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The '''World Soundtrack Awards''', launched in 2001 by the [[Film Fest Gent]], is aimed at organizing and overseeing the educational, cultural and professional aspects of the art of [[film music]], including the preservation of the history of the soundtrack and its worldwide promotion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ghent’s World Soundtrack Awards to Fete French Composer Francis Lai|url=https://variety.com/2014/music/festivals/ghents-world-soundtrack-awards-to-fete-french-composer-francis-lai-1201267081/|first=Steve|last=Chagollan|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=July 22, 2014|access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref> The event takes place yearly in [[Ghent]], [[Belgium]] with the ceremony usually at the Capitole Concert Hall.
The '''World Soundtrack Awards''', launched in 2001, are the annual awards for best [[Film score|film music]], presented during the [[Film Fest Gent]]. The World Soundtrack Academy supports the art of film music through cultural, educational and professional activities.<ref>https://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/about/mission-statement</ref> The event takes place yearly in [[Ghent]], [[Belgium]] with the ceremony usually at the Capitole Concert Hall.



==Main awards==
==Main awards==
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* Television Composer of the Year
* Television Composer of the Year
* [[World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film|Best Original Song]]
* [[World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film|Best Original Song]]



==Other awards==
==Other awards==
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* Public Choice Award: ''[[Artificial Intelligence: A.I.]]'' ([[John Williams]])
* Public Choice Award: ''[[Artificial Intelligence: A.I.]]'' ([[John Williams]])
* Lifetime Achievement Award: [[Elmer Bernstein]]
* Lifetime Achievement Award: [[Elmer Bernstein]]



== Film music concerts in Ghent ==
== Film music concerts in Ghent ==
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=== 2014 ===
=== 2014 ===
* WSA Concert (Cliff Martinez, Dan Romer, Francis Lai, Jef Neve)
* WSA Concert (Cliff Martinez, Dan Romer, Francis Lai, Jef Neve)
* Nino Rota in Concert
* [[Nino Rota]] in Concert
* Charlie Chaplin's [[The Circus (1928 film)|''The Circus'']]
* Charlie Chaplin's [[The Circus (1928 film)|''The Circus'']]
=== 2013 ===
=== 2013 ===
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* A Night to Remember: Ennio Morricone
* A Night to Remember: Ennio Morricone
=== 1985 ===
=== 1985 ===
* A Tribute to [[Nino Rota]]
* A Tribute to Nino Rota





Revision as of 12:09, 8 May 2024

The World Soundtrack Awards, launched in 2001, are the annual awards for best film music, presented during the Film Fest Gent. The World Soundtrack Academy supports the art of film music through cultural, educational and professional activities.[1] The event takes place yearly in Ghent, Belgium with the ceremony usually at the Capitole Concert Hall.


Main awards

The three main categories are:


Other awards


Background

The award winners are announced during the annual World Soundtrack Awards Concert & Ceremony. At the concert, Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Maestro Dirk Brossé, music director of Film Fest Gent, performs a selection of music by the guests of honour and the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The official institution behind the WSAwards is the World Soundtrack Academy. The WSAcademy is an international community of screen composers and industry professionals that supports the art of film music through cultural, promotional, educational and professional activities. The WSAcademy promotes film music worldwide through the annual presentation of the WSAwards, as well as through the development of other promotional activities. The WSAcademy supports both emerging and established composers for screen.

Through the organisation of film music seminars, masterclasses, workshops and other activities at Film Fest Gent, the WSAcademy actively contributes to the education and study of this art form. The WSAcademy engages itself in the preservation of the history of film music through recordings, publications and the development of an archive.[2]

The festival is praised as one of the first cultural organizations to turn the spotlight on film music, which gave it the status of a pioneer. It has built up a strong reputation by organizing concerts, such as the very first concert of music by Hans Zimmer.


Award winners

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001


Film music concerts in Ghent

2023

  • WSA Concert (Laurence Rosenthal, Eiko Ishibashi, Nicola Piovani)
  • PRESS PLAY: Music in Games
  • Eiko Ishibashi plays 'GIFT'
  • Colin Stetson plays 'Soundtracks' & première 'GUT'

2022

  • WSA Concert (Nainita Desai, Mark Isham, Bruno Coulais)
  • Korean Composers

2021

  • WSA Concert (Bryce Dessner, Max Richter, Eleni Karaindrou)
  • Great Greek Composers

2020

  • WSA Concert: 20th Anniversary - Tribute to the Film Composer

2019

  • WSA Concert (Marco Beltrami, Tamar-kali, Frédéric Devreese)
  • Hollywood Nightmares: Scary Symphonic Scores

2018

  • WSA Concert (Carter Burwell, Philippe Sarde, Nicholas Britell)
  • 2001 and Beyond: A Symphonic Odyssey

2017

2016

  • WSA Concert (Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jeff Beal, Jeff Russo, Sean Callery, Daniel Pemberton)
  • TV Themes Concert

2015

  • WSA Concert (Alan Silvestri, Daniel Pemberton)
  • Great British Film Music

2014

  • WSA Concert (Cliff Martinez, Dan Romer, Francis Lai, Jef Neve)
  • Nino Rota in Concert
  • Charlie Chaplin's The Circus

2013

  • WSA Concert (Alexandre Desplat, Riz Ortolani)
  • Scoring for Scorsese
  • 40 Years of Film Fest Gent
  • The 7th Heaven Live by Kevin Toma

2012

  • WSA Concert (James Newton Howard, Pino Donaggio)
  • 007 in Concert
  • The B-Movie Orchestra
  • Ennio Morricone Concerto

2011

  • WSA Concert (Hans Zimmer, Elliot Goldenthal, Howard Shore, Giorgio Moroder)
  • Maestros of Suspense (Bernard Herrman, Franz Waxman)

2010

  • WSA Concert (Angelo Badalamenti, Howard Shore, Gustavo Santaolalla, Stephen Warbeck, Craig Armstrong, Elliot Goldenthal)
  • John Barry Tribute Concert
  • Koyaanisqatsi in Concert

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

  • WSA Concert: Fenton-Delerue: A Film Music Celebration
  • As Time Goes By: Roby Lakatos
  • Jizo And Other Concert Works By Film Composers
  • Yann Tiersen in Concert

2001

  • WSA Concert (Gabriel Yared, Elmer Bernstein)
  • Falling: The Concert featuring Praga Khan

2000

  • Hans Zimmer Live in Concert
  • Ennio Morricone Live in Ghent

1999

  • Film Music at the Opera (Stephen Warbeck, Jean-Claude Petit, Elliot Goldenthal, Frédéric Devreese)

1998

  • The Birth of a Score II (Michael Kamen, Edward Shearmur, Loek Dikker, Dirk Brossé, Elmer Bernstein)

1997

  • The Birth of a Score I (Dirk Brossé, Frédéric Devreese, Leonard Rosenman, Jean-Claude Petit)

1995

1994

1993

1992

  • Music from Films by Derek Jarman (Simon Fisher Turner)

1991

  • Michael Nyman in Concert

1989

  • Film Music in Europe (Frédéric Devreese, Dirk Brossé, Nicola Piovani, Peer Raben, Stanley Myers, Lukas Karitinos)

1988

  • A Night of Great Film Music (Frédéric Devreese, Georges Delerue, Bruce Broughton, David Newman, Jean-Claude Petit)
  • Toots Thielemans Film Music Concert

1987

  • A Night to Remember: Ennio Morricone

1985

  • A Tribute to Nino Rota


References

  1. ^ https://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/about/mission-statement
  2. ^ https://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/about
  3. ^ Dalton, Ben (October 17, 2018). "Kendrick Lamar, late Jóhann Jóhannsson win at 2018 World Soundtrack Awards". Screen International. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "World Soundtrack Awards: Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. October 24, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "Tiende filmprijs voor 'Aanrijding in Moscou'". De Standaard (in Dutch). March 31, 2009. Retrieved August 13, 2019.