MOVIE MUSIC UK

The Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) has announced the nominations for the fifth annual SCL Awards, honoring the best in film and television music in 2023. 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

• LUDWIG GÖRANSSON for Oppenheimer
• JOE HISAISHI for The Boy and the Heron
• LAURA KARPMAN for American Fiction
• ROBBIE ROBERTSON for Killers of the Flower Moon
• ANTHONY WILLIS for Saltburn

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR AN INDEPENDENT FILM

• JON BATISTE for American Symphony
• MICA LEVI for The Zone of Interest
• FABRIZIO MANCINELLI and RICHARD M. SHERMAN for Mushka
• DANIEL PEMBERTON for Ferrari
• JOHN POWELL for Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A TELEVISION PRODUCTION

• NICHOLAS BRITELL for Succession
• NATALIE HOLT for Loki
• MARTIN PHIPPS for The Crown
• CARLOS RAFAEL RIVERA for Lessons in Chemistry
• GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA for The Last of Us

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL TITLE SEQUENCE FOR A TELEVISION PRODUCTION

• CHANDA DANCY for Lawmen: Bass Reeves
• NAINITA DESAI for The Deepest Breath
• KEVIN KINER for Ahsoka
• ATLI ÖRVARSSON for Silo
• CARLOS RAFAEL RIVERA for Lessons in Chemistry

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR VISUAL MEDIA – DRAMA/DOCUMENTARY

• JON BATISTE and DAN WILSON for “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony
• NICHOLAS BRITELL and TAURA STINSON for “Slip Away” from Carmen
• SHARON FARBER and NOAH BENSHEA for “Better Times” from Jacob the Baker
• LENNY KRAVITZ for “Road to Freedom” from Rustin
• OLIVIA RODRIGO and DAN NIGRO for “Can’t Catch Me Now” from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONG FOR VISUAL MEDIA- MUSICAL/COMEDY

• JACK BLACK, JOHN SPIKER, ERIC OSMOND, MICHAEL JELENIC, and AARON HORVATH for “Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros Movie
• BILLIE EILISH and FINNEAS O’CONNELL for “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie
• HEATHER MCINTOSH, ALLYSON NEWMAN, and TAURA STINSON for “All About Me” from The L Word: Generation Q
• MARK RONSON and ANDREW WYATT for “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie
• DIANE WARREN for “The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SCORE FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA

• STEPHEN BARTON and GORDY HAAB for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• WINIFRED PHILLIPS for Secrets of Skeifa Island
• PINAR TOPRAK for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
• AUSTIN WINTORY for Stray Gods

DAVID RAKSIN AWARD FOR EMERGING TALENT

• CATHERINE JOY
• FABRIZIO MANCINELLI
• ALLYSON NEWMAN
• HANNAH PARROTT
• KENNY WOOD

SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION AWARD

• MARTIN SCORSESE and ROBBIE ROBERTSON

The winners of the 5th SCL Awards will be announced on 13 February, 2024.