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SPOTTED: MediaMusic lecturer Niels van der Leest wins Buma Music in Motion Award

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MediaMusic lecturer Niels van der Leest can put it in his trophy cabinet: a Buma Award! Together with his colleague Joris de Man, he won a Buma Music in Motion Award on April 19, 2023.

Niels van der Leest, lecturer Game Audio in the MediaMusic course
Niels van der Leest, lecturer Game Audio in the MediaMusic course

The duo won the award for their work on the popular video game Horizon Forbidden West (by Guerrilla Games). The award was given in the Video Games, VR and Metaverse category. Matthijs Kieboom, teacher of Composer for Film, Game and Media in the MediaMusic course, was also nominated this year for his musical contribution to the Van der Valk series.


Trailer Horizon Forbidden West

Buma Awards

The Buma Awards are Dutch awards presented by the Buma Cultuur Foundation. The Buma Awards National and International are for the composers and lyricists of the most played and best-selling singles. In addition, awards are given in the categories Multimedia, Film and Classical Music. In 2021, there were no less than four nominees and two winners from the ArtEZ Academy of Music.

Buma Music in Motion Awards 2023


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