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Richard Beddow wins 2011 Ivor Novello award

admin — Thu, 19 May 2011 18:35:18 +0000

Richard Beddow and his composing team have won the Best Original Video Game award for the Napoleon: Total War Soundtrack at the 2011 Ivor Novello Awards.

The Ivors took place on Thursday 19th May 2011 at the Grosvenor House, London and celebrate British music writing. Richard was also nominated in 2010, for the Empire: Total War soundtrack.

Ian Livingstone (Composer), Richard Birdsall (Composer), Richard Beddow (Lead Composer), Gary Dunn (Managing Director – European Development, Sega Europe)

The 2011 winners included:

BEST ORIGINAL VIDEO GAME SCORE
Game: Napoleon: Total War
Composers: Richard Beddow / Richard Birdsall / Ian Livingstone
Developer: The Creative Assembly
UK Publisher: SEGA

BEST SONG MUSICALLY AND LYRICALLY
Song: Becoming a Jackal
Writer: Conor O’Brien
Performed By: Villagers
UK Publisher: Domino Publishing Company

BEST CONTEMPORARY SONG
Song: Pass Out
Writers: Timothy McKenzie / Patrick Okogwu / Marc Williams
Performed By: Tinie Tempah
UK Publishers: EMI Music Publishing / Stellar Songs Ltd

ALBUM AWARD
Album: The Defamation of Strickland Banks
Writer: Benjamin Drew
Performed By: Plan B
UK Publisher: Universal Music Publishing

PRS FOR MUSIC MOST PERFORMED WORK
Song: She Said
Writers: Eric Appapoulay / Richard Cassell / Benjamin Drew / Tom Wright-Goss
Performed By: Plan B
UK Publishers: Sony/ATV Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing

BEST TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK
Broadcast: Any Human Heart
Composer: Dan Jones
UK Publishers: Faber Music Ltd / Universal Music Publishing

BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE
Film: How To Train Your Dragon
Composer: John Powell
UK Publisher: BMG Chrysalis

INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
MUSE

OUTSTANDING SONG COLLECTION
Steve Winwood

PRS FOR MUSIC OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO BRITISH MUSIC
Paul Rodgers

PRS FOR MUSIC SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Stephen Sondheim

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Benjamin Drew

THE IVORS CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD
Michael Nyman

THE IVORS INSPIRATION AWARD
Dizzee Rascal

56th Ivor Novello Award – Nominated

admin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:22:49 +0000

For the second year running, Richard Beddow and his composing team for Napoleon: Total War have been nominated for Best Original Video Game Score in the 56th Ivor Novello Awards which take place on Thursday 19th May 2011 at the Grosvenor House, London.

Best Original Video Game Score Nominees

Game: Napoleon: Total War
Composers: Richard Beddow / Richard Birdsall / Ian Livingstone
Developer: The Creative Assembly
UK Publisher: SEGA

Game: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Composer: Nitin Sawhney
Developer: Ninja Theory
UK Publisher: Namco Bandai Games SAS

Game: James Bond 007: Blood Stone
Composer: Richard Jacques
Developer: Bizarre Creations
UK Publisher: Activision

About the Ivor Novello Awards

The Ivors are internationally respected for honouring excellence in British music writing. They are judged and presented by the writing community and for over 50 years have been given annually to outstanding songwriters and composers.

The Music

Check out the Napoleon: Total War Soundtrack on iTunes.

55th Ivor Novello Award – Nominated

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:35:22 +0000

Richard Beddow and his composing team for Empire: Total War have been nominated for Best Original Video Game Score in the 55th Ivor Novello Awards which will take place on Thursday 20th May at the Grosvenor House, London.

About the Ivor Novello Awards

The Ivors celebrate the outstanding writing achievements of songwriters, composers and their music publishers. The awards either celebrate artistic excellence in a specific work, exceptional performance figures in the award year or recognise the outstanding achievements of a particular songwriter or composer throughout their career.

Develop 2009 Audio Accomplishment Award – Nominated

admin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:59:02 +0000

Richard Beddow and his audio team have been nominated for the Audio Accomplishment Award at the 2009 Develop Awards.

For further information about the Develop awards, view the awards supplement here.