The Game Audio Network Guild, a non-profit group dedicated to advancing and recognizing game audio, announced the winners for the 7th Annual GANG Awards, for which a ceremony was held last week in San Francisco, California.
EA Redwood Shores' Dead Space received awards for Audio Of The Year and Sound Design Of The Year, while Wataru Hokoyama, the composer behind Japan's photography and safari simulation PS3 game Afrika (coming stateside as National Geographic: Africa), was recognized in the Rookie Of The Year and Music Of The Year categories.
Game composer agent Bob Rice was given the Lifetime Achievement Award for his work helping launch and develop the careers of U.S. and European composers such as Inon Zur, Jack Wall, Jesper Kyd, Rod Abernathy, Sascha Dikiciyan, Cris Velasco, Mark Griskey, Richard Jacques & Tom Salta.
The full list of award winners follows:
Audio Of The Year Dead Space
Music Of The Year Afrika
Sound Design Of The Year Dead Space
Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio (Tie) World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King
Gears Of War 2
Best Use Of Multi-Channel Surround In A Game Left 4 Dead
Best Original Vocal Song - Choral
"Main Title" - World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King
Best Original Vocal Song - Pop
"Still Alive" - Mirror's Edge
Best Original Instrumental (Tie)
"The Garden" - LittleBigPlanet
"Main Theme" - Afrika
Best Original Soundtrack Album Video Games Live: Volume One
Best Dialogue Grand Theft Auto IV
Best Use Of Licensed Music Rock Band 2
Best Handheld Audio God Of War: Chains Of Olympus
Best Interactive Score LittleBigPlanet
Best Game Audio Article, Publication Or Broadcast
"The Complete Guide To Game Audio" 2nd Edition - Aaron Marks
Best Audio - Other
Watchman Motion Comic
Rookie Of The Year
Wataru Hokoyama (Afrika, Resident Evil 5)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Bob Rice
G.A.N.G. Distinguished Service Awards
Richard Jacques
Tom Salta
Stephen Years
G.A.N.G. Recognition Awards
Jim Charne
John Broomhall
Student/Apprentice Competition Winners
Music - Tom Graczkowski
Sound Design - Benoit Babin
The award winners were chosen by the Game Audio Network Guild community, which is comprised of over 800 members in more than 30 countries.
MGS 4 should've won for Audio Of The Year, Sound Design Of The Year,Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio, Best Use Of Multi-Channel Surround In A Game and Best Dialogue.
What do you expect when it's North American companies only. They don't even know that there's better audio directors, producers and designers that are Japanesse. It must be a white community awards Please Dead Space...what a fucking joke
MGS 4 should've won for Audio Of The Year, Sound Design Of The Year,Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio, Best Use Of Multi-Channel Surround In A Game and Best Dialogue.
What do you expect when it's North American companies only. They don't even know that there's better audio directors, producers and designers that are Japanesse. It must be a white community awards Please Dead Space...what a fucking joke
MGS 4 should've won for Audio Of The Year, Sound Design Of The Year,Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio, Best Use Of Multi-Channel Surround In A Game and Best Dialogue.
What do you expect when it's North American companies only. They don't even know that there's better audio directors, producers and designers that are Japanesse. It must be a white community awards Please Dead Space...what a fucking joke
What do you expect when it's North American companies only. They don't even know that there's better audio directors, producers and designers that are Japanesse. It must be a white community awards Please Dead Space...what a fucking joke
What do you expect when it's North American companies only. They don't even know that there's better audio directors, producers and designers that are Japanesse. It must be a white community awards Please Dead Space...what a fucking joke
What do you expect when it's North American companies only. They don't even know that there's better audio directors, producers and designers that are Japanesse. It must be a white community awards Please Dead Space...what a fucking joke