Film Music Reporter

The nominations for the 7th Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) in the Visual Media categories were announced today. Check out the nominees in the major categories below after the jump and visit the official HMMA website to buy tickets and for the full list of nominations. The awards show will be held at The Fonda Theater in Hollywood on Thursday, November 17, 2016. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Education Through Music – Los Angeles (ETMLA). Past HMMA honorees include Smokey Robinson, Glen Campbell, Dave Mason, Christopher Young and John Debney. 

Original Score: Feature Film:

Dustin O’Halloran & Hauschka – Lion
Henry Jackman – The Birth of a Nation
Justin Hurwitz – La La Land
Mica Levi – Jackie
Nicholas Britell – Moonlight
Rupert Gregson-Williams – Hacksaw Ridge

Original Score: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film

Bear McCreary – 10 Cloverfield Lane
David Wingo – Midnight Special
John Debney – The Jungle Book
John Ottman – X-Men: Apocalypse
Johann Johannsson – Arrival
Michael Giacchino – Doctor Strange

Original Score: Animated Film

Alexandre Desplat– The Secret Life of Pets
Hans Zimmer & Richard Harvey – The Little Price
Heitor Pereira  – The Angry Birds Movie
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina, Opetaia Foa’i – Moana
Michael Giacchino – Zootopia
Thomas Newman – Finding Dory

Original Score: Documentary

Crystal Grooms Mangano – Asperger’s Are Us
Mark Adler – Command and Control
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis – MARS
Ryan Miller – Tig
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Gustavo Santaolalla, Mogwai – Before the Flood

Song – Feature Film

“Audition” (La La Land) – Written by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, performed by Emma Stone
“City of Stars” (La La Land) – Written by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, performed by Ryan Gosling
“Dancing with Your Shadow” (PO) – Written by Burt Bacharach, performed by Sheryl Crow
“Down With Mary” (Too Late) – Written & performed by John Hawkes
“Rules Don’t Apply” (Rules Don’t Apply) – Written by Eddie Adkins and Lorraine Feather, performed by Lily Collins
“Runnin’” (Hidden Figures) – Written and performed by Pharrell Williams

Song – Animated Film

“Can’t Stop The Feeling” (Trolls) – Written by Justin Timberlake, Max Martin and Shellback, performed by Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick
“Faith” (Sing) – Written by Ryan Tedder, Stevie Wonder, Francis Farewell Starlight, performed by Stevie Wonder feat. Ariana Grande
“The Great Beyond” (Sausage Party) – Written by Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Seth Rogan, Evan Goldberg, performed by Sausage Party Cast
“Try Everything” (Zootopia) – Written by Sia, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen, performed by Shakira
“We Know the Way” (Moana) – Written by Mark Mancina, Opetaia Foa’i,and Lin-Manuel Miranda, performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Song – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film

“Just Like Fire” (Alice Through the Looking Glass) – Written by Pink, Max Martin, Shellback and Oscar Holter, performed by Pink
“Scars” (Allegiant) – Written and performed by Tove Lo
“Sledgehammer” (Star Trek Beyond) – Written by Sia Furler, Robyn Fenty and Jesse Shatkin, performed by Rihanna
“Sucker for Pain” (Suicide Squad) – Written and performed by Lil Wayne, Wiz Kahlifa, Imagine Dragons, Ty Dolla Sign and Logic, featuring X Ambassadors
“Wish That You Were Here” (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children) – Written and Performed by Florence and the Machine

Song – Documentary

“A Minute to Breathe” (Before the Flood) – Written and performed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
“Flicker” (Audrie & Daisy) – Written and performed by Tori Amos
“Letter to the Free” (13th) – Written and performed by Common
“MARS” (MARS) – Written & Performed by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
“The Empty Chair” (Jim: The James Foley Story) – Written by J. Ralph and Sting, performed by Sting
“Words” (Tig) – Written and performed by Sharon Van Etten

Original Score: TV Show/Digital Streaming Series

Alex Heffes and Phillip Miller – Roots (History Channel)
Jeff Russo – Fargo (FX)
James Newton Howard – All the Way (HBO)
Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein – Stranger Things (Netflix)
Mac Quayle – Mr. Robot (USA)
Sean Callery – Minority Report (Fox)

Main Title: TV Show/Digital Streaming Series

Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Marvel’s Luke Cage (Netflix)
Hans Zimmer – The Crown (Netflix)
Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein – Stranger Things (Netflix)
Rodrigo Amarante – Narcos (Netflix)
Victor Reyes – The Night Manager (AMC)

OUTSTANDING MUSIC SUPERVISION – TELEVISION
Jack Dolgen – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Jennifer Ross – Empire
Meghan Currier, Randall Poster – Vinyl
Nora Felder – Roadies)
Robin Urdang – Younger
Stephanie Diaz-Matos, Leon Doyle Bromell – The Get Down

Outstanding Music Supervision – Film

Dave Jordan, Jojo Villanueva – Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Gabe Helfer – Suicide Squad
John Houlihan – Deadpool
Jojo Villanueva – Sing
Julianne Jordan, Julia Michels, Justin Timberlake – Trolls
Steven Gizicki, Jason Ruder – La La Land