“James Bond 007: Blood Stone” Awarded Best Original
Composition
in Gaming At Music For Visual
Media Industry Awards Show
Richard
Jacques' original music score for JAMES BOND 007: BLOOD STONE (Bizarre
Creations / Activision) has been awarded “Best Original Composition”
(Video Games) at The Music and Sound Awards 2012. Internationally acclaimed by
critics as “A modern classic Bond score,” Jacques' original Bond
score was recorded with A-list musicians at Abbey Road Studios. The sold-out
awards ceremony was held last night at KOKO in London.
The Music and Sound Awards is the first and only awards ceremony to focus
entirely on music and sound design in the media. The awards recognize and
celebrate outstanding music and sound design used to enhance visual media.
Nominees and winners were selected and voted on by leading creatives,
developers, directors, producers and music supervisors. For more information
visit www.masawards.com.
Classically trained from a young age at the Royal Academy of Music in London
with an extensive repertoire in jazz and popular music genres, Richard Jacques'
previous scores include MASS EFFECT, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, STARSHIP TROOPERS and
HEADHUNTER. Most recently, Jacques scored LITTLE BIG PLANET 2: THE MUPPETS
featuring original music compositions such as “Pigs In Space” and
“Big Boss Bossa Nova” as well as a new recording of The Muppets
theme. Richard Jacques is represented by The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency.
For more
information visit www.richardjacques.com.