Concert Music Announcement

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:36:49 +0200

Leon Willett is currently composing a number of concert works and will not be taking commercial commissions until further notice.

PLAY! A Video-Game Symphony in Oslo

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:26:14 +0200

On October 26th, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and Chorus will perform a stunning array of classic and contemporary video-game scores, including a special arrangement of Leon Willett’s first score, Dreamfall.

Grammy Award-winning artist Arnie Roth will conduct the concert, which will feature outstanding graphics on large screens above the orchestra, highlighting memorable moments from the video games.

For more information and tickets, visit www.play-symphony.com

Awards in San Francisco: GDC 2007

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:22:57 +0100

Leon Willett is the recipient of a further two award nominations, for “Music of the Year” and “Best Original Instrumental Theme”. The awards ceremony will be held at the at the Mosone Center at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 8th, 2007 in San Francisco, CA as part of GDC 2007. For more information visit www.audiogang.org.

8th Annual Movie Music UK Awards

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:06:30 +0100

Leon Willett’s work on Dreamfall: The Longest Journey garnered a special mention at the 2006 Movie Music UK awards. Nominees in this category included Howard Shore and the late Jerry Goldsmith’s son, Joel Goldsmith for his work on Call of Duty 3. Click here to read up on the excellent event.

IGN: Nominated Best Original Score of 2006

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:39:06 +0100

Leon Willett receives yet another award nomination, this time from IGN, the internet’s number one information destination for interactive entertainment. Click here for a full list of award categories.

GameSpy Awards: Best Music of the Year

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:54:06 +0100

As GameSpy.com’s Game of the Year 2006 Awards unfold, Leon Willett is awarded Best Music of the year for his work on Dreamfall: The Longest Journey. For the full list of categories, click here.

Nominated Best Original Music of 2006

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:43:47 +0100

CNET Networks Entertainment’s GameSpot.com looks back on 2006 in their famous “Best and Worst” event, nominating Leon Willett’s work on Dreamfall for the “Best Original Music” award. Winners will be revealed as the event unfolds over the next seven days.

Live with the Prague FILMharmonic

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:53:31 +0200

A suite of themes from Leon Willett’s MTV award-nominated Dreamfall Sountrack was performed by the Prague FILMharmonic Orchestra at the 2006 GC Symphonic Game Music Concert, yesterday evening in Leipzig, Germany.

The orchestra performed under the baton of maestro Andy Brick at the Gewandhaus concert hall, as part of the opening ceremony for the 2006 Games Convention.

Download the score: Dreamfall - Suite for Orchestra in One Movement.pdf.

MTV: Nominated for Best Video Game Score

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 20:09:24 +0200

The Original Soundtrack for Dreamfall - The Longest Journey has been nominated for “Best Video Game Score” for the 2006 MTV Music Video Awards. Cast your vote here. The awards ceremony will be on 31 August 2006, at the Radio City Music Hall in New York.

Andy Brick to Conduct Dreamfall Music at GC

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:43:36 +0200

An exclusive arrangement of the themes from Dreamfall will be performed by the Prague FILMharmonic Orchestra at the GC Symphonic Game Music Concert this August. Maestro Andy Brick will conduct arrangements of 14 classic and contemporary game music scores at the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig.