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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 [...]

Nuno Maló receives IFMCA Award for Amália

Composer Nuno Maló has been presented with the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Breakout Composer of 2010, for his work on the Portuguese biopic Amália, by IFMCA members Jon Broxton and Oscar Flores. In an international affair, Portuguese composer Maló beat Spanish composers Óscar Araujo (who was nominated for the video game score [...]

John Powell receives IFMCA Awards for How to Train Your Dragon

Composer John Powell has been presented with the International Film Music Critics Association Awards for Score of the Year and Best Score for an Animated Feature in 2010, for his Oscar-nominated work on How to Train Your Dragon, by IFMCA members Jon Broxton and Oscar Flores. Powell overcame strong opposition from Hans Zimmer (Inception), Daft [...]

Pinar Toprak receives her IFMCA Award for The Lightkeepers

Composer Pinar Toprak has been presented with the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Comedy Score in 2010, for her score for The Lightkeepers, by IFMCA members Jon Broxton and Oscar Flores. Toprak beat out established composers such as Scott Glasgow (Lo), James Newton Howard (Nanny McPhee Returns), Philippe Rombi (Potiche) and Christopher [...]

IFMCA announces new members for 2010

The IFMCA is delighted to announce the induction of four new members into the group: John Bender is a freelance film music journalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His earliest memories of pleasures from life on Earth involve television and film, and the music for both. As a student he pursued education in the visual Fine Arts [...]

IFMCA Legends archive grows with tribute to Miklós Rózsa

The IFMCA is pleased to announce the publication of the third IFMCA Legend tribute, “Miklós Rózsa: The Midas Touch”, by Greek film music journalist and IFMCA member Konstantinos Sotiropoulos, the founder and editor of “Soundtrackbeat.com”, the first Greek site about film music. The Rózsa tribute examines his life and work, from his early days working for producer [...]

IFMCA launches IFMCA Legends with Herrmann tribute

The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) is proud to announce the formation of the IFMCA Legends archive, celebrating the life and work of some of film music’s greatest historical artists. Although the primary focus of the IFMCA is the celebration of the best in modern contemporary film music, it is also fully aware of [...]

Abel Korzeniowski accepts IFMCA Award for A Single Man

Composer Abel Korzeniowski has been presented with his International Film Music Critics Award by IFMCA members Jon Broxton and Oscar Flores. Korzeniowski won the 2009 IFMCA Award for Best Drama score for A Single Man; he was also nominated for Breakout Composer of the Year. A Single Man was the directorial debut of fashion guru Tom Ford, and [...]

James Peterson accepts IFMCA Awards for The Red Canvas

Composer James Peterson has been presented with his International Film Music Critics Awards by IFMCA members Jon Broxton and Oscar Flores. Peterson won two awards at the 2009 IFMCA Awards, for Breakout Composer and Best Action/Adventure score for The Red Canvas. He was also nominated for Film Music Composition of the Year for the “Ballet [...]

IFMCA announces winners of 2009 Awards

MICHAEL GIACCHINO’S UP WINS BEST SCORE OF 2009 MARCH 1, 2010 – Michael Giacchino wins the 2009 Score of the Year award from the International Film Music Critics Association for his inventive and nostalgic score for the Disney Pixar film, UP, which also wins Best Original Score for an Animated Feature. Giacchino receives a total [...]