World Soundtrack Awards 2005 Explained

5th World Soundtrack Awards

October 15, 2005

----Best Original Soundtrack:
War of the Worlds

The 5th World Soundtrack Awards were given on 15 October 2005 in the Bijloke Concert Hall, Ghent, Belgium.^[1]

Winners

Best Soundtrack Composer of the Year:
- Angelo Badalamenti - Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement)^[2]
Best Original Soundtrack of the Year:
- War of the Worlds - John Williams
Best Original Song Written for a Film:
- "Old Habits Die Hard" - Alfie
  - Performed by Mick Jagger
  - Lyrics by Dave Stewart and Mick Jagger
Public Choice Award:
- Alexander - Vangelis
Discovery of the Year
- Michael Giacchino - The Incredibles
Lifetime Achievement Award:
- Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Nominees

Best Soundtrack Composer of the Year:
- Thomas Newman - Lemony Snicket
- John Powell - The Bourne Supremacy
- Howard Shore - The Aviator
- John Williams - War of the Worlds
Best Original Soundtrack of the Year:
- - - - The Aviator - Howard Shore Batman Begins - James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer The Bourne Supremacy - John Powell Mar adentro (Sea Inside) - Alejandro Amenábar Best Original Song Written for a Film:
- "Remember Me" - Troy
  - Composed by James Horner
  - Performed by Josh Groban
  - Lyrics by Cynthia Weil
- "Al otro lado del río" - Diarios de motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries)
  - Performed by Jorge Drexler
  - Lyrics by Jorge Drexler
- "Believe" - The Polar Express
  - Composed by Alan Silvestri
  - Performed by Josh Groban
  - Lyrics by Glen Ballard
- "Learn to Be Lonely" - The Phantom of the Opera
  - Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber
  - Performed by Minnie Driver
  - Lyrics by Charles Hart
- "Million Voices" - Hotel Rwanda
  - Composed by Andrea Guerra
  - Performed by Wyclef Jean
  - Lyrics by Wyclef Jean and Jerry Duplessis
Discovery of the Year:
- Ilan Eshkeri - Layer Cake
- Andrés Goldstein and Daniel Tarrab - Deuda
- Cyril Morin - The Syrian Bride
- Benjamin Wallfish - Dear Wendy

Notes and References

Web site: Badalamenti Best Composer at World Soundtrack Awards 2005 . 2022-06-22 . Film Festival Gent . en.
Web site: Lifetime Achievement Award for Angelo Badalamenti . 2022-06-22 . World Soundtrack Awards . en.