BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced today that Theodore Shapiro will be honored as a BMI Icon at the 2026 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards on May 13 in Beverly Hills, CA. The Emmy Award- winning composer will be receiving this honor for his outstanding body of work in some of the most culturally defining films and TV series over the last 25 years. In addition to his music for Apple TV’s Severance, for which he received two Emmy Awards and an additional nomination for his main title theme, the composer’s scoring credits include the features The Devil Wears Prada (and its upcoming sequel), Dodgeball, 13 Going on 30, Bombshell, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and, most recently, last year’s hit thriller The Housemaid.
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Atticus Ross to Be Honored as a BMI Icon at 41st Annual BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced today that Atticus Ross will be honored as a BMI Icon at the 41st Annual BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards on May 14 in Beverly Hills, CA. The Academy Award- & Grammy Award- winning composer will be receiving this honor for his outstanding body of work across film and television. Ross is best known for his collaborations with Trent Reznor and their scores on such features as The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Challengers, Gone Girl, Soul, Mank, Bones & All, Waves, Empire of Light & Queer and the TV shows Watchmen (for which they received an Emmy Award) and the Vietnam War. Alongside his brother Leopold Ross and wife Claudia Sarne, he has also composed the scores for the movies The Book of Eli and Triple 9, an episode of Black Mirror, the docuseries Dear Mama, among other projects.
Ramin Djawadi Honored at 2024 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
Last night, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) held its annual Film, TV & Visual Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Ramin Djawadi was named BMI Icon in recognition of his outstanding body of work across film, television and video games. The composer whose scoring credits include such films as Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Eternals, The Man from Toronto, Blade: Trinity & Clash of the Titans, TV shows including Game of Thrones, Westworld, Fallout & Prison Break, as well as the video games Medal of Honor, Gears of War 4 & Gears 5, was presented the award by BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill who hosted the evening with BMI Vice President, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, Tracy McKnight.
Ramin Djawadi to Be Honored as a BMI Icon at 40th Annual BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced today that Ramin Djawadi will be honored as a BMI Icon at the 40th Annual BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards on June 5, 2024 in Beverly Hills, CA. The Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated composer will be receiving BMI’s highest honor for his exceptional body of work across film, television and video games. Among his scoring credits are the TV shows Game of Thrones, Westworld, House of the Dragon, Person of Interest, Prison Break, this year’s Fallout & 3 Body Problem, features such as Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Eternals, Uncharted, Clash of the Titans & A Wrinkle in Time, as well as the video games Medal of Honor, Gears of War 4 and Gears 5. The ceremony will also salute the composers of the previous year’s top-grossing films, top-rated primetime network television series, and highest-ranking cable and streamed media programs.
Christopher Lennertz to Be Named a BMI Icon at 39th BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced today that Christopher Lennertz will be named a BMI Icon at the 39th Annual BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards on May 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, CA. The Grammy Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated composer whose scoring credits include the features Horrible Bosses, Ride Along, Bad Moms & Sausage Party, TV shows such as The Boys, Lost in Space, Agent Carter & Supernatural and video games for the Medal of Honor, James Bond, The Godfather and the Mass Effect series, will be receiving BMI’s highest honor for his significant contributions to the music community and exceptional body of work across film, television and gaming.
Brian Tyler Honored at BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
Last night, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) held its annual Film, TV & Visual Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Brian Tyler was named BMI Icon in recognition of his exceptional body of work and phenomenal success as a composer, orchestral conductor and music producer. Tyler whose scoring credits include Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, multiple installments in the Fast & Furious series, Crazy Rich Asians and Yellowstone was presented the award by BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill.
BMI Announces Winners of 37th Annual Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
Today, BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc) announced its 37th annual Film, TV & Visual Media Awards celebrating the top-performing composers in film, TV and visual media of the previous year. Among the honorees, which were revealed across BMI’s social media and digital platforms, are Atli Örvarsson who received six awards for NBC’s Chicago P.D., Chicago Med and Chicago Fire, CBS’ FBI and FBI: Most Wanted, and the Apple TV+ limited series series Defending Jacob, Mark Mothersbaugh who was honored with five BMI Awards for Bravo’s Dirty John, FX’s What We Do in the Shadows, Netflix’s Tiger King and the features The Willoughbys and The Croods: A New Age, as well as Mark Isham who earned four crystals this year for his work on the movies Judas and the Black Messiah, Honest Thief, Togo and the Hulu series Little Fires Everywhere.
BMI Announces Winners of 36th Annual Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
Today, BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc) announced its 36th annual Film, TV & Visual Media Awards celebrating the top-performing composers in film, TV and visual media of the previous year. Among the honorees, which were revealed across BMI’s social media and digital platforms, are Hildur Guðnadóttir who received two BMI awards for her work on Todd Phillips’ Joker, for which she previously won an Academy Award, BAFTA, Critics’ Choice, Golden Globe and GRAMMY Award. Icelandic composer Atli Örvarsson received the most awards this year with a total of five crystals for his work on NBC’s Chicago P.D., Chicago Med, and Chicago Fire, as well as the CBS crime dramas FBI and FBI Most Wanted. Three composers were honored with three awards: Brian Tyler for Hawaii Five-0, Magnum P.I. and Yellowstone, Mac Quayle for 9-1-1 , 9-1-1: Lone Star and American Horror Story, and Tyler Bates for Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and Netflix’s The Punisher.
Video Highlights from the 2019 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has published a number of video clips from the organization’s 2019 Film, TV & Visual Awards gala, which was held earlier this month at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. Check out excerpts from the acceptance speech of Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman, Inside Man, Malcolm X) who received the BMI Icon Award and William Ross (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Tale of Despereaux) who was presented with BMI’s Classic Contribution Award. Check out the videos after the jump and also check out our previous article for all the winners.
Terence Blanchard to Be Named BMI Icon at BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) announced today that film composer and celebrated jazz musician Terence Blanchard will be named a BMI Icon at the 35th annual BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Awards in recognition of his significant contributions to the cinematic community. The composer whose film scoring credits include Malcolm X, Inside Man, 25th Hour and Red Tails has received his first Academy Award nomination earlier this year for his music for Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman. Past BMI Icon honorees include Alan Silvestri, James Newton Howard, Alexandre Desplat, Rachel Portman, David Newman, Thomas Newman, Danny Elfman, Harry Gregson-Williams and John Williams, among many others.