Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Song in a Video Game
The Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Song in a Video Game is one of the awards given annually to people working in the entertainment industry by the Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA). It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best "original" song, written specifically for video game. The award was first given in 2014, during the fifth annual awards.
Winners and nominees
[edit]2010s
[edit]| Year | Video Game | Song | Nominees | Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2014) 5th [1][2] | ||||
| LittleBigPlanet 3 | "Ziggurat Theme" | Winifred Phillips | SCE | |
| Lords of the Fallen | "Winter's Kiss" | Knut Avenstroup Haugen | Bandai Namco | |
| Planetary Annihilation | "Destiny Into Darkness" | Howard Mostrom | Planetary Annihilation Inc | |
| (2015) 6th [3][4] | ||||
| Destiny | "Hope for the Future" | Paul McCartney | Activision | |
| Assassin's Creed Syndicate | "Underground" | Tripod, Austin Wintory | Ubisoft | |
| Juju | "This is the Credits Song" | Adam Skorupa | Flying Wild Hog | |
| Sword Coast Legends | "The Path of Destiny" | Inon Zur, Ian Nickus, Mimi Page | Digital Extremes | |
| The Vanishing of Ethan Carter | "Valley of the Blinding Mist" | Mikolai Stroinski, Kyler England | The Astronauts | |
| (2017) 8th [5][6] | ||||
| Moonlight Blade OL | "Ocean Over the Time" | Thomas Parisch | ||
| Dead Rising 4 | "Oh Willamette" | Oleksa Lozowchuk | Microsoft Studios/Capcom | |
| Expeditions: Viking | "Homestead" | Knut Avenstroup Haugen | Logic Artists | |
| (2018) 9th [7] | ||||
| The Banner Saga 3 | "Only We Few Remember it Now" | Austin Wintory (writer), Eivør (performer) | Versus Evil | |
| Astro Bot Rescue Mission | "A Fire In Your Mind" | Kenneth C. M. Young (writer/performer) | SIE | |
| Forgotton Anne | "Forgotten Anne" | Randi Laubek (writer/performer) | Square Enix Collective/Hitcents | |
| Super NBA | "All Star" | Satta (writer/performer), Jason Walsh (music) | Tecmo | |
| World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth | "Warbringers: Jaina" | Neal Acree, Logan Laflotte (writers); Laura Bailey (performer) | Blizzard | |
| (2019) 10th [8][9] | ||||
| Resident Evil 2 | "Saudade" | Cody Matthew Johnson, Shim (writers/performers) | Capcom | |
| Days Gone | "Hell or High Water" | Billy Raffoul (writer/performer) | SIE | |
| Devil May Cry 5 | "Devil Trigger" | Casey Edwards (writer); Ali Edwards, Cliff Lloret (performers) | Capcom | |
| Erica | "Aria for Delphi" | Austin Wintory, Jim Fowler (writers); Laura Intravia (performers) | SIE | |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | "That’s The Way It Is" | Daniel Lanois (writer/performer) | Rockstar Games |
2020s
[edit]| Year | Video Game | Song | Nominees | Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2020) 11th [10] | ||||
| League of Legends | "The Baddest" | Riot Music Team and Bekuh BOOM; Performed by Soyeon of (G)I-DLE, Miyeon of (G)I-DLE, Bea Miller, and Wolftyla | Riot Games | |
| Hades | "In the Blood" | Written by Darren Korb; Performed by Darren Korb and Ashley Barrett | Supergiant Games | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | "Weeping Dawn" | Written by Borislav Slavov; Performed by Vesela Delcheva and Budapest Studio Orchestra | Larian Studios | |
| Arknights | "Renegade" | Written by Jason Walsh; Performed by Substantial and X.ARI | Hypergryph | |
| Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales | "I'm Ready" | Written by Jaden Smith, Josiah Bell, Omarr Rambert, and Alex Hackford; Performed by Jaden Smith | Insomniac Games | |
| Ghost of Tsushima | "The Way of the Ghost" | Written by Ilan Eshkeri and Jenny Plant; Performed by Clare Uchima | Sucker Punch Productions | |
| Death Stranding | "BB's Theme" | Written by Ludvig Forssell; Performed by Jenny Plant | Kojima Productions | |
| (2021) 12th [11] | ||||
| League of Legends | "Burn It All Down" | Riot Music Team and Alex Seaver of Mako; Performed by PVRIS | Riot Games | |
| Quantaar | "Limitless" (feat. Matilda Stray and Omega Sparx)" | Written by Emperia Sound, Cody Matthew Johnson and Voicians; Performed by Matilda Stray and Omega Sparx | Pumpkin VR | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | "I Want to Live" | Written by Borislav Slavov; Performed by Borislav Slavov and Ilona Ivanova | Larian Studios | |
| Eve Echoes | "Infinity" | Written by Jared Benson; Performed by Tahira Schäfer, Hannes Porombka, Leon Würschinger, Frederic Michel, Jacob StocK | CCP Games | |
| Deathloop | "Déjà Vu" | Written and performed by Sencit featuring FJØRA | Arkane Studios | |
| Life Is Strange: True Colors | "In the Darkness" | Written and performed by mxmtoon | Deck Nine | |
| (2022) 13th [12] | ||||
| God of War Ragnarök | "Blood Upon the Snow" | Written and performed by Hozier and Bear McCreary | Santa Monica Studio | |
| Quantaar | "Clarity" | Written by Cody Matthew Johnson, dorsia, Matilda Stray, and Alec Justice; Performed by Matthew Cody Johnson and dorsia | Pumpkin VR | |
| CHORVS | "Chorus Main Theme" | Written by Pedro Macedo Camacho; Performed by Úyanga Bold | Fishlabs | |
| Gran Turismo 7 | "Vroom" | Written and performed by The FaNaTiX, Idris Elba, Lil Tjay, Davido, Koffee, and Moelogo | Polyphony Digital | |
| League of Legends | "Rebirth" | Written by EJAE and Matthew Carl Earl; Performed by EJAE | Riot Games | |
| (2023) 14th [13] | ||||
| Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | "Swing" | Written by Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II, Eian Parker, Ian Welch, and Olu Fann; Performed by Benji and EARTHGANG | Insomniac Games | |
| Blacktail | "Blacktail" | Composed by Arkadiusz Reikowski. With performances by Robot Koch, Zazula Vocal Group, Bartosz Pałyga, and CZELUSC Collective | The Parasight | |
| Just Dance 2024 | "After Party (Just Dance)" | Written by Clément Langlois-Légaré, Yannick Rastogi, Zacharie Morier-Gxoyiya, and Zacharie Raymond; Performed by Banx & Ranx and Zack Zoya | Ubisoft | |
| Rocksmith+ | "Glow in the Dark" | Written by Alna Hofmeyr, Maize Olinger, McKenzie Ellis, and Nick Sadler; Performed by MOTHICA | Ubisoft | |
| The World 3 | "Ballad of Dreams Past" | Written by Zhou Guoyi; Performed by Erjun June and Miao Gongjiang | Good Games | |
| Tournament of Souls | "Coming Alive" | Written by Brendon Williams, Corben Nikk Bowen, Emanuel Williams, Jason Walsh, and Konrad Abramowicz; Performed by League of Legends and Vo Williams | Riot Games |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ filmmusicreporter (October 8, 2014). "Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations Announced". filmmusicreporter. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ Scott Feinberg (November 5, 2014). "Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Gregg Alexander Performs, Glen Campbell Feted". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ HMMA (2015). "2015 MUSIC IN VISUAL MEDIA NOMINEES". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
- ^ "2015 HMMA Winners". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. November 12, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ HMMA (November 2, 2016). "Hollywood Music in Media Awards Announces Nominees in Film, TV, & Video Game music" (PDF). Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ "Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. November 17, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ Linda Xu (October 17, 2018). "'A Star Is Born,' 'Black Panther' Lead Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ HMMA (2019). "2019 MUSIC IN VISUAL MEDIA NOMINATIONS". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ Erik Anderson (November 22, 2019). "'Joker,' 'The Biggest Little Farm,' 'When They See Us' are 2019 Hollywood Music in Media Award winners (HMMA)". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "2020 MUSIC IN VISUAL MEDIA NOMINATIONS". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "2021 MUSIC IN VISUAL MEDIA NOMINATIONS". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "2022 MUSIC IN VISUAL MEDIA NOMINATIONS". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "2023 MUSIC IN VISUAL MEDIA NOMINATIONS". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2023.