VGMO's Annual Game Music Awards 2018 (results)

[Eolz]

As usual, great choices and explanations from this video game OST focused website. There's a lot of awards and details, so please check the links (one for each category) for the write-ups, as well as the other nominations (the OP was extremely long otherwise).

Best of the best:

• Score of the year - Octopath Traveler
• Artist of the year - Yasunori Nishiki
• Audio of the year - "Main Theme" from Octopath Traveler, and "Always Been but Never Dreamed" from Tetris Effect
• Album of the year - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Original Soundtrack
• Organization of the year - Procyon Studio

Organizations of the year:

• Outstanding achievement - Music Studio : Procyon Studio

Runner-up: Nintendo EPD Sound Group

• Outstanding achievement - Record Label : Basiscape Records

Runner-up: Sleigh Bells / Procyon Studio

Albums of the year:

• Best Album - Soundtrack CD : Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Original Soundtrack

Runner-up: The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Original Soundtrack

• Best Album - Official Arranged Album : Symphonic Suite "Suikoden"

Runners-up: NieR Gestalt & Replicant Orchestral Arrangement Album // Resurrection: Panzer Dragoon Saga 20th Anniversary Arrangement Soundtrack

• Best Album - Fan Arranged : Children of Termina

Runners-up: Zelda & Chill

• Best Album - Chiptune Album : Nighty Night Stories - scythe

Runner-up: Soundchip Salad – kulor

• Best Album - Original Album : Across the ridge to heaven – ASTURIAS (Yoh Ohyama)

Runner-up: Real Racing Roots 2019 – Andrew Elmore

Audio of the year:

• Outstanding Achievement — In-Game Music: Tetris Effect

Runner-Up : Celeste

• Outstanding Achievement — Main Theme : Octopath Traveler Main Theme (Octopath Traveler)

Runner-Up : Stars at our Backs – Monster Hunter: World

• Outstanding Achievement — Vocal Theme : Always Been But Never Dreamed (Tetris Effect)

Runners-Up : A Moment of Eternity (Xenoblade 2: Torna, the Golden Country)

• Outstanding Achievement — Instrumental Theme (Non-Main Theme) : Scattered and Lost (Celeste)

Runner-Up : Memories of Mother – God of War, Those Who Govern Reason – Octopath Traveler

Artists of the year :

• Outstanding Artist — Eastern Composer : Yasunori Nishiki

Runner-Up : Shota Kageyama

• Outstanding Artist — Western Composer : Bear McCreary

Runner-Up : Jason Graves

• Outstanding Artist — Independent Composer : Lena Raine

Runner-Up : Jeff Ball

• Outstanding Artist — Newcomer: Berlinist

Runner-Up : Yoann Laulan

• Outstanding Artist — Soloist : Eivør Pálsdóttir

Runner-Up : Ikuko

• Outstanding Contribution — Ensemble : Koichiro Muroya Strings

Runner-Up : Schola Cantorum Choir

Scores of the year:

• Best Score — Traditional / Acoustic : Octopath Traveler

Runner-Up : Florence

• Best Score — Orchestral / Cinematic : Monster Hunter: World

Runner-Up : God of War

• Best Score — Rock / Electronic / Hybrid : Tetris Effect

Runner Up : The Red Strings Club

• Best Score — Chiptune / Retro : Celeste

Runner-Up : Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

• Best Score — Western Localisation : The Alliance Alive

Runner-Up : Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk

• Best Score — Fan Favorite : Octopath Traveler

Runner-Up : Celeste

• Best Score — Writers' Choice : Fighting EX Layer and Into the Breach

Runner-Up : CrossCode


Really varied awards!

 

[ghostcrew]

What a wonderful list. Gonna revisit some of these for sure. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Spaltazar]

• Album of the year - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Original Soundtrack

fuck yeah. easily the soundtrack of a game that i have listened the most too. just so much emotion in it. and torna makes it even better!

 

[DecoReturns]

Gotta hand it to Xenoblade 2. Such a great album.

Really love the Torna one as well. Had my favorite track of the year as well.

 

[Linde]

This is the only vg music awards I can actually get behind.
Wow

 

[Caiops]

Who won last year?(i'm curious if Automata did win)

 

[Dreamboum]

Glad to see The Alliance Alive won an award. Outstanding OST

Everyone who won an award deserved it

 

[dramaticslowmo]

Who won last year?(i'm curious if Automata did win)

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Yes Nier did win last year http://www.vgmonline.net/?s=award+2017

 

[EarthPainting]

VGMOnline knows their stuff. All deserving of their praise.

 

[Pirate Bae]

Glad to see Celeste on here

 

[KLoWn]

That's a really good list.

 

[Budi]

Great to see Lena Raine get recognition. Congrats to her and all the other winners.

 

[Disclaimer]

Octopath and its composer Yasunori Nishiki taking bank.

It's refreshing to see competently chosen awards after TGA's nonsense.

 

[MegaXZero]

Damn this is a good list. Relieves the salt I had from the game awards.

 

[Apollo]

I'm so happy to see Yasunori Nishiki and Octopath Traveler get the recognition they deserve. That soundtrack is wild.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Glad to see The Alliance Alive won an award. Outstanding OST

Everyone who won an award deserved it

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So relieved/surprised to see one of my picks in this lol

 

[rawhide]

Fighting EX Layer is a pull, good for them.

 

[RampagingSoul]

Yeah, great list full of outstanding OSTs! Congrats to all of those honored!

 

[ZiggyPalffyLA]

Octopath and its composer Yasunori Nishiki taking bank.

It's refreshing to see competently chosen awards after TGA's nonsense.

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What nonsense? RDR2 winning best music? Because I agree that's nonsense.

 

[Disclaimer]

What nonsense? RDR2 winning best music? Because I agree that's nonsense.

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Amongst other things. A non-RPG winning best RPG in a year packed with RPG excellence, XB2's OST never being nominated in either year, etc.

 

[LordofPwn]

Yes Nier did win last year http://www.vgmonline.net/?s=award+2017

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Weird that I don't see 2016 awards on their site. I'm just going to assume it was DOOM.