MOVIE MUSIC UK

The Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) has announced the nominations for the second annual SCL Awards, honoring the best in film and television music in 2020. The SCL is the premier professional trade group for composers, lyricists, and songwriters working in the motion picture, television, and game music industry, and is headquartered in Los Angeles. The nominees are:

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A STUDIO FILM

• TERENCE BLANCHARD for Da 5 Bloods
• LUDWIG GÖRANSSON for Tenet
• JAMES NEWTON HOWARD for News of the World
• TRENT REZNOR and ATTICUS ROSS for Mank
• TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS, and JON BATISTE for Soul

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN INDEPENDENT FILM

• SHERRI CHUNG for The Lost Husband
• EMILE MOSSERI for Minari
• STEVEN PRICE for David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
• LOLITA RITMANIS for Blizzard of Souls
• TAMAR-KALI for Shirley

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A TELEVISION OR STREAMING PRODUCTION

• LUDWIG GÖRANSSON for The Mandalorian
• LAURA KARPMAN and RAPHAEL SAADIQ for Lovecraft Country
• BLAKE NEELY for The Flight Attendant
• MARTIN PHIPPS for The Crown
• CARLOS RAFAEL RIVERA for The Queen’s Gambit

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR VISUAL MEDIA

• ERRAN BARON COHEN, SACHA BARON COHEN, and ANTHONY HINES for “Wuhan Flu” from Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
• LAURA KARPMAN, RAPHAEL SAADIQ, and SONIA SANCHEZ for “Tulsa 1921, Catch the Fire” from Lovecraft Country
• SAVAN KOTECHA, FAT MAX GSUS, and RICKARD GORANSSON for “Husavik” from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
• TRENT REZNOR and ATTICUS ROSS for “(If You Could) Only Save Me” from Mank
• DIANE WARREN for “Free” from The One and Only Ivan

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA

• ILAN ESHKERI and SHIGERU UMEBAYASHI for Ghost of Tsushima
• GORDY HAAB for Star Wars: Squadrons
• GARRY SCHYMAN and MIKOLAI STROINSKI for Metamorphosis

SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION AWARD

• SPIKE LEE and TERENCE BLANCHARD

The winners of the 2nd SCL Awards will be announced on 2 March, 2021.