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Annual Game Music Awards 2011 :: Outstanding Audio Winners
SEMO is proud to present the winners of the 'best audio' category of the Annual Game Music Awards 2011. These panel-voted officially recognised awards provide a thorough and wide-reaching recognition of achievement in game music over the last year.
Outstanding Production - Game Studio :: Nintendo
After several years lagging behind, Nintendo took a leading role in the audio sector this year with creative and polished scores for the Zelda, Mario, Star Fox, and Pilotwings series. In doing so, they have showcased the superior specifications of their next-generation handheld, the 3DS.
Runners-Up
| Sony Computer Entertainment | Namco Bandai Games |
Other Nominations
| Atlus Electronic Arts Konami Microsoft Game Studios |
Taito THQ Ubisoft |
Outstanding Production - Music Studio :: Basiscape
Hitoshi Sakimoto's Basiscape showcased their individuality and versatility throughout 2011 with a range of releases, including Valkyria Chronicles III, Black Rock Shooter, and even a Pokémon spinoff. They also appealed to collectors by internally publishing various soundtrack releases and arranged albums.
Runners-Up
| noisycroak | Pyramind Studios |
Other Nominations
| Design Wave Dynamedion Elements Garden Procyon Studio |
Remote Control Productions T's Music Unique Note |
Outstanding Achievement - Record Label :: Sweep Record
Shinji Hosoe's Sweep Record have made so many album releases possible this year: cutting-edge new releases, retrospective soundtrack chronicles, surprising remix albums, and electronic mini-albums. They have also given Basiscape, noisycroak, Sound Sepher, and others a means to distribute their releases.
Runners-Up
| Square Enix | Konami Digital Entertainment |
Other Nominations
| 5pb. Records Dog Ear Records E.A.R.S. Sumthing Else Music Works |
Team Entertainment Wavemaster Zuntata Records |
Outstanding Production - Concert :: Symphonic Odysseys
Symphonic Odysseys - Tribute to Nobuo Uematsu was the fourth in a legendary series of symphonic game music concerts that occurred in Cologne. Produced by Thomas Boecker, this concert combined daring arrangements of Final Fantasy and Mistwalker favourites with dramatic and polished performances.
Runners-Up
| LEGENDS | Video Game Heroes |
Other Nominations
| 4star Orchestra Back to the Future Fantasy Rock Fes 2011 Guilty Gear X BlazBlue Music Live 2011 |
Keys of Game Vol. 1 Press Start 2011: Symphony of Games VFideo Game Music Live Extend |
Outstanding Production - Tour :: The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony
One way Nintendo celebrated the anniversary of The Legend of Zelda was through orchestral concerts in Tokyo, Los Angeles, and London. Featuring numerous popular themes, memorable video projections, and special guests, producer Jason Michael Paul adapted a successful formula for a treasured series.
Runners-Up
| Distant Worlds - Music from Final Fantasy | Dragon Quest in Concert |
Other Nominations
| PLAY! A Video Game Symphony | Video Games Live |
