On Tuesday, nominations for the 74th Creative Arts Emmy Awards were announced, and BMI is proud to share that many of its talented composers and songwriters were singled out for their exceptional work. The Creative Arts ceremonies will be held on September 3 and September 4, and will be broadcast on…
BMI Congratulates its Composers and Songwriters Who Made the 2022 Oscar Shortlist
BMI proudly congratulates our composers and songwriters who have been shortlisted for this year’s Best Original Song and Best Original Score Academy Award nominations. Below are the talented BMI affiliates who are being considered. Academy members will vote to determine the final 2022 Oscar nominees, which will be announced February 8.…
BMI Congratulates its Hollywood Music in Media Award Winners and Nominees
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 key…
BMI Congratulates its World Soundtrack Awards Nominees
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. In…
Composer Jermaine Stegall on Scoring “Coming 2 America” During Pandemic
The year 2020 was challenging for many artists. During this unprecedented time, composer and conductor Jermaine Stegall navigated scoring one of the most highly anticipated movies of the year, Craig Brewer’s Coming 2 America, the sequel to the 1988 hit film, Coming to America. Beyond that, Stegall also scored projects for…
BMI Affiliates Shine on 2021 Oscars Shortlist
BMI proudly congratulates our composers and songwriters who have been shortlisted for this year’s Best Original Score and Best Original Song Academy Award nominations. Academy members will vote to determine the final 2021 Oscar nominees from the shortlist. Congratulations to all! Below are the extraordinary BMI songwriters and composers who are…
BMI Composer Harry Gregson-Williams Gives Online Presentation to NYU Film Scoring Students
Multiple award-winning composer Harry Gregson-Williams recently presented online insights from his successful career to NYU Steinhardt film scoring students. The presentation, entitled “Behind the Film Score,” was an inside look at the many facets of creativity that go into scoring. Gregson-Williams not only presented his work and answered questions from the…
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 Supports Krakow Film Music Festival Online Performances
In place of this year’s prestigious Krakow Film Music Festival, which has been a cornerstone event for visual media composers throughout the world, KFMF is presenting online videos of past performances from their festivals, with the work of several BMI composers front and center. Featured in the videos below…
Keeping Score With “Spenser Confidential” and “Bloodshot” Composer Steve Jablonsky
If you’ve gone to the movies in the past two decades, you’ve likely heard Steve Jablonsky’s music. The composer, who was drawn to film scores as a child, started experimenting with his own compositions at an early age. He initially studied computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, but he…