Here are the winners of the Soundtrack Geek Awards 2016. Thanks for everyone who voted. This page will be updated as the winners are announced on twitter.
Best Action/Thriller Score 2015
Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation (Joe Kraemer) – La-La Land Records
NOMINATED:
Admiral (Trevor Morris) – Riva Media Records
American Hero (Lorne Balfe) – Lakeshore Records
Ant-Man (Christophe Beck) – Hollywood Records
Avengers: Age Of Ultron (Brian Tyler & Danny Elfman) – Hollywood Records
Black Mass (Tom Holkenborg) – WaterTower Music
Bridge Of Spies (Thomas Newman) – Holkywood Records
Hateful Eight, The (Ennio Morricone) – Decca Records
In The Heart Of The Sea (Roque Banos) – WaterTower Music
Kung Fury (Various Artists) – Universal
Man From U.N.C.L.E., The (Daniel Pemberton) – WaterTower Records
Murder Pact, The (Matthew Llewellyn) – MovieScore Media
Outcast (Guillaume Roussel) – MovieScore Media
Sicario (Johann Johannsson) – Varese Sarabande
Spectre (Thomas Newman) – Decca Records
Best Animation Score 2015
Inside Out (Michael Giacchino) – Walt Disney Records
NOMINATED:
Anthem Of The Heart, The (Mito & Masaru Yokoyama) – Aniplex
Beyond Beyond (Niklas Schmidt) – PlantSounds
Gamba (Benjamin Wallfisch) – Varese Sarabande
Good Dinosaur, The (Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna) – Walt Disney Records
Home (Lorne Balfe & Stargate) – Relativity Music Group
Justice League: Gods And Monsters (Frederik Wiedmann) – La-La Land Records
Justice League: Throne Of Atlantis (Frederik Wiedmann) – La-La Land Records
Le Petit Prince (Richard HArvey & Hans Zimmer) – Because Music
Minions (Heitor Pereira) – Back Lot Music
Peanuts Movie, The (Christophe Beck) – Epic Records
Pirate’s Passage (Andrew Lockington) – MovieScore Media
Prophet, The (Gabriel Yared) – Warner Bros
Un Gallo Con Muchos Huevos (Zacarias M. De La Riva) – MovieScore Media
Yellowbird (Stephen Warbeck) – 22D Music
Best Comedy Score 2015
Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The (Thomas Newman) – Sony
NOMINATED:
Cobbler, The (John Debney & Nick Urata) – Lakeshore Records
Comet (Daniel Hart) – Lakeshore Records
D Train, The (Andrew Dost) – Lakeshore Records
Grandma (Joel P West) – Lakeshore Records
Intern, The (Theodore Shapiro) – WaterTower Records
Interview, The (Henry Jackman) – La-La Land Records
Learning To Drive (Dhani Harrison & Paul Hicks) – Milan Records
Man-Up (Wendy Wang) – Lakeshore Records
Mistress America (Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham) – Milan Records
Mortdecai (Geoff Zanelli & Mark Ronson) – La-La Land Records
Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb (Alan Silvestri) – Varese Sarabande
Pixels (Henry Jackman) – Varese Sarabande
Playing It Cool (Jake Monaco) – Lakeshore Records
Rewrite, The (Clyde Lawrence & Cody Fitzgerald) – Lakeshore Records
Best Documentary Score 2015
Steve McQueen: The man and Le Mans (Jim Copperthwaite) – Varese Sarabande
NOMINATED:
Cartel Land (H. Scott Salinas & Jackson Greenberg) – Lakeshore Records
Creep Behind The Camera, The (John Shuermann) – MovieScore Media
Disneynature: Monkey Kingdom (Harry Gregson-Williams) – Walt Disney Records
Gettysburg Address, The (Luke Richards) – Milan Records
Human (Armand Amar) – Warner Bros
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (Joshua Johnson) – Varese Sarabande
Ingrid Bergman: In her own words (Michael Nyman) – Michael Nyman Records
Last Man On The Moon, The (Lorne Balfe) – 14th Street Music
Manny (Lorne Balfe) – 14th Street Music
Pantani: The Accidental Death Of A Cyclist (Lorne Balfe) – 14th Street Music
Sharing the rough (Max Hirtenstein)
Sonic Highways (Bryan Lee Brown) – Memory Bulldozer Records
Spectrum (Frederik Wiedmann)
Winter On Fire: Ukraine’s Fight For Freedom (Jasha Klebe) – Lakeshore Records
Best Drama Score 2015
Wolf Totem (James Horner) – Milan Records
NOMINATED:
A Tale of Love and Darkness (Nicholas Britell) – Milan Records
Age Of Adaline, The (Rob Simonsen) – Lakeshore Records
Carol (Carter Burwell) – Varese Sarabande
Danish Girl, The (Alexandre Desplat) – Decca Records
Desert Dancert (Benjamin Wallfisch) – Varese Sarabande
Gloria (Lorne Balfe) – Varese Sarabande
Maggie (David Wingo) – Varese Sarabande
Perihelion (Gergo Elekes)
Rams (Atli Orvarsson) – Lakeshore Records
Revenant (Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto & Bryce Dessner) – Milan Records
Room (Stephen Rennicks) – Lakeshore Records
Southpaw (James Horner) – Sony
Steve Jobs (Daniel Pemberton) – Back Lot Music
Till We Meet Again (Dexter Britain)
Best Horror Score 2015
Krampus (Douglas Pipes) – Back Lot Music
NOMINATED:
Blackwood (Lorne Balfe) – Lakeshore Records
Crimson Peak (Fernando Velazquez) – Quartet Records
Cub (Steve Moore) – Relapse Records
Culling, The (Andrew Morgan Smith) – Metropolis Movie Music
Devil’s Hand, The (Anton Sanko) – Screamworks
Diabolical, The (Ian Hultquist) – Atlantic Screen Group
Extinction (Sergio Moure) – Varese Sarabande
It follows (Disasterpeace) – Milan Records
Navy Seals: The Battle Of New Orleans (Various Artists) – Lakeshore Records
Parasyte (Naoki Sato) – Toy’s Factory
Scouts Guide To The Apocalypse (Matthew Margeson) – Paramount
Stung (Antonio Gambale & David Menke) – Westpack Musikverlag
Vatican Tapes, The (Joseph Bishara) – Lakeshore Records
Victor Frankenstein (Craig Armstrong) – La-La Land Records
Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Score 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (John Williams) – Walt Disney Records
NOMINATED:
After The World Ended (Nikolas Labrinakos) – MovieScore Media
Chappie (Hans Zimmer) – Varese Sarabande
Cinderella (Patrick Doyle) – Walt Disney Records
Jupiter Ascending (Michael Giacchino) – WaterTower Music
Jurassic World (Michael Giacchino) – Back Lot Music
Mad Max: Fury Road (Tom Holkenborg) – WaterTower Music
Martian, The (Harry Gregson-Williams) – Columbia Records
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (John Paesano) – Sony
Pan (John Powell) – WaterTower Music
Seventh Son (Marco Beltrami) – Varese Sarabande
Terminator Genisys (Lorne Balfe) – Paramount
Tomorrowland (Michael Giacchino) – Walt Disney Records
Turbo Kid (Le Matos)
Zhong Kui: Snow Girl And The Dark Crystal (Javier Navarrete) – Lakeshore Records
Best TV Score 2015
Outlander The Series Vol. 1 (Bear McCreary) – Madison Gate Records
NOMINATED:
12 Monkeys (Trevor Rabin & Paul Linford) – Varese Sarabande
A Heart That Never Dies (Ragnar Bjerkreim) – Trembling
All Hail King Julien (Frederik Wiedmann) – Lakeshore Records
Childhood’s End (Charlie Clouser) – Lakeshore Records
Doctor Who Series 8 (Murray Gold) – Silva Screen Records
Hannibal Season 3 Volume 2 (Brian Reitzell) – Lakeshore Records
House Of Cards Season 3 (Jeff Beal) – Varese Sarabande
Hunt, The (Steven Price) – Sony
Joanna Lumley’s Trans-Siberian Adventure (Miguel D’oliveira) – MovieScore Media
Legends Of Chima Volume 2 (Anthony Lledo) – MovieScore Media
Poldark (Anne Dudley) – Sony
Saints & Strangers (Lorne Balfe & Hans Zimmer) – Sony
Slap, The (Jon Ehrlich & Jason Derlatka) – Lakeshore Records
Wayward Pines (Charlie Clouser) – Lakeshore Records
Best Video Game Score 2015
Ori And The Blind Forest (Gareth Coker) – Microsoft
NOMINATED:
Big Pharma (Mark Allsworth) – Digital Sensation UK
Bloodborne (Various Artists) – Sony
Destiny: The Taken King (Various Artists) – Bungie
Dragon Age Inquisition: The Descent / Trespasser (Trevor Morris) – E.A.R.S.
Dying Light (Pawel Blaszczak) – Warner Bros
Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture (Jessica Curry) – Sony
Forza Motorsport 6 (Kaveh Cohen & Michael Nielsen) – Microsoft
Geodrop (Chris Huelsbeck)
Halo 5: Guardians (Kazuma Jinnouchi) – 343 Industries
Mighty Quest For Epic Loot, The (Jamie Christopherson) – Ubisoft Music
Slofall (William E)
StarCraft II: Legacy Of The Void (Various Artists) – Azeroth Music
Touchfish Soundtrack EP, Vol. 3 (Chris Huelsbeck)
Wheel and Deal (Neon Dos) – Aki Karumaa
Best Film Score 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (John Williams) – Walt Disney Records
NOMINATED:
Bridge Of Spies (Thomas Newman) – Hollywood Records
Carol (Carter Burwell) – Varese Sarabande
Cinderella (Patrick Doyle) – Walt Disney Records
Danish Girl (Alexandre Desplat) – Decca Records
Hateful Eight, The (Ennio Morricone) – Decca Records
In The Heart Of The Sea (Roque Banos) – WaterTower Music
Kung Fury (Various Artists) – Universal
Mad Max: Fury Road (Tom Holkenborg) – WaterTower Music
Revenant (Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto & Bryce Dessner) – Milan Records
Sicario (Johann Johannsson) – Varese Sarabande
Steve Jobs (Daniel Pemberton) – Back Lot Music
Terminator Genisys (Lorne Balfe) – Paramount
Turbo Kid (Le Matos)
Wolf Totem (James Horner) – Milan Records
Best Archival Score Release 2015
Braveheart (James Horner) – La-La Land Records
NOMINATED:
A Nightmare On Elm Street Box Set (Various Artists) – Varese Sarabande
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (John Williams) – La-La Land Records
Back To The Future Part III (Alan Silvestri) – Varese Sarabande
Dances With Wolves (John Barry) – La-La Land Records
Giant (Dimitri Tiomkin) – La-La Land Records
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (Jerry Goldsmith) – Varese Sarabande
Jaws (John Williams) – Intrada Records
Judge Dredd (Alan Silvestri) – Intrada Records
Lost In Space 50th Anniversary Soundtrack Collection (Various Artists) – La-La Land Records
Maria Di Nazaret (Guy Farley) – Caldera Records
Mission: Impossible The Television Scores (Various Artists) – La-La Land Records
Obsession (Bernard Herrmann) – Music Box Records
Rio Bravo (Dimitri Tiomkin) – Intrada Records
Sodom And Gomorrah (Miklos Rozsa) – Tadlow
Best Cue 2015
The Jedi Steps and Finale (Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams)
NOMINATED:
Brothers in Arms (Mad Max: Fury Road – Tom Holkenborg)
Classic Lawless (D Train – Andrew Dost)
Crossing Mars (The Martian – Harry Gregson-Williams)
Death Of A Legend (Admiral – Trevor Morris)
Escape From East Berlin (The Man From U.N.C.L.E. – Daniel Pemberton)
Homecoming (Bridge Of Spies – Thomas Newman)
Leaving For The Country (Wolf Totem – James Horner)
Light Of Nibel (Ori And The Blind Forest – Gareth Coker)
Opening (Far From the Madding Crowd – Craig Armstrong)
Sacrifice (Terminator Genisys – Lorne Balfe)
Tequila Sunrise (OST Version) (Turbo Kid – Le Matos)
The Final Stretch (Mitch Murder – Kung Fury)
The White Whale Chant (In The Heart Of The Sea – Roque Banos)
Theme From Ant-Man (Ant-Man – Christophe Beck)
Best Breakout Composer 2015
Gareth Coker (Ori And The Blind Forest)
NOMINATED:
Andrew Dost (D Train, The)
Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham (Mistress America)
Bryan Lee Brown (Sonic Highways)
Gergo Elekes (Perihelion)
H. Scott Salinas & Jackson Greenberg (Cartel Land)
Joel P West (Grandma)
John Schuermann (Creep Behind The Camera, The)
Joshua Johnson (I Am Big Bird)
Le Matos (Turbo Kid)
Maurizio Malagnini (Peter And Wendy)
Mitch Murder (Kung Fury)
Neon Dos (Wheel & Deal)
Patrice Bourgeault (Curses n’ Chaos)
Stephen Rennicks (Room)
Best Composer 2015
Michael Giacchino (Jupiter Ascending, Jurassic World, Inside Out)
NOMINATED:
Bear McCreary (Da Vinci’s Demons Season 3, Everly, Outlander The Series)
Benjamin Wallfisch (Bhopal, Desert Dancer, Gamba)
Christophe Beck (Ant-Man, Good Kill, Peanuts Movie)
Dan Romer (Beasts Of No Nation, Digging For Fire, Tomorrow We Disappear)
Ennio Morricone (Hateful Eight)
Frederik Wiedmann (Dying Light, Justice League, Spectrum)
James Horner (The 33, Southpaw, Wolf Totem)
John Paesano (Daredevil, Maze Runner: Scorch Trials, My All-American)
John Williams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
Lorne Balfe (Home, Terminator Genisys, Manny)
Marco Beltrami (Gunman, Hitman Agent 47, Seventh Son)
Thomas Newman (Bridge Of Spies, Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Spectre)
Tom Holkenborg (Mad Max: Fury Road, Run All Night, Black Mass)
Trevor Morris (Admiral, Dragon Age Inquisitor: The Descent / Trespasser, Vikings III)
Best Soundtrack Label 2015
La-La Land Records (Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, Kingsman, Mortdecai)
NOMINATED:
14th Street Music (Manny, The Last Man On The Moon, Pantani)
Back Lot Music (Jurassic World, Steve Jobs, Minions)
Decca Records (Hateful Eight, Spectre, Danish Girl)
Hollywood Records (Ant-Man, The Avengers: Age Of Ultrom, Bridge Of Spies)
Lakeshore Records (Hannibal Season 3, The Rewrite, Zhong Kui)
Madison Gate Records (Outlander The Series Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, The Perfect Guy)
Milan Records (Mistress America, Wolf Totem, Revenant)
MovieScore Media (Creep Behind The Camera, Murder Pact, Legends Of Chima Vol. 2)
Relativity Music Group (Home, Lazarus Effect)
Silva Screen Records (Doctor Who Series 8, Spooks The Greater Good, Peter And Wendy)
Sony (Southpaw, The Hunt, Bloodborne)
Varese Sarabande (House Of Cards Season 3, Sicario, Carol)
Walt Disney Records (Star Wars The Force Awakens, Tomorrowland, Cinderella)
WaterTower Music (In The Heart Of The Sea, Mad Max Fury Road, Creed)
Best Archival Soundtrack Label 2015
La-La Land Records (Artificial Intelligence,Giant,Braveheart)
NOMINATED:
Beat Records (Riflessi Di Luce, Scacco Internazionale, La Legge Dei Gangsters)
Caldera Records (Maria Di Nazaret, Rebecca, Wind Gods)
Cinevox Records (La Donna Degli Altri E Sempre Piu Bella,Le Evase,Bora Bora)
DigitMovies (Diario Di Un Maestro, La Regina Delle Amazzoni, Violentata Sulla Sabbia)
Intrada Records (Jaws, Judge Dredd, Rio Bravo)
Keepmoving Records (Westender, The Snow Walker, Stranded)
Kritzerland (Beneath The 12-Mile Reef, 5 Fingers, Hangover Square)
Kronos Records (Col Ferro E Col Fuoco, Backlight, Tokyo Olympiad 1964)
Music Box Records (Obsession,Le Casse,Thibaud Ou Les Croiades)
Naxos (David Copperfield, Adventures Of Robin Hood, Moby Dick)
Perseverance Records (Flash Gordon Volume 3, Nemesis, Castle Freak)
Quartet Records (Amityville Horror,Total Recall,Basic Instincts)
Tadlow (Obsession, Sodom and Gomorrah)
Varese Sarabande (A Nightmare On Elm Street, Back To The Future Part III, Gremlins 2)
