As in previous years, the World Soundtrack Academy will give out the SABAM Award for Best Young International Composer to young international film music talent during this year’s World Soundtrack Awards (WSA) during the 42nd Film Fest Gent in Belgium. Three finalists will be invited for a three-day visit in Ghent where they will have their compositions performed […]
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World Soundtrack Awards 2015 Young Composers Contest Announced
Posted: April 16, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
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Alan Silvestri to Be Honored at World Soundtrack Awards 2015
Posted: February 25, 2015 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alan Silvestri, Daniel Pemberton, World Soundtrack Awards
Alan Silvestri has been chosen as this year’s guest of honor at this year’s World Soundtrack Awards. The composer’s music will be performed at the 15th anniversary edition of the event, conducted by Dirk Brossé and accompanied by film fragments on the big screen, during the 42nd Ghent Film Festival on October 24, 2015. Silvestri’s credits include […]
Alexandre Desplat Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards 2014
Posted: October 25, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Daniel Pemberton, Michelino Bisceglia, Pharrell Williams, World Soundtrack Awards
Alexandre Desplat was chosen as Film Composer of the Year 2014 at the World Soundtrack Awards 2012, tonight’s closing event of the 41st Ghent Film Festival. Desplat also received an award for his score for Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel in the Best Original Film Score of the Year category. Desplat also composed the […]
2014 World Soundtrack Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: August 13, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the nominees for the 2013 World Soundtrack Awards to be presented in three categories: Film Composer of the Year, Best Original Score of the Year and Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film. The winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Saturday, October […]
Francis Lai to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Ghent Film Festival
Posted: July 18, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Francis Lai, World Soundtrack Awards
Francis Lai has been selected as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award at the closing-night gala of the 14th World Soundtrack Awards at the Ghent Film Fest on October 25, 2014. The composer is best known for his score for 1970’s Love Story, for which he received an Academy Award, as well as a […]
World Soundtrack Awards 2013 Discovery of the Year Nominations Announced
Posted: September 4, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Discovery of the Year, World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the five nominees for the Discovery of the Year Award 2012, via which the organization rewards up-and-coming talent from the previous year. The winner will be announced at the 13th World Soundtrack Awards & Concert on October 19, 2013 in Ghent and will get the opportunity to perform at […]
World Soundtrack Awards Nominations Announced
Posted: August 16, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the nominees for the 2013 World Soundtrack Awards to be presented in three categories: Film Composer of the Year, Best Original Score of the Year and Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film. The winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Saturday, October […]
Riz Ortolani to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Ghent Film Festival
Posted: May 6, 2013 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alexandre Desplat, Riz Ortolani, World Soundtrack Awards
Riz Ortolani has been selected as the 13th recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the the closing-night gala of the World Soundtrack Awards at the Ghent Film Fest on October 19, 2013. The Italian composer is best known for his scores to numerous spaghetti westerns and international films including the 1980 horror film Hannibal Holocaust and […]
Alberto Iglesias Named Film Composer of the Year 2012 at World Soundtrack Awards
Posted: October 20, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Abel Korzeniowski, Alberto Iglesias, Brian Byrne, World Soundtrack Awards
Alberto Iglesias was chosen as Film Composer of the Year 2012 at the World Soundtrack Awards 2012, tonight’s closing event of the 39th Ghent Film Festival. Iglesias also received an award for his score for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy in the Best Original Film Score of the Year 2012 category. The composer’s other scores of […]
World Soundtrack Awards Discovery of the Year Nominations Announced
Posted: September 6, 2012 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Discovery of the Year, World Soundtrack Awards
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the five nominees for the Discovery of the Year Award 2012, via which the organization rewards up-and-coming talent from the previous year. Here are the nominees: Brian Byrne – Albert Nobbs Lucas Vidal – The Cold Light of Day, The Raven, Mientras Duermes
