LittleBigPlanet snags eight nominations in GANG audio awards
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Feb 17th 2009 at 8:20PM } 
Other highly nominated titles include World of Warcraft with five nods, and Fable II, Gears 2, Star Wars: TFU and Dead Space with four a piece. Winners will be announced during GANG's 7th Annual Awards Show, held in conjunction with the 2009 Game Developers Conference on March 26. We've got the full list of nominees posted after the break!
[Via Develop]
AUDIO OF THE YEAR
- Dark Sector
- Dead Space
- Fable II
- Gears of War 2
- LittleBigPlanet
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Afrika
- Dead Space
- Fable II
- LittleBigPlanet
- Lord of the Rings: Mines of Moria
- World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
- Dead Space
- LittleBigPlanet
- Metal Gear Solid 4
- Need For Speed: Undercover
- Spore
- Afrika
- Fable II
- Halo Trilogy - The Complete Original Soundtracks
- Video Games Live: Volume One
- World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
- Crysis: Warhead
- Left 4 Dead
- LittleBigPlanet
- PixelJunk Eden
- Spore
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
BEST HANDHELD AUDIO
- God of War: Chains of Olympus
- Monster Hunter 2
- Rolando
- Secret Agent Clank
- WipEout Pulse
BEST AUDIO – OTHER
- Disney's Pixie Hollow
- Eternity's Child
- Hidden Expedition: Amazon
- The Secret Saturdays: Tale of the Cryptids
- Watchman motion comic
BEST CINEMATIC/CUT-SCENE AUDIO
- Gears of War 2
- Left 4 Dead
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Team Fortress 2
- World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
BEST DIALOGUE
- Dark Sector
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- LittleBigPlanet
- Need For Speed: Undercover
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
BEST ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTAL
- "Healed Land" - Prince of Persia
- "Main Theme" – Afrika
- "Oscar Night" - You're In The Movies
- "The Gardens" – LittleBigPlanet
- "The Heist" - Pictureka Museum Mayhem
BEST ORIGINAL VOCAL – CHORAL
- "Hope Runs Deep" - Gears of War 2
- "Hymn for King Conan" - Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
- "Khazad Düm" - LOTR: Mines of Moria
- "Main Theme" - LittleBigPlanet
- "Main Title" - World of Warcraft : Wrath of the Lich King
- "Menu Theme" - Prince of Persia
BEST ORIGINAL VOCAL – POP
- "Night time Journey" - Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventure
- "On My Own" – Need For Speed: Undercover
- "Out of Darkness" - Devil May Cry 4
- "Shorel'Aran" - World of Warcraft: Fury of the Sunwell
- "Still Alive" - Mirror's Edge
BEST USE OF LICENSED MUSIC
- Fallout 3
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Guitar Hero World Tour
- LittleBigPlanet
- Rock Band 2
BEST GAME AUDIO ARTICLE, PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST
- "Making Music Interactive: Elaboration of the Feature Set in Wwise" – Music4Games.net
- "The Complete Guide to Game Audio, 2nd Edition" - Thomson/Cengage Publishing
- "The Music of Dead Space: Artistic Design and Technical Implementation" – Music4Games.net
- "The Music System of Hellgate: London" – Music4Games.net
- "The Power of the Sung Word" – Game Developer Magazine
- "Tommy Tallarico Tells All" - Electronic Musician Magazine
BEST USE OF MULTI-CHANNEL SURROUND IN A GAME
- Call of Duty: World at War
- Crysis: Warhead
- Dead Space
- Fallout 3
- Gears of War 2
- Left 4 Dead
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
F4WMR @ Feb 17th 2009 8:34PM
The MGS fanboy in me says they needed more nominations in this, but Koji has recently been recognized so I'm happy about that and shall digress.
Currently playing Fifa 09 and other titles, damn I need to get LBP, for shame... add me to PSN: F4WMR
Holla, Killzone 2.
Discotheque @ Feb 17th 2009 11:28PM
Actually the one thing that MGS4 absolutely deserved a nomination/win for was it's musical score. Other categories were debatable, but MGS4 definitely had a high-quality score. And bonus points for adding an Ennio Morricone song into the soundtrack.
Hyams @ Feb 17th 2009 8:43PM
No one mention the Koran.
Jerk Face @ Feb 17th 2009 8:46PM
I was hoping I'd see Far Cry 2 for 'interactive score.' The way the music would change depending on the action, yet still complement the theme playing before the fighting broke out was really great.
Jerk Face @ Feb 17th 2009 8:48PM
Also: Dead Space better win a lot, because that game's sound was fucking awesome.
CONMAN999 @ Feb 17th 2009 9:06PM
Yea man I agree. I thought that game was great and the music done with it was wonderful. Too bad though for it. And does anyone know why Fallout 3 is in for Best Use of Licensed Music???
Moris @ Feb 18th 2009 10:50AM
They used License Classic music when you'd listen to the radio on your Pip Boy. Correct me if i'm wrong. :P
kocagil @ Feb 17th 2009 9:48PM
aaah, enough is enough, i just bought this game used on amazon for quite cheap.
one can play first person shooters for a reasonable amount of total time, I found once and for all. beating cod5, far cry 2, bioshock and uncharted for the 3rd time, time for calmer side of things.
fifa soundtracks are usually good but this year not award deserving.
by the way fifa for ps3 is finally getting trophies, and a new game mode which seems different. you guys need to do a little post for that.
Discotheque @ Feb 17th 2009 11:26PM
LittleBigPlanet was probably my favorite game soundtrack of last year as it was so eclectic.
Also I enjoyed MGS4's and Fallout 3's.
WhatIsThatThing @ Feb 18th 2009 1:54AM
No Brawl? Seriously?
ScottG13 @ Feb 18th 2009 10:25AM
For what? Best Vocal? Best Interactive Cut Scene?
Be serious.
WhatIsThatThing @ Feb 18th 2009 12:18PM
How about the theme song by Nobuo Uematsu?
Or the millions of classic Nintendo songs remixed that play in the levels?
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