GENT 2016 | WSA celebrates TV with Arnold, Richter, Beal, ... Sakamoto gets Lifetime Achievement

I certainly would have supported that (for whatever the hell that is worth ). They shaped the sound of a (tv watching) generation!

Nope. Should be better than Kuipke. It's also more central as well.

Where are you staying btw?

Ooooooh....fancy schmanzy, eh?

I will not be able to book anything -- whether flights or hotels -- untill September, at the earliest. Too many variables. Unfortunately, RyanAir is closing business in Norway, so I'm worried about the new flight costs.

That is fancy stuff. There's also Reylof, where all the composers were staying last year. Couldn't pay it myself! But great choice. Mariott especially has a great inner hall.


The bar with 58 taps? Café Rock Circus close to Sint Peters Square. A bit out of the center but right in the students area. Or the bar where most of the composers were; Hotsi Totsi.

I won't be living in Gent anymore by then but could stay where I lived previously for a night or two.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, I am unable to attend the concert this year, which means I have two VIP tickets available if anybody wants to buy them from me?

PM if interested.

Yep, me and my girlfriend have just broken up and I'm really scraping as much cash as I can to afford the transition. If nobody is interested, I might still come by myself - which, at the very least, means one ticket available!

THE NOMINEES ARE:

Film Composer of the Year:
Carter Burwell: ‘Anomalisa’, ‘Hail Caesar!’, ‘Legend’, ‘The Family Fang’, ‘The Finest Hours’, 'Carol'

Daniel Pemberton: ‘Mal de pierres’, ‘Steve Jobs’, ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’

Ennio Morricone: ‘En mai fais ce qu’il te plaît’, ‘La Corrispondenza’, ‘The Hateful Eight’

John Williams: ‘Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens’, ‘The BFG’

Thomas Newman: ‘Bridge of Spies’, ‘Finding Dory’, ‘Spectre’

Best TV Composer:

Jeff Beal: ‘House of Cards’

Sean Callery: ‘Bones’, ‘Elementary’, ‘Homeland’, ‘Jessica Jones’, ‘Minority Report

Ramin Djawadi: ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Person of Interest’, ‘The Strain’, ‘Westworld’

Bear McCreary: ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’, ‘Black Sails’, ‘Damien’, ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’, ‘Outlander’, ‘The Walking Dead’

Mac Quayle: ‘American Crime Story’, ‘American Horrorhttp://www.filmfestival.be/en Story’, ‘Mr. Robot’


Best Original Song written directly for a film:

Better When I’m Dancin’ from ‘The Peanuts Movie’ Music & Lyrics by Meghan Trainor & Thaddeus Dixon Performed by Meghan Trainor

Hypnosis from ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet’ Music & lyrics by Damien Rice Performed by Damien Rice

None of them Are You from ‘Anomalisa’ Music & lyrics by Carter Burwell & Charlie Kaufman Performed by Tom Noonan

True Love Avenue from: ‘Jenny’s Wedding’ Music & lyrics by Brian Byrne & Kasey Jones Performed by Kristina Train

Writing’s On The Wall from ‘Spectre’ Music & lyrics by Sam Smith & James Napier Performed by Sam Smith

Hahahahaha, true!
I don't think Morricone, Williams or Newman will be present but I hope for Burwell. He doesn't show up very often

The nominees for Discovery of 2016 are:
- Bear McCreary: For ’10 Cloverfield Lane’ & ‘The Boy’
- Ben Lovett: For ‘Synchronicity’
- Joe Kraemer: For ‘Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation’
- Nicolas Britell: For ‘The Big Short’
- Matthew Margeson: For ‘Eddie the Eagle’

These are the 5 scores that were most voted for (Public Choice Awards)
- ‘Carol’ by Carter Burwell
- ‘Eddie the Eagle’ by Matthew Margeson
- ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ by John Williams
- ‘The Hateful Eight’ by Ennio Morricone
- ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ by Daniel Pemberton

I think some of the "professionals" live under rocks.

Finally a "public choice awards" roster that seems like an actual public could have come up with. But yeah, calling McCreary a "discovery" at this point is pretty laughable. Joe Kraemer's been around for a long time as well, but not very busy and Ghost Protocol did up his profile considerably, so I'm willing to give that one a pass.

Then it's confirmed: There will be NO Ghent for me this year. A combination of health and money issues.

Still, I hope I'll be able to attend another film music event again soon. I haven't done that since Berlin in February. It's been an unusually meager year as far as travelling is concerned.

A bit of a shame, because although the programme this year (TV music) wasn't that exciting, the prospect of interviewing composers like David Arnold, Max Richter and maybe even Ryuichi Sakamoto was tantalizing indeed.

Sorry to hear it guys! I really hope it will go back to a weekend in the near future!

Absolute last chance for anybody who wants a ticket of two! Bit disappointed I haven't been able to sell them but I'll take any offer now...

And the winners
http://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/en … -2016/2147

Another really good edition. Very varied selection with many highlights and lots of performances of the composers themselves. The new venue was much better than the hall from the recent years, though it clearly was not too spacy to get the orchestra and choir and soloists on the stage.

And I don't want to hear the criticism anymore that only composers who attend get an award. That arely happened the past years, and yesterday only a few composers were able to get the award themselves. And Desplat didn't even win anything!

More later.