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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 Composers Add Virtual Magic to Sundance 2021
Every year, BMI composers add an incredible audio dimension to films screening at the Sundance Film Festival, and this year is no exception. Although the 2021 festival is virtual, they are still adding the magic that only the right music can provide. From Kathyrn Bostic’s dazzling work in two biopics…
BMI and Sundance Institute Film Music Program Host Composers Lab in Los Angeles
It was a full house at the Downtown Independent Theater in Los Angeles this past Saturday, May 18, when the Sundance Institute Film Music Program and Broadcast Music, Inc. co-hosted the annual Composers Lab: LA event. A condensed version of the Sundance Institute Film Music Program’s summer Lab - which…
Clint Mansell’s Intricate ‘Black Swan’
Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake so possesses Nina, the protagonist of the film Black Swan, for which Clint Mansell penned the score, that the ballet and her own life become completely enmeshed. The music of Tchaikovsky’s ballet permeates Mansell’s original score to the same degree, but the result of the union is…
SCL and BMI Celebrate Awards Season with Film Screenings
To toast hard work and engage the industry during the current awards season, the Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) and BMI recently hosted numerous screenings of critically acclaimed films. The events featured Q&A sessions with each project’s composer, along with the director and industry executives. The screenings are open…
BMI Sundance Events Include ‘Creative Process’ Roundtable, Snowball
BMI and the Sundance Film Festival will present two events at this year’s festival on Wednesday, January 21. The 11th annual composer/director roundtable, entitled “Music & Film: The Creative Process,” will be held on January 21 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., while the sixth annual Sundance Snowball will be…
‘The Wrestler’ Takes the Stage at Film & TV Music Conference
The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard magazine held their “Film and TV Music Conference” November 13-14 in Los Angeles, where BMI, a returning sponsor, presented a panel entitled “Director/Composer Line – Fox Searchlight’s The Wrestler.” Moderated by BMI Vice President, Film/TV Relations, Doreen Ringer Ross, panelists included The Wrestler’s director Darren…
Clint Mansell Wins Two World Soundtrack Honors
The 34th edition of the Ghent Film Festival held October 9 -20 in Belgium and themed “The Impact of Music on Film,” included the 7th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards, which honored BMI composer Clint Mansell with its Best Original Score and the Public Choice Award for The Fountain.…
BMI Movie Music Tops Golden Globe Nominees List
Movie music from celebrated BMI film composers and pop songwriters made the list of nominees for the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Dec. 14 in Los Angeles. Winners will be announced during the live NBC broadcast Jan. 15, 2007, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly…
For Clint Mansell, Diversity Is the Key to Success
Talk about reinventing yourself. In just seven years, Clint Mansell has gone from success in a popular British rock band to sought-after status as one of Hollywood’s fastest-rising composers of cutting-edge musical scores. Perhaps best known for his music for Requiem for a Dream, in recent months he has…