IFMCA Weekly Round-Up (Jan 23-27, 2012)

SOUNDTRACK REVIEWS BSO SPIRIT (bsospirit.com) CONTAGION (Cliff Martinez) SHERLOCK HOMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (Hans Zimmer) DOLPHIN TALE (Mark Isham) GAME OF THRONES (Ramin Djawadi) HUGO (Howard Shore) LA LIGNE DROITE (Patrick Doyle) MARS NEEDS MOMS (John Powell) THE TEMPEST (Elliot Goldenthal) FILM MUSIC: THE NEGLECTED ART (sdtom.wordpress.com) BACK TO GAYA (Michael Kamen) FILMTRACKS (filmtracks.com) [...]

IFMCA Weekly Round-Up (Jan 16-23, 2012)

SOUNDTRACK REVIEWS FILM MUSIC MAGAZINE (filmmusicmag.com) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (Michael Giacchino) FILM MUSIC: THE NEGLECTED ART (sdtom.wordpress.com) THE NAKED AND THE DEAD (Bernard Herrmann) THE BATTLE OF NERETVA (Bernard Herrmann) FILMTRACKS (filmtracks.com) IN TIME (Craig Armstrong) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL (Michael Giacchino) MAN TO MAN (Patrick Doyle) STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE [...]

Voting period for 2011 IFMCA Awards begins

The voting period for the 2011 International Film Music Critics Awards has begun with today’s mailing of official ballots to the 56 voting members of the group. Members will be making their choices in 15 categories intended to recognize the best film, television and video game music written in 2011. The nominees for the 2011 [...]

Cinemagic Patrick Doyle Workshop | IFMCA

Cinemagic has been operating for 21 years. Inaugurated in Belfast as a dynamic cross-community initiative to educate young people with each aspect of film. Over the years Cinemagic have expanded to other parts of the UK and Europe and more recently to the USA. I’ve worked with Cinemagic since 2001, helping in various guises and [...]

IFMCA welcomes new members for 2011

The IFMCA is proud to welcome eight new members joining the association for 2011 – Erin Veronica Corrado, Justin Craig, Cédric Delelée, Rubén Franco Menéndez, Florent Groult, Steven Kennedy, Craig Richard Lysy and Alan Rogers. Each of the new members have a deep knowledge of the history of film music, casting a sharp light on [...]

Bruno Coulais and Óscar Araujo receive IFMCA Awards

The International Film Music Critics Association presented two of its annual IFMCA Awards to composers Bruno Coulais and Óscar Araujo during a special ceremony at the 7th International Film Music Festival in Úbeda, Spain, last week. IFMCA member Olivier Desbrosses presented the awards; IFMCA member David Doncel Barthe is the Úbeda Festival’s director, and IFMCA [...]

IFMCA chooses Úbeda to present two awards

The IFMCA are proud to join forces with Úbeda’s 7th Film Music Festival with the inaugural Independent Press Jury Prize for an Unreleased Score, which will be presented during the closing night on 24th July. There will also be a special Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Bruno Coulais, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to [...]

IFMCA awards Honorary Membership to Mikael Carlsson

On May 22 the members of the IFMCA, by official vote,  bestowed Honorary Membership on Mikael Carlsson, in recognition of his initiative to unite film music journalists from many countries, establishing the worldwide organisation that has ultimately become the International Film Music Critics Association. In addition, the graphic design of the IFMCA is Mikael’s creation. Being [...]

See what the First Special IFMCA Jury Prize Award is all about!

Entry for 2011 Unheard Film Festival Battle. Winner of IFMCA award. Original score by Matt Davies and Oliver Cadman View the video with the awarded music by following the link below.

IFMCA supports A Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project

On Saturday, March 26th, IFMCA members Mike Brennan, Jon Broxton, Oscar Flores and Dan Goldwasser attended the recording sessions for “A Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project” at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, California. The brainchild of composer Christopher Lennertz, the Symphony is musical fundraising project designed to help the people of [...]