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The WSA Film Music Days offer a look behind the scenes of the world of film music. Filled with panel discussions, interviews and master classes, these talks are a great way to get to know the faces behind the scores. For professionals, students or film music lovers.

The music Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Dirk Brossé, performed was composed by five outstanding Korean composers: Cho Young-wuk, Lee Byeong-woo, Jung Jae-il (Squid Game, Parasite, Okja), Nam Hye-Seung (Mr. Sunshine), Kim Soo-chul (Sopyonje) and Mowg (Burning). Cho Young-wuk (Oldboy, The Handmaiden), the go-to composer of Park Chan-wook, and Lee Byeong-woo who worked with Bong Joon-ho on Mother and The Host will even be present at the concert themselves. Moreover, Lee Byeong-woo will play the guitar for us. It was a magical evening.

Jonny Greenwood has won the Film Composer of the Year Award at the 22nd World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert on Saturday 22 October at Music Centre De Bijloke in Ghent. Nicholas Britell received the Television Composer of the Year Award. “No Time to Die” from No Time to Die was presented with the Best Original Song Award, while Drive My Car composer Eiko Ishibashi took home the Discovery of the Year Award. Joseph Metcalfe, John Coda and Grant Kirkhope were honoured with the Public Choice Award and The Penelopes composed the Best Original Score for a Belgian Production. Bruno Coulais received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Were you unable to attend the film music event of the year? No worries, we've recorded all talks and panels so you can (re)watch them anytime you want. Enjoy the talks from the WSA Film Music Days 2022.

In December, Film Fest Gent will present the Sinfonietta Cracovia Orchestra to the Belgian audience through the concert series Composers for peace, performing the music of the internationally renowned Polish composer Wojciech Kilar, the American composer and pianist Philip Glass and the Belgian composer, conductor and Film Fest Gent music director Dirk Brossé. The concert is part of the international Kilar 90 tour.

The World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert and the Korean Composers concert were a truly musical delight. Thanks to performances by Brussels Philharmonic, Mark Isham, A Filetta, Lee Byeong-woo and more. Experience the film music concerts of the year with the videos below.

During the upcoming edition of the WSA Film Music Days (19 - 21 october 2023) Film Fest Gent will again organise the Belgian version of the Third Character initiative. This initiative is organised yearly in collaboration with MCM (Festival International Music & Cinema Marseille) and FIFF Namur (Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur). Directors and producers who are looking for a composer for their film project can rely on FFG, MCM and FIFF Namur to find a match with a suitable film music composer.

At the 23rd edition of the World Soundtrack Awards - Film Fest Gent's annual film music awards - Italian composer Nicola Piovani will be awarded for his contribution to film music. The World Soundtrack Academy honours Piovani, best known to us for his Oscar-winning music for La vita è bella, with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The World Soundtrack Awards will be presented at the conclusion of Film Fest Gent 2023 during a ceremony and concert on Saturday 21 October.

Film Fest Gent presents the PRESS PLAY: Music in Games concert on Thursday 19 October 2023, which will bring music composed for video games to life. The music by, among others, composer Austin Wintory - known for award-winning games such as Journey, Abzû and Assassin's Creed Syndicate and who will also be hosting the concert - will be performed live by Brussels Philharmonic. Film Fest Gent is also launching a new international music award, one that celebrates the best original score for a video game and/or other interactive media: the WSA Game Music Award, a prize chosen by the public.

Composer Laurence Rosenthal is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 23rd edition of the World Soundtrack Awards, which takes place as the concluding event of Film Fest Gent on Saturday 21 October. The 50th edition of the festival crowns two grandmasters of the world of film music in its anniversary year. Earlier, it was announced that Italian composer Nicola Piovani will be a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award as well.