BMI Composers Sweep World Soundtrack Awards

Posted in News on October 27, 2010
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat

BMI composers swept the 10th Annual World Soundtrack Awards, held Saturday, October 23 as the celebratory conclusion of the 37th Ghent International Film Festival. Alexandre Desplat (SACEM) earned the Film Composer of the Year crown thanks to his sublime work on films including Julie & Julia, The Ghost Writer, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Fantastic Mr. Fox, the last of which also garnered Desplat his second consecutive Best Original Film Score of the Year win.

The Oscar-winning “The Weary Kind,” the theme of Crazy Heart co-written by BMI journeymen T-Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham, received Best Original Song Written for Film honors.  Exciting young composer Abel Korzeniowski earned both the Discovery of the Year Award and the Public Choice Award, both in enthusiastic acknowledgement of his score for A Single Man.

Karzan Mahmood received the Sabam Award for Best Young European Composer, while John Barry was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award, which celebrates his profoundly influential work on films including Born Free, Out of Africa and Dances with Wolves.

For more information, please visit worldsoundtrackawards.com.

2010 World Soundtrack Awards
BMI Winners

Film Composer of the Year
Alexandre Desplat

Best Original Film Score of the Year
Fantastic Mr. Fox, Alexandre Desplat

Best Original Song Written for Film
“The Weary Kind,” the theme from Crazy Heart
Co-written by T-Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham

Discovery of the Year Award
Abel Korzeniowski

Public Choice Award
Abel Korzeniowski

Sabam Award for Best Young European Composer
Karzan Mahmood

Lifetime Achievement Award
John Barry

Subscribe

The Weekly

Each week, Learn, Listen, Watch, Discover and Share with BMI! From must-see videos, to creative inspiration and dynamic playlists we’re excited about, BMI’s The Weekly is dedicated to delivering specially curated content designed for music creators and music fans alike!

Join BMI Live

BMI Live
Back to Top