IFMCA Award Winners 2025

FEBRUARY 26, 2026 — The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its annual list of winners for excellence in musical scoring, in the 2025 IFMCA Awards. The award for Score of the Year goes to British composer Simon Franglen for his score for Avatar: Fire and Ash, director ...

IFMCA Award Nominations 2025

INTERNATIONAL FILM MUSIC CRITICS ASSOCIATION (IFMCA) AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 12, 2026. The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) has announced its nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2025 for the 22nd annual IFMCA Awards. Composer Alexandre Desplat leads this year’s field with six nominations, followed by Michael ...

Introducing the Critic: John Boles

Tell us a little about your background, both personally and professionally. How did you first discover film music? My path to film music started with musicals: going to dozens of stage shows as a kid with my parents and sisters, and watching films, including both the classics and animated ...

Timetable for 2025 IFMCA Awards set

The timetable for the 2025 International Film Music Critics Association Awards has been set. The critical dates are as follows: Composers, publicists or other industry professionals who would like to submit music for IFMCA consideration must do so before Friday, January 9th, 2026. E-mail for further details or ...

Cinematic Sound Radio Announces The Launch of Its New Twitch Channel: A Revolutionary Step in Film Music Streaming

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Cinematic Sound Radio is proud to announce the official launch of its Twitch streaming channel, marking a groundbreaking moment in the platform’s history. This new venture, alongside Robert Daniels’ Visions In Sound streams, represents one of the very first film-music-focused streaming experiences ever attempted on Twitch, signaling an exciting ...

Introducing the Critic: Tomasz Ludward

Tell us a little about your background, both personally and professionally. How did you first discover film music? I can’t remember exactly when I first noticed film without music, music with film, and music without film. I won’t be original here, but as a boy, maybe ten or eleven ...