BMI is extremely proud to salute our incredible affiliates who won the music industry’s most prestigious accolades last night at the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards, which were presented at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. At both an untelevised ceremony earlier in the evening and on CBS’ live… Read more...
I often tell my songwriting students that I teach tools—not rules. There are no rules in songwriting. Similarly, there is no road map that points the way to guaranteed success. But there are three things I consistently see in those who achieve their songwriting goals. Let’s look at the “3… Read more...
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… Read more...
I recently forwarded three songs to a list of publishers who have agreed to listen to songs that I screen. One of the publishers responded, “This song is very well written and commercial. But I’ve already got this kind of stuff by the dozens. Seems that most writers are all… Read more...
Several talented BMI composers and songwriters are poised to win the coveted TV Composer of the Year, Film Composer of the Year, or Best Original Song Award at the 2021 World Soundtrack Awards. The ceremony and concert, which close out Film Fest Ghent, will be held on October 23, 2021.… Read more...
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,… Read more...
Congratulations go out to our outstanding composer Atticus Ross and equally stellar songwriters H.E.R., Dernst Emile II and Tiara Thomas, who last night took the crowns for Best Original Score and Best Original Song, respectively, at the 93rd annual Academy Awards. Ross, who won for his work in the highly… Read more...
BMI proudly congratulates this year’s Best Music – TV/Media and Best Music – Feature Annie Award winners, Kevin Kiner and Atticus Ross. Kiner’s trophy comes for his work on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, “Victory and Death,” while Ross takes the winner’s lap for Soul. Congratulations to both on jobs… Read more...
The Guild of Music Supervisors has again this year recognized outstanding achievement in the craft of music supervision in film, television, documentaries, games, advertising and trailers. The awards ceremony, held virtually Sunday, also included several music creators honored with Best Song written for film and TV. For film, BMI songwriter… Read more...
In addition to his Golden Globe win and Oscar nod this year, BMI composer Atticus Ross has garnered yet another Original Score award for his work on the film Soul. This time it’s from the British Academy of Film & Television Arts, which also awarded Soul the top animated film.… Read more...
Captured at 2021 BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards
