Introducing the Critic: Paul Cote

Tell us a little about your background, both personally and professionally (in terms of film music). How did you first discover film music? I have a hard time pinpointing a precise moment, because I think I was already crazy about film music before I realized what film music meant ...

IFMCA members attend SCL Emmy Award nominees reception

On August 14, 2014, IFMCA members Jon Broxton, Dan Goldwasser, Kaya Savas and Daniel Schweiger attended a cocktail reception honoring the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy music nominees for 2014. The event, which was organized by the Society of Composers and Lyricists, was held at the headquarters of ...

Leigh Phillips receives IFMCA Special Award for The Salamander

Composer orchestrator and conductor Leigh Phillips has been presented with the IFMCA Special Award by IFMCA member Ley Bricknell. Phillips was recognized for his outstanding work in manually re-creating Jerry Goldsmith’s score for The Salamander for its re-recording by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and subsequent premiere release ...

IFMCA member Jon Broxton interviewed in Cinema Musica

IFMCA member Jon Broxton was recently interviewed in the latest issue of the film music magazine Cinema Musica by fellow IFMCA member Basil Böhni. The interview appears in the magazine in German, but here for IFMCA readers is the original English-language version of the interview: Cinema Musica: Since 2004 ...

Federico Jusid receives IFMCA Award for Isabel

Composer Federico Jusid has been presented with the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for Television by IFMCA members Jon Broxton and Craig Lysy, for his beautiful score for the second season of the Spanish television series Isabel. This is Jusid’s first IFMCA win. He was nominated ...