Am 10. August wurden die Nominierungen in den drei Hauptkategorien der World Soundtrack Awards bekannt gegeben. Die Gewinner werden am 20. Oktober am Abschlussabend des International Film Festivals in Gent gekürt.

Die Nominierungen lauten wie folgt:

Film Composer of the Year:

MYCHAEL DANNA (Little Miss Sunshine, Breach, The Nativity Story, Fracture)

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT (The Queen, The Painted Veil)

PHILIP GLASS (Notes on a Scandal)

HARRY GREGSON WILLIAMS (Déjà Vu, Shrek the Third, The Number 23, Flushed Away)

JOHN POWELL (Happy Feet)

Best Original Score of the Year:

THE FOUNTAIN von Clint Mansell

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE von Mychael Danna

NOTES ON A SCANDAL von Philip Glass

SHREK THE THIRD von Harry Gregson Williams

ZODIAC von David Shire

Best Original Song Written for Film:

‘Le Festin’ aus Ratatouille (Music and Lyrics by Michael Giacchino and Performed by Camille)

‘Falling Slowly’ aus Once (Written and Performed by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova)

‘I Need To Wake Up’ aus An Inconvenient Truth (Written and Performed by Melissa Etheridge)

‘When You Taught Me How To Dance’ aus Miss Potter (Written by Mike Batt, Nigel Westlake, and Richard Maltby, Jr. – Performed by Katie Melua)

‘You Know My Name’ aus Casino Royale (Written by Chris Cornell and David Arnold Performed by Chris Cornell)

Quelle: www.worldsoundtrackawards.com