Wall-E Leads Noms for Film Music

And here they are:

2008 FILM CATEGORIES:

FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music by Alexandre Desplat
The Dark Knight, music by James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, music by John Williams
Standard Operating Procedure, music by Danny Elfman

Wall*E, music by Thomas Newman

FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
Alexandre Desplat
Danny Elfman
James Newton Howard
Thomas Newman
John Powell

BREAKOUT COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
Paul Cantelon, The Other Boleyn Girl and W
Andrew Lockington, Journey to the Center of the Earth and City of Ember
Nico Mulhy, The Reader
Max Richter, Waltz with Bashir
Atli Örvarsson, Babylon A.D. and Vantage Point

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, music by James Horner
Che, music by Alberto Iglesias
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music by Alexandre Desplat
Defiance, music by James Newton Howard
Milk, music by Danny Elfman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM
Bienvenue Chez Les Ch’tis, music by Philippe Rombi
Burn After Reading, music by Carter Burwell
Fool’s Gold, music by George Fenton
Leatherheads, music by Randy Newman
Tropic Thunder, music by Theodore Shapiro

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM
The Dark Knight, music by James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer
Hancock, music by John Powell
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, music by John Williams
Speed Racer, music by Michael Giacchino
Wanted, music by Danny Elfman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, music by Harry Gregson-Williams
City of Ember, music by Andrew Lockington
Hellboy II: The Golden Army, music by Danny Elfman
Inkheart, music by Javier Navarrete
The Spiderwick Chronicles, music by James Horner

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM
The Happening, music by James Newton Howard
Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In), music by Johan Söderqvist
Mirrors, music by Javier Navarrete
Twilight, music by Carter Burwell
Valkyrie, music by John Ottman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE
Bolt, music by John Powell
Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on the Cliff), music by Joe Hisaishi
Horton Hears a Who!, music by John Powell
Wall*E, music by Thomas Newman
Waltz with Bashir, music by Max Richter

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos, music by The Cinematic Orchestra
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son about his Father, music by Kurt Kuenne
Night, music by Cezary Skubiszewski
Standard Operating Procedure, music by Danny Elfman
Tabarly, music by Yann Tiersen

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Cloverfield: “Roar Overture,” music by Michael Giacchino
The Happening: “Be With You,” music by James Newton Howard
Valkyrie: “They’ll Remember You,” music by John Ottman and Lior Rosner
Wall*E: “Define Dancing,” music by Thomas Newman and Peter Gabriel
Wanted: “Success Montage,” music by Danny Elfman)

OTHER CATEGORIES:

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION
Battlestar Galactica (Season 4), music by Bear McCreary
John Adams, music by Robert Lane and Joseph Vitarelli
Merlin, music by Robert Lane
Lost (Season 4), music by Michael Giacchino
Pane e Libertà, music by Ennio Morricone

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA
Afrika, music by Wataru Hokoyama
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, music by Knut Avenstroup Haugen
Gears of War 2, music by Steve Jablonsky
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, music by Chris Tilton
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, music by Mark Griskey

BEST NEW RELEASE/RE-RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend, music by Jerry Goldsmith; produced by Douglas Fake (Intrada)
Body Double, music by Pino Donaggio; produced by Douglass Fake (Intrada)
The Boys from Brazil, music by Jerry Goldsmith; produced by Douglass Fake (Intrada)
Heavy Metal, music by Elmer Bernstein; produced by Lukas Kendall (Film Score Monthly)
The Matrix: The Deluxe Edition, music by Don Davis; produced by Don Davis and Robert Townson (Varèse Sarabande)

BEST RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE
El Cid, music by Miklós Rózsa; conducted by Nic Raine, produced by James Fitzpatrick (Tadlow)
The Kentuckian/Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot, music by Bernard Herrmann; conducted William Stromberg; produced by Anna Bonn, John Morgan and William Stromberg (Tribute Film Classics)
Odna (Alone), music by Dmitri Shostakovich; conducted by Mark Fitzgerald, produced by Hans-Bernhard Bätzing (Naxos)
She, music by Max Steiner; conducted William Stromberg; produced by Anna Bonn, John Morgan and William Stromberg (Tribute Film Classics)
An Unfinished Life – Piano Sketches, music by Christopher Young; performed by Dave Guili, produced by Flavio Motalla and Christopher Young (BSX)

BEST COMPILATION ALBUM OR BOX SET
Gangs of New York/The Journey of Natty Gann/The Scarlet Letter, music by Elmer Bernstein; produced by Robert Townson (Varèse Sarabande)
Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection, music by John Williams; produced by Laurent Bouzereau (Concord)
Le Cinéma de Georges Delerue, music by Georges Delerue; produced by Stéphane Lerouge (Universal Music France)
MGM Soundtrack Treasury, various composers; produced by Lukas Kendall (Film Score Monthly)
Superman: The Music, various composers; produced by Mike Matessino and Lukas Kendall (Film Score Monthly)

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR
Film Score Monthly
Intrada
La-La Land
MovieScore Media
Varèse Sarabande

The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) is an association of online, print and radio journalists who specialize in writing about original film and television music.

The IFMCA was originally formed in the late 1990s as the now-defunct “Film Music Critics Jury” by editor and journalist Mikael Carlsson, a regular contributor to filmmusicradio.com and filmmusicmag.com, and the owner of the Swedish independent film music label MovieScore Media.

Since its inception, the IFMCA has grown to comprise over 50 members from countries as diverse as Australia, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

Previous IFMCA Score of the Year Awards have been awarded to Dario Marianelli’s ATONEMENT in 2007, James Newton Howard’s LADY IN THE WATER in 2006, John Williams’ MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA in 2005 and Michael Giacchino’s THE INCREDIBLES in 2004.

For more information about the International Film Music Critics Association, its members and the list of past awards, please visit http://www.filmmusiccritics.org or contact press@filmmusiccritics.org.