13th Annual GANG Awards Winners

The winners of the 13th Annual Game Audio Network Guild Awards were announced on Thursday the 5th of March, 2015 at the GDC.  Destiny collected multiple awards including Music of the Year, Best Original Soundtrack Album as well as Best Original Vocal Song for both Choral and Pop.  Amongst the other winners were Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Peggle Blast, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft,  and The String Arcade. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to George “The Fat Man” Sanger, who received two standing ovations while accepting his award.  The full awards show will be streamed, with details forthcoming.

AUDIO OF THE YEAR
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

MUSIC OF THE YEAR
Destiny

SOUND DESIGN OF THE YEAR
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM
Destiny

BEST INTERACTIVE SCORE
HoHokum

BEST HANDHELD AUDIO
Hearthstone:Heroes of Warcraft/Peggle Blast (TIE)

BEST CINEMATIC/CUT-SCENE AUDIO
The Last of Us: Left Behind

BEST DIALOGUE
South Park: The Stick of Truth

BEST ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTAL
Halo Theme Gungnir Mix

BEST ORIGINAL VOCAL SONG – CHORAL
Destiny – The Traveler/Excerpt from The Hope

BEST ORIGINAL VOCAL SONG – POP
Destiny – Hope for the Future

BEST AUDIO FOR AN INDIE GAME
Transistor/The Banner Saga (TIE)

BEST GAME AUDIO ARTICLE, PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST
The Mix in The Last of Us

BEST AUDIO MIX
Alien: Isolation

BEST SOUND DESIGN IN A CASUAL/SOCIAL GAME
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

BEST MUSIC IN A CASUAL/SOCIAL GAME
Peggle Blast

BEST GAME MUSIC COVER/REMIX
The String Arcade

G.A.N.G. RECOGNITION AWARD
Emily Reese

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“The Fat Man” – George Alistair Sanger

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Richard Savery

STUDENT/APPRENTICE AWARD – MUSIC
George Shaw

STUDENT/APPRENTICE AWARD – SOUND DESIGN
Thomas Couchard