Red Dead Redemption Leads G.A.N.G. Award Finalists

The Game Audio Network Guild has announced the finalists for its ninth annual G.A.N.G. Awards, with Red Dead Redemption and Dante's Inferno among the leading titles at 10 and seven nominations, respectively. G.A.N.G is a non-profit trade group for game audio professionals founded in 2002. Its annual awards are voted on and judged by its membership, numbering 2,000 members from over 30 countries. Members vote on nominees chosen by the group's 70 person advisory committee. "I hate to sound redundant, but each and every year the quality and workmanship of the industry continues to soar higher and higher," said Tommy Tallarico, G.A.N.G. Founder, CEO and Chairman. G.A.N.G. President Paul Lipson said that the awards received over 350 submissions, and "just making it to the final nomination process is something to be very proud of." Final voting has already begun, and winners will be announced March 3 in San Francisco during the 2011 Game Developers Conference. The full list of finalists is as follows, in alphabetical order: Audio Of The Year Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Dante's Inferno God of War III Heavy Rain Red Dead Redemption Music Of The Year Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Bioshock 2 Dante's Inferno Heavy Rain James Bond 007: Blood Stone Red Dead Redemption Sound Design Of The Year Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Bioshock 2 Dante's Inferno Enslaved: Odyssey to the West God of War III Red Dead Redemption Best Soundtrack Album Bioshock 2 Dante's Inferno Halo: Reach Mass Effect 2 Red Dead Redemption Video Games Live - Level 2 Best Interactive Score Dante's Inferno God of War III Halo: Reach Heavy Rain James Bond 007: Blood Stone Red Dead Redemption Best Handheld Audio God of War: Ghost of Sparta Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge Monster Hunter Portable 3 Ni no Kuni: Shikkoku no Madoshi Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Best Cinematic/Cut Scene Audio Battlefield: Bad Company 2 God of War III Medal of Honor Red Dead Redemption StarCraft II World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Best Dialogue Bioshock 2 Enslaved: Odyssey to the West God of War III Mafia II Medal of Honor Red Dead Redemption Best Original Instrumental "Athens Harbour Chase" - James Bond 007: Blood Stone "Ethan Mars Theme" - Heavy Rain "Main Theme" - Red Dead Redemption "Northern Grasslands" - Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer "The Palace Gates" - Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Wii) Best Original Vocal - Choral "Alice's Theme" - Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland "Dante's Theme" - Dante's Inferno "Hymn" - Halo: Reach "Invincible" - World of Warcraft: Cataclysm "Overture" - God of War III "Redemption" - Dante's Inferno Best Original Vocal - Pop "Dagomba" - Just Dance 2 "Dead Man's Gun" - Red Dead Redemption "Far Away" - Red Dead Redemption "I’ll Take It All" - James Bond 007: Blood Stone "No Death In Love" - Enslaved: Odyssey to the West "The Peri" (Zahara's Theme) - Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands Best Use Of Multi-Channel Surround Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Call of Duty: Black-Ops Crackdown 2 Fable III Halo: Reach Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Transformers: War for Cybertron Best Use Of Licensed Music Bioshock 2 Civilization V DJ Hero 2 Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Mafia II Rock Band 3 Best Game Audio Article, Publication, Or Broadcast APM Film & Television Music Podcast "Composing the Music of Star Wars: The Old Republic" "From the Shadows of Film Sound: Cinematic Production & Creative Process in Video Game Audio" "Recording Firearms Explosions" "The Weight of Silence - How Silence Can Indicate a Character's Importance" Other presentations at the Awards Ceremony will include the Rookie of the Year Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award, the G.A.N.G. Recognition Awards, Student/Apprentice competition winners and the G.A.N.G. Distinguished Service Awards.