The 2025 World Soundtrack Awards—an annual celebration of film music and composers—are set to take place October 14-16 this year, and the nominees have been announced in categories including Film Composer of the Year, Television Composer of the Year and Best Original Song. In addition to the usual awards, this year’s event will honor the vast musical legacies of composing icons Philip Glass and Michael Nyman, both of whom will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. One of last year’s winners, Jerskin Fendrix, will return with live renditions of his acclaimed scores for Poor Things and Kinds of Kindness by Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by maestro Dirk Brossé. Learn about the nominees and how to get tickets at worldsoundtrackawards.com.
GameSoundCon 2025, a two-day event filled with music, talks and tutorials on the video game music industry, is slated for October 28-29 and will be offered virtually for those who cannot attend in person in Burbank, CA. Composers, sound designers, dialogue specialists, researchers, educators and others who want to keep up with the latest in video game sound, music, dialogue and technology are welcome, and topics include video game music composition, sound design, technology, interactive audio research, and more. You can register and learn more about this year’s sessions, speakers, sponsors and more at gamesoundcon.com.
Iconic heavy metal band Metallica is performing at the upcoming 2025 Dreamfest benefit concert, which is slated for October 15 at the Chase Center in San Francisco and will raise money for the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals. It will be hosted by the tech company Salesforce as part of the company’s annual Dreamforce conference. This year’s musical lineup also includes singer-songwriter Benson Boone, and the concert will be followed by an after-party. Metallica performed previously at Dreamfest in 2018 and offered a chance to win tickets to members of the band’s Fifth Member fan club. Get your tickets, learn more about sponsorship options and see how your money will make an impact at theconcertforkids.org.
The annual Bowl For Ronnie Celebrity Bowling Party will return once again this year on November 13, at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California, to benefit the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Hosted by television and radio personality Eddie Trunk, the evening will feature a celebrity bowling tournament, a raffle of prizes and memorabilia, and a VIP pre-party for lane sponsors and guests. Building on last year’s sold-out event, which raised over $70,000, this year’s fundraiser will once again unite musicians, other celebrities, and fans to raise awareness and funding to support cancer research. The fund is named after the late heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who passed away of cancer in 2010. To learn more, visit diocancerfund.org/events.
