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02 Dec 2011 - Annual Game Music Awards 2011 :: Nominations AnnouncedSEMO is proud to present the nominees of the Annual Game Music Awards 2011. These panel-voted officially recognised awards provide a thorough and wide-reaching recognition of achievement in game music over the last year.A panel have determined the nominations of these awards. All panelists are experienced journalists and reviewers with an expert knowledge of the game music industry. The panelists have selected their choices by carefully considering the artistic, entertainment, and functional value of the game music created this year. All game music released between December 1, 2010 and November 30, 2011 was eligible for consideration, irrespective of the commercial success and production region of their associated games. The nominations are listed below. The winners will be announced during the final week of 2011: 1.1 Best Score – Japan Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Dark Souls Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten Earth Seeker El Shaddai: Ascension of the Maelstrom Final Fantasy Type-0 Nora and the Engraving Studio Rewrite The Last Story The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 1.2 Best Score – Western Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Crysis 2 Dead Space 2 inFamous 2 Might & Magic Heroes VI Mortal Kombat Shogun II: Total War SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception 1.3 Best Score – Contemporary / Alternative Black Rock Shooter: The Game Child of Eden Dangan Ronpa Deus Ex: Human Revolution L.A. Noire Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact Patapon 3 Portal 2 Shadows of the Damned Tekken Tag Tournament 2 1.4 Best Score – Retro / Remixed Bejeweled 3 Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 de Blob 2 Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy Hard Corps: Uprising Kirby’s Return to Dreamland Rayman Origins Sonic Generations Super Mario 3D Land Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 1.5 Best Score – Independent Alpha Squad Bloodrayne: Betrayal Cthulhu Saves the World Eschatos Fusion: Genesis Irotoridori no Sekai PixelJunk Shooter 2 Spacechem Sword & Sworcery To the Moon 2.1 Outstanding Contribution – Eastern Composer Takeshi Abo (Phantom Breaker, Dunamis15) Rio Hamamoto (Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, Tekken Tag Tournament 2) Takeharu Ishimoto (Final Fantasy Type-0, Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy) Kenji Ito (Bullet Soul, SaGa 3 DS) Hiroki Kikuta (Shining Hearts, Sophisticated Insanity) Hirokazu Koshio (Space Invaders: Infinity Gene, Groove Coaster) Motoi Sakuraba (Dark Souls, Tales of Xillia) Nobuo Uematsu (The Last Story, Octave Theory) Akira Yamaoka (Shadows of the Damned, Neon Genesis Evangelion: 3rd Impact) Mahito Yokota (Super Mario 3D Land, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword) 2.2 Outstanding Contribution – Western Composer Rod Abernethy (Rage, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon) Lorne Balfe (Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure) Pawel Blasczcak (Dead Island, Call of Juarez: The Cartel) Jason Graves (Dead Space 2, Dungeon Siege III) Christophe Héral (Rayman Origins, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn) Laura Karpman (Kung Fu Panda 2, Kinect Disneyland Adventures) Tilman Sillescu (Crysis 2, Anno 2070) Jeremy Soule (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Deep Black) Cris Velasco (Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, Section 8: Prejudice) Inon Zur (Dragon Age II, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North) 2.3 Outstanding Contribution – Independent Composer Hijiri Anze (Café Sourire, Kami Naru Kimi to) Sean Beeson (Aiko Island, Dangerous) Danny Baranowsky (Super Meat Boy, The Binding of Isaac) Norihiro Furukawa (i Kaidan, Densha de Go! Yamanotesen) Chris Geehan (BiteJacker, A.R.E.S Extinction Agenda) Jake Kaufman (Bloodrayne: Betrayal, Mighty Milky Way) Brian Allen Holmes (Kingdom in the Clouds, Chibi Knight) Tomomi Teratani (Amnesia, Rewrite) Josh Whelchel (Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion, Wind-Up Knight) Keishi Yonao (Strania: The Stella Machine, Paradise Lost) 2.4 Outstanding Contribution – Newcomer Kan R. Gao (To the Moon) Taku Inoue (Ridge Racer 3D) Asuka Ito (Pilotwings Resort) Justin Lassen (Herbert) Akiyoshi Manabe (Tale of the Last Promise) Gordon McNeil (Cthulhu Saves the World) Yasuyuki Nagata (Shining Force Cross Raid) Tsutomu Narita (UnchainBlades ReXX) Brian Reitzell (Red Faction: Armageddon) Brian Tyler (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3) 2.5 Outstanding Contribution – Soloist Aubrey Ashburn (Dragon Age II – Rogue Heart) Kaori Asou (Nora and the Engraving Studio – The Days I’m Now Weaving) Emi Evans (Dark Souls – Nameless Song) Grant Henry (Alpha Squad – Alpha Squad Theme) Kanon (The Last Story – Toberu Mono) Lang Lang (Gran Turismo 5 – Liebestraum No. 1 “Hohe Liebe”) MASA (Dynasty Warriors 7 – Main Theme) Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (Shadows of the Damned – Take Me to Hell) Ellen McLain (Portal 2 – Cara Mia Addio) Laura Shigihara (To the Moon – Everything’s Alright) 2.6 Outstanding Contribution – Ensemble Chantliceer (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary – Random Slipspace Trajectory) Eminence Symphonic Choir (El Shaddai: Ascension of the Maelstrom – Torn Heart) kidneythieves (Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy – God in Fire) Philharmonia Orchestra (The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – Echoes of Angmar) Quartet San Francisco (Dead Space 2 – Lacrimosa) The Black Heart Procession (Infamous 2 – Fade Away) Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus (Dark Souls – Prologue) Skywalker Symphony Orchestra (SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs – Theme of SOCOM 4) Slovak National Symphony Orchestra (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – I Stand Alone) Yuval Ron Ensemble (Ace Combat: Assault Horizon – Rebirth) 3.1 Outstanding Achievement – Main Theme Ace Combat: Assault Horizon – Rebirth Batman: Arkham City – Arkham City Main Theme Darkspore – Darkspore Theme Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Icarus El Shaddai: Ascension of the Maelstrom – Theme of El Shaddai Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection – Opening Theme Killzone 3 – And Ever We Fight On SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs – Theme from SOCOM 4 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Main Theme The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword – Ballad of the Goddess 3.2 Outstanding Achievement – Vocal Theme Atelier Meruru – Cadena Bastion – Setting Sail, Coming Home Chaos Rings Omega – Chaos Rings Omega Devil Survivor 2 – World of Illusions Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten – Golden Memories Homefront – Stand Your Ground inFamous 2 – Fade Away Portal 2 – Want You Gone Senritsu no Stratus – Eternal Blue Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure – Skylanders Main Theme 3.3 Outstanding Achievement – Licensed Music Dance Central 2 Deepak Chopra’s Leela: body.mind.spirit.play Driver: San Francisco FIFA 12 LittleBigPlanet 2 Gran Turismo 5 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Michael Jackson: The Experience Rocksmith Saints Row: The Third 3.4 Outstanding Achievement – Sound Design Battlefield 3 Dark Souls Dead Island Dead Space 2 Forza Motorsport 4 From Dust Resistance 3 Shadows of the Damned The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 3.5 Outstanding Achievement – Voice Dialogue Bastion Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Catherine Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy Dragon Age II L.A. Noire Portal 2 Rage Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception 4.1 Best Album – Arrangement Castlevania Tribute Vol. 2 Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy Returning Home Hideki Sakamoto Orchestral Works Monster Hunter Orchestra Concert -Hunting Festival 2011- Muramasa -The Demon Blade- Music Collection Rockman Zero Collection Soundtrack -résonnant vie- The Legend of Heroes Zero no Kiseki Super Arrange Version The Greatest Video Game Music Valkyria Chronicles Piano Pieces Xenogears Myth 4.2 Best Album – Remix Armored Core Reprises Café SQ Chaos Theory Remixed Immortal 4 L.A. Noire Remixed Monster Hunter Arrange a la carte -I’ll Love You- Nier Tribute Album -echo- Persona 4 Reincarnation – Never More Rewrite – Soil We Are Rockmen 4.3 Best Album – Fan-Arranged Armored Core Tribute Album -The Answer- (Anosou) Black Materia: Final Fantasy VII (Random) Harmony of a Hunter (Shinesparkers) Heroes vs. Villains (OverClocked ReMix) OverDriver (Dangerous Mezashi Cat) PPPPPPowerup (SoulEye) Over The Limits! (Tribullets) Touhou Gensou Shiten 6 -Grimoire- (Sound Sepher) Touhou Zerokyo Kesshi -Scarlet Bloodbath- (Zero Symphonic Battalion) Unavenged (Random Encounter) 4.4 Best Album - Chiptune Biscuit (xyce) Cheap Dinosaurs (Cheap Dinosaurs) Hit and Run (Chipocrite) Impostor Nostalgia (Jimmy Hinson) O.S.T. (Daniel Capo) Soundshock: FM Funk Madness (Various Artists) SQ Chips (Various Artists) The Octagon (Jonathan Baken) Waveform 2 (Joshua Morse) zeta force (zabutom) 4.5 Best Album – Original 6E 61 32 (Tim Wright) After all… (Motoi Sakuraba) A New Story (Kanon) Blue Orb (onoken) Cryptidalia (Rom Di Prisco) GE-ON-DAN Super Rare Trax: Land of the Rising Sun (Various Artists) Goodbye World (Naoyuki Sato) Nerdcore Now Volume 1 (Various Artists) Octave Theory (Earthbound Papas) Play For Japan: The Album (Various Artists) 4.6 Best Album – Compilation Gradius Ultimate Collection Monster Hunter Hunting Music Collection Special Pack pop’n music Super Best Box Seiken Densetsu Music Complete Box Silent Hill Sounds Box Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2 Soundtrack Symphonic Suite Dragon Quest Scene-Separated I – IX The King of Soundtracks ’94 – XIII Toaplan Shooting Chronicle Yakuza The Best Original Soundtrack 5.1 Outstanding Production – Game Studio Atlus Electronic Arts Konami Microsoft Game Studios Namco Bandai Games Nintendo Sony Computer Entertainment Taito THQ Ubisoft 5.2 Outstanding Production – Music Studio Basiscape Design Wave Dynamedion Elements Garden noisycroak Pyramind Studios Procyon Studio Remote Control Productions T’s Music Unique Note 5.3 Outstanding Production – Record Label 5pb. Records Dog Ear Records E.A.R.S. Konami Digital Entertainment Square Enix Sweep Record Sumthing Else Music Works Team Entertainment Wavemaster Zuntata Records 5.4 Outstanding Production – Concert 4star Orchestra (September 30 - October 2, Tokyo) Back to the Future (April 1, Boston) Fantasy Rock Fes 2011 (September 17-18, Tokyo) Guilty Gear X BlazBlue Music Live 2011 (January 22, Tokyo) Keys of Game Vol. 1 (March 1, Tokyo) LEGENDS (June 1, Stockholm) Press Start 2011: Symphony of Games (August 14, Tokyo) Symphonic Odysseys – Tribute to Nobuo Uematsu (July 9, Cologne) Video Game Music Live Extend (January 9, Tokyo) Video Game Heroes (September 2, London) 5.5 Outstanding Production – Tour Distant Worlds – Music from Final Fantasy Dragon Quest in Concert PLAY! A Video Game Symphony The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Video Games Live |
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