IFMCA ^[1] (The International Film Music Critics Association) er et verdensomspennende bransjeorgan for filmmusikk-kritikere som deler ut priser i en rekke sjangerkategorier hvert år, ikke ulikt The Critic’s Choice Awards ^[2]. Blant de nominerte på årets liste finner vi den norske kinodokumentaren Ballettguttene ^[3] med musikk av Henrik Skram ^[4] (90 minutter, Amnesia).

Filmmusikk er naturligvis en nisje, men utover de store filmprisene med egen filmmusikk-kategori er det egentlig kun én annen prisutdeling innad i bransjen som rager like høyt – World Soundtrack Awards ^[5] i Belgia (som har mer pomp og prakt). Men IFMCAs priser er betydelig mer spesialiserte og har også anledning til å trekke frem de mindre juvelene i tillegg til de store titlene. Nominasjonene blir stemt frem demokratisk i flere runder blant organisasjonens medlemmer.

Utover nominasjonen til vår egen Henrik Skram og Ballettguttene, er det mye hyggelig lesning på årets liste. James Newton Howards enestående musikk til den ganske mislykkede Maleficent er f.eks. representert med flere nominasjoner. Det samme er Hans Zimmers Interstellar og John Powells How to Train Your Dragon 2. Mer urovekkende er det at Alexandre Desplat er så overstadig representert hvert eneste år, men det får tilskrives artikkelforfatterens manglende entusiasme for den franske superkomponisten. Den største skandalen er imidlertid at Howard Shores tredje Hobbiten-partitur er blitt stemt frem i sin sjanger. Maken til inspirasjonsløs verk har vi ikke sett fra ham på årevis.

Heldigvis har listen flere mindre og ukjente perler som veier opp for skuffelsen – Christopher Youngs The Monkey King, Gustavo Dudamels The Liberator, Nuno Malos No God No Master eller Max Richters usigelig vakre musikk til TV-serien The Leftovers, for å nevne noen.

I Skrams dokumentar-kategori må det konkurreres mot kanonene George Fenton (Bears), Alan Silvestri (Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey), Ben Foster (Hidden Kingdoms) og Danny Elfman (The Unknown Known). Det kan bli tøft, men på vegne av norske filmmusikk-entusiaster krysser vi fingrene. Vinnerne annonseres 19. februar.

Her ^[6] kan du lese IFMCAs pressemelding, mens den komplette nominasjonslisten følger under.

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FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR

• The Grand Budapest Hotel, music by Alexandre Desplat
• How to Train Your Dragon 2, music by John Powell
• Interstellar, music by Hans Zimmer
• Maleficent, music by James Newton Howard
• The Monkey King [Xi You Ji: Da Nao Tian Gong], music by Christopher Young

COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• Marco Beltrami
• Alexandre Desplat
• James Newton Howard
• John Powell
• Hans Zimmer

BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• Alexander Cimini
• Gustavo Dudamel
• Mica Levi
• Matthew Llewellyn
• John Paesano

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM

• The Homesman, music by Marco Beltrami
• The Imitation Game, music by Alexandre Desplat
• The Liberator [Libertador], music by Gustavo Dudamel
• The Monuments Men, music by Alexandre Desplat
• The Theory of Everything, music by Jóhann Jóhannsson

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM

• Cantinflas, music by Roque Baños
• The Grand Budapest Hotel, music by Alexandre Desplat
• A Million Ways to Die in the West, music by Joel McNeely
• Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, music by Alan Silvestri
• Wishin’ and Hopin’, music by Matthew Llewellyn

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM

• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part I, music by James Newton Howard
• Inherent Vice, music by Jonny Greenwood
• The Maze Runner, music by John Paesano
• The Monkey King [Xi You Ji: Da Nao Tian Gong], music by Christopher Young
• No God No Master, music by Nuno Malo

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

• Autómata, music by Zacarías M. de la Riva
• Godzilla, music by Alexandre Desplat
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, music by Howard Shore
• Interstellar, music by Hans Zimmer
• Maleficent, music by James Newton Howard

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE

• Asterix: The Land of the Gods [Astérix: Le Domaine des Dieux], music by Philippe Rombi
• The Boxtrolls, music by Dario Marianelli
• How to Train Your Dragon 2, music by John Powell
• Son of Batman, music by Frederik Wiedmann
• Tarzan, music by David Newman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY

• Ballet Boys, music by Henrik Skram
• Bears, music by George Fenton
• Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, music by Alan Silvestri
• Hidden Kingdoms, music by Ben Foster
• The Unknown Known, music by Danny Elfman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A TELEVISION SERIES

• Fargo, music by Jeff Russo
• Gunshi Kanbei, music by Yūgo Kanno
• Isabel, music by Federico Jusid
• The Leftovers, music by Max Richter
• Penny Dreadful, music by Abel Korzeniowski

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA

• Assassin’s Creed: Unity, music by Chris Tilton and Sarah Schachner
• The Banner Saga, music by Austin Wintory
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, music by Óscar Araujo
• Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth, music by Geoff Knorr, Griffin Cohen, Michael Curran and Grant Kirkhope
• World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, music by Russell Brower, Neal Acree, Clint Bajakian, Sam Cardon, Craig Stuart Garfinkle, Edo Guidotti and Eímear Noone

BEST ARCHIVAL RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE – RE-RELEASE OR RE-RECORDING

• The Abyss, music by Alan Silvestri; album produced by Nick Redman and Robert Townson; liner notes by Julie Kirgo; album art direction by Robert Townson and Bill Pitzonka (Varèse Sarabande)
• Empire of the Sun, music by John Williams; album produced by Mike Matessino; liner notes by Mike Matessino; album art direction by Jim Titus (La-La Land)
• Lair, music by John Debney, additional music by Kevin Kaska; album produced by Dan Goldwasser and John Debney; liner notes by Jeff Bond; album art direction by Dan Goldwasser (La-La Land)
• The Lion King, music by Hans Zimmer and Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice; album produced by Randy Thornton; liner notes by Don Hahn and Hans Zimmer; album art direction by Lorelay Bové (Walt Disney)
• On the Waterfront, music by Leonard Bernstein; album produced by Douglass Fake; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)

BEST ARCHIVAL RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE – COMPILATION

• The Ava Collection, music by Elmer Bernstein; album produced by Douglass Fake; liner notes by Douglass Fake; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)
• Batman: The Animated Series Volume 3, music by Shirley Walker, Carlos Rodriguez, Peter Tomashek, Todd Hayen, Harvey R. Cohen, Michael McCuistion, Lars Clutterham, Stuart Balcomb, Mark Koval, Lolita Ritmanis, Richard Bronskill, Tamara Kline, Carl Johnson, Steve Chesne and James Stemple; album produced by John Takis and Neil S. Bulk; liner notes by John Takis; album art direction by Dan Goldwasser (La-La Land)
• Elmer Bernstein: The Wild Side, music by Elmer Bernstein; performed by Big Band de Canarias feat. Esther Ovejero, Kike Perdomo and Sara Andon; album produced by Robert Townson and Kike Perdomo; liner notes by Robert Townson; album art direction by Robert Townson and Bill Pitzonka (Varèse Sarabande)
• Henry Mancini: The Classic Soundtrack Collection, music by Henry Mancini; album produced by Didier C. Deutsch and Mark G. Wilder; liner notes by Didier C. Deutsch; album art direction by Chris Mancini and Edward O’Dowd (Legacy/Sony)
• The Naked Gun Trilogy, music by Ira Newborn; album produced by Dan Goldwasser and Neil S. Bulk; liner notes by Daniel Schweiger; album art direction by Dan Goldwasser (La-La Land)

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR

• Intrada Records, Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson
• La-La Land Records, MV Gerhard and Matt Verboys
• Moviescore Media, Mikael Carlsson
• Quartet Records, Jose M. Benitez
• Varèse Sarabande, Robert Townson

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

• “Flying With Mother” from How to Train Your Dragon 2, music by John Powell
• “The Hanging Tree” from The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part I, music by Jeremiah Fraites, Wesley Schultz and James Newton Howard, lyrics by Suzanne Collins
• “Maleficent Flies” from Maleficent, music by James Newton Howard
• “Maleficent Suite” from Maleficent, music by James Newton Howard
• “Tsunami” from Exodus: Gods and Kings, music by Harry Gregson-Williams

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Vi gjør oppmerksom på at artikkelforfatteren selv er Norges representant i IFMCA.