Music supervisors behind the songs of “Wicked” and “A Complete Unknown” led the winners at the 15th annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards on Sunday night.
On the TV side, the music supervisors behind “Agatha All Along” and “Baby Reindeer” triumphed.
Stephen Schwartz was awarded the Icon Award to celebrate his contributions to the music and film industry. The composer and lyricist performed his song “Beautiful City” on stage from his musical “Godspell.”
Oscar nominees Abraham Alexander and Adrian Quesada performed their nominated song “Like a Bird” from “Sing Sing,” which took the prize for best song written and/or recorded for a film. Meanwhile, Danielle Ponder performed her nominated song “Egún” from Apple TV’s “Manhunt,” and the artist Role Model performed their song “Sally, When The Wine Runs Out” as the Spotlight artist of the evening.
Music producer and supervisor Bonnie Greenberg accepted the Legacy Award for her outstanding career in music supervision.
Steve Schnur, music supervisor and executive at EA Games, dominated the evening with two wins for his work on the video game, “Dragon Age: The Veilguard.”
The event was produced by the Guild of Music Supervisors Awards production committee: President Lindsay Wolfington, Vice President Heather Guibert, Janet Lopez, Priya Autrey and Joel C High. Show production was handled by Angelia Shepperd from ABS Collective with talent producer Julie Donsky, and technical Ppoduction by Nick Urbom from Big Push Media Group.
The complete winners list for the 15th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards is listed below.
FILM
Best Music Supervision in Major Budget Films
Maggie Rodford – “Wicked”
Best Music Supervision in Mid-Level Budget Films
Steven Gizicki – “A Complete Unknown”
Best Music Supervision in Low Budget Films
Jessica Berndt, Chris Swanson – “I Saw the TV Glow”
Best Music Supervision in a Non-Theatrically Released Film
Robin Urdang – “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat”
Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film
“Like a Bird” – ‘Sing Sing’
Songwriters: Abraham Alexander, Brandon Marcel, Adrian Quesada
Performers: Abraham Alexander, Adrian Quesada
Music Supervisor: Dan Wilcox
TELEVISION
Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama
Catherine Grieves – “Baby Reindeer” Season 1
Best Music Supervision in a Television Comedy
Jen Ross – “English Teacher” Season 1
Best Music Supervision in Reality Television
Meryl Ginsberg, Sara Torres, Jordan Young – “Love Island USA” Season 6
Best Song Written and/or Recorded for Television
“The Ballad of the Witches’ Road (Sacred Chant Version)” – ‘Agatha All Along’
Songwriters: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
Performers: Agatha All Along Cast (Ali Ahn, Kathryn Hahn, Patti LuPone, Debra Jo Rupp, Sasheer Zamata)
Music Supervisors: Dave Jordan, Justine von Winterfeldt
DOCUMENTARIES
Best Music Supervision in a Documentary Film
Aminé Ramer – “Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary”
Best Music Supervision in a Docuseries
Sam Carlin, Drew Kramer – “Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza” Season 1
ADVERTISING
Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Synch)
Peymon Maskan, Gemma Schladow, Alec Stern, Jenna Wilson – “Power of She”
Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Original Music)
Patrick Lawrence Zappia – “Give Your Gift.”
Best Music Supervision in Advertising (Long-Form)
Al Risi – “An American Love Story”
TRAILERS
Best Music Supervision in a Trailer (Film)
Maggie Baron – “Anora” – Official Redband Trailer
Best Music Supervision in a Trailer (Series)
Deric Berberabe, Hudson Saxe, Jordan Silverberg – “Severance: Season 2” – Official Trailer
Best Music Supervision in a Trailer (Video Game & Interactive)
Jonny Altepeter, Jackie Palazzolo, Vitaly Shenderovsky – “VALORANT” – Clove Agent Trailer – 2 WORLDS
VIDEO GAMES
Best Music Supervision in a Video Game (Synch)
Raphaella Lima, Cybele Pettus, Steve Schnur – “EA SPORTS FC 25”
Best Music Supervision in a Video Game (Original Music)
Steve Schnur – “Dragon Age: The Veilguard”
Composers: Lorne Balfe, Hans Zimmer
