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BMI proudly congratulates all its Hollywood Music in Media Award winners and nominees. Honoring 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…
BMI Celebrates its 37th Annual BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
BMI is proud to celebrate its 37th annual Film, TV & Visual Media Awards, saluting the top-performing composers in film, TV and visual media of the previous year. The honorees were announced today across BMI’s social media and digital platforms, featuring a selection of notable composers and multiple award winners,…
Top Tips and Inspiration in June’s MusicWorld
In this issue: Making Mixes That Matter – How to Create Distinctive Master Recordings of Your Songs H. Scott Salinas Stays Busy Composing Through the Pandemic and Beyond BMI Celebrates! 2021 Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards 2021 Student Composer…
H. Scott Salinas Stays Busy Composing Through the Pandemic and Beyond
A native of St. Croix, H. Scott Salinas played guitar in high school bands, but never seriously considered a career in music until he got to Princeton University. While studying economics, Salinas took a few music classes and jazz guitar lessons and decided to switch his major to music composition.…
August’s MusicWorld Gives a Behind-the-Scene’s View of the Industry
In this issue…
Reality Check: Looking at Your Songs Objectively
He Shoots, He Scores: The Story of Film Composer Scott Salinas
Bulletin Board
BMI & Warner Chappell Music’s “Write On” Song Camp Inspires Creativity
And much, much more!
He Shoots, He Scores: The Story of Film Composer Scott Salinas
Every artist needs a secret weapon, and for award-winning composer H. Scott Salinas, it’s versatility. That, and a one-dollar piece of tubing from Home Depot (more on that later). Salinas, who studied at Princeton University and Berklee College of Music, was the youngest Grand Prize Winner of Turner Classic Movies’…