International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) Award Nominations

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