This award is "presented to the individual or team whose work represents the highest level of achievement in original musical composition for an interactive title.
[1] Creative/technical Academy members with expertise as an audio designer or musician are qualified to vote for this award.
[2] The award's most recent winner is Helldivers 2, developed by Arrowhead Game Studios and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
[3][4] The first winner was PaRappa the Rapper, which was developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Electronic Art's former subsidiary EA Los Angeles[b] and Sony's Santa Monica Studio have developed the most winning titles for Original Music Composition.
Despite their record-tying nomination counts, Call of Duty and Warcraft have never won the award for Original Music Composition.