Annual Game Music Awards 2010: Best Album 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.
Best Arranged Album — Remix / Band :: Dariusburst Remix -Wonder World-
Numerous prominent musicians convincingly realised Shohei Tsuchiya's fascinating concept to contrast the 'breath of a living thing' with the 'breath of a machine' with arrangements presented across two parallel discs.
Runner-Up
Guwange Arrange Album
Other Nominations
| Chill SQ DeathSmiles Arrange Album DoDonPachi Dai-Fukkatsu Arrange Album Falcom vs. JDK Band Summer 2010 Mega Man 10 Image Album Persona Music Live Band Sound of Games Vol. 1 The Sims 3 Re-Imagined by Junkie XL |
Best Arranged Album - Solo / Ensemble :: Symphonic Fantasies CD
Released in several different regional variations, this album provided a timeless studio quality recording of a Cologne concert dedicated to Square Enix, noted for its truly symphonic arrangements, gorgeous resonances, and virtuosic performances.
Runner-Up
Etrian Odyssey III Super Arrange Version
Other Nominations
| A Night in Fantasia 2009 CD Benyamin Nuss Plays Uematsu Castlevania x Michiru Yamane Autobiography Music Dragon Quest IX Symphonic Suite Final Fantasy XIII Piano Collections Pia-Com II Suikoden Arrange Collection Vol. 2 - Celtic & Asian Video Games Live: Level Two CD |
Best Arranged Album — Fan-Produced :: Contra 4: Rocked 'n' Loaded
Illustrating the perfect layout of an arrangement project, Contra 4: Rocked 'n Loaded combined a handful of excellent talent, interpreted the source material with a consistent sound and evolutionary approach, and even got the original composer on board to celebrate his own fine works.
Runner-Up
Zephyr Violin Duo
Other Nominations
| Cradle2 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest - Serious Monkey Business Metroid Metal Expansion Pack Ninja Gaiden: Steel Dragon / Beat Blade North Blue PuP'S DuDs Super Mario Kart Album Tyran Honey |
Best Chiptune Album :: The Best Music
Achieving their goal to create 'sassiest, funkiest, and slimest music known to man', George and Jonathan offer a bit of everything on this release, from exhilarating dance beats to sensual aquatic soundscapes, creating an experience that lives up to its name.
Runner-Up
Telstar Arcade
Other Nominations
| ANOMALY Skywave Effect Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles 8-Bit Soundtrack V-Chipular Bandslaughter |
Best Original Album :: 10 Short Stories
Relieved from the usual boundaries of commercial expectations and in-game restraints, Nobuo Uematsu, with the help of ACE, surprised everyone while demonstrating his humorous and youthful side on this unique and well-presented anniversary album.
Runner-Up
yorlga
Other Nominations
| Brightness Earthscape GE-ON-DAN Rare Tracks Vol. 1 Samurai Damacy S-Mode SYNTHESIZED2 Tik Tak Ways for Liberation |
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