MSCN International Film Music Prize new sponsorship partnership with Crush Audio
We’re delighted to announce an exciting new sponsorship partnership for the MSCN International Film Music Prize.
This year, Crush Audio will be joining us as an official prize sponsor, adding fantastic new software prizes for our winners. The Gold MSCN Award winner will receive a full unlimited Crush Percussion licence, while each of the two Silver MSCN Award winners will receive a 3-month Crush Percussion licence.
Crush Percussion is a new sample library featuring more than 100 percussion instruments from around the world: https://crushaudio.com/products/crush-percussion
These new prizes come in addition to the existing MSCN awards:
Gold MSCN Award — 1 Winner
The Gold winner will receive a professional orchestral recording of selected cues performed by the Budapest Pannonia Film Music Orchestra at Pannonia Studios, valued at €1,300. The prize also includes mentoring during composition refinement and the recording session, plus extensive professional written feedback.
Silver MSCN Awards — 2 Winners
Each Silver winner will receive a full scholarship to the MSCN Film Music Festivals Academy, valued at €500, as well as extensive professional written feedback.
The final submission deadline is midnight on 16 June 2026, and winners will be announced on 16 July 2026 during Soundtrack_Cologne 23.
We’re also pleased to invite composers to a special online info session with Crush Audio founder Lou Wiss.
Lou will present Crush Percussion, introduce Crush Audio’s host freeware platform Crush FX, and demonstrate how he used these tools in his recent work on Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
MSCN & Crush Audio Info Session
Date: 2 June 2026
Time: 17:30 CET
Location: Zoom
Sign up for the info session: https://www.mscnfilmmusicfestivalsacademy.com/mscn-crush-audio-info-session-02062026-registration
This is a great opportunity to learn more about the tools now being offered to MSCN International Film Music Prize winners, and to hear directly from the creator behind Crush Audio.