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FEBRUARY 22, 2024 \u2014 The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of winners for excellence in musical scoring in 2023, in the 2023 IFMCA Awards.<\/p>\n
The award for Score of the Year goes to American composer John Williams, for his score for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, the fifth film in the beloved action-adventure series starring Harrison Ford as the eponymous globetrotting archaeologist. The score also won the award for its genre, being named Best Score for an Action\/Adventure film.<\/p>\n
IFMCA member James Southall praised Dial of Destiny as \u201ca nostalgic throwback to those great times of the past \u2013 a set of meticulously-composed new music by one of the greatest film composers we\u2019ve ever had \u2013 an exhibition in skill and technique with the orchestra which is guaranteed to go beyond almost any other film music we hear this year.\u201d IFMCA member Christian Clemmensen said that the score was \u201can especially gratifying treat and an immense pleasure to hear in the 2020\u2019s\u2026 it continues to espouse the uniquely superior aspects of Williams\u2019s writing from decades past\u201d. Similarly, IFMCA member Anton Smit said the score was \u201ca fantastic listening experience from start to finish\u2026 a masterpiece\u2026 one of the highlights of this final phase of John Williams\u2019 career.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is John Williams\u2019s fifth Score of the Year victory, having previously won for Memoirs of a Geisha in 2005, War Horse in 2011, Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in 2019. These wins also take Williams\u2019s all-time IFMCA win tally to 21, not including those for archival releases of his older scores, making him the most-awarded composer in IFMCA history.<\/p>\n
Full list of winners at the IFMCA website<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n