Write-up By E. Corrado
Yesterday the International Film Music Critics Association announced it’s winners for work in 2008 films. Facing tough competition, the film score of the year finally went to Alexandre Desplat for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which has also garnered him an Oscar nomination. The other films competeing for this year's top prize were, The Dark Knight, (James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, (John Williams), Standard Operating Procedure, (Danny Elfman), and WALL•E, (Thomas Newman). In the other categories, congratulations to Danny Elfman, for winning Film Composer of the Year, and to Canadian composer Andrew Lockington for winning Breakout Composer of the Year for his work in Journey To The Centre of The Earth and City of Ember. Also of note are Thomas Newman’s win for PIXAR’s WALL•E , and Michael Giacchino’s win for the Cloverfield ‘Roar’ Overture. PIXAR’s next feature, UP, which opens May 29th, 2009, will be scored by Michael Giacchino. Since there are too many winning and nominated composers to name individually here, I am listing all of the winners below. Also, on the IFMCA’s website, you can find all of the nominees as well.
2008 FILM WINNERS:
FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music by Alexandre Desplat
FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
Danny Elfman
BREAKOUT COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music by Alexandre Desplat
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM
Burn After Reading, music by Carter Burwell
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE FILM
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, music by John Williams
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION FILM
Inkheart, music by Javier Navarrete
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A HORROR/THRILLER FILM
The Happening, music by James Newton Howard
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE
WALL•E, music by Thomas Newman
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Standard Operating Procedure, music by Danny Elfman
FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR
Cloverfield: “Roar Overture,” music by Michael Giacchino
OTHER CATEGORIES:
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR TELEVISION
John Adams, music by Robert Lane and Joseph Vitarelli
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, music by Knut Avenstroup Haugen
BEST NEW RELEASE/RE-RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE
The Boys from Brazil, music by Jerry Goldsmith; produced by Douglass Fake (Intrada)
BEST RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE
El Cid, music by Miklós Rózsa; conducted by Nic Raine, produced by James Fitzpatrick (Tadlow)
BEST COMPILATION ALBUM OR BOX SET
Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection, music by John Williams; produced by Laurent Bouzereau (Concord)
FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR
Intrada
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