World Soundtrack Awards Explained

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.

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mission & vision. World Soundtrack Awards.
  2. Web site: About. World Soundtrack Awards.
  3. Web site: Kendrick Lamar, late Jóhann Jóhannsson win at 2018 World Soundtrack Awards. Screen International. Ben. Dalton. October 17, 2018. August 13, 2019.
  4. Web site: World Soundtrack Awards: Complete Winners List. The Hollywood Reporter. October 24, 2015. August 13, 2019.
  5. Web site: Tiende filmprijs voor 'Aanrijding in Moscou'. nl. De Standaard. March 31, 2009. August 13, 2019.