The International Film Music Critics Association is delighted to announce its continued partnership with Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards.
As has been the case since 2016, the IFMCA was again asked to create the shortlist for the WSA Public Choice Award, the winner of which will be revealed at the 21st World Soundtrack Awards Gala, taking place in Ghent, Belgium, on October 23rd.
The IFMCA uses data from the preceding year’s IFMCA Awards vote, combined with other information, to create the 100-entry long list of titles for consideration. This year’s long list is as follows:
- A Quiet Place Part II – Marco Beltrami
- Ammonite – Dustin O’Halloran & Volker Bertelmann
- An American Pickle – Michael Giacchino & Nami Melumad
- Antebellum – Nate Wonder & Roman Giannarthur
- Army of the Dead – Thomas Holkenborg
- Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar – Christopher Lennertz, Dara Taylor
- Below Zero – Zacarias M. de la Riva
- Breaking News in Yuba County – Jeff Beal
- Camellia Sisters – Christopher Wong, Ian Rees & Garrett Crosby
- Chaos Walking – Marco Beltrami & Brandon Roberts
- Clouds – Brian Tyler
- Come Away – John Debney
- Coming 2 America – Jermaine Stegall
- Cruella – Nicholas Britell
- David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet – Steven Price
- Den største forbrytelsen/Betrayed – Johan Söderqvist
- El Verano Que Vivimos – Federico Jusid
- Emily and the Magical Journey – Joe Kraemer
- Enola Holmes – Daniel Pemberton
- Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – Atli Örvarsson
- Explota Explota – Roque Baños
- Fanny Lye Deliver’d – Thomas Clay
- Fearless – Anne-Kathrin Dern
- Finding ‘Ohana – Joseph Trapanese
- Flora & Ulysses – Jake Monaco
- Godmothered – Rachel Portman
- Godzilla vs. Kong – Tom Holkenborg
- Hillbilly Elegy – Hans Zimmer & David Fleming
- His House – Roque Baños
- Honeydew – John Mehrmann
- I Liviatani (Cattive Attitudini) – Susan Di Bona & Salvatore Sangiovanni
- Il grande passo – Pino Donaggio
- Jakob’s Wife – Tara Busch
- Jim Knopf und die Wilde 13 – Ralf Wengenmayr
- Jinge Jangle: A Christmas Journey – John Debney
- Judas and the Black Messiah – Mark Isham & Craig Harris
- Jungleland – Lorne Balfe
- Justice Society: World War II – Kevin Riepl
- L’aventure des Marguerite – Jerome Rebotier
- Love and Monsters – Marco Beltrami & Brandon Roberts
- Manipulated – Scott Glasgow
- Mank – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
- Minari – Emile Mosseri
- Mortal Kombat – Benjamin Wallfisch
- Mulan – Harry Gregson-Williams
- My Octopus Teacher – Kevin Smuts
- News of the World – James Newton Howard
- Nobody – David Buckley
- One Night in Miami – Terence Blanchard
- Origenes Secretos – Federico Jusid
- Over the Moon – Steven Price
- Paper Lives – Ömer Özgür
- Pieces of a Woman – Howard Shore
- Promising Young Woman – Anthony Willis
- Raya and the Last Dragon – James Newton Howard
- Rebecca – Clint Mansell
- Rising Phoenix – Daniel Pemberton
- Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part I – The Final – Naoki Sato
- SAS: Red Notice – Benji Merrison
- Silver Skates – Guy Farley
- Soul – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross & Jon Batiste
- Sound of Metal – Abraham Marder & Nicolas Becker
- Spirit Untamed – Amie Doherty
- Standy by Me Doraemon 2 – Naoki Sato
- Tenet – Ludwig Göransson
- The Claus Family – Anne-Kathrin Dern
- The Courier – Abel Korzeniowski
- The Dig – Stefan Gregory
- The Empty Man – Christopher Young & Lustmord
- The Glorias – Elliot Goldenthal
- The Last Vermeer – Johan Söderqvist
- The Last Warrior: Root of Evil – George Kallis
- The Life Ahead – Gabriel Yared
- The Little Things – Thomas Newman
- The Mauritanian – Tom Hodge
- The Midnight Sky – Alexandre Desplat
- The Mitchells vs. The Machines – Mark Mothersbaugh
- The One and Only Ivan – Craig Armstrong
- The Reason I Jump – Nainita Desai
- The Reckoning – Christopher Drake
- The Secret Garden – Dario Marianelli
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 – Daniel Pemberton
- The United States vs. Billie Holiday – Kris Bowers
- The United Way – George Fenton
- The Water Man – Peter Baert
- The Witches – Alan Silvestri
- The Woman in the Window – Danny Elfman
- Things Heard & Seen – Peter Raeburn
- Those Who Wish Me Dead – Brian Tyler
- Thunder Force – Fil Eisler
- To Olivia – Debbie Wiseman
- Tom & Jerry – Christopher Lennertz
- Twist – Neil Athale
- Two by Two: Overboard! – Eimear Noone & Craig Stuart Garfinkle
- Unbelievable!!!!! – Gerald Fried
- Wild Mountain Thyme – Amelia Warner
- Wolfwalkers – Bruno Coulais
- Wonder Woman 1984 – Hans Zimmer
- Wrath of Man – Christopher Benstead
- Zack Snyder’s Justice League – Thomas Holkenborg
All members of the public may vote for the WSA Public Choice Award via the website at https://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/news/vote-now-for-the-public-choice-award.
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 20th and October 23rd.