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    Dan Romer, Tom Holkenborg Among Hollywood Music in Media Award Winners

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    For his work on "Beasts of No Nation," composer Dan Romer won the Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score for a Feature Film (photo from Netflix).
    HOLLYWOOD, Calif. --

    The 6th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) announced and honored winners last night (11/11) during a ceremony at The Fonda Theater in Hollywood. Major winners included Dan Romer for Beasts of No Nation, Tom Holkenborg for Mad Max: Fury Road, and Christophe Beck for Peanuts.

    HMMA winners are determined by music-media industry professionals comprised of select members of the Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL), The Television Academy, the AMPAS Music Branch, NARAS and performing rights organizations as well as film music journalists and music executives.

    Here’s a rundown  of 2015 HMMA winners:

    Original Score – Feature Film – Dan Romer (Beasts of No Nation)

    Original Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film – Tom Holkenborg (Mad Max: Fury Road)

    Original Score – Independent Film – Isaias Garcia (The Moment I Was Alone)

    Original Score – Animated Film – Christophe Beck (Peanuts)

    Original Score – Documentary – Miriam Cutler (The Hunting Ground)

    Original Score – Short – Josue Vergara (Superheroes)

    Song – Feature Film – See You Again (Furious 7) Written by Andrew Cedar, Cameron Thomaz, Charlie Puth & Justin Franks. Performed by Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth

    Song – Animated Film – Dancing in the Dark (Home) Written by Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Ester Dean, Maureen Anne McDonald and Rihanna. Performed by Rihanna

    Song – Documentary – Til it Happens to You (The Hunting Ground) Written by Diane Warren & Lady Gaga, performed by Lady Gaga

    Soundtrack Album – Fifty Shades of Grey (Various Artists)

    Main Title – TV Show / Digital Series – Jeff Danna & Mychael Danna (Tyrant)

    Original Score – TV Show / Digital Series – Jeff Beal (House of Cards)

    Song – TV Show / Digital Series –This Time (Glee) – Written by Darren Criss. Performed by Lea Michele

    Original Score – Video Game – Austin Wintory (Assassin’s Creed Syndicate)

    Song – Video Game – Hope for the Future (Destiny) Written by Paul McCartney

    Song/Score – Mobile Video Game – Jeff Broadbent – Wei Lai Zhan Chang

    Song/Score – Special Feature – Mark Watters & Jeremy Nathan Tisser – Composers on Composing

    Song/Score – Trailer – Gareth Coker – Ori and the Blind Forest (video game)

    Song/Score – Commercial Advertisement – Who We Are (ShareTheSilence) Written by Todd Morse and Jaco Curaco. Performed by The Bad Decisions.

    Outstanding Music Supervision – Television – Jen Ross (Empire)

    Outstanding Music Supervision – Film – Dana Sano (Fifty Shades of Grey)

    Independent Music Video – Luca Hanni (Wonderful)

    Outstanding Music Achievement in New Media (Tiffany Alvord)

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    Kevin Costner to receive MPSE Filmmaker Award; Greg Hedgepath named recipient of MPSE Career Achievement honor

    Thursday, November 21, 2024
    Kevin Costner (photo courtesy of Kevin Costner)

    Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) will present Oscar®-winning filmmaker and actor Kevin Costner with the 2025 MPSE Filmmaker Award, bestowed annually to a filmmaker of distinction. And supervising sound editor Greg Hedgepath will receive the Career Achievement Award for his prolific career in sound editing. Both awards will be presented during MPSE’s 72nd Annual Golden Reel Awards Gala on February 23, 2025 at the Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.

    The MPSE Filmmaker Award is bestowed upon an individual outside the sound community whose career has demonstrated a great appreciation and understanding of the impact of sound editing. The MPSE Career Achievement Award is presented to a person whose career has made a significant impact on the sound community through exemplary work, service or leadership.

    “Kevin Costner has captivated audiences with his powerful storytelling throughout his illustrious career,” said MPSE president David Barber. “From epic Westerns to poignant dramas, his use of sound as an integral component of his cinematic storytelling has stirred our emotions and immersed viewers in the worlds he’s created for decades. This passion for sound is abundantly clear in his latest ambitious project, the Horizon saga. We are thrilled to honor him with the Filmmaker Award, recognizing his exceptional contributions to the art of storytelling through sound in film and television.”

    Barber added, “Greg Hedgepath is a true titan in the world of sound. His contributions to cinema are immense, spanning decades and encompassing a remarkable range of genres. From the heart-pounding intensity of ‘Speed’ and ‘Twister’ to the nuanced drama of ‘Selma’ and ‘Straight Outta Compton’, Greg’s work has consistently elevated... Read More

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