2023 Nominees for the 13th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
The Guild of Music Supervisors have announced the 2023 nominees for the 13th Annual GMS Awards. This year, the Guild of Music Supervisors Awards with be returning to an in-person event at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, accompanied by a virtual livestream, on March 5th. Voting opens today and closes on Monday, February 6th.
The Guild of Music Supervisors is introducing five new categories this year including: Best Music Supervision in a Video Game Original Composition, Best Music Supervision for a Non-Theatrically Released Film, Best Music Supervision for a Trailer (Series), Best Music Supervision for a Trailer (Video Game & Interactive), and Best Music Supervision in Advertising $500K Total Production and Post-Production Budget.
In addition to the variety of category nominations, the recipients of the 2023 Icon Award and Legacy Award will be announced. Musical performers and special presenters have yet to be announced. Stay tuned for more event announcements and coverage on Tunefind.
See the full list of nominees and winners below, with links to explore their soundtracks.
Film
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION FOR FILM: BUDGET >$25 MILLION
Joel C. High for A Jazzman’s Blues
Dave Jordan for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Anton Monsted for Elvis
Julie Glaze Houlihan for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Tom Wolfe and Manish Raval for The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Maureen Crowe and Becky Bentham for I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Rachel Levy and Mike Knobloch for Minions: The Rise of Gru
Mike Knobloch, Natalie Hayden and Lucy Bright for TÁR
Tom MacDougall for Turning Red
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION FOR FILM: BUDGET <$25 MILLION
Joe Rudge for Armageddon Time
Robin Urdang for Bones and All
Lauren Marie Mikus and Bruce Gilbert for Everything Everywhere All at Once
Dushiyan Piruthivirajah for Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Natalie Hayden and Garrett McElver for Spoiler Alert
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION FOR FILM: BUDGET <$10 MILLION
Jonathan McHugh for Butter
Willa Yudell for Call Jane
Rob Lowry for Cha Cha Real Smooth
Guillaume Baurez for Corsage
Rupert Hollier for Living
Rob Lowry for On the Count of Three
Leah Harrison and Season Kent for Press Play
Graham Kurzner and Orian Williams for Sam & Kate
Joe Rudge for X
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION FOR A NON-THEATRICALLY RELEASED FILM
Jane Abernethy and Jessica Berndt for Along for the Ride
Joel C. High and Sami Posner for Blue’s Big City Adventure
Rob Lowry for Do Revenge
Gabe Hilfer and Henry van Roden for Fresh
Raven Davenport and Shannon Murphy for Love in the Villa
Becky Bentham for Matilda (Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical)
Lauren Denemark, Julian Drucker, and Andrew Weaver for Purple Beatz
Linda Cohen for Spirited
Rob Lowry for Wendell & Wild
Howard Paar for The Valet
BEST SONG/RECORDING CREATED FOR A FILM
“Paper Airplanes”
Performed by Ruth B
Featured in A Jazzman’s Blues
Music Supervisor Joel C. High
Songwriters Ruth Berhe and Terence Blanchard
“Lift Me Up”
Performed by Rihanna
Featured in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Music Supervisor Dave Jordan
Songwriters Robyn Fenty PKA Rihanna, Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler and Temilade Openiyi PKA Tems
“Honey to the Bee”
Performed by Misty Miller
Featured in Catherine Called Birdy
Music Supervisors Jen Malone and Nicole Weisberg
Songwriters James Marr and Wendy Page
“Vegas”
Performed by Doja Cat
Featured in Elvis
Music Supervisor Anton Monsted
Songwriters Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Amala Dlamini, David Sprecher and Rogét Chahayed
“This Is a Life”
Performed by David Byrne, Mitski and Son Lux
Featured in Everything Everywhere All at Once
Music Supervisor Lauren Marie Mikus and Bruce Gilbert
Songwriters Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski Miyawaki
“Turn Up the Sunshine”
Performed by Diana Ross and Tame Impala
Featured in Minions: The Rise of Gru
Music Supervisor Mike Knobloch and Rachel Levy
Songwriters Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew, Patrik Berger and Kevin Parker
“Ready As I’ll Never Be”
Performed by Tanya Tucker and Brandi Carlile
Featured in The Return of Tanya Tucker
Music Supervisor Jill Meyers and Drew Bayers
Songwriters Tanya Tucker and Brandi Carlile
“Hold My Hand”
Performed by Lady Gaga
Featured in Top Gun: Maverick
Music Supervisor Randy Spendlove
Songwriters Lady Gaga and BloodPop
“Carolina”
Performed by Taylor Swift
Featured in Where the Crawdads Sing
Music Supervisor Spring Aspers
Songwriters Taylor Swift
“A Song in My Heart”
Performed by Gaby Moreno
Featured in The Valet
Music Supervisor Howard Paar
Songwriters Gaby Moreno and Heitor Pereira
Television
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION IN A TELEVISION DRAMA
Ciara Elwis for Bad Sisters (Season 1)
Thomas Golubić for Better Call Saul (Season 6)
Justin Kamps for Bridgerton (Season 2)
Jen Malone and Adam Leber for Euphoria (Season 2)
Ollie White for Industry (Season 2)
Dave Jordan and Shannon Murphy for Ms. Marvel (Season 1)
Stephanie Diaz-Matos, Sarah Bromberg, and Katori Hall for P-Valley (Season 2)
Nora Felder for Stranger Things (Season 4)
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION IN A TELEVISION COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Kier Lehman for The Afterparty (Season 1)
Kier Lehman for Insecure (Season 5)
Nora Felder and Janine Scalise for Better Things (Season 5)
Ed Bailie and Abi Leland for MOOD (Season 1)
Adam Anders and Amanda Krieg Thomas for Monarch (Season 1)
Robin Urdang for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Season 4)
Thomas Patterson for The Resort (Season 1)
Amanda Krieg Thomas for Pam & Tommy (Season 1)
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION IN REALITY TELEVISION
Peter Davis for The Challenge: All Stars (Season 3)
Sarah Bromberg, Gary Lubansky and Eric Medina for Sweet Life: Los Angeles (Season 2)
Brandon Boucher for The Real World Homecoming (Season 3)
Greg Danylyshyn and Ben Hochstein for The Kardashians (Season 1)
Jon Ernst for Siesta Key (Season 4)
Adam Brodsky and Rivka Rose for The Come Up (Season 1)
BEST SONG/RECORDING CREATED FOR TELEVISION
“Walking On Sunshine”
Performed by Rodrigo Urquidi and Rossana de León
Featured in Acapulco: Episode 110 “You Should Hear How She Talks About You”
Music Supervisor Javier Nuño and Joe Rodriguez
Songwriter Kimberley Rew
“Maybe Monica”
Performed by Josh A. Dawson
Featured in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Episode 405 “How to Chew Quietly and Influence People”
Music Supervisor Robin Urdang
Songwriters Tom Mizer and Curtis Moore
“Perfect Day”
Performed by Dresage and Slow Shiver
Featured in Better Call Saul: Episode 609 “Fun and Games”
Music Supervisor Thomas Golubić
Songwriter Harry Nilsson
“Two Shots”
Performed by Ben Schwartz, Sam Richardson and Jamie Demetriou
Featured in The Afterparty: Episode 103 “Yasper”
Music Supervisor Kier Lehman
Songwriters Jack Dolgen and Jonathan Lajoie
“Trouble”
Performed by Lecky
Featured in MOOD: Episode 106 “F*** the Fake Sh**”
Music Supervisor Ed Bailie and Abi Leland
Songwriters Nicôle Lecky, Camille Angelina Purcell ‘Kamille’ and Kwame Kwei-Armah Jr ‘KZ’
“Let’s Live for Today”
Performed by Leenalchi
Featured in Pachinko: Episode 108 “Chapter Eight”
Music Supervisor Michael Hill
Songwriters Michael Julien, Guilio Rapetti Mogol and Norman David Shapiro
“Seduce & Scheme”
Performed by Shawna & Mia
Featured in Rap Sh!t: Episode 103 “Something for the Hood”, Episode 104 “Something for the Clubs”, Episode 105 “Something for the Weekend”, Episode 106 “Something for the Gram”, Episode 107 “Something for the DJ” and Episode 108 “Something for the Road”
Music Supervisor Sarah Bromberg, Stephanie Diaz-Matos and Philippe Pierre
Songwriters Larry Dwayne Batiste, Isaac Earl Bynum, Khia Chambers, Brittany Dickinson, Aida Goitom, Floyd Nathaniel Hills, Clayton Richardson, Seandrea Sledge, Bill Summers. Kevin Toney and Michael J. Williams
“Get It on the Floor”
Performed by J. Alphonse Nicholson and Megan Thee Stallion
Featured in P-Valley: Episode 206 “Savage” and Episode 209 “Snow”
Music Supervisor Sarah Bromberg, Stephanie Diaz-Matos and Katori Hall
Songwriters Julian Mason, Antwon D. Moore, Megan Pete and Kelton Lanier Scott II
Documentary
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION FOR A DOCUMENTARY
Dawn Sutter Madell for All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Justin Feldman for Louis Armstrong’s Black and Blues
Jonathan Zalben for Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes
Allison Wood for Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION IN A DOCUSERIES
Amanda Krieg Thomas for The Andy Warhol Diaries
Ross Sellwood for My Life as a Rolling Stone
Dan Wilcox for Street Food USA
Barry Cole for They Call Me Magic
Andrea von Foerster for Welcome to Wrexham
Video Games
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION IN A VIDEO GAME (SYNC)
Ryan Tomlin and Brandon Young for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Alex Hackford and Duncan Smith for Gran Turismo 7
Raphaella Lima, Cybele Pettus and Steve Schnur for Need for Speed Unbound
Dylan Bostick and Josh Kessler for Saint’s Row V
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION IN A VIDEO GAME (ORIGINAL COMPOSITION)
Simon Landry and Rossen Yankov for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök; Composed by Stephanie Economou
Steve Schnur for Battlefield 2042 DLC (Season 1) Zero Hour (Season 2) Master of Arms (Season 3) Escalation; Composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir and Sam Slater
Brandon Young for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II; Composed by Sarah Schachner
Richard Beddow for Total War: Warhammer III; Composed by Jamie Christopherson, Jim Fowler, Ian Livingstone, Simon Ravn and Tim Wynn
Trailers & Promos
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION FOR A TRAILER (FILM)
Evelin Garcia, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Teaser “Leaders”
Deric Berberabe and Jordan Silverberg, Elvis (trailer 2)
Anny Colvin, Avatar: The Way of the Water
Gregory Sweeney, Men Official Trailer
Matthew Bailey and Shawn Stevens, Empire of Light, Trailer “Home”
Sanaz Lavaedian and Marina Polites, Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Scenery Samundra and Gregory Sweeney, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Official Teaser Trailer
Bobby Gumm, Three Thousand Years of Longing
Maggie Baron, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Cynthia Blondelle and Heather Kreamer, Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 Official Trailer
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION FOR A TRAILER (TELEVISION SERIES)
Will Quiney, Atlanta Season 3 ‘Visitors’
Bobby Gumm, Stranger Things 4
Scenery Sumandra and Gregory Sweeney, The Idol – Official Teaser #3
Brian Sotelo, Black Bird
Deric Berberabe and Jordan Silverberg, The White Lotus – Season 2
Dylan Bostick and Chris Restivo, Atlanta “Shillin’”
Deric Berberabe and Jordan Silverberg, The Boys Season 3 (full trailer)
Kelsey Mitchell, Perry Mason Season 2 Teaser (HBO)
Evelin Garcia, Andor – Teaser “Reckoning”
Emma Allaway and Eduardo Fontes Williams, The Crown Season 5
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION FOR A TRAILER (VIDEO GAME & INTERACTIVE)
Glenn Herweijer, Simon Landry, Ben Sumner and Jack Thompson, Assassins Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök – Cinematic World Premiere
Naaman Snell, Destiny 2: The Witch Queen – Launch Trailer
Raphaella Lima and Michael Sherwood, Wild Hearts Reveal Trailer
Ryan Tomlin and Brandon Young, Warzone 2.0 Launch Trailer | Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Ryan Tomlin and Brandon Young, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II – World Gameplay Reveal Trailer
Advertising
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION IN ADVERTISING (SYNC)
Buzzy Cohen and Quinn Donnell – “Strangers” for Airbnb
Mike Ladman, Brad Nayman and Brandy Ricker – “Independent Journalism | The New York Times | Jordan” for New York Times
Abbey Hendrix and Jonathan Wellbelove – “The Greatest” for Apple
Josh Marcy and Nicole Palko – “iPad – Election” for Apple
Anton Trailer – “Anthem” for Johnnie Walker
Jessie Kalikow, Scott McDaniel and Nargis Sheerazie – “Chocolate” for Apple
Daciay Quenah – “Nightswimming” for Zillow
Frederic Schindler – “Amazon Fashion Holiday 2022” for Amazon Fashion
BEST MUSIC SUPERVISION IN ADVERTISING (ORIGINAL COMPOSITION)
Josh Marcy and Nicole Palko – “Start Up | Apple October Opener” for Apple
Sunny Kapoor, Mike Ladman, Brad Nayman and Brandy Ricker – “Good Ideas Deserve to be Found: A (Slightly) Life-Changing Story” for Meta
Aron Helfet, Josh Marcy and Nicole Palko – “Apple September Event Opener” for Apple
Mike Ladman, Brad Nayman and Brandy Ricker – “HENNESSY X NBA: GAME NEVER STOPS” for Hennessy
Will Eichler and Chip Herter – “The Grande Escape” for Taco Bell
