2024 MUSIC+SOUND AWARDS

BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION FINALISTS

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BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN BROADCAST ADVERTISING FINALISTS - sponsored by eclectic

NerdWallet ‘Don't Let Your Future You Hate You’

Entrant / Production Company: BUTTER Music and Sound

Composer: Clark Baxstresser

Music Producers: Chip Herter, Annick Mayer, Stone Irr, Kriston Poindexter + Will Eichler

Agency: Deutsch LA

Director: Jim Jenkins

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Slack ‘The Big Meeting’

Entrant / Production Company: Squeak E. Clean Studios, Los Angeles

Composer: Julie B. Nichols

Executive Creative Producer: Jennie Armon

Senior Music Producer: Anna Garcia Lascurain

Agency: Brand New School, New York

Director: Chris Dooley

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Vodafone 'TV Play'

Entrant / Composer: Walter Mair at Metronome Ltd, London

Music Producer: Christian Heschl

Agency: Grey London

Director: Tom Green

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LinkedIn ‘Meeting’

Entrant / Production Company: Squeak E. Clean Studios, New York

Composer: Michelangelo Rodriguez

Sr. Music Producer: Blade Thornton

Executive Creative Director: Sam Spiegel

Executive Creative Producer: Michael Gross 

Creative Director: Matthew Compton

Sound Design and Final Mix: Chris Nungary

Additional VO Record Engineers: Drew Fischer + Surachai Sutthisasanakul

Director: Terence Neale

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Just Eat ‘Did Somebody Say HipOpera’

Entrant / Production Company: String and Tins, London

Composers: Adam Smyth, Ben Smith, Jordan Crisp + Toni Robinson

Production Companies: String and Tins, Freckle + Sentric Music Ltd

Music Producer: Fred Ball

Agency: McCann London

Directors: Dave Meyers + Dave Dean

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Hornbach ‘Every Spring a New Beginning’

Entrant / Production Company: Machine, London

Composer: Brice Cagan

Music Producer: Rebecca Boswell

Agency: HeimatTBWA\

Director: Traktor

BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN Online, Social + Digital Advertising FINALISTS

Hamcus x Adidas ‘EXILES’

Entrant / Production Company: NBMV Music, Amsterdam

Composer: Maurits Verwoerd

Director: Tomas Kamphuis

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Amazon ‘Don’t get media envy, get Amazon Ads’

Entrant / Production Company: Sonic Union, New York

Music Producer: Justin Morris

Executive Creative Director: Halle Petro

Creative Director: Zac Colwell

Music Producer: Justin Morris

Music Supervisor: Julian Fader

Head of Production: Patrick Sullivan

Executive Producer: Mary Kate Valentino

Mix Engineer: Rob DiFondi

Agency: Anomaly/New York

Director: Sam Pilling

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UEFA Women’s Football x Euronics Group

Entrant / Production Company: by RAVEN, Amsterdam

Composers: Justin Welgraven, Alexander Moes + Wouter van den Boogaard

Production Companies: by RAVEN + Major Fifth

Agency: House of Sports + Ten Content Agency

Director: Arjen Schotel

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35/37 PARIS ‘REPLICA’

Entrant / Production Company: SuperPitch, Paris

Composer: Thomas Couzinier

Director: SimonaGun

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Under Armour ‘World Cup Armour Up’

Entrant / Production Company: Citizen Music, New York

Composers: Theo de Gunzburg + Noah Wiehl

Music Producers: Kate Sims + Molly Young

Agency: Zambezi

Director: Kat Webber

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LG ‘Emotionally Intelligent Design’

Entrant / Production Company: Zelig Sound, London

Composer: Connor Duin

Music Producer: Breda Canning

Agency: Wolff Olins

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International Cricket Council (ICC) ‘Out of this World’

Entrant / Production Company: The Elements Music, London

Composers: Sean Paul + Kes

Music Producer: Michael 'Tano' Montano

Agency: Matta

Director: Ozzie Pullin

BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A FEATURE FILM SCORE FINALISTS


Doctor Jekyll

Entrant / Composer: Blair Mowat

Music Producers: Blair Mowat + John Prestage

Director: Joe Stephenson

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Kensuke's Kingdom

Entrant / Composer: Stuart Hancock

Directors: Neil Boyle + Kirk Hendry

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Stockholm Bloodbath

Entrant / Composer: Steffen Thum

Director: Mikael Håfström

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Little Wing

Entrant / Composer: Anne Nikitin

Director: Dean Israelite

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Silver and the Book of Dreams

Entrant / Composer: Sara Barone at Bleeding Fingers Music

Score Producer: Russell Emanuel

Score Supervisor: Marsha Bowe

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Handling the Undead

Entrant / Production Company: Soundtree Music

Composer: Peter Raeburn

Director: Thea Hvistendahl

BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A SHORT FILM FINALISTS


Us Four

Entrant / Composer: Aleksandra Vilcinska

Director: Alexandra Peake

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The Last Repair Shop

Entrant / Production Music: Breakwater Studios

Composers: Katya Richardson + Kris Bowers

Music Producers: Kris Bowers + Max Wrightson

Directors: Ben Proudfoot + Kris Bowers

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Pylon

Entrant / Production Company: Soundtree Music

Composer: Luis Almau

Director: Barnaby Blackburn

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Does That Make Me A Woman?

Entrant / Production Company: OUT/STANDARD, UK

Composer: John Ross

Music Producer: Alex Lavery

Director: Bec Evans

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The Projectionist

Entrant / Composer: Hugo de Chaire

Director: Mark G Disalle

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Mkhuzi: The Spirit Racer

Composers: Oliver Stutz, Sek Hao Ho, Prisca Leong, Tinashe Makura, Anton Morgan, Sean Ross + Adrienne Yong at Two AM Music, Cape Town

Directors: Simangaliso 'Panda' Sibaya + Malcolm Wope


best original composition in a feature-length documentary finalists


The Deepest Breath

Entrant / Composer: Nainita Desai at Soundology, London

Director: Laura McGann

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Surviving Translation

Entrant / Composer: Tom Drew

Director: Ling Lee

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Red Herring

Entrant / Composer: Xav Clarke at Xavalanche Music Limited, UK

Director: Kit Vincent

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The Blue Angels

Entrants / Composers: James Everingham + Stewart Mitchell at Bleeding Fingers Music, Los Angeles

Music Producer: Hans Zimmer

Score Producer: Russell Emanuel

Score Supervisor: Greg Rappaport

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Secrets of the Neanderthals

Entrant / Composer: Anže Rozman at Bleeding Fingers Music, Los Angeles

Score Producer: Russell Emanuel

Score Supervisor: Greg Rappaport

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Missing: The Lucie Blackman Case

Entrants / Composers: Rob Manning + Anne Nikitin

Director: Hyoe Yamamoto

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Silverback

Entrant / Composer: Johnny Yates

Director: Miles Blayden-Ryall

BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A TELEVISION PROGRAMME FINALISTS

Planet Earth III

Entrants / Composers: Sara Barone, Jacob Shea + Hans Zimmer at Bleeding Fingers Music, Los Angeles

Additional Composition: Laurentia Editha

Music Producer: Steve Kofsky

Score Producer: Russell Emanuel

Score Supervisor: Marsha Bowe

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The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin

Entrants / Composers: Oli Julian + Nick Foster

Directors: Ben Palmer + George Kane

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Robbie Williams

Entrant / Composer: Chris Roe

Executive Music Producers: Michael Loney, Stephen O’Reilly, Nina Parnaby

Music Producer: Olly Shelton

Director: Joe Pearlman

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Lawmen: Bass Reeves

Entrant / Composer: Chanda Dancy at CYD Music, Los Angeles

Director: Christina Alexandra Voros

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Renegade Nell

Entrants / Composers: Oli Julian + Nick Foster at Lookout Point, London

Directors: Ben Taylor, Amanda Brotchie + MJ Delaney

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We Are Lady Parts (Season 2)

Entrant: Working Title Television, which is part of Universal International Studios, London

Composer: Shez Manzoor

Co-Writer: Sanya Manzoor

Music Producer / Co-Writer: Benjamin Fregin

Director / Co-Writer: Nida Manzoor

BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN FILM + TELEVISION PROGRAMME TITLES FINALISTS

The Deepest Breath Titles

Entrant / Composer: Nainita Desai at Soundology, London

Director: Laura McGann

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Palm Royale Titles

Entrant / Composer: Jeff Toyne at Apple Studios, Los Angeles

Directors: Abe Sylvia, Tate Taylor, Stephanie Laing + Claire Scanlon

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Better Half Titles

Entrant / Composer: Bijan Olia at Bijan Olia Music, Los Angeles

Music Producers: Bijan Olia + Aleksi Glick

Director: Patrick Henry Phelan

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Royal Kill List Titles

Entrant / Composer: Hollie Buhagiar at Leland, London

Production Company: 72 Films

Director: Alice Smith

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Lost Boys & Fairies Titles

Entrants / Production Companies: Duck Soup Films + Tin Drum Music, London

Composer: Daf James (with lyrics by Robert Alan Evans + Daf James)

Music Producers: James Clarke, David Mahoney + Daf James

Director: James Kent

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Bodies Titles

Entrant / Composer: Jon Opstad

Directors: Marco Kreuzpaintner + Haolu Wang

BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A Video GAMe (gameplay) FINALISTS


The Lamplighters League

Entrant / Composer: Jon Everist

Director: Chris Rogers

Publisher: Paradox Interactive

Developer: Harebrained Schemes

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Disney Illusion Island

Entrant / Composer: David Housden

Director: AJ Grand-Scrutton

Publisher: Disney Games

Developer: Dlala Studios

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Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Entrant / Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment, California

Composer: John Paesano

Music Producers: Scott Hanau, Keith Leary, Alex Hackford

Directors: Bryan Intihar + Ryan Smith

Developer: Insomniac Games

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The Rogue Prince of Persia

Entrant / Publisher: Ubisoft, Paris

Composer: ASADI

Audio Director: Aymeric Swchwartz

Director: Lucie Dewagnier

Developer: Evil Empire

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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

Entrant / Publisher: Ubisoft, Paris

Composer: Pinar Toprak

Developer: Ubisoft Massive

Audio Director: Alex Rivière

Directors: Magnus Jansén, Ditte Deenfeldt, Omar Bouali + Drew Rechner

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Entrant / Publisher: Ubisoft, Paris

Composers: MENTRIX + Gareth Coker

Music Producer: Abdelhak Elguess

Audio Director: Felix Tiévant

Director: Mounir Radi


Best original composition in a video game (cinematics / Cutscenes) finalists


The Lamplighters League

Entrant / Composer: Jon Everist

Publisher: Paradox Interactive

Developer: Harebrained Schemes

Director: Mitch Gitelman

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Honor of Kings - Dolia Champion Cinematic

Entrant / Publisher: Tencent Games

Composers: Yoon Ho Kim, Mark Kuypers, Seiji Hotta, Xiaonan Yan + Siqing Liu

Developer: TiMi Studio Group

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Avatar : Frontiers of Pandora

Entrant / Publisher: Ubisoft, Paris

Composer: Pinar Toprak

Audio Director: Alex Rivière

Directors: Magnus Jansén, Ditte Deenfeldt, Omar Bouali + Drew Rechner

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Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Entrant / Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment, California

Composer: John Paesano

Developer: Insomniac Games

Audio Director: Karen Read

Directors: Bryan Intihar + Ryan Smith

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Ad Infinitum

Entrant / Composer: Lukas Deuschel at Hekate GmbH, Berlin

Publisher: Nacon

Directors: Lukas Deuschel + Thomas Lenz

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Prince of Persia : The Lost Crown

Entrant / Publisher: Ubisoft, Paris

Composers: MENTRIX + Gareth Coker

Audio Director: Felix Tiévant

Director: Mounir Radi

BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A FILM TRAILER FINALISTS

Cuckoo Official Trailer

Entrant / Production Company: Acid Music, London

Composer: William Arcane

Music Producer: Will Quiney for Acid Music

Director: Tilman Singer

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Masters of the Air Official Teaser

Entrant / Production Company: Cavalry Music, Los Angeles

Composer: Ben Squires

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Teaser Trailer

Entrant / Production Company: Cavalry Music, Los Angeles

Composer: Felix Erskine

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Cottontail Trailer

Entrant / Composer: Samuel Bohn at Musical Eye, London

Director: Patrick Dickinson

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Marmalade Trailer

Entrant / Production Company: Silk Factory, London

Composer: Andrew Baird

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Mufasa: The Lion King Teaser Trailer

Entrant / Production Company: Cavalry Music, Los Angeles

Composer: Felix Erskine

Music Producer: Lukas Burton

BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A TV TRAILER / PROMO FINALISTS

The Acolyte - Official Teaser

Entrant / Production Company: TOTEM, Los Angeles

Composer: David James Rosen

Music Supervisor: Brian Murphy

Trailer House: Bond

Studio: Disney +

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Planet Earth III First Look Trailer

Entrants / Composers: Sara Barone, Jacob Shea, Bastille, Hans Zimmer + RAYE at Bleeding Fingers Music, Los Angeles

Score Producer: Russell Emanuel

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House Of The Dragon S2 - Official Black Trailer

Entrant / Production Company: TOTEM, Los Angeles

Composer: David James Rosen

Trailer House: X/AV

Additional Music Supervision: Anny Colvin, Indestructible

Studio: HBO

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The Penguin Trailer

Entrant / Production Company: Enigmaudio, California

Composer: Tihomir Hristozov

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Tattooist of Auschwitz Trailer

Entrant: Sky Studios, London

Composers: Hans Zimmer + Kara Talve at Bleeding Fingers Music, Los Angeles

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Late Bloomer Trailer

Entrant / Production Company: The Wilders, Toronto

Composer: Aidan Cade Goldsmith

BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A Video GAMe TRAILER / PROMO FINALISTS

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Trailer

Entrant: Ubisoft, Paris

Composer: Blake Robinson (based on the music of Pinar Toprak)

Directors: Charles Di Gaetano, Mathieu Blouin + Hubert Vallée

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League of Legends Brazil - Orgulho Loco Trailer

Entrants / Composers: Samuel Ferrari + Criolo at mdois, São Paulo

Director: Cisma

Developer: Riot Games

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Tales Of Kenzera: Zau Trailer

Entrant / Composer: Nainita Desai at Sounds Appealing, London

Director: Abubakar Salim

Publisher: Electronic Arts

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Valorant - MYTHS // Iso Agent Trailer

Entrant: Riot Games, Los Angeles

Composers: Yunqiao Fu, Yimeng Yang + Guiliang Zhao

Trailerization + Additional Scoring: ARB4

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Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Trailer

Entrant: Sony Interactive Entertainment, California

Composer: John Paesano

Music Producers: Scott Hanau, Keith Leary + Alex Hackford

Directors: Bryan Intihar + Ryan Smith

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Star Wars Outlaws Trailer

Entrant: Ubisoft, Paris

Composer: Blake Robinson (based on the music of Wilbert Roget II)

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Trailer

Entrant: Ubisoft, Paris

Composers: MENTRIX + Gareth Coker

Music Producers: Romain Bergounhe + Guillaume Cerda

Directors: Simon Liez + Tristan Dauly

RISING STAR AWARD: COMPOSER Finalists

Aleksandra Vilcinska

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Ayda Akbal

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Ana Krstajic at Petrushka Chord

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Camilo Forero at Bleeding Fingers Music

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Lauren Finch

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Ioana Selaru