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 [...]

Arnau Bataller receives IFMCA Award for Ermessenda

Composer Arnau Bataller has been presented with the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Television Score in 2011, for his score for Ermessenda, by IFMCA member Conrado Xalabarder. This is Bataller’s first IFMCA win, having been previously nominated as Breakout Composer of the Year in 2010 following his astonishing mainstream debut, the Gothic [...]

IFMCA at the Krakow Film Music Festival

Seven members of the International Film Music Critics Association took part in the 5th Film Music Festival held in Krakow, Poland, between 24-26 May 2012. The highlight of the event was a special “festival academy” session on May 25th entitled “Film Music and the Film Music Fan Community Phenomenon”, which was held at the historic [...]

Cliff Martinez receives IFMCA Award for Drive

Composer Cliff Martinez has been presented with the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Score in 2011, for his score for Drive, by IFMCA member Brian Satterwhite. Drive represents Martinez’s first IFMCA nomination and first win. The other nominees in the action/adventure/thriller category were Captain America: The First Avenger by Alan Silvestri, Mission [...]

IFMCA to take part in Kraków Film Music Festival

The International Film Music Critics Association is honored to announce that it will be officially taking part in the 5th Annual Film Music Festival in Kraków, Poland at the end of May. IFMCA members Jon Broxton, Damian Sołtysik, Łukasz Waligórski and Łukasz Wudarski will be leading one of the festival’s six Festival Academies, entitled “Film [...]

Christopher Lennertz accepts IFMCA Special Award for A Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project

The International Film Music Critics Association is honored to present the 2011 IFMCA Special Award to composer Christopher Lennertz on behalf of all those who contributed to the creation of A Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project. The IFMCA strongly felt that this impressive and important charitable effort was worthy of special recognition for the [...]

Pinar Toprak receives IFMCA Award for The Wind Gods

Composer Pinar Toprak has been presented with the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Documentary Score in 2011, for her score for The Wind Gods, by IFMCA members Jon Broxton and Craig Richard Lysy. This is Toprak’s second award in two years, having been awarded the IFMCA Award for Best Comedy Score in [...]

Christopher Young receives IFMCA Award for The Rum Diary

Composer Christopher Young has been presented with the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for a Comedy Film in 2011, for his work on The Rum Diary, by IFMCA members Jon Broxton and Oscar Flores. Young’s award came in a strong category that also featured scores by David Arnold (Paul), Spanish [...]