La International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) ha anunciado la lista de nominados del 2011, compositores y trabajos que destacan por su excelencia musical, y donde nos encontramos con John Williams liderando el ranking con 7 nominaciones, 3 por War Horse, 3 por su trabajo en The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn y uno a mejor compositor del año, destacando la presencia de la laudeada banda sonora The Artist (con 3 nominaciones), del film de animación mexicano The Greatest Miracle (2 nominaciones para el regreso del gran Mark McKenzie) y dos para el sensacional score de Howard Shore, la última película de Martin Scorsese, Hugo.

Destacar la presencia del compositor español Lucas Vidal, nominado a Breakout Composer of the year (compositor revelación), quien nos regaló una sobresaliente composición en Mientras Duermes (Sleep Tight), la nominación de Alberto Iglesias a mejor compositor del año (curiosamente sin ninguna de sus tres bandas sonoras optando a algún galardón) , la nominación de Arnau Bataller por su trabajo televisivo en Ermessenda, la de Roque Baños por la cuarta entrega de Torrente, y la presencia de dos pesos pesados como Alexandre Desplat y Michael Giacchino (autor de la magistral Super 8) como mejores compositores del año.

Los resultados de esta octava edición serán anuciados el 23 de Febrero del 2012

2011 Film Categories

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FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR

• THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN, music by John Williams

• THE ARTIST, music by Ludovic Bource

• THE GREATEST MIRACLE, music by Mark McKenzie

• HUGO, music by Howard Shore

• WAR HORSE, music by John Williams

FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• LUDOVIC BOURCE

• ALEXANDRE DESPLAT

• MICHAEL GIACCHINO

• ALBERTO IGLESIAS

• JOHN WILLIAMS

BREAKOUT COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

• LUDOVIC BOURCE

• BRIAN BYRNE

• THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS

• MICHAEL RICHARD PLOWMAN

• LUCAS VIDAL

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DRAMA FILM

• THE ARTIST, music by Ludovic Bource

• JANE EYRE, music by Dario Marianelli

• SOUL SURFER, music by Marco Beltrami

• W.E., music by Abel Korzeniowski

• WAR HORSE, music by John Williams

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A COMEDY FILM

• PAUL, music by David Arnold

• THE RUM DIARY, music by Christopher Young

• TORRENTE 4: LETHAL CRISIS, music by Roque Baños

• A VERY HAROLD AND KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS, music by William Ross

• YOUR HIGHNESS, music by Steve Jablonsky

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM

• CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, music by Alan Silvestri

• DRIVE, music by Cliff Martinez

• MISSION IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL, music by Michael Giacchino

• REAL STEEL, music by Danny Elfman

• RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, music by Patrick Doyle

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A FANTASY/SCIENCE FICTION/HORROR FILM

• DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK, music by Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders

• HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2, music by Alexandre Desplat

• HUGO, music by Howard Shore

• PRIEST, music by Christopher Young

• SUPER 8, music by Michael Giacchino

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN ANIMATED FEATURE

• THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN, music by John Williams

• THE GREATEST MIRACLE, music by Mark McKenzie

• KUNG FU PANDA 2, music by John Powell and Hans Zimmer

• PUSS IN BOOTS, music by Henry Jackman

• RANGO, music by Hans Zimmer

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

• FROZEN PLANET, music by George Fenton

• HOLD AT ALL COSTS: THE STORY OF THE BATTLE OF OUTPOST HARRY, music by Larry Groupé

• JIG, music by Patrick Doyle

• RUSSLAND – IM REICH DER TIGER, BÄREN UND VULKANE, music by Kolja Erdmann

• THE WIND GODS, music by Pinar Toprak

FILM MUSIC COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

• “The Adventure Continues” from THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN, music by John Williams

• “George Valentin” from THE ARTIST, music by Ludovic Bource

• “Captain America March” from CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, music by Alan Silvestri

• “Final Round” from REAL STEEL, music by Danny Elfman

• “The Homecoming” from WAR HORSE, music by John Williams

Other 2011 Categories

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A TELEVISION SERIES

• DOCTOR WHO, music by Murray Gold

• DOWNTON ABBEY, music by John Lunn

• ERMESSENDA, music by Arnau Bataller

• GAME OF THRONES, music by Ramin Djawadi

• SHERLOCK, music by David Arnold and Michael Price

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A VIDEO GAME OR INTERACTIVE MEDIA

• CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3, music by Brian Tyler

• THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM, music by Jeremy Soule

• L.A. NOIRE, music by Andrew Hale and Simon Hale

• NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH, music by Joe Hisaishi

• SOCOM 4: U.S. NAVY SEALS, music by Bear McCreary

BEST ARCHIVAL RELEASE OF AN EXISTING SCORE

• THE BLACK HOLE, music by John Barry; album produced by Randy Thornton and Douglass Fake, liner notes by Jeff Bond; album art direction by Steve Sterling (Disney / Intrada)

• THE DANNY ELFMAN & TIM BURTON 25TH ANNIVERSARY MUSIC BOX, music by Danny Elfman; album produced by Danny Elfman and Tim Burton; liner notes by Jeff Bond and Danny Elfman; album art direction by Matt Taylor (Warner Bros Records)

• DAYS OF HEAVEN, music by Ennio Morricone; album produced by Lukas Kendall and Craig Spaulding; liner notes by Lukas Kendall and Jeff Bond; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Film Score Monthly)

• GREMLINS, music by Jerry Goldsmith; album produced by Mike Matessino and Bruce Botnick; liner notes by Jeff Bond and Mike Matessino; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Film Score Monthly)

• MASADA, music by Jerry Goldsmith and Morton Stevens; album produced by Douglass Fake and Roger Feigelson; liner notes by Jon Burlingame; album art direction by Joe Sikoryak (Intrada)

BEST ARCHIVAL RE-RECORDING OF AN EXISTING SCORE

• THE BATTLE OF NERETVA/THE NAKED AND THE DEAD, music by Bernard Herrmann; conducted by William Stromberg; album produced by William Stromberg, John Morgan and Anna Bonn; liner notes by Jim Doherty and Kevin Scott; album art direction by Jim Titus (Tribute Film Classics)

• CONAN THE DESTROYER, music by Basil Poledouris; conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald; album art direction by GINKO DIGI (Prometheus)

• THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, music by Dimitri Tiomkin; conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald; album art direction by James Fitzpatrick, Damien Doherty and GINKO DIGI (Tadlow Music)

• THE LORD OF THE RINGS SYMPHONY, music by Howard Shore; conducted by Ludwig Wicki; album produced by Jonathan Schultz and Howard Shore; liner notes by Howard Shore and Ludwig Wicki; album art direction by Alan Frey (HOWE Records)

• TARAS BULBA, music by Franz Waxman; conducted by Nic Raine; album produced by James Fitzpatrick; liner notes by Frank K. DeWald; album art direction by Damien Doherty (Tadlow Music)

FILM MUSIC RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR

• FILM SCORE MONTHLY

• INTRADA

• LA-LA LAND

• MOVIESCORE MEDIA

• VARÈSE SARABANDE