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

Posted in News on June 15, 2020

BMI announced its 36th annual Film, TV & Visual Media Awards celebrating the top-performing composers in film, TV and visual media of the previous year. The honorees were revealed across BMI’s social media and digital platforms, which features a selection of notable composers including multiple award winners Tyler Bates, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Atli Örvarsson, Mike Post, Mac Quayle and Brian Tyler, among many others. To honor the achievements of these top composers, BMI created a special page on its website where fans can watch exclusive video content and learn more about the composers behind the top-grossing films, top network television series and highest-ranking cable network and streamed media programs.

“Music is such an integral part of our favorite films and television shows, and our composers’ stellar musical contributions have never been more important or appreciated,” said Doreen Ringer-Ross, Vice President, Creative Relations, BMI. “This year’s group of honorees showcases the creative versatility within this genre and celebrates the very best in music for film, television and visual media. We’re thrilled to recognize BMI’s talented community of composers and look forward to celebrating together in person next year.”

Icelandic composer Atli Örvarsson received the most awards this year with a total of five crystals for his work on popular NBC franchises Chicago P.D., Chicago Med, and Chicago Fire, as well as the CBS crime dramas FBI and FBI Most Wanted. Örvarsson now has a career total of 23 BMI awards among his arsenal of accolades. Brian Tyler, Mac Quayle and Tyler Bates were also multiple award winners with three apiece. Tyler was recognized for scoring the popular CBS drama series Hawaii Five-0, 80’s reboot Magnum P.I., and Paramount network’s Yellowstone, marking his 31st, 32nd and 33rd BMI Film, TV & Visual Media awards since joining BMI in 2010. Quayle was honored for his work on the Fox drama series 9-1-1 and its breakout spinoff 9-1-1: Lone Star, as well as FX’s American Horror Story, while Bates was honored for his music in the blockbuster films Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and The Punisher on Netflix, bringing his career total to 14 BMI awards.

Joker composer, Hildur Guðnadóttir, made Oscar history this year by becoming the first solo female to win Best Original Score for a dramatic composition. She then went on to amass several additional accolades including a BAFTA, Critics’ Choice, Golden Globe and GRAMMY Award. This marks the multiple award-winning composer’s first BMI Film Award. A second BMI crystal was presented to her as well in special recognition of her historic Academy Award win for the haunting score.

Celebrated composer Mike Post received a BMI TV Award for his work on Magnum P.I. and a BMI Spotlight Award in recognition of his renowned work on the longest running drama in TV history, Law & Order: SVU. Over his unparalleled career spanning more than four decades, the multiple GRAMMY and Emmy-winning composer has racked up an impressive 55 BMI TV Awards, making him the most successful composer in BMI television history. Other iconic series that have been enriched by Post’s musical magic include L.A. Law; Law & Order; NYPD Blue; Hill Street Blues; The A-Team; Doogie Howser, MD; Murder One; Quantum Leap and Wiseguy, among others.

BMI welcomed an elite group of 12 first-time BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards honorees. In addition to Guðnadóttir, new inductees for BMI Film Awards include Anna Drubich for Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark and Nate Heller for A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood. For streaming media, first-timers include Chris Westlake for Hulu’s Castle Rock, Dominik Scherrer (PRS) for The Widow, Sonya Belousova for Amazon Studio’s The Romanoffs, Nicolas Barry, Rene Garza Aldape and Tomas Jacobi for Paradise PD, and Robert ToTeras for Netflix’s Sugar Rush. Rounding out the freshmen class are Alex Shenkman for his musical contributions on NBC’s drama series New Amsterdam and Niki Hexum for her work on the cable comedy series Henry Danger on Nickelodeon.

Other prominent composers honored include Alexandre Desplat, Blake Neely, Danny Elfman, Kris Bowers, Nathan Barr, Ramin Djawadi and Thomas Newman, among many others.

Academy Award® Winners

JOKER
Hildur Guðnadóttir

“(I’M GONNA) LOVE ME AGAIN” FROM ROCKETMAN
Elton John (PRS)

BMI Film Music Awards

STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER
John Williams

ALADDIN
Alan Menken

JOKER
Hildur Guðnadóttir

FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW
Tyler Bates

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM
Tyler Bates
Joel J. Richard

1917
Thomas Newman

THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2
Alexandre Desplat

LITTLE WOMEN
Alexandre Desplat

THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Jeff Danna (SOCAN)
Mychael Danna

GOOD BOYS
Lyle Workman

MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL
Chris Bacon
Danny Elfman

DOLITTLE
Danny Elfman

ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP
David Sardy

ANGEL HAS FALLEN
David Buckley (PRS)

SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK
Anna Drubich

SPIES IN DISGUISE
Theodore Shapiro

A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Nate Heller

ONWARD
Jeff Danna (SOCAN)
Mychael Danna

BMI Streaming Media Awards

THE BOSS BABY: BACK IN BUSINESS
Ben Bromfield
Ryan Elder
Jared Faber

YOU
Blake Neely

BIG MOUTH
Mark Rivers

WHEN THEY SEE US
Kris Bowers

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
Gwendolyn Sanford
Regina Spektor

DISENCHANTMENT
Mark Mothersbaugh

FULLER HOUSE
Jeff Franklin
Bennett Salvay

SUGAR RUSH
Robert ToTeras

NARCOS: MEXICO
Kevin Kiner

PARADISE PD
Nicolas Barry
Rene Garza Aldape
Tomas Jacobi

THE PUNISHER
Tyler Bates

CASTLE ROCK
Thomas Newman
Chris Westlake

SHRILL
Craig Wedren

RUNAWAYS
Siddhartha Khosla

CATCH-22
Harry Gregson-Williams

FUTURE MAN
Halli Cauthery

TOM CLANCY’S JACK RYAN
Ramin Djawadi

GOOD OMENS
David Arnold

THE WIDOW
Dominik Scherrer (PRS)

THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE
Dominic Lewis

THE ROMANOFFS
Sonya Belousova
Fil Eisler
Anton Sanko

BOSCH
Jesse Nolan

SNEAKY PETE
Nathan Barr
Edward Braillif
Stephen Lukach

BMI Network Television Music Awards

NCIS
Brian Kirk

FBI
Atli Örvarsson

BLUE BLOODS
Rob Simonsen

CHICAGO FIRE
Atli Örvarsson

CHICAGO MED
Atli Örvarsson

CHICAGO P.D.
Atli Örvarsson

AMERICA’S GOT TALENT
Jos Jorgensen
Andy Love

YOUNG SHELDON
Steve Burns

BULL
Sean Callery

NEW AMSTERDAM
Alex Shenkman
Craig Wedren

9-1-1
Mac Quayle

FBI: MOST WANTED
Atli Örvarsson

NCIS: NEW ORLEANS
Tree Adams
John Lee Hooker

GREY’S ANATOMY
Carim Clasmann (PRS)
Galia Durant (PRS)

HAWAII FIVE-0
Keith Power (SOCAN)
Brian Tyler

NCIS: LOS ANGELES
Craig Dobbin

9-1-1: LONE STAR
Mac Quayle

MAGNUM P.I.
Pete Carpenter
Mike Post
Keith Power (SOCAN)
Brian Tyler

THE FLASH
Nathaniel Blume
Blake Neely

BMI Spotlight Award

LAW & ORDER: SVU
Mike Post

BMI Cable Television Music Awards

ANIMAL KINGDOM
Samuel Jones
Alexis Marsh
Atticus Ross
Claudia Sarne

GAME OF THRONES
Ramin Djawadi

THE LAST O.G.
Joseph Stephens

HENRY DANGER
Michael Corcoran
Niki Hexum
Zack Hexum

AMERICAN HORROR STORY
Charlie Clouser
César Dávila-Irizarry
Mac Quayle

RAVEN’S HOME
Andy Love

ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE
Jacob Shea

RICK AND MORTY
Ryan Elder

THE SON
Nathan Barr

YELLOWSTONE
Brian Tyler

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