International Music+Sound Awards 2013 Finalists

After weeks of deliberation, the inaugural International Music+Sound Awards’ announces the official list of finalists.  

 
The Music+Sound Awards is the first global awards programme to focus on music and sound design in the media, and is yet another ground breaking event from the team who created the UK Music+Sound Awards, which launched in 2010.

 
More than seventy-five leading industry figures including Tim Mellors (Chief Creative Head @ Grey Group Worldwide), Karl Westman (Executive Music Producer @ Ogilvy, Dave Pettigrew (SVP, Head of Advertising and Games @ Warner Chappell, New York) and Felix Glauner (Chief Creative Officer @ Havas Worldwide, Düsseldorf volunteered hours of critical thinking and examination to select the international finalists in the twenty-six categories. There were hundreds of outstanding entries from all over the world, and selecting the finalists was never going to be easy.

 
“The International Music+Sound Awards were made possible because of the dedication of the judges who watch, listen and carefully consider submitted pieces of work before selecting our finalists,” said International Music+Sound Awards co-founder, Dan Neale. “Because of their efforts this day is a global celebration of the industries’ finest in music and sound design over the last twelve months. Congratulations to all our nominated entrants!”
 

Here follows a selection of nominees with entrants in brackets. A full list, including all credits, can be viewed at www.masawards.com/international  

TV & Cinema advertising: Guinness ‘Clock’ (The Works Music), Sport Chek ‘Anthem’ (Grayson Matthews), Audi ‘The Swan’ (BBH)

Film: Anna Karenina (Air Edel), Private Peaceful (Goldcrest Post), Skyfall (ABKCO Music and Records, Inc.), Marley (Blue Mountain Music)
 

TV Programming:  The Paradise (Blaze Music Limited), Downton Abbey (Carnival Films), Hit & Miss (Manners McDade), Verbrechen aka Crime:Stories (HappyZoda Music)
 

Non-Broadcast & Viral Advertising: Deutsche Grammophon ‘Rebirth’ (Kolle Rebbe GmbH), Hoss Intropia ‘Make Your Own Rhythm’ (RSA Films), Amnesty International ‘Torture’ (Audentity) 
 

Branding & Titles: We’ll Take Manhattan (Kevin Sargent Music), Pause Fest 2013 (Echoic Audio)
 

Trailers and Promos: Django Unchained (Pusher Music), Hunger Games (Pusher Music), Rust and Bone (Sony / ATV & EMI Music Publishing)
 

Radio Advertising: UHU GmbH & Co.KG ‘Transformer’ (Kolle Rebbe GmbH), McDonald’s ‘Noisy Local’ (Factory Studios)
 

Gaming: Journey (Sony Computer Entertainment America), Wonderbook: Book of Spells (Sony Computer Entertainment Europe), Halo 4 (Microsoft 343 Industries)
 

Winners will be announced on Friday 7th June.