1) We’ve found agencies and clients are more and more looking to producers and directors who can bringing together a team to concept, execute and even strategize on distribution.
3) Henry Mason’s Dixie ‘Dark for Dinner’ for Droga5 was slated to be 3 spot campaign and grew into a 14 spot social conversation. David Gordon Green’s Nike Ducks for Wieden Portland was far and away the most fun with so many well known Oregon alums in one room going nuts. Nadav Kander’s NFL/No More for Grey was a powerful project to be involved with helping curb the perennial problem of Domestic Violence- and the NFL was bold enough to air it on the Superbowl.
4) The two worlds of entertainment and brands will increasingly come together creating exciting creative opportunities for the companies with the capabilities to concept and execute long form stories.
The Guild of Music Supervisors held its 15th annual awards ceremony on Sunday night (2/23) at the Wiltern Theatre in L.A., honoring the best achievements in music supervision and songwriting with feature category winners including โWicked,โ โA Complete Unknown,โ โI Saw the TV Glowโ and โSing Sing.โ Among the TV category winners were โBaby Reindeer,โ โEnglish Teacherโ and โAgatha All Along.โ
Stephen Schwartz was awarded the Icon Award to celebrate his contributions to the music and film industry. Schwartz performed his song โBeautiful Cityโ on stage from his musical โGodspell.โ Music producer and supervisor Bonnie Greenberg took to the stage to accept the Legacy Award for her outstanding career in music supervision. Music supervisor and executive at EA Games Steve Schnur won the most awards for the evening with two wins for his work on video games EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Keeping their promise of live performances from Best Song nominees, Oscar-nominees Abraham Alexander & Adrian Quesada performed their nominated song โLike a Birdโ from โSing Sing,โ which took the prize for Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film. Danielle Ponder performed her nominated song โEgรบnโ from Apple TVโs โManhunt,โ and the artist Role Model gave a rousing performance of their song โSally, When The Wine Runs Outโ as the Spotlight artist of the evening.
The complete winners list for the 15th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards is as follows. FILM Best Music Supervision in Major Budget Films
Maggie Rodford - โWickedโ
Best Music Supervision in Mid-Level Budget Films
Steven Gizicki - โA... Read More