World Soundtrack Awards Announces 2012 Nominees

World Soundtrack Awards Announces 2012 Nominees

Ghent - The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the list of its nominees for the 2012 Awards to be presented in three categories: Film Composer of the Year, Best Original Score of the Year and Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film. The names of the winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Saturday, October 20, the closing night of the Ghent International Film Festival.

The nominees of the World Soundtrack Awards 2012:

Film Composer of the Year

Award can be presented in respect of one film or in respect of a body of work in the year

Alexandre Desplat A Better Life, Carnage, De Rouille Et d’Os (Rust & Bone), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Moonrise Kingdom, The Ides Of March

Alberto Iglesias       Le Moine (The Monk), La Piel Que Habito (The Skin I Live In), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Cliff Martinez:     Contagion, Drive

Howard Shore:     A Dangerous Method, Cosmopolis,  Hugo

John Williams:        The Adventures of Tintin, War Horse

Best Original Film Score of the Year

DRIVE by Cliff Martinez

HUGO by Howard Shore

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN by John Williams

THE IDES OF MARCH by Alexandre Desplat

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY by Alberto Iglesias

Best Original Song written directly for a Film

Lay Your Head Down

from: “Albert Nobbs”

music by Brian Byrne

lyrics by Glenn Close

performed by Sinead O’Connor

Breath Of Life

from “ Snow White And The Huntsman”

music & lyrics by Florence Welch & Isabella Summers

performed by Florence + the Machine

The Living Proof

from “The Help”

music & lyrics by Thomas Newman, Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason Jr. & Damon Thomas

performed by  Mary J. Blige

Man Or Muppet

from “The Muppets”

music & Lyrics by Bret McKenzie

performed by Jason Segel and Walter

       

Masterpiece

from “W.E.”

music & lyrics by  Madonna, Julie Frost & Jimmy Harry

performed by Madonna

The music of award-winning composer James Newton Howard will be celebrated in concert at the 12th World Soundtrack Awards, which will be held at the Kuipke Events Centre in Ghent on Saturday, October 20th.  Howard is one of the most versatile and respected film music composers currently working in film.  A program of his impressive music will be performed by the renowned Brussels Philharmonic and be accompanied by select film clips.  The concert will be conducted by both Howard and Dirk Brossé.

Howard most recently scored the blockbuster films Snow White and the Huntsman and The Hunger Games. His credits include King Kong, The Sixth Sense, The Fugitive and Pretty Woman, among many others

In addition, composer Pino Donaggio will be receiving the World Soundtrack Lifetime Achievement Award at the event.  A selection of his work will also be performed at the concert. Donaggio is a frequent collaborator of director Brian De Palma and has scored the filmmaker’s Carrie, Home Movies, Dressed To Kill, Blow Out, Body Double and Raising Cain.  Donaggio will also be scoring De Palma’s upcoming feature Passion.

The World Soundtrack Academy was founded in 2001 by the Ghent International Film Festival to celebrate the role of music in film and honor film composers. The WSA Academy now has over 300 international members comprised of composers, film professionals, record label executives and other representatives of the film music business.

At the end of August, the Academy Board will announce the 5 nominees for the category ‘Discovery of the Year 2012’. In addition to the Awards presented by the Academy, film music fans around the world can vote for the best soundtrack of the year (see www.worldsoundtrackacademy.com).

Tickets for the World Soundtrack Awards & concert cost €29, €39 or €49 and are on sale at www.filmfestival.be.

Belgian press contact: Tom Heirbaut at +32 9 242 80 79 or via e-mail at fpress@filmfestival.be.

US press contact:  Jeff Sanderson at Chasen & Company at 310-274-4400 at jeff@chasenpr.com