Composing legend Hans Zimmer graced the 15th annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards on Wednesday night, with three wins. The film “Emilia Pérez” also had three wins, followed by “The Wild Robot” and “Deadpool & Wolverine” with two wins each.
The HMMAs presented awards for songs and scores in 39 categories during the event at Avalon in Hollywood. The list of 2024 winners was eclectic and included household names such as Elton John, AR Rahman, Kris Bowers, Miley Cyrus, Diane Warren, Alberto Iglesias, Maren Morris, Zoe Saldana, Clément Ducol, Robin Carolan, Pinar Toprak, Lainey Wilson, Brandi Carlile, Ilan Eshkeri, Olivia Rodrigo, Camille and dozens of others. (Scroll down for the full list of winners.)
Bernie Taupin was the evening’s most celebrated honoree, receiving the Outstanding Career Achievement Award for a lifetime of work, in addition to sharing in the award for Best Song from a Documentary for “Never Too Late,” the closing theme from the new Elton John movie of that name.
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“Emilia Pérez” won the top three awards in the feature film score categories, which went to Clément Ducol & Camille; best music-themed film (biopic or musical); and on-screen performance of a song in a film, an honor earned by Zoe Saldana.
Zimmer’s top three awards for an individual were for his work on ‘Dune: Part Two’ (score for a science fiction/fantasy film), the documentary TV series ‘Planet Earth III’ (composed with Jacob Shea and Sara Barone) and the Door Barbra Streisand performed song “Love Will Survive” from “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” (song for a TV show or limited series, shared with co-writers Kara Talve, Walter Afanasieff and Charlie Midnight).
The double wins for “The WIld Robot” came in the categories score for an animated film, for Kris Bowers, and original song for an animated film, awarded to singer/co-writer Maren Morris and Ali Tamposi, Michael Pollack, Delacey, Jordan Johnson and Stefan Johnson.
“Deadpool & Wolverine” won for both best soundtrack and best music supervision, with the latter going to Dave Jordan.
Among the films receiving the score were “The Room Next Door” (in the independent film division), “Nosferatu” (horror/thriller), “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” (documentary), “The Goat Life” ( independent film, foreign language). The score for “Shogun” won in the TV division.=
In addition to the songs already mentioned, others from the films ‘The Six Triple Eight’ and ‘The Last Showgirl’ were also awarded.
The full list of Hollywood Music in Media 2024 winners:
SONG – FEATURE FILM
“The Journey” from THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT. Written by Diane Warren. Performed by HER
SONG – INDEPENDENT FILM
“Beautiful That Way” by THE LAST SHOWGIRL – Written by Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li and Andrew Wyatt. Performed by Miley Cyrus.
SONG – DOCUMENTARY FILM
“Never Too Late” by ELTON JOHN: NEVER TOO LATE. Written by Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin and Andrew Watt. Performed by Elton John and Brandi Carlile.
SONG – ANIMATION FILM
“Kiss the Sky” by THE WILD ROBOT – Written by Maren Morris, Ali Tamposi, Michael Pollack, Delacey, Jordan Johnson and Stefan Johnson. Performed by Maren Morris.
SONG – ON-SCREEN PERFORMANCE (FILM)
Zoë Saldana – “El Mal” by EMILIA PÉREZ
SCORE – ANIMATION FILM
THE WILD ROBOT – Kris Bowers
SCORE – FEATURE FILM
EMILIA PÉREZ – Clément Ducol & Camille
SCORE – SCIFI/FANTASY FILM
DUNE: PART TWO – Hans Zimmer
SCORE – HORROR/THILLER FILM
NOSFERATU – Robin Carolan
SCORE – INDEPENDENT FILM
THE ROOM NEXT TO THE DOOR – Alberto Iglesias
SCORE – DOCUMENTARY
SUPER/MAN: THE CHRISTOPHER REEVE STORY – Ilan Eshkeri
MUSIC THEME FILM, BIOPIC OR MUSIC
EMILIA PÉREZ – Directed by Jacques Audiard. Produced by Jacques Audiard, Pascal Caucheteux, Valérie Schermann, Anthony Vaccarello
MUSIC DOCUMENTARY – SPECIAL PROGRAM
PIECE BY PIECE – Directed by Morgan Neville. Produced by Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Mimi Valdés, Joshua R. Wexler and Pharrell Williams.
SONG – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
“Love will survive” by THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ. Written by Hans Zimmer, Kara Talve, Walter Afanasieff and Charlie Midnight. Performed by Barbra Streisand.
SCORE – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
SHŌGUN – Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross and Nick Chuba
SONG – ON-SCREEN PLACEMENT (TV)
Ashley Park – “Ruins” by EMILY IN PARIS
MAIN TITLE – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
MASTERS OF THE AIR – Blake Neely
SCORE – SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
SPACEMAN – Spencer Creaghan & Chris Reineck
SCORE – SHORT FILM (ANIMATION)
FLY HARD – Daniel Rojas
SCORE – SHORT FILM (DOCUMENTARY)
MOTORCYCLE MARY – Katya Richardson
SCORE – INDEPENDENT FILM (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
THE GOAT LIFE – AR Rahman
SCORE – DOCUMENTARY SERIES -TV/DIGITAL
PLANET EARTH III – Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and Sara Barone
SCORE – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
WOMEN IN BLUE (LAS AZULES) – Lucas Vidal
SCORE – VIDEO GAME (CONSOLE & PC)
DELTA FORCE – Johan Söderqvist and Zio
SONG – VIDEO GAME (CONSOLE & PC)
“The People’s Cry (Main Theme)” from AVATAR: FRONTIERS OF PANDORA – Written by Pinar Toprak and Paul R Frommer.
NUMBER/SCORE – MOBILE VIDEO GAME
HONOR OF KINGS – Volker Bertelmann, Matthew Carl Earl, Laurent Courbier, Robbie Say, 2WEI, Zeneth, Henrik Lindström, Martin Landström and Rasmus Faber
MUSIC SUPERVISION – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
FALLOUT – Trygge Toven
MUSIC SUPERVISION – FILM
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE – Dave Jordan
MUSIC SUPERVISION – VIDEO GAME
HONOR OF KINGS – Jing Zhang, Shuqin Xiao, Corey Huang, Peiyue Lu and Samuel Siu
SONG/SCORE – COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT
RAM “THE CONVOY” – Emily Bjorke / In The Groove Music
SOUNDTRACK ALBUM
DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE – Hollywood Records
SONG – SHORT FILM
“No Wahala” from ALKEBULAN II. Written by Matt B, Buguma Mark, performed by Matt B and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
SCORE – TV/STREAMED FILM
WINNER: THE SUPREMES AT EARL’S ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT – Kathryn Bostic
MUSIC DESIGN – TRAILER
AMERICAN HORROR STORY – DELICATE PART 2 – FJØRA
MAIN TITLE – TV SHOW (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
WINNER: HOTEL BEYROUTH – Suad Bushnaq
MUSIC VIDEO
Lainey Wilson – “From Oklahoma”
LIVE CONCERT FOR VISUAL MEDIA
OLIVIA RODRIGO: GUTS WORLD TOUR – Olivia Rodrigo
EXHIBITIONS, THEME PARKS, SPECIAL PROJECTS
BRAVESHIP: THE LIVE SYMPHONIC SPECTACULAR – Matt Cook (composer, producer), Dan Merceruio (producer), Leslie Ann Jones (recording engineer, mixing engineer), Mirusia (soprano). More than 200 contributors in more than 20 countries, representing all 7 continents.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION – NEW MEDIA
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: BULLET SYMPHONY – LIVE CODING FOR EVERYONE – Yang Zhang