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International Music+Sound Awards winners announced

By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 16 June 2014

Following its UK-specific counterpart in February, the winners of this year’s International Music+Sound Awards for music and sound design in film, TV and advertising have been announced this morning. And, quite rightly, the use of Roachford’s ‘Cuddly Toy’ in the opening titles of ‘Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa’, was named the Best Use Of Sync in a feature film.

Commenting on the initiative as a whole, awards co-founder Dan Neale said: “We’re really proud to be the first dedicated music and sound awards anywhere in the world. We have now inspired organisations, magazines and other awards programmes to raise their game and take composers, supervisors, sync teams and sound designers seriously by recognising their achievements. While it’s not mission complete for us – there are definite signs that our awards have had an impact”.

And here are all those winners, who’ll be formally celebrated with a party at Plage Goeland in Cannes on 20 Jun:

Best Original Composition

TV Advertising: Lexus – Swarm (Entrant: CHI & Partners, Composer: Jonathan Goldstein)

Cinema Advertising: Lexus – Poise (Entrant: CHI & Partners, Composers: Kozmenuik/Epstein/Forbes)

Television Programme Score: The Paradise, Series 2 (Entrant: Blaze Music Limited, Composer: Maurizio Malagnini)

Feature Film Score: McCullin (Entrant / Composer: Alex Baranowski)

Short Film Score: Practice Makes Perfect (Entrant / Composer: Jamie Harper)

Gaming: The Last Of Us (Entrant: Sony Computer Entertainment, Composer: Gustavo Santaolalla)

Non-Broadcast and Viral Advertising: Volkswagen – Play The Road (Entrant: Tribal Worldwide, London)

Trailers and Promos: The Condemned (Entrant: Eclectic Sounds Ltd, Composer: Simon Elms and Colin Smith)

Branding and Title Sequence: Downton Abbey, Series 4 (Entrant: John Lunn / Carnival Film & Television)

Best Sound Design

TV Advertising: Honda – Hands (Entrant: Factory, Sound Designer: Anthony Moore)

Cinema Advertising: British Airways – Today.Tomorrow. (Entrant: Factory, Sound Designers: Anthony Moore & Tom Joyce)

Television Programme: Dracula (Entrant: Carnival Film & Television, Sound Designers: Paul Carter, Matt Collinge & Martin Cantwell at Molinare / Phaze UK)

Short Film: Any Other Sense (Entrant: Factory, Sound Designer: Tom Joyce)

Gaming: The Last Of Us (Entrant: Sony Computer Entertainment, Sound Designers: Derrick Espino, James Barker, Robert Krekel, Neil Uchitel, Erick Ocampo, Mike Niederquell, Steve Johnson at Soundelux DMG)

Non-Broadcast & Viral Advertising: Save The Children – Save Syria’s Children Campaign (Entrant: Factory, Sound Designer: Jon Clarke)

Trailers & Promos: Volkswagen – Play The Road (Entrant: Tribal Worldwide, London, Sound Designer: Nick Ryan)

Best Audio Mix In A Commercial: Honda – Hands (Entrant: Factory, Engineer / Sound Designer: Anthony Moore)

Best Audio Production In Gaming: The Last of Us (Entrant: Sony Computer Entertainment, Sound Designers: Derrick Espino, James Barker, Robert Krekel, Neil Uchitel, Erick Ocampo, Mike Niederquell, Steve Johnson of Soundelux DMG)

Radio Advertising: BVMI – Umbrella (Entrant: Kolle Rebbe, Sound Designers: Torsten Hennings / Oscar Meixner of Studio Funk / Hastings Audio Network)

Branding And Title Sequence: Honda – Hands Channel 4 Documentaries Sponsorship (Entrant: Factory, Sound Designer: Anthony Moore)

Best Sync / Use Of Existing Music

TV Advertising: Guinness – Sapeurs (Entrant: Wave Studios, Song: The Heavy – What Makes A Good Man?, Music Supervision Company: Finger Music)

Cinema Advertising: Adelaide. Breathe. (Entrant: KWP Advertising, Australia, Song: INXS – Never Tear Us Apart)

Feature Film: Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (Entrant: Universal Publishing, Song: Roachford – Cuddly Toy, Music Supervisor: Music Supervisor: Ian Neil)

Trailers & Promos: Geordie Shore, Series 5 (Entrant: Jungle Studios, Song: Ark Recordings – Gonna Make My Own Money)

Re-Records and Adaptations: Volkswagen – Baby (Entrant: SIREN, Song: Go To Sleep My Darling Baby, Arranger: Ben Cocks)

Band & Brand Partnership: Brand: Volvo – Leave The World Behind Band: Swedish House Mafia (Entrant: Camp David Film, Sweden)

Non-Broadcast and Viral Advertising: Mercedes-Benz – Sound With Power (Entrant: Ithaca Audio, Song Titles: Tidal Wave/Pass Out/Theme from Stingray/Little by Little/Mozart Symphony no 25/Mozart Requiem/Haydn Symphony no 104/Grieg Allegro Moderato/Graceful Flight)

Production Music

TV Advertising: State Farm insurance – Born To Assist (Entrant: Felt Music)

Trailers & Promos: Philomena (Entrant: Nick Murray, Switch Trailer Music)

Non-Broadcast & Viral Advertising: Kate Spade New York – Me and My Beau (Entrant: Extreme Production Music)

Branding & Title Sequence: Men Who Built America (Entrant: Extreme Production Music)