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La-La Land Records receives IFMCA Awards for Best Archival Re-Release, Label of the Year

Representatives of the film music record label La-La Land Records have been presented with International Film Music Critics Association Awards for Best Archival Re-Release of an Existing Score and Record Label of the Year by IFMCA members Jon Broxton and Craig Lysy. Also in attendance at the presentation were IFMCA members Dan Goldwasser and Daniel [...]

Walter Murphy receives IFMCA Award for Ted

Composer Walter Murphy has been presented with the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Comedy Score in 2012, for his score for Ted, by IFMCA members Jon Broxton and Oscar Flores. This is Murphy’s first nomination and first win. The other nominees in the comedy category were Moonrise Kingdom by Alexandre Desplat, Salmon [...]

IFMCA members attend SCL Academy Award nominees reception

On February 23, 2013, IFMCA members Jon Broxton, Dan Goldwasser and Daniel Schweiger attended a champagne reception honoring the Academy Award music nominees for 2012. The event, which was organized by the Society of Composer and Lyricists, was held at the home of Emmy Award-nominated composer John Cacavas in Beverly Hills, California. SCL president Dan [...]

Panu Aaltio receives IFMCA Award for Metsän Tarina

Composer Panu Aaltio has been presented with the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Score in 2012, for his score for Metsän Tarina, by IFMCA members Jon Broxton and Craig Richard Lysy. This is Aaltio’s first nomination and first win. The other nominees in the documentary category were Kingdom of Plants by [...]

IFMCA Winners 2012

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION HONORS MULTIPLE FILMS; “LIFE OF PI” TAKES SCORE OF THE YEAR BUT DESPLAT, ELFMAN, GIACCHINO, NEWMAN, VELÁZQUEZ, WILLIAMS ALSO WIN FEBRUARY 21, 2013 — The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of winners for excellence in musical scoring in 2012. Unlike in previous years, where one score [...]

IFMCA Nominations 2012

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS AWARD NOMINATIONS REVEAL MOST OPEN RACE IN YEARS, WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS FOR DANNA, DESPLAT, VELÁZQUEZ, WILLIAMS FEBRUARY 7, 2013 — The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its list of nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2012. The largest numbers this year are, for the most part, split evenly [...]

Ludovic Bource receives IFMCA Award for The Artist

Composer Ludovic Bource has been presented with the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Breakout Composer of the Year in 2011 by IFMCA members Olivier Desbrosses and Florent Groult. Bource had a banner year in 2011 winning dozens of accolades for his score for The Artist, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a [...]

IFMCA celebrates one of modern cinema’s best collaborations, James Newton Howard and M. Night Shymalan

With James Newton Howard’s music for film being succinctly celebrated at Belgium’s recent 12th World Soundtrack Awards & Concert, the IFMCA joined in with the celebrations by presenting Mr. Howard with a specially framed certificate highlighting his M. Night Shymalan collaboration. IFMCA members Tim Burden, Bregt De Lange, Thomas Glorieux, Thor Joachim Haga and Paul [...]

Knut Avenstroup Haugen receives his IFMCA award for 2008′s Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures

Composer Knut Avenstroup Haugen has been presented with the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media, for his score for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, by IFMCA collaborator and film music journalist, Thor Joachim Haga. It took a good 4 years to set a meeting [...]

Tribute Film Classics, La-La Land Records receive IFMCA Awards

Representatives of the outstanding film music record labels Tribute Film Classics and La-La Land Records have been presented with International Film Music Critics Association Awards. Conductor/producer William Stromberg accepted the award for Best Archival Re-Recording of an Existing Score from IFMCA members Jon Broxton and Daniel Schweiger on behalf of fellow producers John Morgan and [...]