World Soundtrack Awards 2006 Explained

6th World Soundtrack Awards

October 14, 2006

----Best Original Soundtrack:
The Constant Gardener

The 6th World Soundtrack Awards were given on 14 October 2006 in Ghent, Belgium.

Winners

• Soundtrack Composer of the Year:
  • Alberto Iglesias for The Constant Gardener^[1]
• Best Original Soundtrack of the Year:
  • Alberto Iglesias for The Constant Gardener
• Best Original Song Written for a Film:
  • "Our Town" from Cars
• Public Choice Award:
  • Gustavo Santaolalla for Brokeback Mountain
• Discovery of the Year:
  • Evanthia Reboutsika - My Father and My Son
• Lifetime Achievement Award:
  • Peer Raben

Nominees

• Soundtrack Composer of the Year:^[2]
  • Danny Elfman - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • Alberto Iglesias - The Constant Gardener
  • Dario Marianelli - Pride & Prejudice
  • James Newton Howard - King Kong
  • John Powell - ^[3]
• Best Original Soundtrack of the Year:
  • • • • • • • • • Brokeback Mountain - Gustavo Santaolalla King Kong - James Newton Howard Munich - John Williams Pride & Prejudice - Dario Marianelli The Constant Gardener - Alberto Iglesias
• Best Original Song Written for Film:
  • "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" - Brokeback Mountain
    • Music by Gustavo Santaolalla
      • • • Performed by Emmylou Harris Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
  • "Can't Take It In" -
    • • • • • • • Music by Harry Gregson-Williams and Imogen Heap Performed by Imogen Heap Lyrics by Imogen Heap
  • "Magic Works" - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    • Music and lyrics by Jarvis Cocker
      • • • • • Performed by Jarvis Cocker, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Steve Mackey, Steve Claydon and Jason Buckle String arrangement by Patrick Doyle "Mdlwembe" - Tsotsi
    • Music by Kabelo Ikaneng
      • • • Performed by Zola Lyrics by Zola
  • "Our Town" - Cars
    • Music and lyrics by Randy Newman
    • Performed by James Taylor
• Discovery of the year:^[4]
  • Nick Cave and Warren Ellis- The Proposition
  • Nigel Clarke and Michael CsaniI-Wills - The Thief Lord
  • Olivier Florio - Les Brigades du Tigre
  • Douglas Pipes - Monster House
  • Evanthia Reboutsika]] - My Father & my son

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alberto Iglesias Wins the World Soundtrack Award for "Best Composer 2006" - Soundtrack.Net . 2022-06-22 . www.soundtrack.net.
2. Web site: 2009-09-01 . Congratulations to the 2006 World Soundtrack Award Nominees . 2022-06-22 . The Society of Composers and Lyricists . en-US.
3. Web site: John Powell, Peer Raben and Michael Giacchino at the 6th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards - Soundtrack.Net . 2022-06-22 . www.soundtrack.net.
4. Web site: Alberto Iglesias Wins the World Soundtrack Award for "Best Composer 2006" - Soundtrack.Net . 2022-06-22 . www.soundtrack.net.