D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
First awarded2000
Currently held byGod of War Ragnarök
Websitewww.interactive.org

The D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the D.I.C.E. Awards. This award is "presented to the individual or team whose work represents the highest level of achievement in original musical composition for an interactive title. Both the quality of the score and the integration of the score into the title will be considered when determining the recipient of the award".[1] Creative/technical Academy members with expertise as an audio designer or musician are qualified to vote for this award.[2]

The award's most recent winner was God of War Ragnarök, developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

History

The award was initially presented as the Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music for "creating a unified audio environment, integrating both music and audio effects, in an interactive title". The first winner was PaRappa the Rapper, which was developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.[3] Sound and Music would be separated into their own categories for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition and Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design during the 3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards.

  • D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music (1998–1999)
  • D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition (2000–present)

Winners and nominees

1990s

Table key
Indicates the winner
Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
1997/1998[lower-alpha 1]
(1st) 		PaRappa the Rapper NanaOn-Sha Sony Computer Entertainment [4][5]
Fallout Interplay Productions Interplay Productions
Interstate '76 Activision Activision
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee Oddworld Inhabitants GT Interactive
Outlaws LucasArts LucasArts
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Interplay Productions Interplay Productions
1998/1999[lower-alpha 1]
(2nd) 		Road Rash 3D Electronic Arts Electronic Arts [6]
Grim Fandango LucasArts LucasArts
Heart of Darkness Amazing Studio Interplay Productions
Wild 9 Shiny Entertainment
1999/2000
(3rd) 		Um Jammer Lammy NanaOn-Sha Sony Computer Entertainment [7]
Outcast Appeal Infogrames
Silver Spiral House

2000s

Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2000
(4th) 		Medal of Honor: Underground DreamWorks Interactive Electronic Arts [8][9]
Final Fantasy IX SquareSoft Square Electronic Arts
Jet Grind Radio Smilebit Sega
Escape from Monkey Island LucasArts LucasArts
SSX EA Canada Electronic Arts
2001
(5th) 		Tropico PopTop Software Gathering of Developers [10][11]
[12][13]
Batman: Vengeance Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Argonaut Games Electronic Arts
Myst III: Exile Presto Studios Ubisoft
2002
(6th) 		Medal of Honor: Frontline EA Los Angeles Electronic Arts [14][15]
Metroid Prime Retro Studios Nintendo
Rygar: The Legendary Adventure Tecmo Tecmo
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
2003
(7th) 		Medal of Honor: Rising Sun EA Los Angeles Electronic Arts [16][17][18]
Beyond Good & Evil Ubi Pictures, Ubisoft Milan Ubisoft
Call of Duty Infinity Ward Activision
Grabbed by the Ghoulies Rare Microsoft Game Studios
XIII Ubisoft Paris Ubisoft
2004
(8th) 		Fable Lionhead Studios Microsoft Game Studios [19][20]
Katamari Damacy Namco Namco
Killzone Guerrilla Games Sony Computer Entertainment
NBA Ballers Midway Games Midway Games
Rome: Total War Creative Assembly Activision
2005
(9th) 		God of War Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer Entertainment [21][22][23]
Gun Neversoft Activision
Jade Empire BioWare Microsoft Game Studios
Kameo: Elements of Power Rare
Rise of the Kasai BottleRocket Entertainment Sony Computer Entertainment
2006
(10th) 		LocoRoco Japan Studio Sony Computer Entertainment [24][25]
Black Criterion Games Electronic Arts
Call of Duty 3 Treyarch Activision
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bethesda Game Studios 2K Games, Bethesda Softworks
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Milan Ubisoft
2007
(11th) 		BioShock 2K Boston, 2K Australia 2K Games [26][27]
God of War II Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
Heavenly Sword Ninja Theory
Lair Factor 5
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Naughty Dog
2008
(12th) 		Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Kojima Productions Konami [28][29]
De Blob Blue Tongue Entertainment THQ
Dead Space EA Redwood Shores Electronic Arts
Fable II Lionhead Studios Microsoft Game Studios
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
2009
(13th) 		Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment [30][31][32]
Assassin's Creed II Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Batman: Arkham Asylum Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward Activision
Flower Thatgamecompany Sony Computer Entertainment

2010s

Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2010
(14th) 		Heavy Rain Quantic Dream Sony Computer Entertainment [33][34][35]
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Fable III Lionhead Studios Microsoft Game Studios
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
2011
(15th) 		Portal 2 Valve Valve [36][37][38]
Infamous 2 Sucker Punch Productions Sony Computer Entertainment
L.A. Noire Team Bondi Rockstar Games
LittleBigPlanet 2 Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Naughty Dog
2012
(16th) 		Journey Thatgamecompany Sony Computer Entertainment [39][40]
Diablo III Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
Far Cry 3 Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Mass Effect 3 BioWare Electronic Arts
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
2013
(17th) 		BioShock Infinite Irrational Games 2K Games [41][42]
Beyond: Two Souls Quantic Dream Sony Computer Entertainment
Puppeteer Japan Studio
Rain Acquire, Japan Studio
Rayman Legends Ubisoft Montpellier Ubisoft
2014
(18th) 		Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Monolith Productions Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment [43][44]
Far Cry 4 Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Crystal Dynamics Square Enix Europe
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter The Astronauts The Astronauts
Transistor Supergiant Games Supergiant Games
2015
(19th) 		Ori and the Blind Forest Moon Studios Microsoft Studios [45][46]
Batman: Arkham Knight Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture The Chinese Room, Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD Projekt Red CD Projekt
2016
(20th) 		Doom id Software Bethesda Softworks [47][48]
Abzû Giant Squid 505 Games
Battlefield 1 DICE Electronic Arts
The Last Guardian Japan Studio, GenDesign Sony Interactive Entertainment
Titanfall 2 Respawn Entertainment Electronic Arts
2017
(21st) 		Cuphead Studio MDHR Studio MDHR [49][50]
Call of Duty: WWII Sledgehammer Games Activision
Horizon Zero Dawn Guerrilla Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Rime Tequila Works Grey Box
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus MachineGames Bethesda Softworks
2018
(22nd) 		God of War Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment [51][52]
Detroit: Become Human Quantic Dream Sony Interactive Entertainment
Forgotten Anne ThroughLine Games Square Enix Collective
Marvel's Spider-Man Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Tetris Effect Monstars, Resonair Enhance Games
2019
(23rd) 		Control Remedy Entertainment 505 Games [53][54]
Arise: A Simple Story Piccolo Studio Techland
Erica Flavourworks Sony Interactive Entertainment
Golem Highwire Games Highwire Games
Mortal Kombat 11 NetherRealm Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

2020s

Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2020
(24th) 		Ghost of Tsushima Sucker Punch Productions Sony Interactive Entertainment [55][56]
Carrion Phobia Game Studio Devolver Digital
Little Orpheus The Chinese Room Sumo Digital
Ori and the Will of the Wisps Moon Studios Xbox Game Studios
The Pathless Giant Squid Annapurna Interactive
2021
(25th) 		Returnal Housemarque Sony Interactive Entertainment [57][58]
Deathloop Arkane Studios Bethesda Softworks
It Takes Two Hazelight Studios Electronic Arts
Kena: Bridge of Spirits Ember Lab Ember Lab
Psychonauts 2 Double Fine Productions Xbox Game Studios
2022
(26th) 		God of War Ragnarök Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment [59][60][61]
A Plague Tale: Requiem Asobo Studio Focus Entertainment
Horizon Forbidden West Guerrilla Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Metal: Hellsinger The Outsiders Funcom
Moss: Book II Polyarc Polyarc
2023
(27th) 		Alan Wake 2 Remedy Entertainment Epic Games [62]
Diablo IV Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Planet of Lana Wishfully Studios Thunderful Publishing
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Respawn Entertainment Electronic Arts

Multiple nominations and wins

Developers and publishers

Sony has published the most nominees and winners. It also has the most nominees for a single year, with four in 2008. Sony and Electronic Arts are the only publishers to have published back-to-back winners. Electronic Art's former subsidiary EA Los Angeles and Sony's Santa Monica Studio have developed the most winning titles (EA Los Angeles's first win was when they were called "DreamWorks Interactive"). EA Los Angeles is the only developer that developed back-to-back winners. Blizzard Entertainment has developed the most nominees, but none have ever won. Ubisoft has published the most nominees without having a single winner.

Developers
Developer Nominations Wins
Santa Monica Studio 5 3
DreamWorks Interactive/EA Los Angeles 3 3
2K Boston/Irrational Games 2 2
NanaOn-Sha 2 2
Japan Studio 4 1
Lionhead Studios 3 1
Naughty Dog 3 1
Quantic Dream 3 1
Moon Studios 2 1
Remedy Entertainment 2 1
Sucker Punch Productions 2 1
Thatgamecompany 2 1
Blizzard Entertainment 8 0
Ubisoft Montreal 5 0
Guerrilla Games 3 0
LucasArts 3 0
Bethesda Game Studios 2 0
BioWare 2 0
The Chinese Room 2 0
Giant Squid 2 0
Infinity Ward 2 0
Insomniac Games 2 0
Interplay 2 0
Rare 2 0
Rocksteady Studios 2 0
Ubisoft Milan 2 0
Ubisoft Pictures/Montpellier 2 0
Publishers
Publisher Nominations Wins
Sony Computer/Interactive Entertainment 32 11
Electronic Arts 14 4
Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios 9 2
2K Games 3 2
Bethesda Softworks 5 1
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment 4 1
505 Games 2 1
Ubisoft 10 0
Blizzard Entertainment 8 0
Activision 7 0
Interplay 4 0
LucasArts 3 0
Infogrames 2 0
Square Enix Europe/Collective 2 0

Franchises

Call of Duty, God of War, and Warcraft have the most nominations in this category. God of War and Medal of Honor garnered the most wins with three each; the only other franchises with multiple wins are BioShock and PaRappa the Rapper[lower-alpha 2] with two each. Despite its record-tying nomination count, Call of Duty and Warcraft never won an award outright.

Franchises
Franchises Nominations Wins
God of War 4 3
Medal of Honor 3 3
BioShock 2 2
PaRappa the Rapper[lower-alpha 3] 2 2
Fable 3 1
Uncharted 3 1
Ori 2 1
Call of Duty 4 0
Warcraft 4 0
Batman 3 0
Assassin's Creed 2 0
Diablo 2 0
The Elder Scrolls 2 0
Horizon 2 0
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 0
StarCraft 2 0

Notes

  1. 1 2 Presented as the Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music.
  2. ↑ Um Jammer Lammy is a follow-up spin-off.
  3. ↑ Includes Um Jammer Lammy.

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