Remembering Lalo Schifrin

by Jason Drury Lalo Schifrin has always been there. Schifrin, who passed away on the 27th June 2025 aged 93, did not have the cultish fandom as some of his contemporaries of the same era, but his work in the film and TV industry has always been regarded with ...

Introducing the Critic: Mike Rumpf

Tell us a little about your background, both personally and professionally. How did you first discover film music? I grew up in northern Germany in a small city on the North Sea coast. In the eighties, I used to be a big fan of the synth pop of that ...

Philip Klein in concert: The Last Full Measure

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by John Boles On April 11, 2025, IFMCA member John Boles had the wonderful opportunity to attend the world premiere of a suite of music from Philip Klein’s THE LAST FULL MEASURE, originally released in 2020. The suite was performed by the Greater Rochester Women’s Philharmonic at Nazareth University ...

New Book from IFMCA Member John Mansell

I am pleased to announce that my first book has been published by Bear Manor Media in the United States and is available directly from them or on Amazon. Italian Western: Violent Image, Savage Soundtrack is a culmination of interviews and biographies of Italian composers who were heavily involved ...

IFMCA Award Winners 2024

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FEBRUARY 27, 2025 — The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its annual list of winners for excellence in musical scoring, in the 2024 IFMCA Awards. The award for Score of the Year goes to American composer Bear McCreary, for his score for the second season of the ...