Annual Game Music Awards 2010: Outstanding Artist Winners
We are proud to present the winners of the Annual Game Music Awards 2010. These panel-voted officially recognised awards provide a thorough and wide-reaching recognition of achievement in game music over the last year.
Outstanding Contribution by Composer — Eastern :: Yoko Shimomura
Yoko Shimomura's music experienced a renaissance this year, as she produced a deep well-rounded scores for Last Ranker and memorable main themes for Xenoblade, between revisiting the worlds of Parasite Eve and Kingdom Hearts.
Runner-Up
Go Shiina
Other Nominations
Masashi Hamauzu
Shigeki Hayashi
Rei Kondoh
Jun Senoue
Masafumi Takada
Shohei Tsuchiya
Nobuo Uematsu
Ippo Yamada
Outstanding Contribution by Composer — Western :: Garry Schyman
With a highbrow sequel soundtrack (BioShock 2), a daring international collaboration (Front Mission Evolved), and an incredible melange of horror and opera (Dante's Inferno), Garry Schyman's artistic achievements in game music were superlative throughout 2010.
Runner-Up
Tom Salta
Other Nominations
Russell Brower
Marc Canham
Jason Graves
James Hannigan
Steve Jablonsky
Kevin Manthei
Mike Reagan
Jack Wall
Most Significant Breakout :: Masashi Hamauzu
2010 was the year when veteran Masashi Hamauzu finally gained widespread popular recognition, with the tremendous commercial and critical success of Final Fantasy XIII, and great industry demand following his successful transition from in-house composer to freelancer.
Runner-Up
Rei Kondoh
Other Nominations
Ramin Djawadi
James Dooley
Sean Murray
Richard Jacques
Rei Kondoh
Tomori Kudo
Mitsuto Suzuki
Masafumi Takada
Most Promising Newcomer :: Bear McCreary
In a notable crossover from television to video game music, Battlestar Galactica's Bear McCreary brought his unique brand of dramatic science-fiction music to Dark Void, while showing a genuine passion for gaming classics and chiptunes on its 8-bit spinoff.
Runner-Up
Masahiro Aoki
Other Nominations
Petri Alanko
Normand Corbeil
Keigo Hoashi
Manami Kiyota
Geoff Knorr
Oleksa Lozowchuk
Erina Niwa
Kazuki Yanagawa
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