Saturday, April 20, 2024

The 2021 Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) Nominations

By Matt Neglia 

The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) today announced the nominees in Film and all music for visual media categories. Like last year, it could be an early sign of things to come for the Best Original Score & Song categories this awards season. The awards will be presented on Wednesday, November 17th.

​Click below to see the film nominees.

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SCORE – FEATURE FILM
DON’T LOOK UP (Netflix) – Nicholas Britell
KING RICHARD (Warner Bros.) – Kris Bowers
NIGHTMARE ALLEY (Searchlight Pictures) – Nathan Johnson
NO TIME TO DIE (MGM) – Hans Zimmer
STILLWATER (Focus Features) – Mychael Danna
THE FRENCH DISPATCH (Searchlight Pictures) – Alexandre Desplat
THE LAST DUEL (Walt Disney Studios) – Harry Gregson-Williams                                                    
THE POWER OF THE DOG (Netflix) – Jonny Greenwood

SCORE – ANIMATED FILM
SPIRIT UNTAMED (Universal) – Amie Doherty
THE ADDAMS FAMILY 2 (MGM) – Mychael Danna and Jeff Danna
THE LOUD HOUSE MOVIE (Netflix) – Philip White
VIVO (Sony Pictures) – Alex Lacamoire
LUCA (Walt Disney Studios) – Dan Romer
THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES (Iconic Events) – Mark Mothersbaugh
 
SCORE – SCIFI/FANTASY
BLACK WIDOW (Walt Disney Studios) – Lorne Balfe
DUNE (Warner Bros.) – Hans Zimmer
CINDERELLA (Amazon) – Mychael Danna & Jessica Rose Weiss
SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (Walt Disney Studios) – Joel P West
THE SUICIDE SQUAD (Warner Bros.) – John Murphy
 
SCORE – HORROR FILM
A QUIET PLACE II (Paramount Pictures) – Marco Beltrami
ARMY OF THE DEAD (Netflix) – Tom Holkenborg
IN THE EARTH (Neon) – Clint Mansell
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (Focus Features) – Steven Price
OLD (Universal Pictures) – Trevor Gureckis
 
SCORE – DOCUMENTARY FILM
14 PEAKS: NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE (Netflix) – Nainita Desai
BECOMING COUSTEAU (Picturehouse) – Daniel Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans
JULIA (CNN Films) – Rachel Portman
OPERATION VARSITY BLUES (Netflix) – Leopold Ross, Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross
OSLO (HBO) – Jeff Russo and Zoë Keating
STRIP DOWN, RISE UP (Netflix) – Lili Haydn
THE RESCUE (NatGeo) – Daniel Pemberton

SCORE – INDEPENDENT FILM
C’MON C’MON (The Searchers) – Bryce Dessner & Aaron Dessner
CODA (Apple TV+) – Marius de Vries
NINE DAYS (SPE) – Antonio Pinto
THE CARD COUNTER (Focus Features) – Robert Levon Been & Giancarlo Vulcano
THE GREEN KNIGHT (A24) – Daniel Hart
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH (A24) – Carter Burwell

SONG – FEATURE FILM
“Be Alive” from KING RICHARD (Warner Bros.) – Written by Dixson and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. Performed by BEYONCÉ
“Every Letter” from CYRANO (United Artists) – Written by Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner, Matt Berninger and Carin Besser. Performed by Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett & Kelvin Harrison Jr.
“Guns Go Bang” from THE HARDER THEY FALL (Netflix) – Written by Jeymes Samuel, Scott Mescudi (Kid Cudi), Shawn Carter (Jay-Z). Performed by Kid Cudi and JAY-Z
“Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” from RESPECT (MGM) – Written by Carole King, Jennifer Hudson & Jamie Hartman. Performed by Jennifer Hudson
“Just Look Up” from DON’T LOOK UP (Netflix) – Written by Nicholas Britell, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi and Tara Stinson. Performed by Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi
“My Father’s Daughter” from FLAG DAY (MGM) – Written by Glen Hansard & Eddie Vedder. Performed by Olivia Vedder
“No Time to Die” from NO TIME TO DIE (MGM) – Written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell. Performed by Billie Eilish
 
SONG – ANIMATED FILM
“Good Mood” from PAW PATROL (Paramount Pictures) – Written by Karl Johan Schuster, Savan Kotecha, Oscar Gorres and Adam Levine. Performed by Adam Levine
“Fearless (Valiente)” from SPIRIT UNTAMED (Universal Pictures) – Written by Amie Doherty. Performed by Isabela Merced & EizaGonzález
“Follow Me Home” from ARLO THE ALLIGATOR BOY (Netflix) – Written by Ryan Crego & Alex Geringas. Performed by Mary Lambert & Michael J. Woodard
“On My Way” from THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES (Iconic Events) – Written by Alex Lahey, Sophie Payten and Gab Strum. Produced by Gab Strum with Alex Lahey. Performed by Alex Lahey.
“Together We Stand” from THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS (DreamWorks) – Written by Gary Barlow. Performed by Ariana Greenblatt
“Your Song Saved My Life” from SING 2 (Universal Pictures) – Written by Bono. Performed by U2
 
SONG – DOCUMENTARY FILM
“Breathe” from THE FIRST WAVE (Neon) – Written and performed by Jon Batiste
“Looking Up” from WORLD WOMAN HOUR (Internet) – Written by Ryan Shore & Elizabeth Russo. Performed by Angelica Hale
“(Never Gonna) Tame You” from THE MUSTANGS: AMERICA’S WILD HORSES (Virgil Films) – Written by Diane Warren. Performed by Blanco Brown.
“Right Where I Belong” from BRIAN WILSON: LONG PROMISED ROAD (Screen Media Films) – Written by Brian Wilson & Jim James. Performed by Brian Wilson
“Secret Sister” from REBEL HEARTS (Discovery+) – Written and performed by Rufus Wainwright
“The Other Side of The Rainbow” from CURED (Singer & Deschamps Productions) – Written by Ian Honeyman and Tucker Murray Caploe, Performed by TUCKER and Ian Honeyman
 
SONG – INDEPENDENT FILM
“After Our Dawn” from AFTER WE FELL (Vertical Entertainment) – Written by George Kallis, Castille Landon, Nicolas Farmakalidis, Ryan Steffes, George Solonos, Taylor Conrod. Performed by Taylor Conrod
“Because Love” from LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE (Blue Fox Entertainment) – Written by Rita Wilson and Laura Karpman. Performed by Rita Wilson
“Beyond the Shore” from CODA (Apple TV+) – Written by Nick Baxter, Siân Heder, Marius de Vries, Matt Dahan. Performed by Emilia Jones
“Down to Joy” from BELFAST (Focus Features) – Written and performed by Van Morrison
“Somehow You Do” from FOUR GOOD DAYS (Vertical Entertainment) – Written by Diane Warren. Performed by Reba McEntire
 
SONG – ONSCREEN PERFORMANCE
Amandla Stenberg – “The Anonymous Ones” from DEAR EVAN HANSEN (Universal Pictures) Written by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul & Amandla Stenberg
Anthony Ramos and Leslie Grace featuring Marc Anthony – “Home All Summer” from IN THE HEIGHTS (Warner Bros.) written By Lin-Manuel Miranda
Anya Taylor-Joy – “Downtown” from LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (Focus Features) Written by Tony Hatch
Arianna Grande – “Just Look Up” from DON’T LOOK UP (Netflix) written by Nicholas Britell, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi and Tara Stinson
Emilia Jones – “Both Sides Now” from CODA (Apple TV+) written by Joni Mitchell.
Glen Hansard, Sam Amidon, Scott Folan & Chorus – “Whenever I Fall” from CYRANO (United Artists) written by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Matt Berninger and Carin Besser
Jennifer Hudson, Hailey Kilgore & Saycon Sengbloh – “Respect” from RESPECT (MGM) written by Otis Redding
 
SCORE – INDEPENDENT FILM (Foreign Language)
A CROSS IN THE DESERT (Aleksandrija Film) – Ana Krstajic
BENEATH THE BANYAN TREE (Lerfilm) – Wei-San Hsu
BLAST BEAT (Vertical Entertainment) – David Murillo R.
EL HOYO EN LA CERCA (Cine Canibal) – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein
PARALLEL MOTHERS (Sony Pictures Classics) – Alberto Iglesias

For a complete list of the nominations including TV, video games, commercials and trailers, click here.

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Matt Neglia
Matt Negliahttps://nextbestpicture.com/
Obsessed about the Oscars, Criterion Collection and all things film 24/7. Critics Choice Member.

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