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American composer Philip Glass will be celebrated with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the film music concert Minimalism in Motion: Glass, Nyman and Beyond which will close Film Fest Gent’s Film Music Days 2025 and the 25th World Soundtrack Awards. While initially renowned for his work for opera and his symphonies, Glass has made an equally impressive contribution to film music, with a rich oeuvre of film scores that include Koyaanisqatsi, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, The Truman Show, Kundun, The Hours and Notes on a Scandal.

On the cusp of our 25th anniversary, we are launching a brand-new accolade: the WSAward for Belgian Film Composer of the Year, powered by Sabam.

British composer Michael Nyman will be celebrated with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the film music concert Minimalism in Motion: Glass, Nyman and Beyond. The concert is the closing event of Film Fest Gent's WSA Film Music Days 2025 and the 25th World Soundtrack Awards. Earlier, it was announced that also Philip Glass is a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.