Oscars Watch: 13th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards

SONG – FEATURE FILM

“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Written by Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell
Performed by Billie Eilish

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“I’m Just Ken” from BARBIE
Written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt
Performed by Ryan Gosling (featuring Slash and Wolfgang Van Halen)
“The Fire Inside” from FLAMIN’ HOT
Written by Diane Warren. Performed by Becky G
“High Life” from FLORA AND SON
Written by Gary Clark, John Carney, Eve Hewson
Performed by Eve Hewson, Orén Kinlan, Jack Reynor, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I Am” from ORIGIN
Written by Stan Walker, Michael Fatkin, Vince Harder, Te Kanapu Anasta. Performed by Stan Walker
“Road to Freedom” from RUSTIN
Written and Performed by Lenny Kravitz.
“This” from THE BEANIE BUBBLE
Written by Damian Kulash, Jr. and Timothy Nordwind. Performed by OK Go.
“Keep It Movin’” from THE COLOR PURPLE
Written by Halle Bailey, Denisia Andrews, Brittany Coney, and Morten Ristorp
Performed by Halle Bailey and Phylicia Pearl Mpasi

SONG – SCIFI/FANTASY FILM

“Can’t Catch Me Now” from “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” (Lionsgate)

Written by Dan Nigro and Olivia Rodrigo | Performed by Olivia Rodrigo

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“A World of Your Own” from WONKA
Music Written by Neil Hannon | Lyrics by Neil Hannon, Simon Farnaby, Paul King | Performed by Timothée Chalamet.
“For The First Time” from THE LITTLE MERMAID
Music by Alan Menken | Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Halle Bailey.
“Wild Uncharted Waters” from THE LITTLE MERMAID
Music by Alan Menken | Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonah Hauer-King.
“You’ve Never Had Chocolate Like This” from WONKA
Written by Neil Hannon, Simon Farnaby, Paul King | Performed by Timothée Chalamet & Cast

SONG – INDEPENDENT FILM

“I Got You” from “Holiday Twist”
(ETM Distribution)

Written by Michael Jay and Alan Demoss | Performed by Jake Miller

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“Stardust” from A GOOD PERSON
Written by Cary Brothers & Scott Effman | Performed by Cary Brothers
“Space and Time” from MASTER GARDENER
Written by S.G. Goodman | Performed by Mereba
“Quiet Eyes” from PAST LIVES
Song written by Sharon Van Etten and Zachary Dawes | Performed by Sharon Van Etten
“El Saber” from RADICAL
Written and performed by Gaby Moreno
“Don’t Forget Me When I’m Gone” from SONS 2 THE GRAVE
Written by Sean Jones, Michael Shand, Miku Graham | Performed by Sean Jones

SONG – DOCUMENTARY FILM

“Todo Fue Por Amor” from “With This Light”
(Miraflores Films)

Written by Carla Morrison, Carla Patricia Morrison Flores, Juan Alejandro Jimenez Perez, and Mario Demian Jimenez Perez
Performed by Carla Morrison

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“Everything Is Gonna Be Alright” from BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT
Written and performed by Bobi Wine
“Forty Foot Man” from BONO & THE EDGE: A SORT OF HOMECOMING WITH DAVE LETTERMAN
Written and performed by Bono and the Edge
“Speechless” from LOUDER THAN ROCK
Written by Israel Houghton and Adam Ranney. Performed by Caleb Quaye and Judith Hill
“Dream Your Little Dream feat. Lady Blackbird” from THE JEWEL THIEF
Written by Dan Braun and Josh Braun. Performed by The Braun Bros feat. Lady Blackbird

SONG – ANIMATED FILM

“Better Place” from “Trolls Band Together”
(Dreamworks + Universal Pictures)

Written by Shellback, Justin Timberlake, Amy Allen | Performed by NSYNC

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“Steal the Show” from ELEMENTAL
Written by Ari Leff, Michael Matosic, Thomas Newman | Performed by LAUV
“Down Like That” from PAW PATROL: THE MIGHTY MOVIE
Written by Bryson Tiller, Chantry Johnson, Michelle Zarlenga, and Charlie Heat | Performed by Bryson Tiller
“Am I Dreaming” from SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE
Written by Mike Dean, Peter Lee Johnson, Rakim Mayers, Roisee, Landon Wayne and Leland Wayne
Performed by A$AP Rocky, Metro Boomin and Roisee
“Peaches” from THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE
Written by Jack Black, John Spiker, Eric Osmond, Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath | Performed by Jack Black
“This Wish” from WISH
Written by Julia Michaels, Benjamin Rice, and JP Saxe | Performed by Ariana DeBose

SONG – ONSCREEN PERFORMANCE (FILM)

“High Life” from “Flora and Son”
(Apple Original Films)

Performed by Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Orén Kinlan, Jack Reynor

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Halle Bailey | “For The First Time” from THE LITTLE MERMAID
Halle Bailey and Phylicia Pearl Mapsi | “Keep It Movin’” from THE COLOR PURPLE
Megan Thee Stallion | “Out Alpha The Alpha” from DICKS: THE MUSICAL
NSYNC | “Better Place” from TROLLS BAND TOGETHER
Oil Factory Feat. Chlöe, Jekalyn Carr, Loren Lott | “Praise Nationals Finale” from PRAISE THIS
Ryan Gosling | “I’m Just Ken” from BARBIE
Timothée Chalamet | “A World of Your Own” from WONKA

SCORE – ANIMATED FILM

“Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse”
(Columbia + Sony Pictures)

Composed by Daniel Pemberton

SCORE – FEATURE FILM

“Killers Of The Flower Moon”
(Paramount Pictures + Apple Studios)

Composed by Robbie Robertson

SCORE – SCIFI/FANTASY FILM

“The Marvels”
(Walt Disney Pictures + Marvel Studios)

Composed by Laura Karpman

SCORE – HORROR/THILLER FILM

“A Haunting In Venice” (Searchlight Pictures)

Composed by Hildur Guđnadóttir

SCORE – INDEPENDENT FILM

“The Zone Of Interest” (A24)

Composed by Mica Levi

SCORE – DOCUMENTARY

“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”
(Apple Original Films)

Composed by John Powell

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THE DEEPEST BREATH | Nainita Desai
KANGAROO VALLEY | H. Scott Salinas and Logan Stahley
THE PIGEON TUNNEL | Philip Glass and Paul Leonard-Morgan
SPLIT AT THE ROOT | Lili Haydn

MUSIC THEMED FILM OR MUSICAL

“Trolls Band Together”
(Dreamworks + Universal Pictures)

Produced by Gina Shay | Directed by Walt Dohrn and Tim Heitz

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CARMEN
Produced by Rosemary Blight, Dimitri Rassam and Mimi Valdes | Directed by Benjamin Millepie.
THE LITTLE MERMAID
Produced by John DeLuca, Rob Marshall, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Marc Platt | Directed by Rob Marshall
THEATER CAMP
Produced by Erik Feig, p.g.a., Samie Kim Falvey, Julia Hammer, p.g.a., Ryan Heller, Maria Zuckerman, Jessica Elbaum, p.g.a., Will Ferrell, Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman, Ben Platt | Directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman
TROLLS BAND TOGETHER
Produced by Gina Shay | Directed by Walt Dohrn and Tim Heitz
WONKA
Produced by Alexandra Derbyshire, David Heyman and Luke Kelly | Directed by Paul King

MUSIC DOCUMENTARY – SPECIAL PROGRAM

“Immediate Family” (Magnolia Pictures)

Directed by Denny Tedesco | Produced by Greg Richling, Jack Piatt, Jonathan Sheldon

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DEAR MAMA: “PANTHER POWER”
Directed by Allen Hughes. Executive Producers Lasse Jarvi, Quincy “QD3” Jones III, Nelson George, Charles King, Peter Nelson, Adel “Future” Nur, Jamal Joseph, Ted Skillman, Allen Hughes, Steve Berman, John Janick
Produced by Joshua Garcia, Loren Gomez, Stef Smith
LADIES FIRST: A STORY OF WOMEN IN HIP-HOP
Directed by Hannah Beachler, Dream Hampton, Raeshem Nijhon
Produced by Shawna Carroll, Syreeta Gates, Cherice Hunt, Janice James, Princess A. Hairston
LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING
Directed by Lisa Cortés | Produced by Robert Friedman, Lisa Cortés, Liz Yale Marsh, Caryn Capotosto
SAN FRANCISCO SOUNDS: A PLACE IN TIME
Directed by Alison Ellwood & Anoosh Tertzakian
Produced by Michael Wright, Jill Burkhart, Mark Pinkus, Charlie Cohen, Tom Mackay, Richard Story, Jeff Jampol, Aly Parker, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Stacey Offman, Richard Perello, Jeff Pollack, Frank Marshall, Alison Ellwood, Erin Edeiken, and Tess Ranahan
WYNONNA JUDD: BETWEEN HELL AND HALLELUJAH
Directed By Patty Ivins Specht. Produced by Reese Witherspoon, Sara Rea, Wynonna Judd, Cactus Moser, Jason Owen, Bruce Gillmer, Margaret Comeaux, Leslie Fram, Patty Ivins Specht | Producer: Cassie Lambert Scalettar

SONG – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES

“Fought & Lost” from “Ted Lasso”
(Apple TV+)

Written by Jamie Hartman, Sam Ryder, Tom Howe | Performed by Sam Ryder

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“Look At Us Now (Honeycomb)” from DAISY JONES & THE SIX
Written by Blake Mills, Jason Boesel, Stephony Smith, Johnathan Rice, and Marcus Mumford
Performed by Riley Keough and Sam Claflin
“One Step Closer” from JANE
Written by Diane Warren | Performed by Leona Lewis
“Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?” From ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
Written by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman | Performed by Steve Martin
“Your Personal Trash Man Can” from THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
Written by Curtis Moore and Thomas Mizer | Performed by cast

SCORE – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES

“Succession” (HBO)

Composed by Nicholas Britell

SONG – ONSCREEN PERFORMANCE – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES

“Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?”
from “Only Murders In The Building” (Hulu)

Written by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman | Performed by Steve Martin

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“Love You Forever” from HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL: THE SERIES
Written by Matthew Tishler and Cozi Zuehlsdorff | Performed by Joshua Bassett and the Cast
“Over and Done” from SCHMIGADOON!
Written by Cinco Paul | Performed by Ariana DeBose, Phoenix Best, Cassondra James Kellam, Shayna Steele
“So Long, Farewell” from TED LASSO
Written by Oscar Hammerstein | Performed by cast.
“Your Personal Trash Man Can” from THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
Written by Curtis Moore and Thomas Mizer | Performed by cast

MAIN TITLE – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES

“Shrinking” (Apple TV+)

Composed by Benjamin Gibbard and Tom Howe

SCORE – SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)

“Huracan Ramirez vs Piñata Enchilada”

Composed by Juan Carlos Enriquez

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BEYOND THE SEA | Romain ZANTE
IVAN | Fadi Khoury
LO QUE SIEMBRAS | David Heymann
MOTHERLAND | Oscar Pan

SCORE – SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)

“Overwatch 2” (Blizzard Entertainment)

Composed by Adam Burgess

SCORE – SHORT FILM (DOCUMENTARY)

“Bubjan” (Draw Me A Sheep Productions)

Composed by Katy Jarzebowski

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JACK AND SAM | David Majzlin
KALU: GROWING UP WILD | Jack McKenzie
THE LAST REPAIR SHOP | Katya Richardson, Kris Bowers
THE SHARK WITH A THOUSAND NAMES | Sascha Blank

SCORE – INDEPENDENT FILM (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

“Society Of The Snow” (Netflix)

Composed by Michael Giacchino

SCORE – DOCUMENTARY SERIES -TV/DIGITAL

“Ed Sheeran: The Sum Of It All”
(Disney+)

Composed by Ian Arber

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BECKHAM | Anze Rozman & Camilo Forero. Additional Music by Chris Brocato
LIFE ON OUR PLANET | Lorne Balfe
OUR PLANET | Jasha Klebe & Thomas Farnon
THE RELUCTANT TRAVELER WITH EUGENE LEVY | David Schweitzer

SCORE – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

“Liaison” (French)

Composed by Walter Mair

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TAJ DIVIDED BY BLOOD (Hindi) | Ian Arber
THE NET: PROMETHEUS (German) | Matthias Weber

SCORE – VIDEO GAME (CONSOLE & PC)

“New World: Rise Of The Angry Earth”
(Amazon Games)

Composed by Edouard Brenneisen

SONG – VIDEO GAME (CONSOLE & PC)

“Swing” from “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”
(Insomniac Games)

Written by Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II, Eian Parker, Ian Welch, Olu Fann
Performed by Benji, EARTHGANG

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“Blacktail” from BLACKTAIL
Composed by Arkadiusz Reikowski
With performances by Robot Koch, Zazula Vocal Group, Bartosz Pałyga, and CZELUSC Collective
“After Party (Just Dance)” from JUST DANCE 2024
Written by Clément Langlois-Légaré, Yannick Rastogi, Zacharie Morier-Gxoyiya, Zacharie Raymond
Performed by Banx & Ranx, Zack Zoya
“Glow in the Dark” from ROCKSMITH+
Written by Alna Hofmeyr, Maize Olinger, McKenzie Ellis, Nick Sadler | Performed by MOTHICA
“Ballad of Dreams Past” from THE WORLD 3
Written by Zhou Guoyi | Performed by Erjun June, Miao Gongjiang
“Coming Alive” from TOURNAMENT OF SOULS
Written by Brendon Williams, Corben Nikk Bowen, Emanuel Williams, Jason Walsh, Konrad Abramowicz
Performed by League of Legends, Vo Williams

SONG/SCORE – MOBILE VIDEO GAME

“Peacekeeper Elite (Game For Peace)”
(Insomniac Games)

Written by Inon Zur, Jeff Broadbent, C.May Xiao, Kin Lee, Mason Lieberman, Zen Wu, MEMME, Alec Justice, Luki Knoebl, Qiu Liang, G.G.Music, YSY AUDIO, LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS AUDIO

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ARENA BREAKOUT
Music Composed and Conducted by Geng Li
Music Producer: Geng Li
Lyricists: Geng Li, Michael R. Rego
RACING MASTER
Z1ON/3A Produced by Z1ON @CEM and 3A @2088
Music Designed by Jingru Gong @Netease Games
TEAMFIGHT TACTICS: RUNETERRA REFORGED
Composed by Bill Hemstapat and J.D. Spears

MUSIC SUPERVISION – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES

“The Last Of Us: Season One” (HBO)

Music Supervision by Ian Broucek and Eyven Klean

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AMERICAN HORROR STORIES: “BESTIE” | Anna Romanoff, Amanda Krieg Thomas
GODFATHER OF HARLEM (Season 3) | Stephanie Diaz-Matos & Jordan Carroll
SWAGGER (Season 2) | Derryck “Big Tank” Thornton
THE AFTERPARTY (Season 2) | Kier Lehman
THE LAST OF US (Season 1) | Ian Broucek, Eyven Klean
YELLOWJACKETS (Season 2) | Nora Felder

MUSIC SUPERVISION – FILM

“Trolls Band Together”
(Dreamworks + Universal Pictures)

Music Supervision by Angela Leus

MUSIC SUPERVISION – VIDEO GAME

“Honor Of Kings”
(TiMi Studio Group)

Music Supervision by Jing Zhang

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ASSASSIN’S CREED MIRAGE | Simon Landry
MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 | Alex Hackford, Scott Hanau, Keith Leary
STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR | Steve Schnur
THE SANDBOX (Season 4) | Benjamin Beladi

SONG/SCORE – COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT

“Final Fantasy XVI” (Square Enix)

Composed by Masayoshi Soken | Arranged by Masayoshi Soken, Yoshitaka Suzuki

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ASSASSIN’S CREED MIRAGE | “Mirage” by OneRepublic, Mishaal Tamer
FANTASY WESTWARD JOURNEY: MONKEY KING THEME
Composed by BaiXiao, Hannah Zhang, Alex Williamson / Music Designer and Producer: Ronghui Zhu
HURACAN RAMIREZ VS LA PIÑATA ENCHILADA (APPLE) | Juan Carlos Enriquez
LOVEBRUSH CHRONICLES|- Jason Huang

SOUNDTRACK ALBUM

BARBIE (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(Atlantic Records)

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CREED III (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Dreamville / Interscope Records
FAST X (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Artist Partner Group
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Hollywood Records
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Boominati Worldwide & Republic Records
TROLLS BAND TOGETHER (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | RCA Records

SONG – SHORT FILM

“Mushka’s Lullaby” from “Mushka”
(Mushka Productions)

Written by Richard M. Sherman | Vocals by Holly Sedillos | Arranged and Produced by Fabrizio Mancinelli

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“Behind the Sky” from CAMP COURAGE
Written by Nathan Halpern | Performed by Emily Forsythe
“Christmas Is Nearly Here” from MICKEY SAVES CHRISTMAS
Written by Ben Zeadman & Laura Schein | Performed by Laura Schein
“Rhythm Of My Heart” from PACEMAKER
Written by Christopher Lennertz | Performed by Philip Lawrence and Alex Newell
“Take It” from THE BANK MANAGE
Written by Jacquie Joy and Madeleine Chaplain | Vocals by Madeleine Chaplain
“The Routine” from THE ROUTINE
Written, produced, and performed by Alexandra Petkovski (aka FJØRA)

SCORE – TV/STREAMED MOVIE

“Shooting Stars” (Peacock)

Composed by Mark Isham

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A BILTMORE CHRISTMAS | Tommy Fields
A TOURIST’S GUIDE TO LOVE | Jina Hyojin An and Shirley Song
PLEASE DON’T DESTROY: THE TREASURE OF FOGGY MOUNTAIN | Amie Doherty
RIVER WILD | Tristan Clopet

MUSIC DESIGN – TRAILER

“Star Wars Jedi: Survivor” Trailer
(Electronic Arts)

Music Design by Blake Robinson

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DIABLO IV LIVE ACTION TRAILER | Music by Juan Carlos Enriquez. Trailer directed by Chloé Zhao
MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 TRAILER | Music by John Paesano. Trailer design by BLUR
THE CALLISTO PROTOCOL – THE FINAL TRANSMISSION TRAILER | Krafton North America. Music by Emperia Sound and Music, written by Jeff Rona & Alec Justice
TIANZI 76 TRAILER | Music by Jvlin/Guanglei Zhang/Yibo Yuan, Lyrics by Kina/Guanglei Zhang/op.Bei Hu, Executive produced by Hongjian Zhong/Xiaoyue Liu/Doctor/Zi Hui

MAIN TITLE – TV SHOW (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

“London Class” (Saudi Arabia)

Composed by Ashraf Elziftawi

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TAJ DIVIDED BY BLOOD (India) | Ian Arber
THE CON PRISONER (Kuwait) | Ibrahim Shamel
UNDER GUARDIANSHIP (Egypt) | Layal Watfeh

MUSIC VIDEO (INDEPENDENT)

“Gunjale”

Music written and performed by Matt B (feat. Ugaboys) | Video directed by Angela V. Benson

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“Background” – Music written and performed by Presley Aronson. Video directed by Ron Truppa.
“Brooklyn” – Music written & performed by Elizabeth P.W. Produced by Teddy Tracker Entertainment, featuring Fabrication and Animation by Riana Johnson. Editing and Animation by Bridget Johnson
“Circles in My Mind” – Written by Alexander James Rodriguez & Liz Rodriguez. Video produced and directed by Liz Rodriguez
“Close in the Distance” – Music written by Masayoshi Soken, Arranged by GUNN, lyrics by Tom Mills. Performed by The Primals (feat. Jason Charles Miller) Directed by Takumi Moriya.
“Gravity” – Written by Yelpy, TheRealJonSmith and Elyssa James. Performed by Yelpy with additional vocals by Allie McDonald. Actors Yelpy and Ieva Georges. Video directed by Jonathan Martin.
“Gunjale” – Music written and performed by Matt B (feat. Ugaboys) Video directed by Angela V. Benson.
“Romantic Homicide” – Music written and performed by d4vd. Song arranged by Boomerang Music. Video directed by Micah Chambers-Goldberg.
“Won’t Be Around” – Music written and Produced by Terry Blade and Bobby Cole, and Larry D. Robertson. Performed and Directed by Terry Blade.

LIVE CONCERT FOR VISUAL MEDIA

“Arknights: Ambience Synesthesia 2023 Wanted”

Composers: Sterling Maffe, Obadiah Brown-Beach, David Lin, Robert Wolf, Steven Grove, Erik Castro, Matthew Carl Earl & Others Performers: Various Artists

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INFINITE BORDERS: “THE CELEBRATION CONCERT” – Composed by Jason Huang Orchestrated by Jason Huang, Kah Yong Tan Performed by Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Le Xu, Cui Xuan Wang Music Designed by Zi Chong He@NetEase Games Supervised by Wei Nie@NetEase Games Directed by Judy Wang, You Hui Lu Produced and Published by NetEase Games Audio Sonus_Lemon Team
ONMYOJI CONCERT (New Year’s Eve 2022) – Performed by TOMO. Onmyoji Mobile Game Lyrics: Jiang Zijie Song: Fan YangJing Producers: Chang Zion / AL Ho Executive Producer: McCoy Xu
THE GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY MUSICAL EXPERIENCE (ADULT SWIM FESTIVAL: COMIC CON 2023) – Composed and performed by Tyler Bates & Joanne Higginbottom
WHEN THE STARS STOP SHINING CONCERT – Composed by Jesús Agomar, performed by Orquesta Comunitaria de Gran Canaria

EXHIBITIONS, THEME PARKS, SPECIAL PROJECTS

“Sea World Abu Dhabi: Antarctica”

Justin Schornstein

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DATA ZONE INTERACTIVE MUSIC ACTIVATION (Dreamforce 2023) | Emperia Sound and Music, George P. Johnson
HIDDEN WONDERS | Chris Thomas
LOS ANGELES CHILDREN’S CHORUS (“One Wish”) | Charles-Henri Avelange
SHINE! OPENING NIGHT | Atti Pacsay

SONG – DOCUMENTARY SERIES – TV/LIMITED SERIES

“Just a Closer Walk With Thee” from “Algiers, America: The Relentless Pursuit”

Written by Shvkiel and Chad Cannon (Lyricist unknown / traditional) | Performed by Shvkiel

SONG/SCORE – NEW MEDIA

“The Walking Dead: Last Mile”

Composed by Jeff Rona

HOLLYWOOD MEDIA IN MUSIC

The Hollywood Music In Media Awards™ (HMMA) is the first award organization to honor original music (Song and Score) in all visual media from around the globe including film, TV, video games, trailers, commercial advertisements, documentaries and special programs. The HMMA nominations have historically been representative of the nominees of key awards shows that are announced months later. The HMMA main event features live music performances, celebrity presenters, tributes to music industry icons, awards for composers, songwriters and artists. The HMMA also celebrates emerging, independent artists and music influencers from around the globe for creative and innovative contributions.