‘Golden’ Takes Top Song Prize at 2026 World Soundtrack Awards
The song ‘Golden’ from KPop Demon Hunters won best original song at the 2026 World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent, Belgium. Daniel Pemberton was named film composer of the year, and Jeff Russo took the television composer honor. The awards were part of Film Fest Gent and included a concert featuring music by Hildur Guðnadóttir and Trevor Jones.
"At the 2026 World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent, “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters earned best original song. The track had already collected a Golden Globe, Grammy and Oscar earlier in the year and spent eight weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. It was written by Kim Eun-jae, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Teddy Park, and performed by HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI.
Daniel Pemberton was honored as film composer of the year for several projects, including Project Hail Mary. Jeff Russo received the television composer prize. Hannah Peel was named discovery of the year, while Kevin Smithers won the public choice award. The event closed Film Fest Gent with a concert of music by Hildur Guðnadóttir and Trevor Jones, played by Brussels Philharmonic under Dirk Brossé."
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