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JOHN WILLIAMS RECEIVES 7 INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS AWARD NOMINATIONS, INCLUDING TWO FOR FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n 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\u2019s THE ARTIST (3 nominations), Mark McKenzie\u2019s score to THE GREATEST MIRACLE (2 nominations) and Howard Shore\u2019s HUGO (2 nominations). French composer Ludovic Bource has the rare distinction of also being nominated for Breakout Composer of the Year for Michel Hazanavicius\u2019 silent film, THE ARTIST. The category has an international flair with nominations for Ireland\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n 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).<\/p>\n The International Film Music Critics will announce the winners of its Eighth Annual Awards on February 23, 2012.<\/p>\n 2011 Film Categories<\/p>\n FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n \u2022 THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN, music by John Williams FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n \u2022 LUDOVIC BOURCE BREAKOUT COMPOSER OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n \u2022 LUDOVIC BOURCE BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM<\/p>\n \u2022 THE ARTIST, music by Ludovic Bource BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM<\/p>\n \u2022 PAUL, music by David Arnold BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION\/ADVENTURE\/THRILLER FILM<\/p>\n \u2022 CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, music by Alan Silvestri BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY\/SCIENCE FICTION\/HORROR FILM<\/p>\n \u2022 DON\u2019T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK, music by Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE<\/p>\n \u2022 THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN, music by John Williams BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE<\/p>\n \u2022 FROZEN PLANET, music by George Fenton FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cThe Adventure Continues\u201d from THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN, music by John Williams Other 2011 Categories<\/p>\n BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A TELEVISION SERIES<\/p>\n \u2022 DOCTOR WHO, music by Murray Gold BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA<\/p>\n \u2022 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3, music by Brian Tyler BEST ARCHIVAL RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE<\/p>\n \u2022 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) BEST ARCHIVAL RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE<\/p>\n \u2022 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) FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n \u2022 FILM SCORE MONTHLY 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.<\/p>\n The IFMCA was originally formed in the late 1990s as the now-defunct \u201cFilm Music Critics Jury\u201d 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Previous IFMCA Score of the Year Awards have been awarded to John Powell\u2019s HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON in 2010, Michael Giacchino\u2019s UP in 2009, Alexandre Desplat\u2019s THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON in 2008, Dario Marianelli\u2019s ATONEMENT in 2007, James Newton Howard\u2019s LADY IN THE WATER in 2006, John Williams\u2019 MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA in 2005 and Michael Giacchino\u2019s THE INCREDIBLES in 2004.<\/p>\n For more information about the International Film Music Critics Association, its members and the list of past awards, please visit\u00a0http:\/\/www.filmmusiccritics.org<\/a>\u00a0or contact\u00a0press@filmmusiccritics.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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\nWilliams is short-listed for Film Composer of the Year along with Bource; last year\u2019s 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), TAMBI\u00c9N LA LLUVIA, LE MOINE).<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 THE ARTIST, music by Ludovic Bource
\n\u2022 THE GREATEST MIRACLE, music by Mark McKenzie
\n\u2022 HUGO, music by Howard Shore
\n\u2022 WAR HORSE, music by John Williams<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
\n\u2022 MICHAEL GIACCHINO
\n\u2022 ALBERTO IGLESIAS
\n\u2022 JOHN WILLIAMS<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 BRIAN BYRNE
\n\u2022 THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS
\n\u2022 MICHAEL RICHARD PLOWMAN
\n\u2022 LUCAS VIDAL<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 JANE EYRE, music by Dario Marianelli
\n\u2022 SOUL SURFER, music by Marco Beltrami
\n\u2022 W.E., music by Abel Korzeniowski
\n\u2022 WAR HORSE, music by John Williams<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 THE RUM DIARY, music by Christopher Young
\n\u2022 TORRENTE 4: LETHAL CRISIS, music by Roque Ba\u00f1os
\n\u2022 A VERY HAROLD AND KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS, music by William Ross
\n\u2022 YOUR HIGHNESS, music by Steve Jablonsky<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 DRIVE, music by Cliff Martinez
\n\u2022 MISSION IMPOSSIBLE \u2013 GHOST PROTOCOL, music by Michael Giacchino
\n\u2022 REAL STEEL, music by Danny Elfman
\n\u2022 RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, music by Patrick Doyle<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2, music by Alexandre Desplat
\n\u2022 HUGO, music by Howard Shore
\n\u2022 PRIEST, music by Christopher Young
\n\u2022 SUPER 8, music by Michael Giacchino<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 THE GREATEST MIRACLE, music by Mark McKenzie
\n\u2022 KUNG FU PANDA 2, music by John Powell and Hans Zimmer
\n\u2022 PUSS IN BOOTS, music by Henry Jackman
\n\u2022 RANGO, music by Hans Zimmer<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 HOLD AT ALL COSTS: THE STORY OF THE BATTLE OF OUTPOST HARRY, music by Larry Group\u00e9
\n\u2022 JIG, music by Patrick Doyle
\n\u2022 RUSSLAND \u2013 IM REICH DER TIGER, B\u00c4REN UND VULKANE, music by Kolja Erdmann
\n\u2022 THE WIND GODS, music by Pinar Toprak<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 \u201cGeorge Valentin\u201d from THE ARTIST, music by Ludovic Bource
\n\u2022 \u201cCaptain America March\u201d from CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, music by Alan Silvestri
\n\u2022 \u201cFinal Round\u201d from REAL STEEL, music by Danny Elfman
\n\u2022 \u201cThe Homecoming\u201d from WAR HORSE, music by John Williams<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 DOWNTON ABBEY, music by John Lunn
\n\u2022 ERMESSENDA, music by Arnau Bataller
\n\u2022 GAME OF THRONES, music by Ramin Djawadi
\n\u2022 SHERLOCK, music by David Arnold and Michael Price<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM, music by Jeremy Soule
\n\u2022 L.A. NOIRE, music by Andrew Hale and Simon Hale
\n\u2022 NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH, music by Joe Hisaishi
\n\u2022 SOCOM 4: U.S. NAVY SEALS, music by Bear McCreary<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 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)
\n\u2022 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)
\n\u2022 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)
\n\u2022 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)<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 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)
\n\u2022 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)
\n\u2022 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)
\n\u2022 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)<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 INTRADA
\n\u2022 LA-LA LAND
\n\u2022 MOVIESCORE MEDIA
\n\u2022 VAR\u00c8SE SARABANDE<\/p>\n