Final Fantasy 16 Wins Best Score & Music at The Game Awards 2023

Beneath the woodwork of a deeply immersive storyline often lies a stellar soundtrack—a series of rhythms and beats that only the most audio-savvy composers have the power to conceive. Suffice it to say, Final Fantasy 16 stealing the spotlight and claiming the throne for Best Score & Music at The Game Awards 2023 doesn’t really come as much of a surprise, to be fair.

Let it be said that, while Final Fantasy 16 did take the crown for Best Score & Music at this year’s event, The Game Awards 2023 did also share the room with several genuinely phenomenal composers and sound teams. As a reminder, the composers who stood a chance at winning the aforementioned award were as follows:

Best Score & Music 2023 Nominees

• Alan Wake 2 (Petri Alanko)
• Final Fantasy XVI (Masayoshi Soken)
• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Borislav Slavov)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo Sound Team)
• Hi-Fi Rush (Shuichi Kobori)

So, what’s next for Final Fantasy? Are we likely to see another stellar soundtrack sprout up over the next several years? Who knows? Either way, you can stay up to date with all the latest developments by checking in with the team’s official social handle here. For more Game Awards coverage, be sure to check in with our social feed here.

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