Finishing Move Inc. Explained

Finishing Move Inc.
Instrument:Guitar, Bass, Piano, Percussion, sampling, programming
Genre:Electronic, soundtrack, classical, pop
Occupation:Composer, producer, musician, sound designer
Website:finishingmoveinc.com
Current Members:
  • Brian Lee White
  • Brian Trifon
  • Jay Wiltzen
  • Alex Klingle
Label:Xbox Game Studios, Sumthing Else, 343 Industries, Laced Records

Finishing Move Inc. are a video game music production and composer team formed by Brian Trifon and Brian Lee White. The duo has composed soundtracks for several video game titles including, The Callisto Protocol, Grounded, Borderlands 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Crackdown 3, Halo Wars 2, and Massive Chalice.

They won Best Original Instrumental for “Halo 2 Anniversary” at the 2015 Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) Awards and was nominated that same year in the following categories: Music of the Year, Best Original Soundtrack Album, Best Original Vocal Song Pop, and Best Audio Mix.[1]

In 2017, they were nominated for The Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Original Score - Video Game for their work on Halo Wars 2.[2] The real-time strategy video game also got Trifon and White nominations for Best Interactive Score, Best Cinematic Cutscene Audio, and Best Audio Mix at the G.A.N.G. Awards in 2018.[3]

In 2019, they were nominated for The Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Original Score - Video Game for their work on Borderlands 3.[4]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardTitleCategoryResultRef
2015Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.)Best Original Instrumental
2015Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.)Music of the Year
2015Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.)Best Original Soundtrack Album
2015Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.)Best Original Vocal Song Pop
2015Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.)Best Audio Mix
2017Hollywood Music In Media AwardsHalo Wars 2Original Score - Video Game
2018Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.)Halo Wars 2Best Interactive Score
2018Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.)Halo Wars 2Best Cinematic Cutscene Audio
2018Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.)Halo Wars 2Best Audio Mix
2019Hollywood Music In Media AwardsBorderlands 3Original Score - Video GameOriginal Score - Video Game
2019Broadcast Production AwardsDrumline TrapProduction Music Album - Sports[5]
2020Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.)Borderlands 3Best Audio Mix[6]
2020Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.)Borderlands 3Audio of the Year
2020Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.)Borderlands 3Music of the Year
2020Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.)Borderlands 3Best Interactive Score
2020Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.)Borderlands 3Best Game Music Cover/ Remix

External links

References

  1. Web site: 2015 Awards. www.audiogang.org. 2019-07-31.
  2. Web site: Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full Winners List. The Hollywood Reporter. 17 November 2017 . en. 2019-07-31.
  3. Web site: 2018 Awards. www.audiogang.org. 2019-07-31.
  4. Web site: HMMA - 2019 music in visual media nominations. www.hmmawards.com. 2019-11-08.
  5. Web site: 2020-06-29. 2019 Production Music Albums. 2020-08-23. Broadcast Production Awards. en-US.
  6. Web site: 18th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards Nominees. www.audiogang.org. 11 February 2020 . 2020-02-12.