NEWS - Monday, March 3, 2008
BioShock Wins Eight G.A.N.G. Audio Awards
2Ks BioShock has won eight awards at the 6th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards, presented by The Game Audio Network Guild - a non-profit organisation supporting the game audio industry.
"Every now and again, life provides one of those great moments of satisfaction for which words are really inadequate to describe," said BioShock composer Garry Schymann.
"Being honoured by my friends and colleagues at this years G.A.N.G awards was one of those moments. It was a very moving evening for me and I will always be grateful to G.A.N.G. and everyone who considered my score for BioShock worthy of these honours."
Brian Schmidt, who did the audio work on games such as Madden NFL Football and Desert Strike and directed Microsofts game audio technologies, was presented with the G.A.N.G. Lifetime Achievement Award.
A complete list of the awards winners is as follows:
Audio of the Year:
BioShock
Music of the Year:
BioShock
Sound Design of the Year:
BioShock
Best Original Soundtrack Album:
God of War II
Best Interactive Score:
BioShock
Best Handheld Audio:
Syphon Filter: Logans Shadow
Best Audio - Other:
Jewel Quest II
Best Cinematic/Cut-scene Audio:
BioShock
Best Dialogue:
BioShock
Best Original Instrumental:
"Welcome To Rapture" – BioShock
Best Original Vocal - Choral:
"Main Titles" – God of War II
Best Original Vocal - Pop:
"Still Alive" – Portal
Best Use of Licensed Music:
BioShock
Best Arrangement of a Non-Original Score:
The Simpsons Game
Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast:
"The World of Game Composing" – Film Music Magazine
Most Innovative Use of Audio:
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2
Best Use of Multi-Channel Surround in a Game:
Halo 3
Rookie of the Year: (TIE)
Austin Wintory (composer - flOw)
Tomas Neumann (audio programmer - Crysis)
Student/Apprentice Contest Winners:
Mike "Skitch" Schichiano (music)
Mikkel Eskessen (sound design)
G.A.N.G. Recognition Awards:
Russell Brower (audio director & composer - Blizzard Entertainment)
Rod Abernathy (composer - Dead Head Fred)
Michael "Piano Squall" Gluck (Piano Squall album and charity work)
G.A.N.G. Distinguished Service Award:
Sean Beeson
Jerry Lyons
Chance Thomas
Becky Young
G.A.N.G./Expressions Scholarship:
Nathan Rain Schwartz
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Brian Schmidt
Source: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/