The International Film Music Critics Association is delighted to announce a new partnership with Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards.
This year, for the first time, members of the IFMCA were asked to create the shortlist for the 2016 WSA Public Choice Award, the winner of which will be revealed at the 16th World Soundtrack Awards Gala, taking place in Ghent, Belgium, on the October 19th.
Members of the IFMCA voted for the best scores written for films released between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2016, and the following 30 scores were chosen as representing the most outstanding work created during that period:
- 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE, Bear McCreary
- ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, Danny Elfman
- BRIDGE OF SPIES, Thomas Newman
- CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, Henry Jackman
- CAROL, Carter Burwell
- CREED, Ludwig Göransson
- CRIMSON PEAK, Fernando Velázquez
- EDDIE THE EAGLE, Matthew Margeson
- ELLE, Anne Dudley
- EN MAI, FAIS CE QU’IL TE PLAÎT, Ennio Morricone
- GODS OF EGYPT, Marco Beltrami
- THE HATEFUL EIGHT, Ennio Morricone
- HIGH RISE, Clint Mansell
- A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING, Johnny Klimek and Tom Tykwer
- IN THE HEART OF THE SEA, Roque Baños
- JÄRVEN TARINA [TALE OF A LAKE], Panu Aaltio
- THE JUNGLE BOOK, John Debney
- THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., Daniel Pemberton
- MISCONDUCT, Federico Jusid
- MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION, Joe Kraemer
- THE NEON DEMON, Cliff Martinez
- THE NICE GUYS, John Ottman and David Buckley
- NOW YOU SEE ME 2, Brian Tyler
- PAN, John Powell
- THE REVENANT, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto, and Bryce Dessner
- SICARIO, Jóhann Jóhannsson
- STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, John Williams
- STEVE JOBS, Daniel Pemberton
- THE WALK, Alan Silvestri
- X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, John Ottman
All members of the public may vote for the WSA Public Choice Award via the website at http://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/en/awards. The deadline for voting is September 9th, 2016.
The World Soundtrack Awards are presented annually to mark and celebrate outstanding achievements in scoring music for motion pictures. It is part of the annual Film Fest Gent, which has been held in the city of Ghent, Belgium, since 2000, and this year takes place between October 11th and October 21st.