‘Joker,’ ‘The Biggest Little Farm,’ ‘When They See Us’ are 2019 Hollywood Music in Media Award winners (HMMA)
JOKER (Warner Bros) 
BIGGEST LITTLE FARM (Neon) 
WHEN THEY SEE US (Netflix)
The 2019 Hollywood Music in Media Awards, which recognizes original scores and songs in film, television, video games and commercials, were held this week and the original scores of Joker, Ford v Ferrari, Avengers: Endgame, Us and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World were the big winners in the feature film categories.
The Biggest Little Farm took home both documentary prizes, original score and original song. Other original song winners came from Harriet (“Stand Up”), Abominable (“Beautiful Life”) and Sherman’s Showcase (“Time Loop”). Kris Bowers’ score for the When They See Us won for TV Series/Limited Series.
The HMMA also recognizes music supervision and that win went to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which also just picked up a Grammy nomination this week.
Last year saw winners like “Shallow” from A Star Is Born and the score to Black Panther go on to win their Oscar equivalent.
Here is the full list of winners of the 2019 Hollywood Music in Media Awards.
ORIGINAL SCORE – FEATURE FILM (tie)
Hildur Guðnadóttir – JOKER
Marco Beltrami | Buck Sanders – FORD V FERRARI
ORIGINAL SCORE – SCI-FI/FANTASY
Alan Silvestri – AVENGERS: ENDGAME
ORIGINAL SCORE – HORROR FILM
Michael Abels – US
ORIGINAL SCORE – ANIMATED FILM
John Powell – HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD
ORIGINAL SCORE – DOCUMENTARY
Jeff Beal – THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
ORIGINAL SONG – FEATURE FILM
“Stand Up” from HARRIET
Written by Cynthia Erivo and Joshuah Brian Campbell. Performed by Cynthia Erivo
ORIGINAL SONG – DOCUMENTARY
“Sun, Flood, or Drought” From THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
Written by Scott Avett and Seth Avett. Performed by The Avett Brothers
ORIGINAL SONG – ANIMATED FILM
“Beautiful Life” from ABOMINABLE
Written by Bleta Rexha, David Saint Fleur, Samuel James Zammarelli, Nicholas Black, Christopher Tempest. Performed by Bebe Rexha
MUSIC DOCUMENTARY/SPECIAL PROGRAM
ECHO IN THE CANYON Directed by Andrew Slater. Produced by Eric Barrett and Jakob Dylan
ORIGINAL SCORE – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
Kris Bowers – WHEN THEY SEE US
ORIGINAL SONG – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
“Time Loop” from SHERMAN’S SHOWCASE Music and lyrics by Phonte Coleman, Lorenzo Ferguson, Diallo Riddle, Bashir Salahuddin, Evan Williams, and Rob Haze
MAIN TITLE THEME – TV SHOW/LIMITED SERIES
Steven Price – OUR PLANET
OUTSTANDING MUSIC SUPERVISION – FILM
Mary Ramos – ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD
OUTSTANDING MUSIC SUPERVISION – TELEVISION
Catherine Grieves & David Holmes – KILLING EVE
OUTSTANDING MUSIC SUPERVISION – VIDEO GAME
Keith Leary, Peter Scaturro and Alex Hackford – DAYS GONE
SOUNDTRACK ALBUM
RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 – VA OST
ORIGINAL SCORE – INDEPENDENT FILM
Dara Taylor – COLEWELL
ORIGINAL SONG – INDEPENDENT FILM
lionel Cohen & Ollie Gabriel – “She’s Setting Fire to the Floor” from MOB TOWN
ORIGINAL SCORE – SHORT FILM (Live Action)
J. M. Quintana Cámara – PAPER BOATS
ORIGINAL SCORE – SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Amie Doherty – MAROONED
ORIGINAL SCORE – VIDEO GAME
Sarah Schachner – CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE
ORIGINAL SONG – VIDEO GAME
“Saudade” (feat. Shim) – RESIDENT EVIL 2 written by Cody Matthew Johnson and Shim. Lyrics by Shim, Cody Matthew Johnson, and Jeff Rona. Performed by by Shim, Peter DiStephano, Cody Matthew Johnson, and Elmo Lovano
SONG/SCORE – MOBILE VIDEO GAME
Inon Zur – THE ELDER SCROLLS: BLADES
SONG/SCORE – TRAILER
Mark Hannah – ROMA (Official Trailer)
ORIGINAL SCORE – SHORT FILM (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Jesica Yap – HOME
ORIGINAL SONG/SCORE – COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT
“Main Attraction” – JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Written by Jeremy Renner and Eric Zayne, performed by Jeremy Renner
INDEPENDENDENT MUSIC VIDEO
Ndlovu Youth Choir & Wouter Kellerman
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