10/10/2026

HUNTR/X in 'KPop Demon Hunters' Netflix

“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters is still picking up awards. The global smash, which won a Golden Globe, a Grammy and an Oscar last winter, among many other awards, won best original song at the 2026 World Soundtrack Awards, which were held on Saturday (Oct. 10) at the annual WSA Ceremony & Concert during Film Fest Gent, Belgium’s biggest international film festival.

The song, which 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 & REI AMI, topped the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks.

British composer Daniel Pemberton was named film composer of the year for Project Hail Mary, The Drama, The Bad Guys 2 and Masters of the Universe.

The television composer of the year award was presented to Jeff Russo for Alien: Earth, Cape Fear and Citadel (Season 2).

Here’s a complete list of winners at the 2026 World Soundtrack Awards. 

Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein; Eagles of the Republic; Jurassic World Rebirth; L’homme qui rétrécit (The Shrinking Man)

Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another

Hildur Guðnadóttir – The Bride!; Hedda; 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

WINNER:  Daniel Pemberton – Project Hail Mary; The Drama; The Bad Guys 2; Masters of the Universe

Max Richter – Hamnet

 David Fleming – Widow’s Bay

 Finneas O’Connell – Beef (season two)

 Martin Phipps, Benji Merrison – Steal

 Dave Porter – Pluribus

 WINNER: Jeff Russo – Alien: Earth; Cape Fear; Citadel (season two)

WINNER: “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters – written by Kim Eun-jae, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Teddy Park | performed by Huntrix

“House” from Wuthering Heights – written by Charli xcx, John Cale, Nathan Klein, Finn Keane | performed by Charli xcx, John Cale

“No Place Like Home” from Wicked: For Good – written by Stephen Schwartz | performed by Cynthia Erivo

“Stolen Tale” from Hedda – written by Hildur Guðnadóttir, Nia DaCosta | performed by Mariam Wallentin

“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams – written by Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner | performed by Nick Cave

WINNER: Xabier Doural García

 Lidia Pozo Perez

 Yeakun Yoo

Mari Fukuhara – Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

Paris Hurley – The Chronology of Water

Kangding Ray – SIRÀT

WINNER: Hannah Peel – Midwinter Break

Sam Slater – 2000 Meters to Andriivka

 Avatar: Fire and Ash – Simon Franglen

WINNER: Soy Frankelda – Kevin Smithers

 Project Hail Mary – Daniel Pemberton

 Starbright – Ludek Drizhal

 KPop Demon Hunters – Marcelo Zarvos

WINNER: Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss – Nicolas Garcia

Crimson Desert – Hwiman Ryu, Inro Joo, Hyoung Woo Roh, Jiyoon Kim, Dongjune Oh

Dispatch – Andrew Arcadi

Marathon – Ryan Lott

UNBEATABLE – rj lake, Vasily Nikolaev, Rachel Lake, and Clara Maddux (D-CELL SOUND TEAM)

WINNER:  Margaret Hermant – A la cara (Nothing Personal); Mallorca Confidencial

 Frederik Van de Moortel – De Pupil

 Frédéric Vercheval – Les Tourmentés

 RECIPIENT: Trevor Jones

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