Ludwig Gransson and Hans Zimmer Lead World Soundtrack Awards Nominees

Publish date: 2024-08-16

Composers Ludwig Göransson and Hans Zimmer led the World Soundtrack Awards.

Belgian film festival Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Academy have unveiled all nominees for the 24th World Soundtrack Awards, which recognizes the contributions of global film and television composers. This year’s event will take place on Oct. 16 at the annual WSA Ceremony & Concert during Film Fest Gent.

“Oppenheimer” composer Göransson and Jerskin Fendrix (“Poor Things,” “Kinds of Kindness”), Laura Karpman (“American Fiction,” “The Marvels,” “Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed”), Anthony Willis (“Saltburn”) and Zimmer (“Dune: Part Two,” “The Creator”) led the film composer of the year nominations.

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“The Crown” composer Martin Phipps has scored his first WSA nomination for television composer of the year. Other nominees include Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross and Leopold Ross for “Shōgun,” Jeff Russo for “Ripley” and Natalie Holt, who has scored her third WSA nomination this year for “Loki” Season 2.

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Lenny Kravitz and Jon Batiste are nominated for best original song for “Road to Freedom” from “Rustin” and “It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony” respectively. Paul King, Neil Hannon and Simon Farnaby are also nominated for “You’ve Never Had Chocolate Like This” from “Wonka.”

Other honors to be presented at the World Soundtrack Awards include discovery of the year, the public choice award, the WSA game music award, best original score for a Belgian production and the Sabam Award for best original composition by a young composer.

See a full list of nominations below.

Discovery of the Year Award
•”In the Land of Saints and Sinners” | Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg
•”Poor Things” | Jerskin Fendrix
•”Ezra” | Carlos Rafael Rivera
•”Julie Keeps Quiet (Julie zwijgt)” | Caroline Shaw
•”Saltburn” | Anthony Wills

Public Choice Award
•”Dune: Part Two” | Hans Zimmer
•”In the Land of Saints and Sinners” | Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg
•”La Guerra dei Nonni” | Umberto Scipione
•“Saltburn” | Anthony Willis
•“Young Woman and the Sea” | Amelia Warner

WSA Game Music Award
•”Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure” | Maclaine Diemer, Bryan Atkinson, Bobby Brader, Jarryd Elias, Jaimee Jimin Park, Michael Paraskevas, Bobby Rose
•”Jagged Alliance 3″ | George Strezov
•”Slay the Princess” | Brandon Boone
•”Tales of Kenzera: Zau” | Nainita Desai
•”The Outlast Trials” | Tom Salta

Best Original Score for a Belgian Production
•”Skunk” | Amenra
•”When it Melts” | Bjorn Eriksson
•”Wil” | Geert Hellings

Sabam Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer
•Alex Mansour
•Georg Mausolf
•Florian van der Reijden

Film Composer of the Year
• Jerskin Fendrix | “Kinds of Kindness;” “Poor Things”
• Ludwig Göransson | “Oppenheimer”
• Laura Karpman | “American Fiction;” “The Marvels;” “Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed”
• Anthony Willis | “Saltburn”
• Hans Zimmer | “Dune: Part Two;” “The Creator”

Television Composer of the Year
• Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross | “Shōgun”
• Natalie Holt | “Loki “S02
• James Newton Howard | “All the Light We Cannot See” S01
• Martin Phipps | “The Crown” S06
• Carlos Rafael Rivera | “Griselda;” “Lessons in Chemistry;” “Monsieur Spade”
• Jeff Russo | “Fargo” S05; “Ripley” S01

Best Original Song
• “Dance The Night” from “Barbie” | written by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, Caroline Ailin, Dua Lipa | performed by: Dua Lipa
• “I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie” | written by Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson | performed by: Ryan Gosling
• “It Never Went Away” from “American Symphony” | written by Dan Wilson, Jon Batiste | performed by: Jon Batiste
• “Road to Freedom” from “Rustin” | written and performed by Lenny Kravitz
• “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” from “Killers of the Flower Moon” | written by Scott George | performed by Osage Tribal Singers
• “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie” | written by Finneas O’Connell, Billie Eilish | performed by Billie Eilish
• “You’ve Never Had Chocolate Like This” from “Wonka” | written by Neil Hannon, Paul King, Simon Farnaby | performed by Timothée Chalamet, The Cast of “Wonka”

Lifetime Achievement Award
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