Film Music Reporter

The nominations for the 8th Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) in the Visual Media categories have been announced. 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 on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at The Avalon Hollywood. 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:

Carter Burwell – Wonderstruck
Daniel Pemberton – All the Money in the World
Dario Marianelli – Darkest Hour
Mychael Danna – The Man Who Invented Christmas
Nicholas Britell – Battle of the Sexes
Oneohtrix Point Never (aka Daniel Lopatin) – Good Time
Tamar-Kali Brown – Mudbound
Thomas Newman – Victoria and Abdul

Original Score: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film:

Alexandre Desplat – The Shape of Water
Benjamin Wallfisch, Hans Zimmer – Blade Runner 2049
Marco Beltrami – Logan
Mark Mothersbaugh – Thor: Ragnarok
Michael Abels – Get Out
Rupert Gregson-Williams – Wonder Woman

Original Score: Animated Film:

Clint Mansell – Loving Vincent
Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna – The Breadwinner
Loren Balfe – LEGO Batman Movie
Michael Giacchino – Coco
Steve Mazzaro, Hans Zimmer – The Boss Baby
Theodore Shapiro – Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

Original Score: Documentary:

Blake Neely – The Keepers, Episode 7
Dan Romer & Saul Simon MacWilliams – Chasing Coral
Duncan Thum, Silas Hite, Matt Abeysekera & Sarah Schachner – Chef’s Table
Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans – LA 92
Jeff Beal – Boston
Philip Glass – Jane

Original Song – Feature Film:

“I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” (Fifty Shades Darker) – Written by Taylor Swift, Sam Dew and Jack Antonoff. Performed by Zayn & Taylor Swift
“If I Dare” (Battle of the Sexes) Written by Nicholas Britell. Performed by Sara Bareilles
“Mighty River” (Mudbound) Written by Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq, and Taura Stinson. Performed by Mary J. Blige
“Stand Up For Something” (Marshall) Music by Diane Warren, Lyrics by Diane Warren and Lonnie R. Lynn. Performed by Andra Day, featuring Common
“The Promise” (The Promise) Written and Performed by Chris Cornell
“This Is Me” (The Greatest Showman) Written by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul. Performed by Keala Settle

Original Song – Animated Film:

“Captain Underpants Theme Song” (Captain Underpants) Written & performed by Weird Al Yankovic
“Confident” (Leap) Written by Demi Lovato, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Max Martin and Savan Kotecha. Performed by Demi Lovato
“How Does a Moment Last Forever” (Beauty and the Beast) Written by Alan Menken and Tim Rice. Performed by Céline Dion (Disney)
“I’m a Lady” (Smurfs: The Lost Village) Written by Megan Trainor & Martin Rene. Performed by Megan Trainor
“There’s Something Special” (Despicable Me 3) Written and performed by Pharrell Williams
“You Will Always Find Me in Your Heart” (Smurfs: The Lost Village) Written by Chris Lennertz & K.T. Tunstall. Performed by Shaley Scott

Original Song – Documentary:

“Dancing Through The Wreckage” (Served like a Girl) Written by Linda Perry, Neil Giraldo & Pat Benatar. Performed by Pat Benatar
“Jump” (Step) Written by Raphael Saadiq, Taura Stinson, & Laura Karpman. Performed by Cynthia Erivo
“Prayers For This World” (Cries From Syria) Written by Diane Warren. Performed by Cher with The West Los Angeles Children’s Choir
“Tell Me How Long” (Chasing Coral) Written by Dan Romer and Terry Geiger, Performed by Kristen Bell
“Truth To Power” (An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power ) – Written by Ryan Tedder & T-Bone Burnett. Performed by OneRepublic
“Two Fingers of Whiskey” (The American Epic Sessions) Written by Bernie Taupin, composed and performed by Elton John, T Bone Burnett and Jack White.

Original Score: TV Show/Limited Series:

Antonio Sanchez – Get Shorty
Dustin O’Halloran – Transparent
Grouplove, Jesse Novak – BoJack Horseman
Jeff Russo – Fargo
Laura Karpman, Raphael Saadiq – Underground
Mateo Messina – Graves
Meshell Ndegeocello – Queen Sugar
Rupert Gregson-Williams – The Crown

Main Title: TV Show/Limited Series:

Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge – Marvel’s Luke Cage
Bruce Broughton – The Orville
David Buckley – The Good Fight
Hans Zimmer, Loren Balfe – Genius
Mac Quayle – Feud
Nick Urata and Daniel Handler – A Series of Unfortunate Events

Outstanding Music Supervision – Film:

Brian Ross – Lady Bird
Dana Sano – Fifty Shades Darker
Dave Jordan, Trygge Toven, Shannon Murphy – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Kirsten Lane – Baby Driver
Matthew Hearon-Smith – The Florida Project

Outstanding Music Supervision – Television:

Jennifer Pyken – This is Us
Nora Felder – Better Things
Rob Lowry – The Bold Type
Robin Urdang – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Season Kent – 13 Reasons Why
Zach Cowie – Master of None