martinez
• MISSION IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL, music by Michael Giacchino
• REAL STEEL, music by Danny Elfman
• RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, music by Patrick Doyle
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION/HORROR FILM
• DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK, music by Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
• HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2, music by Alexandre Desplat
• HUGO, music by Howard Shore
• PRIEST, music by Christopher Young
• SUPER 8, music by Michael Giacchino
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE
• THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN, music by John Williams
• THE GREATEST MIRACLE, music by Mark McKenzie
• KUNG FU PANDA 2, music by John Powell and Hans Zimmer
• PUSS IN BOOTS, music by Henry Jackman
• RANGO, music by Hans Zimmer
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
• FROZEN PLANET, music by George Fenton
• HOLD AT ALL COSTS: THE STORY OF THE BATTLE OF OUTPOST HARRY, music by Larry Groupé
• JIG, music by Patrick Doyle
• RUSSLAND – IM REICH DER TIGER, BÄREN UND VULKANE, music by Kolja Erdmann
• THE WIND GODS, music by Pinar Toprak
FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
• “The Adventure Continues” from THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN, music by John Williams
• “George Valentin” from THE ARTIST, music by Ludovic Bource
• “Captain America March” from CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, music by Alan Silvestri
• “Final Round” from REAL STEEL, music by Danny Elfman
• “The Homecoming” from WAR HORSE, music by John Williams
Other 2011 Categories
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A TELEVISION SERIES
• DOCTOR WHO, music by Murray Gold
• DOWNTON ABBEY, music by John Lunn
• ERMESSENDA, music by Arnau Bataller
• GAME OF THRONES, music by Ramin Djawadi
• SHERLOCK, music by David Arnold and Michael Price
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA
• CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3, music by Brian Tyler
• THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM, music by Jeremy Soule
• L.A. NOIRE, music by Andrew Hale and Simon Hale
• NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH, music by Joe Hisaishi
• SOCOM 4: U.S. NAVY SEALS, music by Bear McCreary
BEST ARCHIVAL RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE
• THE BLACK HOLE, music by John Barry; album produced by Randy Thornton and Douglass Fake, liner notes by Jeff Bond; album art direction by Steve Sterling (Disney / Intrada)
• THE DANNY ELFMAN & TIM BURTON 25TH ANNIVERSARY MUSIC BOX, music by Danny Elfman; album produced by Danny Elfman and Tim Burton; liner notes by Jeff Bond and Danny Elfman; album art direction by Matt Taylor (Warner Bros Records)
• DAYS OF HEAVEN, music by Ennio Morricone; album produced by Lukas Kendall and Craig Spaulding; liner notes by Lukas Kendall and Jeff Bond; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Film Score Monthly)
• GREMLINS, music by Jerry Goldsmith; album produced by Mike Matessino and Bruce Botnick; liner notes by Jeff Bond and Mike Matessino; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Film Score Monthly)
• MASADA, music by Jerry Goldsmith and Morton Stevens; album produced by Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson; liner notes by Jon Burlingame; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)
BEST ARCHIVAL RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE
• THE BATTLE OF NERETVA/THE NAKED AND THE DEAD, music by Bernard Herrmann; conducted by William Stromberg; album produced by William Stromberg, John Morgan and Anna Bonn; liner notes by Jim Doherty and Kevin Scott; album art direction by Jim Titus (Tribute Film Classics)
• CONAN THE DESTROYER, music by Basil Poledouris; conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald; album art direction by GINKO DIGI (Prometheus)
• THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, music by Dimitri Tiomkin; conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald; album art direction by James Fitzpatrick, Damien Doherty and GINKO DIGI (Tadlow Music)
• THE LORD OF THE RINGS SYMPHONY, music by Howard Shore; conducted by Ludwig Wicki; album produced by Jonathan Schultz and Howard Shore; liner notes by Howard Shore and Ludwig Wicki; album art direction by Alan Frey (HOWE Records)
• TARAS BULBA, music by Franz Waxman; conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald; album art direction by Damien Doherty (Tadlow Music)
FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR
• FILM SCORE MONTHLY
• INTRADA
• LA-LA LAND
• MOVIESCORE MEDIA
• VARÈSE SARABANDE
The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) is an association of online, print and radio journalists who specialize in writing about original film and television music.
The IFMCA was originally formed in the late 1990s as the now-defunct “Film Music Critics Jury” by editor and journalist Mikael Carlsson, a former contributor to filmmusicradio.com and filmmusicmag.com, and currently the owner of the Swedish independent film music label MovieScore Media.
Since its inception, the IFMCA has grown to comprise over 50 members from countries as diverse as Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
Previous IFMCA Score of the Year Awards have been awarded to 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’ MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA in 2005 and Michael Giacchino’s THE INCREDIBLES in 2004.
For more information about the International Film Music Critics Association, its members and the list of past awards, please visit http://www.filmmusiccritics.org or contact press@filmmusiccritics.org.