INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARD NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

DANIEL PEMBERTON AND HANS ZIMMER RECEIVE FIVE NOMINATIONS EACH

COMEDY CATEGORY DOMINATED BY WOMEN COMPOSERS

FIRST EVER JAPANESE FILM NOMINATED FOR SCORE OF THE YEAR

The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2020, for the 17th annual IFMCA Awards. British composer Daniel Pemberton and German composer Hans Zimmer lead the field with the most number of nominations, each receiving a total of five.

The nominees are:

FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR

THE CALL OF THE WILD, music by John Powell
ENOLA HOLMES, music by Daniel Pemberton
FUKUSHIMA 50, music by Tarō Iwashiro
THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD, music by Christopher Willis
WONDER WOMAN 1984, music by Hans Zimmer

FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

FEDERICO JUSID
BEAR MCCREARY
DANIEL PEMBERTON
CHRISTOPHER WILLIS
HANS ZIMMER

BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

ALEX BARANOWSKI
THOMAS CLAY
PHILIP KLEIN
NAMI MELUMAD
ISOBEL WALLER-BRIDGE AND DAVID SCHWEITZER

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM

DA 5 BLOODS, music by Terence Blanchard
FANNY LYE DELIVER’D, music by Thomas Clay
FUKUSHIMA 50, music by Tarō Iwashiro
NEWS OF THE WORLD, music by James Newton Howard
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7, music by Daniel Pemberton

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM

AN AMERICAN PICKLE, music by Michael Giacchino and Nami Melumad
EMMA, music by Isobel Waller-Bridge and David Schweitzer
GODMOTHERED, music by Rachel Portman
THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD, music by Christopher Willis
WILD MOUNTAIN THYME, music by Amelia Warner

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM

THE CALL OF THE WILD, music by John Powell
ENOLA HOLMES, music by Daniel Pemberton
MULAN, music by Harry Gregson-Williams
ORÍGENES SECRETOS [UNKNOWN ORIGINS], music by Federico Jusid
TENET, music by Ludwig Göransson

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION/HORROR FILM

THE INVISIBLE MAN, music by Benjamin Wallfisch
THE MIDNIGHT SKY, music by Alexandre Desplat
WENDY, music by Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin
THE WITCHES, music by Alan Silvestri
WONDER WOMAN 1984, music by Hans Zimmer

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE

ANIMAL CRACKERS, music by Bear McCreary
FEARLESS, music by Anne-Kathrin Dern
ONWARD, music by Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna
SOUL, music by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste
WOLFWALKERS, music by Bruno Coulais

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY

DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: A LIFE ON OUR PLANET, music by Steven Price
ELEPHANT, music by Ramin Djawadi
HARBOR FROM THE HOLOCAUST, music by Chad Cannon
RISING PHOENIX, music by Daniel Pemberton
SADAN HANIM, music by George Kallis

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION

DRACULA, music by David Arnold and Michael Price
HIS DARK MATERIALS, music by Lorne Balfe
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, music by Laura Karpman and Raphael Saadiq
THE MANDALORIAN, music by Ludwig Göransson
THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT, music by Carlos Rafael Rivera

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA

GHOST OF TSUSHIMA, music by Ilan Eshkeri and Shigeru Umebayashi
MEDAL OF HONOR: ABOVE AND BEYOND, music by Michael Giacchino and Nami Melumad
ORI AND THE WILL OF THE WISPS, music by Gareth Coker
THE PATHLESS, music by Austin Wintory
STAR WARS: SQUADRONS, music by Gordy Haab

BEST NEW ARCHIVAL RELEASE – RE-RELEASE OR RE-RECORDING

ENDLESS NIGHT, music by Bernard Herrmann; the Basque National Orchestra, conducted by Fernando Velázquez; album produced by Edouard Dubois and José M. Benitez; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald; album art direction by Nacho B. Govantes (Quartet)
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY, music by Ennio Morricone; album produced by Chris Malone and José M. Benitez; liner notes by Chris Malone and Tim Greiving; album art direction by Nacho B. Govantes (Quartet)
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, music by John Powell; album produced by John Powell, Batu Sener, Bryon Davis, and Cary E. Mansfield; liner notes by Tim Greiving; album art direction by Bill Pitzonka (Varèse Sarabande/5 Cat Studios)
KING OF KINGS, music by Miklós Rózsa; the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatick; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald and James Fitzpatrick; album art direction by Nic Finch and Gareth Bevan (Tadlow Music)
ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES, music by Michael Kamen; album produced by Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald; album art direction by Kay Marshall (Intrada)

BEST NEW ARCHIVAL RELEASE – COMPILATION

FRANZ WAXMAN: THE DOCUMENTARIES, music by Franz Waxman; album produced by Ford A. Thaxton and James Nelson; liner notes by Jon Burlingame; album art direction by Mark Banning (Dragon’s Domain)
JOHN WILLIAMS IN VIENNA, music by John Williams; the Wiener Philharmoniker and Anne-Sophie Mutter, conducted by John Williams; album produced by Bernhard Güttler; liner notes by Otta Biba; album art direction by Büro Dirk Rudolph (Deutsche Grammophon)
MORRICONE SEGRETO, music by Ennio Morricone; album produced by Pierpaolo De Sanctis; album art direction by Leonardo Pellegrino (Decca)
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA, music by Alexander Courage, Robert Drasnin, Jerry Goldsmith, Lennie Hayton, Joseph Mullendore, Nelson Riddle, Paul Sawtell, Herman Stein, and Leith Stevens; album produced by Jeff Bond and Neil S. Bulk; liner notes by Jeff Bond; album art direction by Mark Banning (La-La Land)
WORLD SOUNDTRACK AWARDS – TRIBUTE TO THE FILM COMPOSER, music by Various Composers; the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra and Vlaams Radiokoor, conducted by Dirk Brossé; album produced by Thomas Van Parys; liner notes by Thomas Van Parys; album art direction by Stuart Ford (Silva Screen/Film Fest Ghent)

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR

INTRADA RECORDS, Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson
LA-LA LAND RECORDS, MV Gerhard and Matt Verboys
MOVIESCORE MEDIA, Mikael Carlsson
QUARTET RECORDS, José M. Benitez
TADLOW MUSIC, James Fitzpatrick

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

“1984” from WONDER WOMAN 1984, music by Hans Zimmer
“Buck Takes the Lead” from THE CALL OF THE WILD, music by John Powell
“Main Title” from THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT, music by Carlos Rafael Rivera
“Symphonic Suite F – 1st Chapter: All Life” from FUKUSHIMA 50, music by Tarō Iwashiro
“Themyscira” from WONDER WOMAN 1984, music by Hans Zimmer

The International Film Music Critics Association will announce the winners of the 17th IFMCA Awards on February 18, 2021.