Unter den vielen Kritikerverbänden die es gibt und die auch Preise vergeben, findet man einen ganz speziellen darunter, der vor allem für einen Filmmusik-Liebhaber, wie ich es nun einmal bin, sehr interessant ist. Die International Film Music Critics Association, kurz ‚IFMCA‘, hat nun deren Nominierungen bekanntgegeben.

FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR

• CLOUD ATLAS, music by Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil
• THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, music by Howard Shore
• THE IMPOSSIBLE, music by Fernando Velázquez
• LIFE OF PI, music by Mychael Danna
• LINCOLN, music by John Williams

FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• MYCHAEL DANNA
• ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
• DANNY ELFMAN
• FERNANDO VELÁZQUEZ
• JOHN WILLIAMS

BREAKOUT COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• NATHAN JOHNSON
• ZELTIA MONTES
• NIC RAINE
• DAN ROMER & BENH ZEITLIN
• JOSEPH TRAPANESE

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM

• ANNA KARENINA, music by Dario Marianelli
• THE IMPOSSIBLE, music by Fernando Velázquez
• LIFE OF PI, music by Mychael Danna
• LINCOLN, music by John Williams
• THERE BE DRAGONS – SECRETOS DE PASIÓN, music by Robert Folk

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM

• MOONRISE KINGDOM, music by Alexandre Desplat
• SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN, music by Dario Marianelli
• THE SESSIONS, music by Marco Beltrami
• SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, music by Danny Elfman
• TED, music by Walter Murphy

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM

• THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, music by James Horner
• DANS LA MAISON, music by Philippe Rombi
• THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, music by Hans Zimmer
• SKYFALL, music by Thomas Newman
• ZERO DARK THIRTY, music by Alexandre Desplat

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION/HORROR FILM

• CLOUD ATLAS, music by Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil
• THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, music by Howard Shore
• JOHN CARTER, music by Michael Giacchino
• PROMETHEUS, music by Marc Streitenfeld, additional music by Harry Gregson-Williams
• SINISTER, music by Christopher Young

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE

• BRAVE, music by Patrick Doyle
• FRANKENWEENIE, music by Danny Elfman
• PARANORMAN, music by Jon Brion
• RISE OF THE GUARDIANS, music by Alexandre Desplat
• SECRET OF THE WINGS, music by Joel McNeely

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

• KINGDOM OF PLANTS, music by Joel Douek, Freddy Sheinfeld and Elik Alvarez
• LOS MUNDOS SUTILES, music by Pascal Gaigne
• METSÄN TARINA, music by Panu Aaltio
• SAMSARA, music by Lisa Gerrard and Michael Stearns
• SHAKESPEARE & US, music by Miguel d’Oliveira

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

• “The Cloud Atlas Sextet for Orchestra” from CLOUD ATLAS, music by Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil
• “The Impossible Main Title” from THE IMPOSSIBLE, music by Fernando Velázquez
• “John Carter of Mars” from JOHN CARTER, music by Michael Giacchino
• “Pi’s Lullaby” from LIFE OF PI, music by Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri
• “The Peterson House and Finale” from LINCOLN, music by John Williams

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A TELEVISION SERIES

• DOCTOR WHO, music by Murray Gold
• DOWNTON ABBEY, music by John Lunn
• GREEN LANTERN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, music by Frederik Wiedmann
• ISABEL, music by Federico Jusid
• PRICELESS, music by Naoki Sato

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA

• JOURNEY, music by Austin Wintory
• KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING, music by Grant Kirkhope
• RESISTANCE: BURNING SKIES, music by Jason Graves and Kevin Riepl
• STARHAWK, music by Christopher Lennertz
• WORLD OF WARCRAFT: MISTS OF PANDARIA, music by Russell Brower, Neal Acree, Sam Cardon, Edo Guidotti and Jeremy Soule

BEST ARCHIVAL RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE

• BEN-HUR, music by Miklós Rózsa
• CONAN THE BARBARIAN, music by Basil Poledouris
• HOOK, music by John Williams
• STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE, music by Jerry Goldsmith
• STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES, music by Alexander Courage

BEST ARCHIVAL RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE

• THE ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN/ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, music by Max Steiner
• NOTRE DAME DE PARIS – THE MUSIC OF MAURICE JARRE, music by Maurice Jarre
• QUO VADIS?, music by Miklós Rózsa
• THE RED HOUSE, music by Miklós Rózsa
• WINGS, music by J.S. Zamecnik

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR

• INTRADA RECORDS, Douglass Fake, Roger Feigelson
• LA-LA LAND RECORDS, MV Gerhard, Matt Verboys
• MOVIESCORE MEDIA, Mikael Carlsson
• QUARTET RECORDS, Jose M. Benitez
• TADLOW MUSIC, James Fitzpatrick