The International Film Music Critics Association is delighted to announce its continued partnership with Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards.
As was the case last year, members of the IFMCA were asked to create the shortlist for the 2017 WSA Public Choice Award, the winner of which will be revealed at the 17th World Soundtrack Awards Gala, taking place in Ghent, Belgium, on the October 18th.
Members of the IFMCA voted for the best scores written for films released between 1 July 2016 and 30 June 2017, and the following scores were chosen as representing the most outstanding work created during that period:
- ALIEN: COVENANT, Jed Kurzel
- AMERICAN PASTORAL, Alexandre Desplat
- ARRIVAL, Jóhann Jóhannsson
- BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Alan Menken
- THE BIRTH OF A NATION, Henry Jackman
- BITTER HARVEST, Benjamin Wallfisch
- BRIMSTONE, Tom Holkenborg
- CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS, Theodore Shapiro
- CÉZANNE ET MOI, Éric Neveux
- A CURE FOR WELLNESS, Benjamin Wallfisch
- DOCTOR STRANGE, Michael Giacchino
- EL FARO DE LAS ORCAS, Pascal Gaigne
- EL JUGADOR DE AJEDREZ/THE CHESSMAKER, Alejandro Vivas
- FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, James Newton Howard
- HACKSAW RIDGE, Rupert Gregson-Williams
- HELL OR HIGH WATER, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
- HIDDEN FIGURES, Hans Zimmer, Benjamin Wallfisch and Pharrell Williams
- JACKIE, Mica Levi
- JUSTE LA FIN DU MONDE/IT’S ONLY THE END OF THE WORLD, Gabriel Yared
- KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD, Daniel Pemberton
- KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS, Dario Marianelli
- LA LA LAND, Justin Hurwitz
- THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS, Alexandre Desplat
- LION, Dustin O’Halloran and Volker Bertelmann (aka. Hauschka)
- LOGAN, Marco Beltrami
- LOS DEL TÚNEL, Carles Cases
- THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, James Horner and Simon Franglen
- MAGNUS, Uno Helmersson
- MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, Lesley Barber
- A MONSTER CALLS, Fernando Velázquez
- MOONLIGHT, Nicholas Britell
- MUCHENIK/THE STUDENT, Ilya Demutsky
- THE MUMMY, Brian Tyler
- MY COUSIN RACHEL, Rael Jones
- NERVE, Rob Simonsen
- NOCTURNAL ANIMALS, Abel Korzeniowski
- PASAJE AL AMANECER/PASSAGE TO DAWN, Diego Navarro
- PETE’S DRAGON, Daniel Hart
- PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES, Geoff Zanelli
- PLAN DE FUGA, Pascal Gaigne
- THE PROMISE, Gabriel Yared
- ROGUE ONE, Michael Giacchino
- STAR TREK BEYOND, Michael Giacchino
- SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS, Ilan Eshkeri
- A UNITED KINGDOM, Patrick Doyle
- VICEROY’S HOUSE, A.R. Rahman
- VOICE FROM THE STONE, Michael Wandmacher
- WO BUSHI PAN JINLIAN/I AM NOT MADAME BOVARY, Du Wei
- ZIPI Y ZAPE Y LA ISLA DEL CAPITÁN/ZIP AND ZAP AND THE CAPTAIN’S ISLAND, Fernando Velázquez
All members of the public may vote for the WSA Public Choice Award via the website at http://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/en/awards#public-choice. The deadline for voting is September 8th, 2017.
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 17th and October 19th.