“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters continues to be choosing up awards. The worldwide smash, which gained a Golden Globe, a Grammy and an Oscar final winter, amongst many different awards, gained greatest authentic tune on the 2026 World Soundtrack Awards, which have been held on Saturday (Oct. 10) on the annual WSA Ceremony & Live performance throughout Movie Fest Gent, Belgium’s largest worldwide movie competition.
The tune, which was written by Kim Eun-jae, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Website positioning and Teddy Park and carried out by HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI, topped the Billboard Scorching 100 for eight weeks.
British composer Daniel Pemberton was named movie composer of the yr for Challenge Hail Mary, The Drama, The Unhealthy Guys 2 and Masters of the Universe.
The tv composer of the yr award was introduced to Jeff Russo for Alien: Earth, Cape Worry and Citadel (Season 2).
Hannah Peel took house the award for discovery of the yr, whereas the general public selection award went to Kevin Smithers’ rating for Soy Frankelda.
For 3 days, worldwide movie and movie music professionals gathered in Music Centre De Bijloke within the historic coronary heart of Ghent for talks, workshops and masterclasses in regards to the artwork of composing movie music. The final day concluded with the award ceremony and a reside live performance with chosen music by WSA visitor of honour Hildur Guðnadóttir and lifelong achievement award recipient Trevor Jones, carried out by Brussels Philharmonic and performed by Dirk Brossé.
Right here’s an entire listing of winners on the 2026 World Soundtrack Awards.
Movie composer of the yr
Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein; Eagles of the Republic; Jurassic World Rebirth; L’homme qui rétrécit (The Shrinking Man)
Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After One other
Hildur Guðnadóttir – The Bride!; Hedda; 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
WINNER: Daniel Pemberton – Challenge Hail Mary; The Drama; The Unhealthy Guys 2; Masters of the Universe
Max Richter – Hamnet
Tv composer of the yr
David Fleming – Widow’s Bay
Finneas O’Connell – Beef (season two)
Martin Phipps, Benji Merrison – Steal
Dave Porter – Pluribus
WINNER: Jeff Russo – Alien: Earth; Cape Worry; Citadel (season two)
Greatest authentic tune
WINNER: “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters – written by Kim Eun-jae, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Website positioning, Teddy Park | carried out by Huntrix
“Home” from Wuthering Heights – written by Charli xcx, John Cale, Nathan Klein, Finn Keane | carried out by Charli xcx, John Cale
“No Place Like Dwelling” from Depraved: For Good – written by Stephen Schwartz | carried out by Cynthia Erivo
“Stolen Story” from Hedda – written by Hildur Guðnadóttir, Nia DaCosta | carried out by Mariam Wallentin
“Prepare Goals” from Prepare Goals – written by Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner | carried out by Nick Cave
Greatest authentic composition by a younger composer
WINNER: Xabier Doural García
Lidia Pozo Perez
Yeakun Yoo
Discovery of the yr
Mari Fukuhara – Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Paris Hurley – The Chronology of Water
Kangding Ray – SIRÀT
WINNER: Hannah Peel – Midwinter Break
Sam Slater – 2000 Meters to Andriivka
Public selection award
Avatar: Hearth and Ash – Simon Franglen
WINNER: Soy Frankelda – Kevin Smithers
Challenge Hail Mary – Daniel Pemberton
Starbright – Ludek Drizhal
KPop Demon Hunters – Marcelo Zarvos
Recreation music award
WINNER: Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss – Nicolas Garcia
Crimson Desert – Hwiman Ryu, Inro Joo, Hyoung Woo Roh, Jiyoon Kim, Dongjune Oh
Dispatch – Andrew Arcadi
Marathon – Ryan Lott
UNBEATABLE – rj lake, Vasily Nikolaev, Rachel Lake, and Clara Maddux (D-CELL SOUND TEAM)
Belgian movie composer of the yr
WINNER: Margaret Hermant – A la cara (Nothing Private); Mallorca Confidencial
Frederik Van de Moortel – De Pupil
Frédéric Vercheval – Les Tourmentés
Lifetime achievement award
RECIPIENT: Trevor Jones
