Posts Tagged ‘World Soundtrack Awards’

Film Fest Gent today announced the James Horner Tribute Concert, which will take place on October 17, 2024 in Muziekcentrum De Bijloke, where a selection of the legendary composer’s scores will be performed. Dirk Brossé will lead the Brussels Philharmonic in this musical celebration. Long time colleague and friend of Horner, Simon Franglen, is involved in […]

Volker Bertelmann was named Film Composer of the Year at the 23rd World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 50th Ghent Film Festival, for his scores for Edward Berger’s All Quiet of the Western Front (for which he also received the Academy Award earlier this year), the Norwegian World War II drama War Sailor and […]

Film Fest Gent has announced the new album Laurence Rosenthal – Music for Film and Television featuring music by recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s World Soundtrack Awards, including all-new studio recordings of selected scores by the composer performed by the Brussels Philharmonic and conducted by the festival’s music director Dirk Brossé. Titles […]

The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the nominees for the 2023 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories of Film Composer of the Year, Television Composer of the Year and Best Original Song. The winners will be announced at the 23rd World Soundtrack Awards ceremony, which will take place on October 21, 2023 at the Capitole […]

Jonny Greenwood was named Film Composer of the Year at the 22nd World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 49th Ghent Film Festival, for his scores for Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog and Pablo Larrain’s Spencer. Nicholas Britell was honored as TV Composer of the Year today for his score for the […]

Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Academy have announced the second wave of nominees for the 2022 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories Discovery of the Year, Public Choice Award, Best Original Score for a Belgian Production and Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer. The winners will be announced at […]

Film Fest Gent has announced the new album Mark Isham – Music for Film. The album features music by the guest of honor of this year’s World Soundtrack Awards, including studio recordings of concert suites from the composer’s scores for A River Runs Through It (for which he received his first Academy Award nomination), 42, American […]

The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the nominees for the 2022 World Soundtrack Awards in the categories of Film Composer of the Year, Television Composer of the Year and Best Original Song. The winners will be announced at the 22nd World Soundtrack Awards ceremony, which will take place at the renovated Concert Hall of Music […]

Daniel Pemberton was named Film Composer of the Year at the 21st World Soundtrack Awards, tonight’s closing event of the 48th Ghent Film Festival, for his scores for Aaron Sorkins’ The Trial of the Chicago 7, Harry Bradbeer’s Enola Holmes and the documentary Rising Phoenix. He previously received his first World Soundtrack Award in the Discovery of […]

Film Fest Ghent has announced the expanded editions of three of its earlier albums, featuring music by Mychael Danna (Life of Pi, Moneyball, Capote), Shigeru Umebayashi (In the Mood for Love, House of Flying Daggers, A Single Man) and Gabriel Yared (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain) respectively, reissuing them in the […]