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The main award – audio of the year – was taken by Death Stranding. Hideo Kojima’s production swept Game Audio Network Guild wining in five other categories, including Sound Design of the Year and Best Cinematic Audio.
Mikolai Stroinski won Best Music for an Indie Game for “Bee Simulator.
The title of the music of the year went to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, composed by Gordy Haab and Stephen Barton. The Best Original Instrumental was Austin Wintory’s Know Thyself who won also Best Music for a Casual / Social Game for Erica.
“Although the show is online this year, the spirit of community of the Game Audio Network Guild continues unabated” said Brian Schmidt, director of G.A.N.G.” Polish composer Mikolai Stroinski won Best Music for an Indie Game for “Bee Simulator.
See the full list of winners below:
Audio of The Year
“Death Stranding” – Kojima Productions – WINNER
“Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order”- Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
“Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare” (2019) – Infinity Ward
“Mortal Kombat 11” – NetherRealm Studios
“Borderlands 3” – Gearbox Software
Music of the Year
“Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order” (Gordy Haab and Stephen Barton) – Respawn – WINNER Entertainment/Electronic Arts
“Erica” – Flavourworks
“Fantastic Creatures” – Blue Callisto
“Undersea” – Magic Leap Studios
“Borderlands 3” – Gearbox Software
“Rend” – Frostkeep Studios
Sound Design of the Year
“Death Stranding “- Kojima Productions – WINNER
“Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order” – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
“Borderlands 3”- Gearbox Software
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” (2019) – Infinity Ward
“Mortal Kombat 11” – NetherRealm Studios
Best Cinematic / Cutscene Audio
Death Stranding – Kojima Productions – WINNER
“World of Warcraft: Battle” For Azeroth Patch 8.25 – Blizzard Entertainment
“Concrete Genie” – Pixelopus
“Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order” – Reason Entertainment/Electronic Arts
“Destiny 2: Shadowkeep” – Bungie
“Gears 5”- The Coalition
Best Dialogue
“Death Stranding “- Kojima Productions – WINNER
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” (2019) – Infinity Ward
“Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order” – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
“Gears 5” – The Coalition
“Control” – Remedy Entertainment
Best Dialogue for an Indie Game
“Golem” – Highwire Games LLC – WINNER
“Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey” – Salix Games
“Deliver Us The Moon” – KeokeN Interactive
Best Music for an Indie Game
“Bee Simulator” (Mikolai Stroinski) – Varsav Game Studios – WINNER
“Sky: Children of the Light” – thatgamecompany
“Astrologaster” – Nyamyam
“Outer Wilds” – Mobius Digital
“Slay the Spire” – MegaCrit
Best Sound Design in a Casual/Social Game
“Call of Duty: Mobile” – TiMi Studios/ Activision – WINNER
“Hearthstone: Saviors of Uldum” – Blizzard Entertainment
“Kine” – Chump Squad
“Honor of Kings 2.0” – TiMi Studios
“Grindstone” – Capybara Games
“Sky: Children of the Light”- thatgamecompany
Best Sound Design for an Indie Game
“Deliver Us The Moon – KeokeN Interactive – WINNER
“Golem” – Highwire Games
“Knights & Bikes“ – Foam Sword
“Astroneer” – System Era Softworks
“Hunt: Showdown” – Crytek
“Deliver Us The Moon”
Best Music for a Casual / Social Game
“Honor of Kings 2.0” – TiMi Studios – WINNER
“Erica (Austin Wintory)” – Flavourworks – WINNER
“Sky: Children of the Light” – thatgamecompany
“Astrologaster “- Nyamyam
“Bee Simulator” – Varsav Game Studios
“Hearthstone: Rise of Shadows ” – Blizzard Entertainment Best Interactive Score
“Outer Wilds” – Mobius Digital
“Concrete Genie” – Pixelopus
“Death Stranding” – Kojima Productions
“Borderlands 3 “- Gearbox Software
Best Original Song
“Giants” from League of Legends (Jared Lee, Jessica Karpov, Kole Hicks, Umar Ibrahim) – Riot Games – WINNER
“BB’s Theme” from Death Stranding – Kojima Productions
“Saudade” from Resident Evil 2 – Capcom
“Fair as a Rose” from Elsinore – Golden Glitch Studios
“Days Gone Quiet” from Days Gone – SIE Bend Studio
“Constellation” from Sky: Children of the Light – thatgamecompany
Best Original Soundtrack Album
Death Stranding (Ludvig Forssell) – Kojima Productions – WINNER
Erica – Flavourworks
Bee Simulator – Varsav Game Studios
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Gathering Storm – Firaxis Games
Control – Remedy Entertainment
Elsinore – Golden Glitch Studios
Sole – Gossamer Games
