Richard Beddow wins 2011 Ivor Novello award

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