{"id":908724,"date":"2026-05-27T14:18:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/the-ivors-academy-launches-ivors-composer-awards-video-game-music-to-be-among-categories\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T14:18:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:18:50","slug":"the-ivors-academy-launches-ivors-composer-awards-video-game-music-to-be-among-categories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/the-ivors-academy-launches-ivors-composer-awards-video-game-music-to-be-among-categories\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ivors Academy launches Ivors Composer Awards, video game music to be among categories"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“We are broadening recognition to reflect the full breadth of contemporary composition,” says Ivor Academy CEO<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Ivors Academy is introducing a new ceremony to spotlight composers, including those working in the games sector.<\/p>\n

The Ivors Composer Awards will recognise music contributions from video games alongside film, television, live performance, and commercial recordings by British, Irish, or UK resident composers.<\/p>\n

Artists can submit eligible works for the 2026 awards starting June 1. Winners will receive an Ivor Novello Award.<\/p>\n

Video games have long been recognised by The Ivors Academy, with Killzone 2 winning the inaugural accolade of the category<\/a> when it was introduced at the Ivor Novello Awards in 2010.<\/p>\n

Since then, games including Horizon Zero Dawn, Sea of Thieves, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, and Farewell North have been recognised.<\/p>\n

“Creating a new Ivor Novello Awards ceremony dedicated to composers is the culmination of 71 years of championing compositional excellence,” said Ivors Academy CEO Robert Neri.<\/p>\n

“Since 1956, we have honoured the most remarkable composers, and we are building on that legacy with a new, elevated moment to honour their craft.”<\/p>\n

Neri continued: “We are broadening recognition to reflect the full breadth of contemporary composition. More original music will be eligible, including works heard by audiences for the first time across a wide range of forms and contexts, from stage to screen, games, streaming, radio, festivals, in communities and beyond.<\/p>\n

“This is about giving composers the recognition they richly deserve by creating a new annual celebration of composition and its impact.”<\/p>\n

The Ivor Composer Awards will be held at Grosvenor House in London on November 17, 2026.<\/p>\n

The ceremony is part of The Ivors Composer Week, taking place between November 16 and 20.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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