World Soundtrack Awards 2025 – Winners
On October 15, at the 25th World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert, the annual highlight of Film Fest Gent and one of the world’s most prestigious events for film music, the winners for this year’s edition were announced. This jubilee edition not only celebrated established names but also gave the stage to emerging talent.
German composer Volker Bertelmann was named Film Composer of the Year for the second time in his career. The Discovery of the Year Award went to British composer Daniel Blumberg, who has gained international attention for his impressive work for The Brutalist. Other awards were presented to Theodore Shapiro (Television Composer of the Year), Clément Ducol, -Camille- and Jacques Audiard (Best Original Song), Laetitia Pansanel-Garric (Public Choice Award), Lorien Testard ( Game Music Award) and Ruben De Gheselle (Belgian Film Composer of the Year (Powered by Sabam)). The Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer (Powered by Vienna Synchron Stage) went to Bongseop Kim.
The WSAcademy also paid tribute to two of the most influential composers who have fundamentally shaped the language of minimalist film music with the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to Philip Glass and Michael Nyman.
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More information about the World Soundtrack Awards:
http://soundtrackfest.com/en/tag/world-soundtrack-awards_en/
Official website:
https://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/
