World Soundtrack Awards 2006

The 6th World Soundtrack Awards were given on 14 October 2006 in Ghent, Belgium.

Winners

• Soundtrack Composer of the Year:
  • Alberto Iglesias for The Constant Gardener
• Best Original Soundtrack of the Year:
  • Alberto Iglesias for The Constant Gardener
• Best Original Song Written for a Film:
  • "Our Town" from Cars
• Public Choice Award:
  • Gustavo Santaolalla for Brokeback Mountain
• Discovery of the Year:
  • Evanthia Reboutsika - My Father and My Son
• Lifetime Achievement Award:
  • Peer Raben

Nominees

• Soundtrack Composer of the Year:
  • Danny Elfman - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • Alberto Iglesias - The Constant Gardener
  • Dario Marianelli - Pride & Prejudice
  • James Newton Howard - King Kong
  • John Powell - Ice Age: The Meltdown
• Best Original Soundtrack of the Year:
  • Brokeback Mountain - Gustavo Santaolalla
  • King Kong - James Newton Howard
  • Munich - John Williams
  • Pride & Prejudice - Dario Marianelli
  • The Constant Gardener - Alberto Iglesias
• Best Original Song Written for Film:
  • "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" - Brokeback Mountain
    • Music by Gustavo Santaolalla
    • Performed by Emmylou Harris
    • Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
  • "Can’t Take It In" - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
    • Music by Harry Gregson-Williams and Imogen Heap
    • Performed by Imogen Heap
    • Lyrics by Imogen Heap
  • "Magic Works" - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    • Music and lyrics by Jarvis Cocker
    • Performed by Jarvis Cocker, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Steve Mackey, Steve Claydon and Jason Buckle
    • String arrangement by Patrick Doyle
  • "Mdlwembe" - Tsotsi
    • Music by Kabelo Ikaneng
    • Performed by Zola
    • Lyrics by Zola
  • "Our Town" - Cars
    • Music and lyrics by Randy Newman
    • Performed by James Taylor