Annual Game Music Awards 2011: Best Score Winners
We are proud to present the winners of the Annual Game Music Awards 2011. These panel-voted officially recognised awards provide a thorough and wide-reaching recognition of achievement in game music over the last year.
Best Score — Japan :: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword continued series' tradition with its large, adaptive, and highly thematic score. Yet the music often exceeded its predecessors with its rich stylings and immersive orchestrations — thanks to the creativity and experience of leads Hajime Wakai and Mahito Yokota.
Runners-Up
| Final Fantasy Type-0 | Dark Souls |
Other Nominations
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Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten Earth Seeker El Shaddai: Ascension of the Maelstrom |
Nora and the Engraving Studio Rewrite The Last Story |
Best Score — Western :: inFamous 2
inFamous 2's music team, led by Jonathan Mayer and Jim Dooley, concocted an intoxicating mixture of timbres, colours, and styles that was truly genre-defying and mesmerising. The title managed to hold it all together through its edgy, gritty nature and an outstanding recording and mixing effort.
Runners-Up
| Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | Dead Space 2 |
Other Nominations
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Crysis 2 Might & Magic Heroes VI Mortal Kombat |
Shogun II: Total War SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |
Best Score — Contemporary / Alternative :: Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Michael McCann extensively explored the concept of 'transhumanism' with his score for Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Headlined by an incredible main theme, the score portrayed the game's future-noir world in a deep and subtle manner with hybrids of electronic, acoustic, and vocal elements.
Runners-Up
| Portal 2 | Child of Eden |
Other Nominations
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Black Rock Shooter: The Game Dangan Ronpa L.A. Noire Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact |
Patapon 3 Shadows of the Damned Tekken Tag Tournament 2 |
Best Score — Retro / Remixed :: Hard Corps: Uprising
Having a wide-spanning involvement in Hard Corps: Uprising, Daisuke Ishiwatari created music that complemented the title's action-packed gameplay and his own illustrations. What's more, while still denied an album release, the music greatly entertained gamers with its hard rock arrangements and originals.
Runners-Up
| Sonic Generations | Super Mario 3D Land |
Other Nominations
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Bejeweled 3 Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 de Blob 2 Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy |
Kirby's Return to Dreamland Rayman Origins Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 |
Best Score — Independent :: Bloodrayne: Betrayal
By combining exuberant gothic stylings with powerful melodies, WayForward Technology's Jake Kaufman dazzled listeners with Bloodrayne: Betrayal's exuberantly produced orchestral score. In fact, he even went a step further by offering an authentic chiptune version reminiscent of Castlevania.
Runners-Up
| To the Moon | Ctulhu Saves the World |
Other Nominations
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Alpha Squad Eschatos Fusion: Genesis Irotoridori no Sekai |
PixelJunk Shooter 2 Spacechem Sword & Sworcery |
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