2023 MUSIC+SOUND AWARDS
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION FINALISTS
(Winners shown in orange - click to view work)
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN BROADCAST ADVERTISING FINALISTS
Coca-Cola 'Masterpiece'
Composer: Garth Neustadter at Yessian Music, Detroit
Agency: BLITZWORKS
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O2 'Can Do'
Composition: MassiveMusic
Music Producer: Joss Brightwell
Agency: Serviceplan
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Telkom 'Made of Monate'
Composers: Christof Snyman + Ammo Moses at TigerFight, Johannesburg
Agency: Wunderman Thompson
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Vanish for Ambitious about Autism 'Me, My Autism & I'
Composer: Peter Raeburn at Soundtree Music, London
Agency: Havas London
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The New York Times: More of Life Brought to Life - Sneakers
Composer: Philip Kay at KO Music, Manchester
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KIA EV9
Composer: Tip Florijn van den Bos at MassiveMusic Berlin
Music Producer: Joss Brightwell
Agency: INNOCEAN
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN ONLINE, VIRAL + AMBIENT ADVERTISING FINALISTS
BBC News 'Trust Is Earned'
Composer: Luis Almau at Soundtree Music, London
Agency: BBC Creative
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Amazon ‘STUFF!’ | A Holiday Classic Returns
Composer: Calvin Rezen at Mophonics, New York
Music Producers: Colette Huemer + Casey Gibson
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Mercedes IWD 'One Of Many'
Composer: Peter Raeburn + Luke Fabia at Soundtree Music, London
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Google Design - Design and Material Explorations (Zachary Darren Corzine)
Composers: Matthew Wilcock + Connor Duin at Zelig Sound, London
Music Producer: Breda Canning
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BetterMe 'Dance Into Confidence Collection 2.0'
Composer: Agata Solecka-Zimmer at MassiveMusic Warsaw
Music Producers: Christopher Sulenta + Mateusz Szmigiero
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Alexander McQueen 'Slash Bag ’23'
Composer: Peter Raeburn at Soundtree Music, London
Music Producers: Ben Jones + Luke Fabia
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A FEATURE FILM SCORE FINALISTS
Mise Au Vert
Composer: Yohann Zveig at Zveig Prod for Yo Films, Paris
Director: Yohann Charrin
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Blue Jean
Composer: Chris Roe
Music Producer: Olly Shelton
Director: Georgia Oakley
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The Voyagers
Composer: MACE for Sky Studios, Sky Italia
Director: Ludovico Di Martino
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Merkel
Composer: Jon Opstad
Director: Eva Weber
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Love in the Villa
Composer: Ryan Shore
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A SHORT FILM FINALISTS
The Last Cloudweaver
Composer: Ros Gilman at Guiro Music
Director: Anna-Ester Volozh
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Additional Composer: Vincent Witte
Music Production Company: Blurred Audio
Film Production Company: Exosphere
Directors: Caroline Bevaart + Harald Swinkels
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Faces Of The Cloud Forest
Composer: Ariella Koorlander Ereira
Director: Hugh Allen
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The Legend of Pipi
Composer: Bryan Teoh
Director: Julia Schoel
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Parallaxe
Composer: Olivier Daubry
Director: Nicolas Benoît
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The Ringmaster
Composer: Emer Kinsella at Emersion Music, Los Angeles
Director: Maya Albanese
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A TELEVISION PROGRAMME FINALISTS
Nolly
Composer: Blair Mowat
Music Producers: Blair Mowat + John Prestage
Director: Peter Hoar
Studio: ITV
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Prehistoric Planet - Season 2
Composers: Kara Talve, Anže Rozman + Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music, Los Angeles
Music Producer: Russell Emanuel
Studios: Apple TV+ + BBC Studios
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Composer: Anne Nikitin at DNA Music, UK
Directors: Leonora Lonsdale + Olly Blackburn
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Our Universe
Composer: Anne Nikitin + Jessica Jones at DNA Music, UK;
Directors: Naomi Austin, Stephen Cooter + Alice Jones
Studios: BBC Studios + Netflix
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For Her Sins
Composers: Daisy Coole + Tom Nettleship at Two Twenty Two, London
Director: Adrian McDowall
Studio: Channel 5
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Frozen Planet II
Composers: Hans Zimmer, Adam Lukas + James Everingham for Bleeding Fingers Music, Los Angeles
Music Producer: Russell Emanuel
Studio: BBC Studios
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN FILM + TELEVISION PROGRAMME TITLES FINALISTS
I Can See Your Voice Titles
Composer: Irad Eshel
Production Company: Gil Productions for Keshet 12
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Formula E: Season 9 - Opening Titles
Composer: Tom Player at Lost Track Productions, London
Director: The Berry Boys
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Mirakel nr.71 Titles
Composer: Peter Baert at Raygun, Brussels
Director: Nathalie Basteyns
Production Company: De Mensen
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The People's Piazza: A History of Covent Garden Titles
Composer: Paul Honey at The Composer Works, UK
Director: Chris Durlacher
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Composer: Nainita Desai at Soundology, London
Production Company: Dancing Ledge Productions
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Kingdom of Dreams Titles
Composer: Ilan Eshkeri for SATV Music Publishing, Sky Studios, London
Director: Nick Green
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A Video GAMe (gameplay) FINALISTS
Deliver Us Mars
Composer: Sander van Zanten for Frontier Developments, Cambridge
Director: Koen Deetman
Publisher: Frontier Foundry
Developer: KeokeN Interactive
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Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores
Composers: Oleksa Lozowchuk, Joris de Man, The Flight + Niels van der Leest for Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe / Guerrilla Games
Music Producers: Lucas van Tol + Bastiaan van Bentum
Director: Mathijs de Jonge
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God of War Ragnarök
Composer: Bear McCreary for Sony Interactive Entertainment, California
Music Producers: Keith Leary + Peter Scaturro
Director: Eric Williams
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Honor of Kings (2023 Year of Navenia)
Composers: Ramin Djawadi, Yoonho Kim + Dong Liu for TiMi Studio Group, Shenzhen
Music Designer + Supervisor: Jing Zhang
Coordinators: Channel Chen, Noel Suk + Windy Liang
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Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed
Composer: Mark Rutherford
Game Publisher / Developer: Illfonic
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Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Composers: Yoko Shimomura, Grant Kirkhope + Gareth Coker for Ubisoft Music, Ubisoft Paris
Music Supervisor: Romain Brillaud
Directors: Davide Soliani + Damiano Moro
Best original composition in a video game (cinematics / Cutscenes) finalists
Minecraft Legends
Composer: Crispin Hands for Lionshead Entertainment Inc., Vancouver
Directors: Magnus Nedfors + Jon Dowdeswell + Pete Gahn
Publishers: Mojang Studios, Xbox Game Studios
Developers: Blackbird Interactive
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Disney Mirrorverse
Composer: Crispin Hands for Lionshead Entertainment Inc., Vancouver
Publisher: Disney
Developer: Kabam
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Minecraft Education: Frozen Planet 2
Composers: Adam Lukas + James Everingham for The Bleeding Fingers Custom Music Shop, Los Angeles
Music Producer: Russell Emanuel
Publisher: Mojang Studios
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Infinite Borders - Records of Personages - Bei Liu and Emperor Ling of HanIn
Composers: Zhe Ji + Zhiqian Huang for Netease Games, Hangzhou
Music Producers: Zhe Ji + Zichong He
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Honor of Kings Champion Cinematics
TiMi Studio Group, Shenzhen
Composers: Laurent Courbier, Yoon Ho Kim, Henrik Lindström, Sihan Li + Vinida Weng
Music Designers + Supervisors: Jing Zhang + Len Zheng
Coordinators: Noel Suk + Windy Liang
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Entrant: Sony Interactive Entertainment, California
Music Producers: Keith Leary + Peter Scaturro
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A FILM TRAILER FINALISTS
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My Sister Liv - Trailer
Composers: Ayda Akbal + Alan Hicks
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Lady Chatterley's Lover - Official Trailer
Composers: Jamie Stevens, Jodie Grayer, Adele Emmas, Aneta Wrzos for Elephant Music, London
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio - Official Trailer
Composer: Tihomir Hristozov for Enigmaudio, California
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Official Teaser
Composer: Tihomir Hristozov for Enigmaudio, California
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A TV TRAILER / PROMO FINALISTS
Composers: Owen Hemming-Brown, Tom Gilbert + Ruth Royall at Echoic Audio, Bristol
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio TV :30 'Honored' Trailer
Composer: Simon Finley for Enigmaudio, California
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Hulu 'Be Obsessed'
Composr: George Leggett at Echoic Audio, Bristol
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ITVX - Promo
Composer: Dave Connolly + Assistant Composer: Oscar Rawlinson at Molecular Sound, London
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Behind the Craft | Netflix Trailer
Composer: Tihomir Hristozov for Enigmaudio, California
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Against All Odds: Surviving the Holocaust - Trailer
Composer: Mark Kueffner
Production Company: Level 77 Music
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN A Video GAMe TRAILER / PROMO FINALISTS
Assassin's Creed 15th Anniversary : Leap into History - Promo
Composer: Aurora for Ubisoft Music, Paris
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Defeat Your Monster - K'Sante Cinematic - League of Legends Trailer
Composer: Brendon Williams for Riot Games, Los Angeles
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – Official World Premiere Trailer
Composer: Totem (featuring Main Theme of ‘Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora’ by Pinar Toprak)
for Ubisoft Malmö
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Star Wars Outlaws - Trailer
Composer: Wilbert Roget, II for Ubisoft Music, Paris
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Assassin's Creed Mirage - Trailer
Composer: Brendan Angelides for Ubisoft Music, Paris
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The Crew Motorfest - Trailer
Composer: Tujamo for Ubisoft Music, Paris
BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION IN BRANDING FINALISTS
Bacardi - The Sound of Rum ‘Do What Moves You’
Music Agency: Resister Music, London
Music Production: Laura Montarroso Daher + Hollie Hutton
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ITVX / ITV Audio Refresh
Composer: Paul Sumpter at The Futz Butler, London
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Huel Sonic Identity
Composer: Dave Connolly + Assistant Composers: Oscar Rawlinson, Max Rowat for Molecular Sound, London
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KRUG Champagne
Composers: Diego Baldenweg, Nora Baldenweg + Lionel Baldenweg for GREAT GARBO, Zurich, feat. Musikkollegium Winterthur
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Ace - Sonic Branding
Composers: Max Gramser + Han Kerkhof at THNDR, Amsterdam
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Nando's Sonic Logo
Music Producer: Jonathan Watts at Adelphoi Music, London
Composer: Onipa for Adelphoi Music, London
