World Soundtrack Awards 2015

And the nominees are

Hans Zimmer, Alexandre Desplat, Johann Johannsson, Patrick Doyle and John Legend are some of the popular names among the first nominees released by the World Soundtrack Academy. The first nominees announced will be competing in the categories for Film Composer of the Year, Best Original Score of the Year and Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film. The 15th World Soundtrack Awards will be the closing event of Film Fest Gent on 24 October 2015 in Ghent.

The World Soundtrack Academy aims at supporting film music, sound design, composers and their worldwide promotion. In fifteen years time, the membership of the WSAcademy grew into a group of 370 international film (music) professionals deciding on the nominees for the annual World Soundtrack Awards through several rounds of voting. Besides these first nominees, the Academy will also select five nominees for the Discovery of the Year 2015 by the end of August. Finally the public can also nominate their favorite score by voting for the Public Choice Award on the website until 5 September 2015.

The nominees are:

Best Composer of the Year

Bruno Coulais: Song of the Sea, Gemma Bovary, 3 hearts (3 Coeurs), Mune le guardien de
la lune, Diary of a Chambermaid (Journal d’une femme de chambre), Fly Away Solo

Alexandre Desplat: Unbroken, The Imitation Game, Everything Will Be Fine, Tale of Tales

Michael Giaccchino: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Inside Out, Jupiter Ascending,
Jurassic World, Tomorrowland

Johann Johannsson: The Theory of Everything, The 11th Hour, Sicario

Hans Zimmer: Interstellar, Chappie

Best Original Film Score of the Year

Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) by Antonio Sanchez

Cinderella by Patrick Doyle

The Imitation Game by Alexandre Desplat

Interstellar by Hans Zimmer

The Theory of Everything by Johann Johannsson

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

Carry Me Home from Insurgent
Music & lyrics by Joseph Trapanese & Christopher Taylor, performed by SOHN

Glory from Selma
Music & lyrics by John Legend, Common and Rhymefest performed by Common & Legend

Grateful from Beyond the Lights
Music & lyrics by Diane Warren, performed by Rita Ora

Tell Me from Lost River
Music & lyrics by Johnny Jewel, performed by Saoirse Ronan