The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) announces its annual list of winners for excellence in musical scoring, in the 2025 IFMCA Awards, February 26.     The award for Score of the Year goes to British composer Simon Franglen for his score for Avatar: Fire and Ash , director James Cameron’s second sequel to his epic space saga Avatar . IFMCA member Christian Clemmensen wrote that Franglen “continues his intelligent merging of James Horner origins with his co

From the Soul Frank Morelli, bassoon. Wei-Yi Tang, piano. Janna Baty, mezzo-soprano. Callisto Quartet Musica Solis 202602 Total Time:  59:06 Recording:   ****/**** Performance: ****/****   Bassoonists will be most familiar with Frank Morelli, the first person awarded a bassoon doctorate from the Julliard School.  He can be heard in many of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra’s recordings (notably the Mozart wind concertos disc) and also performed with the Chamber Music Society of L

Tiomkin: From New York to Hollywood—Music for Albertina Rasch and Classic Films Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Richard Kaufman Intrada 7191 Total Time:  72:13 Recording:   ****/****Performance: ****/****     In 2020, Intrada released a fascinating collection of ballet music by Dimitri Tiomkin (1894-1979) composed for the Albertina Rasch Dancers (INT 7158).  Rasch (1891-1976), was an early pioneer of modern dance and after some success on Broadway with Ziegfield productions

The International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) has announced its nominees for excellence in musical scoring in 2025 for the 22nd annual IFMCA Awards. Composer Alexandre Desplat leads this year’s field with six nominations, followed by Michael Giacchino with five and Simon Franglen with four.   The bulk of Desplat’s nominations come for his work on two scores: director Guillermo del Toro’s new exploration of the classic horror story Frankenstein , and the latest inst