Di Simone Fabriziani
La International Film Music Critics Association ha svelato le cinquine annuali dedicate al meglio della musica da film, serie tv e videogame del 2016.
Composta da centinaia di critici professionisti nel campo della composizione musicale per immagini provenienti da tutto il mondo, la IFMCA rivelerà i propri vincitori il prossimo 23 Febbraio 2017.
A dominare le candidature è Arrival con cinque menzioni, seguito da La La Land con altrettante candidature musicali; in termini di compositori singoli, a trionfare sono Justin Hurwitz per la sue partiture jazz e per le canzoni scritte e musicate per il musical di Damien Chazelle, e Michael Giacchino, candidato in svariate categorie per i suoi lavori nei blockbuster Doctor Strange e Star Trek Beyond.
Ottima presenza anche per l’eccellente compositore polacco Abel Korzeniowski con 4 Nomination individuali, tre per Animali Notturni (snobbato dall’Academy) e una per la serie tv Penny Dreadful:
SCORE OF THE YEAR
- ARRIVAL, music by Jóhann Jóhannsson
- FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, music by James Newton Howard
- LA LA LAND, music by Justin Hurwitz
- NOCTURNAL ANIMALS, music by Abel Korzeniowski
- LA TORTUE ROUGE [THE RED TURTLE], music by Laurent Perez del Mar
COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
- ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
- MICHAEL GIACCHINO
- JAMES NEWTON HOWARD
- JUSTIN HURWITZ
- FERNANDO VELÁZQUEZ
BREAKTHROUGH COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
- CHAD CANNON
- KYLE DIXON AND MICHAEL STEIN
- SIMON FRANGLEN
- DANIEL HART
- JUSTIN HURWITZ
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM
- AH-GA-SSI [THE HANDMAIDEN], music by Jo Yeong-Wook
- HIGH-RISE, music by Clint Mansell
- THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS, music by Alexandre Desplat
- MOONLIGHT, music by Nicholas Britell
- NOCTURNAL ANIMALS, music by Abel Korzeniowski
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM
- EDDIE THE EAGLE, music by Matthew Margeson
- HAIL, CAESAR!, music by Carter Burwell
- LA LA LAND, music by Justin Hurwitz
- THE NICE GUYS, music by John Ottman and David Buckley
- SWISS ARMY MAN, music by Andy Hull and Robert McDowell
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM
- ELLE, music by Anne Dudley
- THE JUNGLE BOOK, music by John Debney
- THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, music by James Horner and Simon Franglen
- NERVE, music by Rob Simonsen
- XI YOU JI ZHI: SUN WUKONG SAN DA BAIGU JING [THE MONKEY KING 2], music by Christopher Young
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION/HORROR FILM
- ARRIVAL, music by Jóhann Jóhannsson
- BELLEROFONTE [DARK WAVES], music by Alexander Cimini
- DOCTOR STRANGE, music by Michael Giacchino
- FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, music by James Newton Howard
- THE NEON DEMON, music by Cliff Martinez
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FILM
- KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS, music by Dario Marianelli
- MOANA, music by Mark Mancina
- THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS, music by Alexandre Desplat
- LA TORTUE ROUGE [THE RED TURTLE], music by Laurent Perez del Mar
- ZOOTOPIA, music by Michael Giacchino
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY
- JÄRVEN TARINA [TALE OF A LAKE], music by Panu Aaltio
- PAPER LANTERNS, music by Chad Cannon
- PLANET EARTH II, music by Hans Zimmer, Jasha Klebe, and Jacob Shea
- LES SAISONS [SEASONS], music by Bruno Coulais
- SPAIN IN A DAY, music by Alberto Iglesias
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A TELEVISION SERIES
- GAME OF THRONES, music by Ramin Djawadi
- THE NIGHT MANAGER, music by Víctor Reyes
- PENNY DREADFUL, music by Abel Korzeniowski
- STRANGER THINGS, music by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein
- WESTWORLD, music by Ramin Djawadi
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA
- ABZÛ, music by Austin Wintory
- THE BANNER SAGA 2, music by Austin Wintory
- THE DWARVES, music by Benny Oschmann
- THE LAST GUARDIAN, music by Takeshi Furukawa
- RECORE, music by Chad Seiter
BEST RE-RELEASE/RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE
- THE BLUE MAX, music by Jerry Goldsmith; conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. De Wald; album art direction by Matthew Wright (Tadlow)
- CHINATOWN, music by Jerry Goldsmith; album produced by Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson; liner notes by Jeff Bond; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)
- GOJIRA [GODZILLA], music by Akira Ifukube; conducted by Kaoru Wada; album produced by nominee to be determined; liner notes by Kaoru Wada and Masaru Hayakawa; album art direction by nominee to be determined (King)
- THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, music by Elmer Bernstein; album produced by Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson; liner notes by Frank K. De Wald; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)
- THE THIEF OF BAGDAD, music by Miklós Rózsa; conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. De Wald; album art direction by Jim Titus (Tadlow/Prometheus)
BEST COMPILATION ALBUM
- ARCHIPIELAGO: A FILM MUSIC RETROSPECTIVE, music by Alberto Iglesias; album produced by José María Benítez; liner notes by Alex Sánchez and Alberto Iglesias; album art direction by Nacho B. Govantes (Quartet)
- THE CINEMA OF QUINCY JONES, music by Quincy Jones; album produced by Stéphane Lerouge; liner notes by Stéphane Lerouge, Toots Thielemans, and Alexandre Desplat; album art direction by Jerome Witz-Gilles Guerlet (Écoutez le Cinéma)
- EARLY WORKS, music by Abel Korzeniowski; album produced by Stephan Eicke and John Elborg; liner notes by Gergely Hubai; album art direction by Luis Miguel Rojas (Caldera)
- EPIC HOLLYWOOD: THE MUSIC OF MIKLÓS RÓZSA, music by Miklós Rózsa; conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. De Wald; album art direction by Barry Weekley (Tadlow)
- THE JOHN WILLIAMS JURASSIC PARK COLLECTION, music by John Williams; album produced by Mike Matessino; liner notes by Mike Matessino; album art direction by Jim Titus (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
- QUARTET RECORDS, José María Benítez
- TADLOW MUSIC, James Fitzpatrick
- VARÈSE SARABANDE, Robert Townson
FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
- “Epilogue” from LA LA LAND, music by Justin Hurwitz
- “Light of the Seven” from GAME OF THRONES, music by Ramin Djawadi
- “Montage” from SWISS ARMY MAN, music by Andy Hull and Robert McDowell
- “Night on the Yorktown” from STAR TREK BEYOND, music by Michael Giacchino
- “The Master of the Mystic End Credits” from DOCTOR STRANGE, music by Michael Giacchino
FONTE: awardsdaily.com