The World Soundtrack Academy (WSA, or World Soundtrack Awards), launched in 2001 by the Flanders International Film Festival, is aimed at organizing and overseeing the educational, cultural and professional aspects of the art of film music, including the preservation of the history of the soundtrack and its worldwide promotion. The event takes place yearly in Ghent, Belgium with the ceremony usually at the Bijloke Concert Hall.
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Main Awards
The three main categories are:
- Soundtrack Composer of the Year
- Best Original Score of the Year
- Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film
Other Awards
- Discovery of the Year
- Public Choice Award (2001-2002, 2004-)
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Best Young Belgian Composer
- Major Contribution to the Art of Film Music and Sound (handed out occasionally)
- Most Creative Use of Existing Material on a Soundtrack (2001)
- Best Original Score of the Year Not Released on an Album (2001)
References
- http://cdinsight.com/news.php?readmore=337
- http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/2331628/Star-Wars-the-musical
- http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=DMF31032009_037
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