International Film Music Critics Association Award For Best Original Score For A Video Game Or Interactive Media
As of 2022, 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 (‡).
2000s
| Year | Game/Interactive Media | Composer(s) | Compan(y/ies) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Lair‡ | John Debney | Sony Computer Entertainment | |
| BioShock | Garry Schyman | 2K Games | ||
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Stephen Barton Harry Gregson-Williams (theme music) |
Activision | ||
| Medal of Honor: Airborne | Michael Giacchino | EA | ||
| Warhawk | Christopher Lennertz Tim Wynn |
Sony Computer Entertainment | ||
| 2008 | Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures‡ | Knut Avenstroup Haugen | Funcom Eidos Interactive |
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| Afrika | Wataru Hokoyama | Sony Computer Entertainment (Japan) Natsume Inc. (North American) | ||
| Gears of War 2 | Steve Jablonsky | Microsoft Game Studios | ||
| Mercenaries 2: World in Flames | Chris Tilton | EA | ||
| Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | Mark Griskey | LucasArts | ||
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince‡ | James Hannigan | EA | |
| Assassin's Creed II | Jesper Kyd | Ubisoft | ||
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Lorne Balfe Hans Zimmer (theme music) |
Activision | ||
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Chris Tilton | Majesco Entertainment | ||
| Spore Hero | Winifred Phillips | EA |
2010s
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2020s
