Erik Pedersen
Hans Zimmer and Emilia Pérez took home three trophies each to lead the winners at the 2024 Hollywood Music in Media awards, which honor the year’s most memorable film and TV music moments. The Wild Robot was the only other multiple winner, taking a pair of prizes during Wednesday night’s ceremony at The Avalon in Hollywood.
Double Oscar winner and 12-time nominee Zimmer won for three different projects: Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy for Dune: Part Two, Score – Documentary Series for Planet Earth III and Song – TV Show Limited Series for “Love Will Survive” from The Tattooist of Auschwitz.
Zoe Saldaña took Song – Onscreen Performance (Film) for “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez, which also scooped the marquee Score – Feature Film award for composers-songwriters Clément Ducol & Camille along with Music Themed Film.
Other songwriter winners included Diane Warren (“The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight); Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin and Andrew Watt (“Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late); and Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt (“Beautiful That Way” from The Last Showgirl).
The Song – Animated Film prize went to the five-person songwriting team behind “Kiss the Sky” from The Wild Robot. The pic’s composer Kris Bowers took the Score – Animated Film award.
Other winners included the Disney/Marvel juggernaut Deadpool & Wolverine for Soundtrack Album and Lainey Wilson, who took the Music Video trophy for “Out of Oklahoma.”
Here are all the winners of the 2024 Hollywood Music in Media Awards:
Song – Feature Film
“The Journey” from The Six Triple Eight. Written by Diane Warren. Performed by H.E.R.
Song – Independent Film
“Beautiful That Way” from The Last Showgirl – Written by Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li, and Andrew Wyatt. Performed by Miley Cyrus
Song – Documentary Film
“Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late. Written by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin, and Andrew Watt),
Song – Animated Film
“Kiss the Sky” From The Wild Robot – Written by Maren Morris, Ali Tamposi, Michael Pollack, Delacey, Jordan Johnson and Stefan Johnson. Performed by Maren Morris.
Song – Onscreen Performance (Film)
Zoe Saldaña – “El Mal” From Emilia Pérez
Score – Animated Film
The Wild Robot – Kris Bowers
Score – Feature Film
Emilia Pérez – Clément Ducol & Camille
Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film
Dune: Part Two – Hans Zimmer
Score – Horror/Thriller Film
Nosferatu – Robin Carolan
Score – Independent Film
The Room Next Door – Alberto Iglesias
Score – Documentary
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – Ilan Eshkeri
Music Themed Film, Biopic or Musical
Emilia Pérez – Directed by Jacques Audiard. Produced by Jacques Audiard, Pascal Caucheteux, Valérie Schermann, Anthony Vaccarello
Music Documentary – Special Program
Piece by Piece – Directed by Morgan Neville. Produced by Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Mimi Valdés, Joshua R. Wexler And Pharrell Williams.
Song – TV Show/Limited Series
“Love Will Survive” From the Tattooist of Auschwitz. Written by Hans Zimmer, Kara Talve, Walter Afanasieff, And Charlie Midnight. Performed by Barbra Streisand.
Score – TV Show/Limited Series
Shōgun – Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, And Nick Chuba
Song – Onscreen Performance (TV)
Ashley Park – “Ruins” From Emily in Paris
Main Title – TV Show/Limited Series
Masters of the Air – Blake Neely
Score – Short Film (Live Action)
Spaceman – Spencer Creaghan & Chris Reineck
Score – Short Film (Animated)
Fly Hard – Daniel Rojas
Score – Short Film (Documentary)
Motorcycle Mary – Katya Richardson
Score – Independent Film (Foreign Language)
The Goat Life – A. R. Rahman
Score – Documentary Series – TV/Digital
Planet Earth III- Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea And Sara Barone
Score – TV Show/Limited Series (Foreign Language)
Women in Blue (Las Azules) – Lucas Vidal
Score – Video Game (Console & PC)
Delta Force – Johan Söderqvist And Zio
Song – Video Game (Console & PC)
“The People’s Cry (Main Theme)” From Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Written by Pinar Toprak And Paul Frommer
Song/Score – Mobile Video Game
Honor of Kings – Volker Bertelmann, Matthew Carl Earl, Laurent Courbier, Robbie Say, 2wei, Zeneth, Henrik Lindström, Martin Landström And Rasmus Faber
Music Supervision – TV Show/Limited Series
Fallout – Trygge Toven
Music Supervision – Film
Deadpool & Wolverine – Dave Jordan
Music Supervision – Video Game
Honor of Kings – Jing Zhang, Shuqin Xiao, Corey Huang, Peiyue Lu And Samuel Siu
Song/Score – Commercial Advertisement
Ram “The Convoy” – Emily Bjorke/In the Groove Music
Soundtrack Album
Deadpool & Wolverine – Hollywood Records
Song – Short Film
“No Wahala” From Alkebulan Ii. Written by Matt B, Buguma Mark, Performed by Matt B And Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Score – TV/Streamed Movie
Winner: The Supremes At Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat – Kathryn Bostic
Music Design – Trailer
American Horror Story – Delicate Part 2 – Fjøra X Nocturn
Main Title – TV Show (Foreign Language)
Winner: Hotel Beyrouth – Suad Bushnaq
Music Video
Lainey Wilson – “Out of Oklahoma”
Live Concert for Visual Media
Olivia Rodrigo: Guts World Tour – Olivia Rodrigo
Exhibitions, Theme Parks, Special Projects
Braveship: The Live Symphonic Spectacular – Matt Cook (Composer, Producer), Dan Merceruio (Producer), Leslie Ann Jones (Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer), Mirusia (Soprano). 200-plus contributors from more than 20 Countries representing all seven continents
Special Recognition – New Media
Bullet Symphony – Live Coding for Everyone – Yang Zhang