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Composers Stephanie Economou (Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök), Borislav Slavov (Baldur's Gate III, Divinity: Original Sin II), Gordy Haab (Star Wars Jedi: Survivor), Stephen Barton (Star Wars Jedi, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare) and Gustavo Santaolalla (The Last of Us) will be present at Film Fest Gent's game music concert PRESS PLAY: Music in Games on Thursday 19 October at Capitole Ghent. During the concert, a selection of their work will be performed by Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Dirk Brossé. Gustavo Santaolalla will accompany the orchestra with his ronroco. Moreover, during the WSA Film Music Days from 19 to 21 October, Stephanie Economou, Gordy Haab and Borislav Slavov will talk about their métier during various panels and masterclasses.

A lot of notable artists dedicated themselves to film music last year, and now have a chance to win prizes at the prestigious 23rd edition of the World Soundtrack Awards. The list of nominees includes both WSA newcomers, such as Japanese band RADWIMPS & Kazuma Jinnouchi, and saxophonist Colin Stetson (Arcade Fire, Bon Iver), and WSA favourites such as Nainita Desai (who, among others, won the Discovery of the Year Award in 2021). This year, the British composer picked up another nomination, this time for an entirely new award: the WSA Game Music Award. All nominees for WSA2023 have now been announced.

Film Fest Gent proudly presents Laurence Rosenthal: Music for Film and Television, the film festival’s 2023 album with all-new studio recordings of selected scores by Laurence Rosenthal, performed by the Brussels Philharmonic and conducted by Film Fest Gent music director Dirk Brossé.