Tag Archives: World Soundtrack Awards

Alfonso G. Aguilar Wins Public Choice Award for “Klaus” at World Soundtrack Awards

Posted on by
Reply

Alfonso G. Aguilar is the people’s choice…

The 20th annual World Soundtrack Awards have been doled out, with the 35-year-old Spanish film score composer taking home a trophy.

Alfonso G. Aguilar

Aguilar won the Public Choice Award for composing the music to Netflix’s animated holiday film Klaus, which earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film.

Here’s the complete list of winners for the 20th annual World Soundtrack Awards:

Film Composer of the Year: Hildur Guðnadóttir, Joker
TV Composer of the Year: Nicholas Britell, Succession (season 2)
Best Original Song: “Stand Up” from Harriet, Joshuah Brian Campbell & Cynthia Erivo
Discovery of the Year: Bryce Dessner, The Two Popes
Best Original Score for a Belgian Production: Torpedo by Hannes De Maeyer
SABAM Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer: Ana Kasrashvili
Public Choice Award: Klaus by Alfonso G. Aguilar
Lifetime Achievement Award: Gabriel Yared

Sanchez Earns Two World Soundtrack Awards for Composing the Music for “Birdman”

Posted on by
Reply

Antonio Sanchez is flying high…

The 43-year-old Mexican jazz drummer and composer took home two awards on Saturday at the 15th World Soundtrack Awards which served as the finale to the 42nd Film Fest Ghent in Belgium.

Screen Shot 2015-10-26 at 6.22.51 AM

Sanchez, a Critics Choice Movie Award winner earlier this year, was named Discovery of the Year 2015 for composing the music for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Oscar-winning film Birdman.

He also picked up the award for Best Original Film Score of the Year for Birdman.

Sanchez’s work also earned him the nomination for 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, a nomination for the 2015 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA), and other nominations.

Meanwhile, the honor for the year’s Best Original Song written directly for a movie went to “The Apology Song” from The Book of Life, with music by Gustavo Santaolalla, lyrics by Paul Williams and performed by Diego Luna.

Here’s a look at all the big winners:

Composer of the Year
Michael Giacchino

Original Film Score of the Year
Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) by Antonio Sanchez

 Best Original Song Written for a Film
“The Apology Song” from The Book of Life
Music by Gustavo Santaolalla, lyrics by Paul Williams, performed by Diego Luna 

Discovery of the Year
Antonio Sanchez for ‘Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)’ 

Sabam Award for Best Young Composer
Peer Kleinschmidt 

Public Choice Award
The Maze Runner by John Paesano 

Lifetime Achievement Award
Patrick Doyle

Iglesias Earns Composer Prize at the European Film Awards

Posted on by
Reply

The awards continue to mount for Alberto Iglesias…

Alberto Iglesias

The 57-year-old Spanish composer claimed the best composer prize at the European Film Awards on Saturday, as the European Film Academy celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Iglesias, the big winner at this year’s World Soundtrack Awards, earned the award for his critically acclaimed work on Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.


Here’s a look at the full winners list:

EUROPEAN FILM
Amour

DIRECTOR
Michael Haneke for Amour

ACTRESS
Emmanuelle Riva in Amour

ACTOR
Jean-Louis Trintignant in Amour

SCREENWRITER
Tobias Lindholm & Thomas Vinterberg for The Hunt

CINEMATOGRAPHER
Sean Bobbitt for Shame

EDITOR
Joe Walker for Shame

PRODUCTION DESIGNER 2012
Maria Djurkovic for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

COMPOSER
Alberto Iglesias for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

DISCOVERY – FIPRESCI PRIZE
Kauwboy, directed by Boudewijn Koole (Netherlands)

DOCUMENTARY
Winter Nomads, directed by Manuel von Stürler (Switzerland)

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Alois Nobel, directed by Tomas Lunak (Czech Republic-Germany-Slovakia)

SHORT FILM
Superman, Spiderman, Or Batman, directed by Tudor Giurgiu (Romania)

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST EUROPEAN FILM
Hasta La Vista, directed by Geoffrey Enthoven (Belgium)

Iglesias Named Film Composer of the Year at World Soundtrack Awards

Posted on by
2

Alberto Iglesias is still reaping the rewards for his composing work on three of last year’s highly acclaimed films.

The 57-year-old Spanish composer was named film composer of the year at the World Soundtrack Awards.

Alberto Iglesias

Iglesias, who received an invitation this summer to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was heralded for his work on the soundtracks for Le Moine (The Monk), The Skin I Live In and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy.

In addition, the academy also awarded Iglesias with the award for best original film score of the year for Tinker, Tailor.

Iglesias defeated fellow Latino nominee Cliff Martinez, who served as the composer on the films Contagion and Drive, in both categories.

Iglesias previously received the Hollywood Film Composer Award at the 15th annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards for his work on Pedro Almodóvar’s haunting The Skin I Live In and Tomas Alfredson’s Cold War thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy.

The World Soundtrack Awards took place on Sunday, October 21, as the closing event of the 39th Ghent Film Festival.