The brand-new category, titled "Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media," represents a major increase in visibility for the art form.
From a score more than 5.5 hours long to a soundtrack that melds contemporary classical and traditional Arabic music, the inaugural nominees are a rich array of some of the field's finest works.
Nominees:
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Austin Wintory, composer
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarok
Stephanie Economou, composer
Call Of Duty®: Vanguard
Bear McCreary, composer
Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy
Richard Jacques, composer
Old World
Christopher Tin, composer
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Generous support for the music heard on this program comes from the Robert T. and Ruth Haidt Hughes Memorial Acquisitions Fund.
Thanks to Michael Culler for engineering assistance and to Christine Kyprianides and Delia Zaleski for production assistance.
Amanda Sewell is IPR's Music Director, and Keith Brown is GAMEPLAY’s host and executive producer.
PLAYLIST:
Bear McCreary - The Hidden Beast (God of War: Ragnarök) - London Session Orchestra, Schola Cantorum, London Voices
Richard Jacques - Entering the Zone (Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy) - original soundtrack
Richard Jacques - Magus Dream (Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy) - original soundtrack
Richard Jacques - A Leap of Faith (Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy) - original soundtrack
Stephanie Economou - Main Theme (Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök) - original soundtrack; Einar Selvik, vocals
Stephanie Economou - Wrath of Muspelheim (Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök) - original soundtrack
Stephanie Economou - Sanctuary (Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök) - original soundtrack
Stephanie Economou - The Blade of Surtr (Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök) - original soundtrack feat. Wilderun
Bear McCreary - Operation Tonga (Call of Duty: Vanguard) - original soundtrack
Bear McCreary - Vanguard (Call of Duty: Vanguard) - original soundtrack
Bear McCreary - The Gun Battery (Call of Duty: Vanguard) - original soundtrack
Christopher Tin - I Lift My Eyes (Old World) - original soundtrack; Abeer Nehme, vocals
Christopher Tin - III. Tarab - Pt. I (Old World) - original soundtrack; Meena Shamaly, oud
Austin Wintory - Hoenikker (Aliens: Fireteam Elite) - original soundtrack
Austin Wintory - Rapid Uncontrollable Mutation (Aliens: Fireteam Elite) - original soundtrack
