11th World Soundtrack Awards

October 22, 2011

---- Best Original Soundtrack:
Inception

The 11th World Soundtrack Awards were given out on 22 October 2011 in Ghent, Belgium.

Awards

Best Original Soundtrack

** Inception by Hans Zimmer * The Social Network by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross *

Black Swan The black swan (''Cygnus atratus'') is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia, the black swan is nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon c ...

Clint Mansell Clinton Darryl Mansell (; born 7 January 1963) is an English musician, singer, and composer, born in Coventry. He served as the lead singer and multi-instrumentalist of alt-rock band Pop Will Eat Itself before embarking on a career as a film s ...

* The King's Speech by Alexandre Desplat * True Grit by

Carter Burwell Carter Benedict Burwell (born November 18, 1954) is an American film composer. He has consistently collaborated with the Coen brothers, having scored most of their films. Burwell has also scored three of Todd Haynes's films, three of Spike Jonz ...

Soundtrack Composer of the Year

** Alexandre Desplat for The King's Speech,

A Better Life ''A Better Life'' is a 2011 American drama film directed by Chris Weitz and written by Eric Eason. It is based on Roger L. Simon's story and follows an undocumented immigrant gardener and his son finding their rent-to-own truck. For his performa ...

, The Well-Digger's Daughter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, The Burma Conspiracy and The Tree of Life * Patrick Doyle for Jig,

La Ligne droite ''La Ligne droite'' ( en, The Straight Line) is a 2011 French drama film co-written and directed by Régis Wargnier which focuses on the sport of blind running. It stars Rachida Brakni, Cyril Descours, Clémentine Célarié, and Seydina Baldé. T ...

and Thor * Hans Zimmer for How Do You Know, Rango, Inception, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Kung Fu Panda 2, The Dilemma, Megamind * John Powell for Mars Needs Moms, Rio and Kung Fu Panda 2 *

for Last Night,

and Faster

Best Original Song Written for a Film

Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern American English, Southern-accented singing style, early Americana (music), Americana-influenced songs (often ...

for " We Belong Together" in Toy Story 3 * Dido (lyrics/performer), Rollo Armstrong (lyrics), A. R. Rahman (music/performer) for "

If I Rise "If I Rise" is a song performed by A. R. Rahman and Dido, composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Dido and Rollo Armstrong. The song featured as the main theme for the Danny Boyle film ''127 Hours''. The song won numerous awards including Broa ...

" in

127 Hours ''127 Hours'' is a 2010 biographical psychological survival drama film co-written, produced and directed by Danny Boyle. The film stars James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn and Clémence Poésy. In the film, canyoneer Aron Ralston must find a ...

Gwyneth Paltrow Gwyneth Kate Paltrow (; born ) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Paltrow gained notice for her early work in films ...

(performer), Hillary Lindsey (music/lyric), Troy Verges (music/lyrics),

Tom Douglas Thomas Douglas may refer to: * Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk (1771–1820), founder of the Red River Colony * Thomas Monteath Douglas (1787–1868), officer of the Bengal Army of the East India Company * Thomas Douglas (American judge) (1790� ...

(music/lyrics), Bob DiPiero (music/lyrics) for " Coming Home" in Country Strong *

Cher Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female ...

(performer),

Diane Warren Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956) is an American songwriter. She has received several awards including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three ''Billboard'' Music Awards and an Honorary Academy Award. Wa ...

(music/lyrics) for "

You Haven't Seen the Last of Me "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" is a song performed by American singer-actress Cher, taken from the soundtrack '' Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' of the accompanying film '' Burlesque'' (2010). After a long time of hiatus in he ...

" in

Burlesque A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects.

Alan Menken Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American composer, best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. His scores and songs for ''The Little Mermaid'' (1989), ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1991), ''A ...

(music),

Glenn Slater Glenn Slater (born January 28, 1968) is an American lyricist for musical theatre. He has collaborated with Alan Menken, Christopher Lennertz, Andrew Lloyd Webber, among other composers. He was nominated for three Tony Awards for Best Original ...

(music/lyrics), Mandy Moore (performer), Zachary Levi (performer) for "

I See the Light "I See the Light" is a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater for Walt Disney Animation Studios' 50th animated feature film ''Tangled'' (2010). A duet originally recorded by American recording artist and actress Mandy Mo ...

" in Tangled

Discover of the Year

** The First Grader, The Rite by

Alex Heffes Alex Heffes (; born 2 September 1971) is a British film composer. His film scores include those for the BAFTA-winning '' Touching the Void'', and Oscar-winning movies ''One Day in September'', ''The Last King of Scotland'', and ''Inside Job''. He ...

* Limitless by Paul Leonard-Morgan * Natural Selection,

Hamill Hamill is a surname originally of Norman origin, a habitational name from Haineville or Henneville in Manche France named from the ancient Germanic personal name Hagano, Old French ville ‘settlement’. In England (Lancashire): nickname for a m ...

by iZLER *

Hanna Hannah or Hanna may refer to: People, biblical figures, and fictional characters * Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin * Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin * Hanna (Irish surname), a fami ...

by Ed Simons, Tom Rowlands * X-Men: First Class and

Gulliver's Travels ''Gulliver's Travels'', or ''Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships'' is a 1726 prose satire by the Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan ...

by Henry Jackman

Public Choice Award

** A. R. Rahman for

SABAM Award for Best Young European Composer

** Gabriel-Heinrich Yden

Lifetime Achievement Award

Giorgio Moroder Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (, ; born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer, songwriter, and record producer. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Disco", Moroder is credited with pioneering euro disco and electronic dance mu ...

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