The International Film Music Critics Association has spoken, and the nominees are …
Everybody.
But mostly Michael Giacchino.
With 11 different categories for new films, plus categories for television, videogames, re-recordings and reissues, the organization saluted almost 50 different composers when it released its annual nominations on Friday. But Giacchino led all composers with a record nine separate nominations, which came for the films “Up” and “Star Trek,” the documentary “Earth Days” and the television series “Lost.”
(Right, Giacchino after winning the Golden Globe for "Up." Photo: Kevin Winter: Getty Images)
Nominees for film score of the year included “Up” and “Star Trek,” plus “Avatar” (James Horner), “Drag Me to Hell” (Christopher Young) and “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” (Alexandre Desplat).
The IFMCA singled out scores in seven different genres: drama film, comedy film, action/adventure film, fantasy/science fiction film, horror/thriller film, animated feature and documentary feature. It also nominated specific tracks for Film Music Composition of the Year, and had two categories honoring Film Composer of the Year and Breakout Composer of the Year.
Besides Giacchino, composers receiving multiple nominations include Alexandre Desplat, James Horner, Christopher Young, Brian Tyler, James Peterson, Abel Korzeniowski and Hans Zimmer.
Legendary composer Ennio Morricone, age 81, received a nomination for his score to the Italian film “Baaria.”
The complete list of nominations:
FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
AVATAR, music by James Horner
DRAG ME TO HELL, music by Christopher Young
STAR TREK, music by Michael Giacchino
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, music by Alexandre Desplat
UP, music by Michael Giacchino
FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
Alexandre Desplat
Michael Giacchino
James Horner
Brian Tyler
Christopher Young
BREAKOUT COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
Henry Jackman
Abel Korzeniowski
James Peterson
Clinton Shorter
Austin Wintory
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM
AGORA, music by Dario Marianelli
BAARÌA, music by Ennio Morricone
CREATION, music by Christopher Young
MAO’S LAST DANCER, music by Christopher Gordon
A SINGLE MAN, music by Abel Korzeniowski
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM
COUPLES RETREAT, music by A.R. Rahman
DUPLICITY, music by James Newton Howard
THE INFORMANT!, music by Marvin Hamlisch
JULIE & JULIA, music by Alexandre Desplat
LESBIAN VAMPIRE KILLERS, music by Debbie Wiseman
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM
G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, music by Alan Silvestri
LUCKY LUKE, music by Bruno Coulais
THE RED CANVAS, music by James Peterson
SHERLOCK HOLMES, music by Hans Zimmer
UNDER THE MOUNTAIN, music by Victoria Kelly
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM
AVATAR, music by James Horner
THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS, music by Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna
KNOWING, music by Marco Beltrami
STAR TREK, music by Michael Giacchino
THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, music by Alexandre Desplat
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM
DRAG ME TO HELL, music by Christopher Young
IMAGO MORTIS, music by Zacarías M. de la Riva
IN THE ELECTRIC MIST, music by Marco Beltrami
THE KILLING ROOM, music by Brian Tyler
TRICK ‘R TREAT, music by Douglas Pipes
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE
A CHRISTMAS CAROL, music by Alan Silvestri
CORALINE, music by Bruno Coulais
FANTASTIC MR.
