The International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media is an annual award given by the
International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA). Established in 2007, the award is given to the composer of a
video game score based on two criteria: "the effectiveness, appropriateness and emotional impact of the score in the context of the film for which it was written; and the technical and intellectual merit of the composition when heard as a standalone listening experience."[1] The awarding period runs January 1 through December 31 every year, and IFMCA members vote for the winner the following February.
As of 2022[update], 52 composers have been nominated for the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media. The first award was given to
John Debney for his work on the video game Lair. The most recent recipients were
Mark Mothersbaugh and
Wataru Hokoyama for their work on the video game Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.
Austin Wintory has been nominated eight times and won three; he is the only composer to have been nominated twice in the same year, which happened in 2016. Four other composers (
Chris Tilton,
Bear McCreary,
Neal Acree, and
Olivier Deriviere) have been nominated four times.
Winners and nominees
In the tables below, winners are marked by a light green background and a double-dagger symbol (‡).
^"2010 IFMCA Awards". International Film Music Critics Association. 2011.
Archived from the original on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^Privitera, Massimo (15 February 2011).
"IFMCA 2010: the nominations". ColonneSonore.net (in Italian).
Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^"2011 IFMCA Awards". International Film Music Critics Association. 2012.
Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^"2012 IFMCA Awards". International Film Music Critics Association. 2013.
Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^"2013 IFMCA Awards". International Film Music Critics Association. 2014.
Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^"IFMCA Winners 2013". Kinetophone. 24 February 2014.
Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^"2014 IFMCA Awards". International Film Music Critics Association. 2015.
Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^"IFMCA Winners 2014". Kinetophone. 19 February 2015.
Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^"2015 IFMCA Awards". International Film Music Critics Association. 2016.
Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^"IFMCA Award Nominations 2019". International Film Music Critics Association. 6 February 2020.
Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^"IFMCA Award Winners 2019". International Film Music Critics Association. 20 February 2020.
Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
^"IFMCA Award Nominations 2020". International Film Music Critics Association. 4 February 2021.
Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^"IFMCA Award Winners 2020". International Film Music Critics Association. 18 February 2021.
Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^"IFMCA Award Nominations 2021". International Film Music Critics Association. 3 February 2022.
Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^"IFMCA Award Winners 2021". International Film Music Critics Association. 17 February 2022.
Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
The International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media is an annual award given by the
International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA). Established in 2007, the award is given to the composer of a
video game score based on two criteria: "the effectiveness, appropriateness and emotional impact of the score in the context of the film for which it was written; and the technical and intellectual merit of the composition when heard as a standalone listening experience."[1] The awarding period runs January 1 through December 31 every year, and IFMCA members vote for the winner the following February.
As of 2022[update], 52 composers have been nominated for the International Film Music Critics Association Award for Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media. The first award was given to
John Debney for his work on the video game Lair. The most recent recipients were
Mark Mothersbaugh and
Wataru Hokoyama for their work on the video game Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.
Austin Wintory has been nominated eight times and won three; he is the only composer to have been nominated twice in the same year, which happened in 2016. Four other composers (
Chris Tilton,
Bear McCreary,
Neal Acree, and
Olivier Deriviere) have been nominated four times.
Winners and nominees
In the tables below, winners are marked by a light green background and a double-dagger symbol (‡).
^"2010 IFMCA Awards". International Film Music Critics Association. 2011.
Archived from the original on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^Privitera, Massimo (15 February 2011).
"IFMCA 2010: the nominations". ColonneSonore.net (in Italian).
Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^"2011 IFMCA Awards". International Film Music Critics Association. 2012.
Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^"2012 IFMCA Awards". International Film Music Critics Association. 2013.
Archived from the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^"2013 IFMCA Awards". International Film Music Critics Association. 2014.
Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^"IFMCA Winners 2013". Kinetophone. 24 February 2014.
Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^"2014 IFMCA Awards". International Film Music Critics Association. 2015.
Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^"IFMCA Winners 2014". Kinetophone. 19 February 2015.
Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^"2015 IFMCA Awards". International Film Music Critics Association. 2016.
Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
^"IFMCA Award Nominations 2019". International Film Music Critics Association. 6 February 2020.
Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
^"IFMCA Award Winners 2019". International Film Music Critics Association. 20 February 2020.
Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
^"IFMCA Award Nominations 2020". International Film Music Critics Association. 4 February 2021.
Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^"IFMCA Award Winners 2020". International Film Music Critics Association. 18 February 2021.
Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^"IFMCA Award Nominations 2021". International Film Music Critics Association. 3 February 2022.
Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^"IFMCA Award Winners 2021". International Film Music Critics Association. 17 February 2022.
Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.