The year is already three months old! Let's get started with your ideas for nominations!

Ok, let's do this thing. Again. As usual, we'll compile down-posts up to a list so we can keep track.

2012 Best Fantasy Album

* Audiomachine - Chronicles

* Future World Music - Millenium

* Two Steps from Hell - Two Steps From Heaven, SkyWorld

* Immediate Music - Trailerhead: Triumph

* Erdenstern - Herokon Online

* Gianmarco Leone - Dawn of Hope

2012 Best Fantasy Game Soundtrack

* Kingdoms of Amalur - Reckoning - Grant Kirkhope

* The Exiled Realm of Arborea (TERA Online) - Inon Zur and Rod Aldernathy

* Crusader Kings II - Andreas Waldetoft.

* Guild Wars 2 - Jeremy Soule

* World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria - Russell Brower. Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford, Neal Acree, Jeremy Soule, and David Arkenstone.

* Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan - Chance Thomas

* Gloria Victis - Jan Grochowski

2012 Best Fantasy TV or Film Soundtrack

* Howard Shore - The Hobbit

* Javier Navarrete - Wrath of the Titans

* Michael Giacchino - John Carter

* Ramin Djawadi - Game of Thrones (Season 2)

2012 Best Independent Fantasy Composer

* Sean Beeson

* Denny Schneidermesser

* Arcana Chronicles & Orkpack

* Gianmarco

2012 Best Independent Visual Artist

* Melanie Maier (http://www.melaniemaier.de/)

* Kerem Beyit - Lanterns and the Moon

* Jonas DeRo - Temple Ruins

* Sakimichan - Dragon Tamed

* noah-kh - Early Morning in the Forest

* Sandara - Crystal Street

* Armandeo64 - Underworlders

* David Gaillet - Ryu

* Ertac Altinoz - The Secret of Merderan

* Thien Nguyen - Flying Machine - Landing Base

2012 Best Song by Independent Composer

* Sean Beeson - Aven North

* Denny Schneidemesser - Building Upon Dreams (Dreams of Flight)

* Arcana Chronicles & Orkpack - Orcsiege

* Gianmarco - Dawn of Hope

2012 Best Song from a Fantasy Album or Soundtrack

* Two Steps from Hell - SkyWorld

* Audiomachine - Sol Invictus

* Immediate Music - Battle for the Soul of the Universe

* Future World Music - Gods and Demons

Updated 4 January 2013 (19:38)

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What do You think?

Posted by EtherlordWhat do You think?

I think I have an embarrassing teenage crush on Lindsey Stirling. What category do you see her fitting in? Does she have a Fantasy themed album for 2012?

Posted by c0c0c0I think I have an embarrassing teenage crush on Lindsey Stirling. What category do you see her fitting in? Does she have a Fantasy themed album for 2012?

Not only You . She has no fantasy album, only singles.

2012 Best Independent Fantasy Composer - I don't know if she composes, something to research

2012 Best Song by Independent Composer - She sings in the second vid, but I think that's not enough. But still, for the Skyrim track Peter Hollens really deserves nomination.

EDIT: I'm stupid. Obviously she didn't compose Skyrim or LOTR tracks.

Updated 19 April 2012 (12:04)

Adding "The Exiled Realm of Arborea (TERA Online)" by Inon Zur and Rod Aldernthy. It was released in Korea last year, but it won't hit the western world until this year.

Adding "Crusader Kings II" by Andreas Waldetoft.

BTW, although it hasn't been released for download, per se, and as such can't be played here without permission, one can download the demo which includes the entire soundtrack in ogg format in the "music" folder. Good stuff, as usual, from Mr. Waldetoft. Or however they say say "Mr." in Swedish.

Posted by c0c0c0Or however they say say "Mr." in Swedish.

They/we say "Herr", as in german

Added Guild Wars 2 from Jeremy Soule. That one is going to set the pace this year. Also adding: World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria - Russell Brower. Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford, Neal Acree, and David Arkenstone. Future World Music - Millenium Two Steps from Hell - Two Steps From Heaven We need to start cracking, people - we're almost out of 2012!

Posted by c0c0c0Added Guild Wars 2 from Jeremy Soule. That one is going to set the pace this year.Also adding:World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria - Russell Brower. Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford, Neal Acree, and David Arkenstone.Future World Music - MilleniumTwo Steps from Hell - Two Steps From HeavenWe need to start cracking, people - we're almost out of 2012!

You forgot to mention someone important in the "Mists of Pandaria" soundtrack.

Sir Jeremy Soule is taking part there as well. Although i prefer to listen to the GW 2 soundtrack

more, 'cuz literary i live in this game. MOP Ost is good, but compared to GW 2...

Well, let's say it had it's moments.

2012 brings us alot of good movie and game soundtracks, but i'm sure 2013 will be fertile as the previous one.

More great movies and games are about to come. My biggest anticipation for a game soundtrack is for "The Elder Scrolls Online" and prolly for "Dishonored" (I still wait to see if they will pick my remix for "The Drunken Whaler" track) I don't think Bethesda will repeat themselves for marking their new creation with the Skyrim tunes or any other old material. Who do ya think will give a soul for this one ? Mister Soule for sure !

Also i presume Howard Shore will grant us with a gift for christmas with "The Hobbit" ost as well.

Through dungeons deep and caverns old..

Updated 2 October 2012 (18:33)

Posted by VrapogatYou forgot to mention someone important in the "Mists of Pandaria" soundtrack. Sir Jeremy Soule is taking part there as well.

I'd heard that but couldn't find a good source source. Got one?

Melanie Maier for Best Independent Visual Artist http://www.melaniemaier.de/

Posted by c0c0c0I'd heard that but couldn't find a good source source. Got one?

Yup.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zX8DSyCCP0

Kurt: Good find. Added. Vrapogat: I'd call that a definitive source. Added.

Added "Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan - Chance Thomas".

Excellent! Soon the year is to an end

Added Two Steps from Hell - SkyWorld and Immediate Music - Trailerhead: Triumph.

Alrighty, folks - we are just about out of 2012 and the following categories need some nominees:

* 2012 Best Fantasy TV or Film Soundtrack

* 2012 Best Independent Visual Artist

Note: DeviantArt is usually a good place to look, as is last year's nominees

* 2012 Best Song by Independent Composer

* 2012 Best Song from a Fantasy Album or Soundtrack

... and of course the other categories are still taking nominations. So what have you folks liked this year? I'm thinking we need to finish up nominations by 1/15 so let's not dally!

Great that you start to pull on these strings Grey! I will post this in our different channels as well!

Added "Erdenstern - Herokon Online" under Fantasy Album. That's going to be a tough category to choose from.