Aussie Wins Award for Work With The Don

At last week's 5th Annual Game Audio Network Guild Awards event, Ashley Irwin, an Emmy-winning Aussie arranger/composer and his writing partner, Oscar winner Bill Conti, walked away with the award for "Best Arrangement of a Non-Original Score" for their work on The Godfather. The pair won the award for adapting Nino Rota's famous score from The Godfather movie for the videogame. In his acceptance speech, Irwin stated that working with such iconic music was "a dream job", and that "Nino's haunting melodies and inventive harmonies are uniquely evocative. It only takes a few notes to set the mood". Thanks to Inside Film Magazine for the tip.

The full list of winners are as follows:

Audio of the Year: Gears of War Best Arrangement of a Non-Original Score: The Godfather Best Arrangement of a Non-Original Score: Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams Best Audio - Other: Cartoon Networks Re-animated: Fit to be Pie'd Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio: Gears of War Best Dialogue: 24: The Game Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast: 2006 GDC Audio Boot Camp - Scott Selfon Best Interactive Score: Need for Speed: Carbon Best Use of Licensed Music: Guitar Hero II Best Original Instrumental: "Titan" - Paraworld Best Original Soundtrack Album: Halo 2: Volume Two Best Original Vocal Song - Choral: "Baba Yetu" - Civilization IV Best Original Vocal Song - Pop: "Dr. Kunkle's Funnkle Cake" - Thrillville Most Innovative Use of Audio: Guitar Hero II Music of the Year: Tomb Raider: Legend Rookie of the Year: Christopher Tin Sound Design of the Year: Gears of War Best Use of Multi-Channel Surround in a Game: Call of Duty 3 G.A.N.G. Recognition Award: Audiokinetic - Wwise G.A.N.G. Recognition Award: Gene Semel Lifetime Achievement Award: Koji Kondo Distinguished Service Award: Scott Gershin, David Murrant, Scott Selfon Student Contest Winners: Sound Design - "Necromancing" - Vince Iannelli Music Comp - "Anura" - JJ Lee

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