GANG Announces Nominees for Video Game Audio and Music Prizes
The Game Audio Network Guild is announcing the nominees for the 11th annual awards designed to honor the best achievement in audio and music use in video games.
G.A.N.G. president Brian Schmidt states, “This year’s G.A.N.G. award nominees continue to raise the bar, pushing creative boundaries, innovating in technology and delivering exceptional execution and production across all aspects of game audio.”
The complete list of nominees includes:
Audio of the Year
Diablo III
Far Cry 3
Halo 4
Journey
The Darkness II
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Music of the Year
Fez
Journey
The Unfinished Swan
Wonderbook: Book of Spells
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
Sound Design of the Year
Diablo III
Far Cry 3
Halo 4
Journey
The Darkness II
Best Soundtrack Album
Dear Esther
Halo 4
Journey
Mass Effect 3
The Unfinished Swan
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
Best Interactive Score
Diablo III
Journey
Sound Shapes
Starhawk
The Unfinished Swan
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Best Handheld Audio
Need for Speed Most Wanted
ORC: Vengeance
Ravensword: Shadowlands
Rayman Jungle Run
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Best Audio in a Casual/Social Game
Deadlight
Dear Esther
Ghost Recon Commander
Globulous
Solitaire Blitz
The Unfinished Swan
Best Cinematic/Cutscene Audio
Halo 4
Resident Evil 6
The Darkness II
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
Best Dialogue
Diablo III
Fable: The Journey
Far Cry 3
The Darkness II
The Walking Dead
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Best Original Instrumental
"Apotheosis" - Journey
"Heart of Pandaria" - World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
"I Have Begun My Ascent" - Dear Esther
"Pigs In Space" - LittleBigPlanet 2: The Muppets
"Outcast Theme" - Starhawk
"The Unfinished Swan" - The Unfinished Swan
Best Original Vocal – Choral
"Angelus" - The Darkness II
"Incantation" - Diablo III
"Main Menu" - Halo 4
"Main Theme" - Assassin's Creed III Liberation
"The Eored" - Riders of Rohan
"The Resistance Fighters" - Kinect Star Wars
Best Original Vocal – Pop
"Always" - Dear Esther
"I Was Born For This" - Journey
"Song of Liu Lang" - World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
"The Taking" - Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller
"Try And Forget Me" - 1954: Alcatraz
Best Audio Mix
Dragon's Dogma
Far Cry 3
Planetside 2
Prototype 2
The Darkness II
Best Use of Licensed Music
Kinect Star Wars
LittleBigPlanet Karting
MLB 12: The Show
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Tiny & Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
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