BMI Celebrates its Top Composers at 36th Annual BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
Tyler Bates, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Atli Örvarsson, Mac Quayle and Brian Tyler Lead With Multiple Awards
Legendary Composer Mike Post Honored with a BMI Spotlight Award to Celebrate His Work on the Longest Running Drama in TV History, Law & Order: SVU
BMI announced its 36th annual Film, TV & Visual Media Awards celebrating the top-performing composers in film, TV and visual media of the previous year. The honorees were revealed across BMI’s social media and digital platforms, which features a selection of notable composers including multiple award winners Tyler Bates, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Atli Örvarsson, Mike Post, Mac Quayle and Brian Tyler, among many others. To honor the achievements of these top composers, BMI created a special page on its website where fans can watch exclusive video content and learn more about the composers behind the top-grossing films, top network television series and highest-ranking cable network and streamed media programs.
“Music is such an integral part of our favorite films and television shows, and our composers’ stellar musical contributions have never been more important or appreciated,” said Doreen Ringer-Ross, Vice President, Creative Relations, BMI. “This year’s group of honorees showcases the creative versatility within this genre and celebrates the very best in music for film, television and visual media. We’re thrilled to recognize BMI’s talented community of composers and look forward to celebrating together in person next year.”
Icelandic composer Atli Örvarsson received the most awards this year with a total of five crystals for his work on popular NBC franchises Chicago P.D., Chicago Med, and Chicago Fire, as well as the CBS crime dramas FBI and FBI Most Wanted. Örvarsson now has a career total of 23 BMI awards among his arsenal of accolades. Brian Tyler, Mac Quayle and Tyler Bates were also multiple award winners with three apiece. Tyler was recognized for scoring the popular CBS drama series Hawaii Five-0, 80’s reboot Magnum P.I., and Paramount network’s Yellowstone, marking his 31st, 32nd and 33rd BMI Film, TV & Visual Media awards since joining BMI in 2010. Quayle was honored for his work on the Fox drama series 9-1-1 and its breakout spinoff 9-1-1: Lone Star, as well as FX’s American Horror Story, while Bates was honored for his music in the blockbuster films Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and The Punisher on Netflix, bringing his career total to 14 BMI awards.
Joker composer, Hildur Guðnadóttir, made Oscar history this year by becoming the first solo female to win Best Original Score for a dramatic composition. She then went on to amass several additional accolades including a BAFTA, Critics’ Choice, Golden Globe and GRAMMY Award. This marks the multiple award-winning composer’s first BMI Film Award. A second BMI crystal was presented to her as well in special recognition of her historic Academy Award win for the haunting score.
Celebrated composer Mike Post received a BMI TV Award for his work on Magnum P.I. and a BMI Spotlight Award in recognition of his renowned work on the longest running drama in TV history, Law & Order: SVU. Over his unparalleled career spanning more than four decades, the multiple GRAMMY and Emmy-winning composer has racked up an impressive 55 BMI TV Awards, making him the most successful composer in BMI television history. Other iconic series that have been enriched by Post’s musical magic include L.A. Law; Law & Order; NYPD Blue; Hill Street Blues; The A-Team; Doogie Howser, MD; Murder One; Quantum Leap and Wiseguy, among others.
BMI welcomed an elite group of 12 first-time BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards honorees. In addition to Guðnadóttir, new inductees for BMI Film Awards include Anna Drubich for Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark and Nate Heller for A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood. For streaming media, first-timers include Chris Westlake for Hulu’s Castle Rock, Dominik Scherrer (PRS) for The Widow, Sonya Belousova for Amazon Studio’s The Romanoffs, Nicolas Barry, Rene Garza Aldape and Tomas Jacobi for Paradise PD, and Robert ToTeras for Netflix’s Sugar Rush. Rounding out the freshmen class are Alex Shenkman for his musical contributions on NBC’s drama series New Amsterdam and Niki Hexum for her work on the cable comedy series Henry Danger on Nickelodeon.
Other prominent composers honored include Alexandre Desplat, Blake Neely, Danny Elfman, Kris Bowers, Nathan Barr, Ramin Djawadi and Thomas Newman, among many others.
Academy Award® Winners
JOKER
Hildur Guðnadóttir
“(I’M GONNA) LOVE ME AGAIN” FROM ROCKETMAN
Elton John (PRS)
BMI Film Music Awards
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
John Williams
ALADDIN
Alan Menken
JOKER
Hildur Guðnadóttir
FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW
Tyler Bates
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM
Tyler Bates
Joel J. Richard
1917
Thomas Newman
THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2
Alexandre Desplat
LITTLE WOMEN
Alexandre Desplat
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Jeff Danna (SOCAN)
Mychael Danna
GOOD BOYS
Lyle Workman
MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL
Chris Bacon
Danny Elfman
DOLITTLE
Danny Elfman
ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP
David Sardy
ANGEL HAS FALLEN
David Buckley (PRS)
SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK
Anna Drubich
SPIES IN DISGUISE
Theodore Shapiro
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Nate Heller
ONWARD
Jeff Danna (SOCAN)
Mychael Danna
BMI Streaming Media Awards
THE BOSS BABY: BACK IN BUSINESS
Ben Bromfield
Ryan Elder
Jared Faber
YOU
Blake Neely
BIG MOUTH
Mark Rivers
WHEN THEY SEE US
Kris Bowers
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
Gwendolyn Sanford
Regina Spektor
DISENCHANTMENT
Mark Mothersbaugh
FULLER HOUSE
Jeff Franklin
Bennett Salvay
SUGAR RUSH
Robert ToTeras
NARCOS: MEXICO
Kevin Kiner
PARADISE PD
Nicolas Barry
Rene Garza Aldape
Tomas Jacobi
THE PUNISHER
Tyler Bates
CASTLE ROCK
Thomas Newman
Chris Westlake
SHRILL
Craig Wedren
RUNAWAYS
Siddhartha Khosla
CATCH-22
Harry Gregson-Williams
FUTURE MAN
Halli Cauthery
TOM CLANCY’S JACK RYAN
Ramin Djawadi
GOOD OMENS
David Arnold
THE WIDOW
Dominik Scherrer (PRS)
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE
Dominic Lewis
THE ROMANOFFS
Sonya Belousova
Fil Eisler
Anton Sanko
BOSCH
Jesse Nolan
SNEAKY PETE
Nathan Barr
Edward Braillif
Stephen Lukach
BMI Network Television Music Awards
NCIS
Brian Kirk
FBI
Atli Örvarsson
BLUE BLOODS
Rob Simonsen
CHICAGO FIRE
Atli Örvarsson
CHICAGO MED
Atli Örvarsson
CHICAGO P.D.
Atli Örvarsson
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
Jos Jorgensen
Andy Love
YOUNG SHELDON
Steve Burns
BULL
Sean Callery
NEW AMSTERDAM
Alex Shenkman
Craig Wedren
9-1-1
Mac Quayle
FBI: MOST WANTED
Atli Örvarsson
NCIS: NEW ORLEANS
Tree Adams
John Lee Hooker
GREY’S ANATOMY
Carim Clasmann (PRS)
Galia Durant (PRS)
HAWAII FIVE-0
Keith Power (SOCAN)
Brian Tyler
NCIS: LOS ANGELES
Craig Dobbin
9-1-1: LONE STAR
Mac Quayle
MAGNUM P.I.
Pete Carpenter
Mike Post
Keith Power (SOCAN)
Brian Tyler
THE FLASH
Nathaniel Blume
Blake Neely
BMI Spotlight Award
LAW & ORDER: SVU
Mike Post
BMI Cable Television Music Awards
ANIMAL KINGDOM
Samuel Jones
Alexis Marsh
Atticus Ross
Claudia Sarne
GAME OF THRONES
Ramin Djawadi
THE LAST O.G.
Joseph Stephens
HENRY DANGER
Michael Corcoran
Niki Hexum
Zack Hexum
AMERICAN HORROR STORY
Charlie Clouser
César Dávila-Irizarry
Mac Quayle
RAVEN’S HOME
Andy Love
ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE
Jacob Shea
RICK AND MORTY
Ryan Elder
THE SON
Nathan Barr
YELLOWSTONE
Brian Tyler
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