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