IFMCA 2009 Nominees For Best Score Announced

The International Film Music Critics Awards, simply because it is the best award “show” only for film music. Here are this year’s nominees  (Source: IFMCA)

FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR

• AVATAR, music by James Horner

• DRAG ME TO HELL, music by Christopher Young

• STAR TREK, music by Michael Giacchino

• THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, music by Alexandre Desplat

• UP, music by Michael Giacchino

FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• Alexandre Desplat

• Michael Giacchino

• James Horner

• Brian Tyler

• Christopher Young

BREAKOUT COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• Henry Jackman

• Abel Korzeniowski

• James Peterson

• Clinton Shorter

• Austin Wintory

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM

• AGORA, music by Dario Marianelli

• BAARÌA, music by Ennio Morricone

• CREATION, music by Christopher Young

• MAO’S LAST DANCER, music by Christopher Gordon

• A SINGLE MAN, music by Abel Korzeniowski

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM

• COUPLES RETREAT, music by A.R. Rahman

• DUPLICITY, music by James Newton Howard

• THE INFORMANT!, music by Marvin Hamlisch

• JULIE & JULIA, music by Alexandre Desplat

• LESBIAN VAMPIRE KILLERS, music by Debbie Wiseman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM

• G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, music by Alan Silvestri

• LUCKY LUKE, music by Bruno Coulais

• THE RED CANVAS, music by James Peterson

• SHERLOCK HOLMES, music by Hans Zimmer

• UNDER THE MOUNTAIN, music by Victoria Kelly

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM

• AVATAR, music by James Horner

• THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS, music by Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna

• KNOWING, music by Marco Beltrami

• STAR TREK, music by Michael Giacchino

• THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, music by Alexandre Desplat

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM

• DRAG ME TO HELL, music by Christopher Young

• IMAGO MORTIS, music by Zacarías M. de la Riva

• IN THE ELECTRIC MIST, music by Marco Beltrami

• THE KILLING ROOM, music by Brian Tyler

• TRICK ‘R TREAT, music by Douglas Pipes

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE

• A CHRISTMAS CAROL, music by Alan Silvestri

• CORALINE, music by Bruno Coulais

• FANTASTIC MR. FOX, music by Alexandre Desplat

• THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, music by Randy Newman

• UP, music by Michael Giacchino

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

• BROTHERS AT WAR, music by Lee Holdridge

• EARTH DAYS, music by Michael Giacchino

• GARBO: EL ESPÍA, music by Fernando Velázquez

• HOME, music by Armand Amar

• UNDER THE SEA 3D, music by Micky Erbe and Maribeth Solomon

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

• AVATAR – “War,” music by James Horner

• DRAG ME TO HELL – “Concerto to Hell,” music by Christopher Young

• THE RED CANVAS – “Ballet for Brawlers,” music by James Peterson

• STAR TREK – “Enterprising Young Men,” music by Michael Giacchino

• UP – “Married Life,” music by Michael Giacchino

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION

• BATTLESTAR GALACTICA [SEASON 4.5], music by Bear McCreary

• CAPRICA, music by Bear McCreary

• LIFE, music by George Fenton

• LOST [SEASON 5], music by Michael Giacchino

• YELLOWSTONE, music by Edmund Butt

BEST NEW RELEASE/RE-RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE

• BACK TO THE FUTURE, music by Alan Silvestri; Douglass Fake, producer (Intrada)

• INNERSPACE, music by Jerry Goldsmith; M.V. Gerhard and Mike Matessino, producers (La-La Land)

• THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN, music by James Horner; James Horner, Simon Rhodes and Douglass Fake, producers (Intrada)

• STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN, music by James Horner; Lukas Kendall, producer (Film Score Monthly)

• TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE, music by Jerry Goldsmith; Bruce Botnick, Lukas Kendall and Mike Matessino, producers (Film Score Monthly)

BEST RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE

• THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE, music by Max Steiner, cond. William Stromberg; Anna Bonn, John Morgan and William Stromberg, producers (Tribute Film Classics)

• EXODUS, music by Ernest Gold, cond. Nic Raine; James Fitzpatrick, producer (Tadlow)

• THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, cond. William Stromberg; Anna Bonn, John Morgan and William Stromberg, producers (Tribute Film Classics)

BEST FILM MUSIC COMPILATION ALBUM OR BOX SET

• 40 BANDES ORIGINALES POUR 40 FILMS, music by Vladimir Cosma; Vladimir Cosma, producer (Larghetto Music)

• DAVID RAKSIN AT M-G-M, music by David Raksin; Lukas Kendall, producer (Film Score Monthly)

• THE FILM MUSIC OF MISCHA SPOLIANSKY, music by Mischa Spoliansky; Philip Lane, Ralph Couzens and Neil Varley, producers (Chandos)

• HOWARD SHORE: COLLECTOR’S EDITION Vol. 1, music by Howard Shore; Jonathan Schultz, producer (Howe)

• NORTHWEST PASSAGE: CLASSIC WESTERN SCORES FROM M-G-M Vol. 2 (1940-1974), music by various composers; Lukas Kendall, producer (Film Score Monthly)

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR

• Film Score Monthly

• Intrada

• La-La Land Records

• MovieScore Media

• Varèse Sarabande