Winners include Jon Everist for his score on Paradox Interactive / Harebrained Schemes’ ‘The Lamplighters League’ and Remedy Entertainment for the sound on Epic Games’ ‘Alan Wake 2’
October 11, 2024
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
The Music+Sound Awards :
LONDON – October 11, 2024 – Heralding sound and music excellence within gaming, The Music+Sound Awards have announced the winners of its 2024 competition.
The best of the world’s media sound, music and sync talent have been celebrated and honoured for their exceptional work and creativity over the last year. The Awards serve to highlight the vital role that music and sound play in projects, and the great talent and skill involved.
Winners were chosen by a panel of worldwide industry professionals, including
Michael Kent, Senior Sound Design Supervisor at PlayStation Studios, Vancouver
Atsushi Suganuma, Senior Manager, Sound Design at PlayStation Studios, London
Graham Donnelly, Supervising Sound Editor at Sweet Justice Sound, London
Matthew Grimm, Associate Audio Director at Sledgehammer Games, Chicago
Nick von Kaenel, Audio Director at Respawn, Los Angeles
Mason Lieberman, Senior Composer + Game Audio Supervisor at Tencent, Los Angeles
Pete Ward, Audio Director at Machinegames, Sweden
Richard Lapington, Audio Director at Remedy, Sweden
Stephen Barton, Composer
Brendon Williams, Composer
Brigitte Dajczer, Lead Composer and Founder at Music Salad Studio, Montreal
Austin Wintory, Composer
A few closing words from awards director, Emma Maguire, ‘We extend our sincerest congratulations to all 2024 Music+Sound Awards’ winners. Your achievement in being selected by our jury is testament to your creative brilliance. We are honored to be a part of this celebration. Thank you to our jury, all our entrants and supporters. Well done winners!”
The Awards continue to support the work of music therapists, Nordoff Robbins, by donating £5 from every entry to this far-reaching charity.
Here follows a selection of the winners. All winners and winning films can be viewed at www.masawards.com
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A VIDEO GAME - GAMEPLAY
The Lamplighters League
Entrant / Composer: Jon Everist
Engineered by: Jack Jackson
Mixed and mastered by: Steve Kempster
Conducted by: Anthony Parnther
Orchestra Leader: Everton Nelson
Orchestral Contracting by: Isobel Griffiths
Soundtrack released by: Lakeshore Records
Game Director: Chris Rogers
Game Publisher: Paradox Interactive
Game Developer: Harebrained Schemes
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A VIDEO GAME - CINEMATICS / CUTSCENES
Honor of Kings - Dolia Champion Cinematic
Entrant / Publisher: Tencent Games
Composers: Yoon Ho Kim, Mark Kuypers, Seiji Hotta + Xiaonan Yan
Developer: TiMi Studio Group
BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A VIDEO GAME - GAMEPLAY
Alan Wake 2
Entrant / Developer: Remedy Entertainment, Finland
Sound Designers: Joshua Bell, Adam Butterworth, Kit Challis, Gulli Gunnarsson, Thomas Holmes, Pauli Ondruska, Tazio Schiesari, Henry Scott, Ville Sorsa, Philipp Berger Tolkun (Dynamedion)
Audio Director: Richard Lapington
Sound Producer: Anika Neubert
Dialogue Editors: Taneli Suoranta, Arthur Tisseront, Manik Möllers (Dynamedion) + Mikael Lindblad Ehnborg (RedPipe)
Publisher: Epic Games
Directors: Sam Lake + Kyle Rowely
BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A VIDEO GAME - CINEMATICS + CUTSCENES
Alan Wake 2
Entrant / Developer: Remedy Entertainment, Finland
RedPipe Sound Team: Robert Eklund, Joakim Kristensen, Mikael Lindblad Ehnborg, Julius Rydinger, Ulf Blomqvist, Erik Olsson + Christopher Peduru-Aratchi
Remedy Sound Team: Gulli Gunnarsson, Thomas Holmes, Tazio Schiesari, Kit Challis
Audio Director: Richard Lapington
Sound Producer: Anika Neubert
Dialogue Editors: Taneli Suoranta, Arthur Tisseront, Manik Möllers (Dynamedion) + Mikael Lindblad Ehnborg (RedPipe)
Game Directors: Sam Lake + Kyle Rowely
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE IN A VIDEO GAME
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Entrants: Insomniac Games + PlayStation Studios Sound Teams
Voice Artist: Nadji Jeter
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment, Los Angeles
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About The Music+Sound Awards
The Music+Sound Awards are the world’s first and only global awards programme to recognise and celebrate the indispensable role and outstanding contribution that music and sound design play in the world of visual media.
Aimed at professionals working in gaming, advertising, film, television and trailers, the awards are open to anyone who is or has been involved in the creation, composition, sourcing, licensing, briefing and / or production of music and sound design for any media broadcast or released globally.
The awards categories have been created to include the widest possible use of music and sound in the media. They invite entries from video games, television and online advertising, feature films, short films, television programmes, title sequences, branding and trailers, judging for: best original composition, best sound design, best sync, best re-record and best use of production music.
For more information or images please contact
Emma Maguire - [email protected] | +44 7808 500 132
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