14th Hollywood Music in Media Awards

{{Short description|2023 Awards Ceremony}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox award

| name = 14th Hollywood Music in Media Awards

| date = November 15, 2023

| location = The Avalon, Hollywood

| most_nominations = Barbie (5)

| most_wins = Trolls Band Together (3)

| previous = 2022

| next = 2024

| main = Hollywood Music in Media Awards

| website = {{URL|https://www.hmmawards.com}}

}}

The 14th Hollywood Music in Media Awards recognized the best in music in film, TV, video games, commercials, and trailers of 2023. The ceremony was held on November 15, 2023, at The Avalon in Hollywood.{{cite web |url=https://www.musicconnection.com/hmmas-announce-partners-for-upcoming-awards-event/ |title=HMMA's Announces Partners for Upcoming Awards Event |work=Music Connection |date=October 30, 2023 |access-date=November 3, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hmmawards.com/2023-hmma-winners-and-nominees/ |title=2023 HMMA Winners and Nominees |publisher=Hollywood Music in Media Awards |access-date=November 16, 2023}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2023-hollywood-music-in-media-awards-billie-eilish-robbie-robertson-win-1235473365/ |title=Billie Eilish's 'Barbie' Song, Robbie Robertson's Scorsese Score Honored at 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards |first=Paul |last=Grein |magazine=Billboard |date=November 16, 2023 |access-date=November 16, 2023}}

The nominations were announced on November 2, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.shootonline.com/node/97702 |title=Nominations unveiled for Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2023 |work=Shoot Online |date=November 2, 2023 |access-date=November 3, 2023}} Greta Gerwig's fantasy comedy film Barbie led the nominations with five, followed by Disney's live-action adaptation remake of The Little Mermaid and musical fantasy film Wonka with four each.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2023-hollywood-music-and-media-awards-nominations-full-list-1235461801/ |title=Songs from 'Barbie' Pace 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations (Full List) |first=Paul |last=Grein |magazine=Billboard |date=November 2, 2023 |access-date=November 3, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/billie-eilish-olivia-rodrigo-hollywood-music-in-media-awards-2023-1235777903/ |title=Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo Nominated for 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards |first=Caroline |last=Brew |work=Variety |date=November 2, 2023 |access-date=November 3, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://awardswatch.com/barbie-the-little-mermaid-wonka-lead-2023-hollywood-music-in-media-awards-nominations/ |title='Barbie', 'The Little Mermaid', 'Wonka' lead 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations |first=Erik |last=Anderson |publisher=AwardsWatch |date=November 2, 2023 |access-date=November 3, 2023}} American composer and lyricist Marc Shaiman was honored with the Career Achievement Award.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/marc-shaiman-2023-hollywood-music-in-media-awards-career-achievement-award-1235439512/ |title=Marc Shaiman to Receive Career Achievement Award at 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Awards |first=Paul |last=Grein |magazine=Billboard |date=October 11, 2023 |access-date=November 3, 2023}}

The category "Original Song – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film" was revived after being discontinued in 2019, while the categories "Music Design – Trailer" and "Song – Onscreen Performance (TV Show/Limited Series)" were introduced.

Winners and nominees

=Career Achievement Award=

=Score=

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width="50%"| Original Score – Feature Film

! width="50%"| Original Score – Independent Film

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width="50%"| Original Score – Animated Film

! width="50%"| Original Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film

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width="50%"| Original Score – Horror/Thriller Film

! width="50%"| Original Score – Documentary

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width="50%"| Original Score – Independent Film (Foreign Language)

! width="50%"| Original Score – TV/Streamed Movie

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width="50%"| Original Score – TV Show/Limited Series

! width="50%"| Original Score – TV Show/Limited Series (Foreign Language)

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width="50%"| Original Score – Short Film (Live Action)

! width="50%"| Original Score – Short Film (Animated)

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  • Huracán Ramírez vs. La Piñata Enchilada – Juan Carlos Enriquez
  • Beyond the Sea – Romain Zante
  • Ivan – Fadi Khoury
  • Lo Que Siembras – David Heymann
  • Motherland – Oscar Pan

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  • Overwatch 2 – Adam Burgess
  • Cosmo – Devesh Sodha
  • Kadunud sokid: The Mystery of Missing Socks – Rihards Zaļupe
  • Mooned – Orlando Pérez Rosso
  • Wing It! – Mariana Calegari
  • You Ming Zhi – Chad Cannon
width="50%"| Original Score – Short Film (Documentary)

! width="50%"| Original Score – Documentary Series – TV/Digital

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  • Bubjan – Katy Jarzebowski
  • Jack and Sam – David Majzlin
  • Kalu: Growing Up Wild – Jack McKenzie
  • The Last Repair Shop – Katya Richardson and Kris Bowers
  • The Shark with a Thousand Names – Sascha Blank

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width="50%"| Original Score – Video Game

! width="50%"| Original Song/Score – Mobile Video Game

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  • Peacekeeper Elite (Game for Peace) – Written by Inon Zur, Jeff Broadbent, C.May Xiao, Kin Lee, MEMME, Alec Justice, Luki Knoebl, Qiu Liang, G.G.Music, YSY AUDIO, and LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS AUDIO
  • Arena Breakout – Music composed, conducted, and produced by Geng Li; Lyrics by Geng Li and Michael R. Rego
  • QQ Speed – Music by Nick Pyo, Kim Heeyoung; Lyrics written by FuKu/HeLi Song; Performed by Yunlong Zheng and Jialin Liao
  • Racing Master – Produced by Z1ON @CEM and 3A @2088; Music Designed by Jingru Gong @Netease Games
  • Teamfight Tactics: Runeterra Reforged – Composed by Bill Hemstapat and J.D. Spears

=Song=

class="wikitable" style="width:95%"
width="50%"| Original Song – Feature Film

! width="50%"| Original Song – Independent Film

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width="50%"| Original Song – Animated Film

! width="50%"| Original Song – Documentary

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width="50%"| Original Song – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film

! width="50%"| Original Song – TV Show/Limited Series

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width="50%"| Original Song – Video Game

! width="50%"| Original Song – Short Film

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  • "Swing" from Marvel's Spider-Man 2 – Written by Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II, Eian Parker, Ian Welch, and Olu Fann; Performed by Benji and EARTHGANG
  • "Blacktail" from Blacktail – Composed by Arkadiusz Reikowski. With performances by Robot Koch, Zazula Vocal Group, Bartosz Pałyga, and CZELUSC Collective
  • "After Party (Just Dance)" from Just Dance 2024 – Written by Clément Langlois-Légaré, Yannick Rastogi, Zacharie Morier-Gxoyiya, and Zacharie Raymond; Performed by Banx & Ranx and Zack Zoya
  • "Glow in the Dark" from Rocksmith+ – Written by Alna Hofmeyr, Maize Olinger, McKenzie Ellis, and Nick Sadler; Performed by MOTHICA
  • "Ballad of Dreams Past" from The World 3 – Written by Zhou Guoyi; Performed by Erjun June and Miao Gongjiang
  • "Coming Alive" from Tournament of Souls – Written by Brendon Williams, Corben Nikk Bowen, Emanuel Williams, Jason Walsh, and Konrad Abramowicz; Performed by League of Legends and Vo Williams

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  • "Mushka's Lullaby" from Mushka – Written by Richard M. Sherman; Vocals by Holly Sedillos; Arranged and Produced by Fabrizio Mancinelli
  • "Behind the Sky" from Camp Courage – Written by Nathan Halpern; Performed by Emily Forsythe
  • "Christmas Is Nearly Here" from Mickey Saves Christmas – Written by Ben Zeadman and Laura Schein; Performed by Laura Schein
  • "Rhythm of My Heart" from Pacemaker – Written by Christopher Lennertz; Performed by Philip Lawrence and Alex Newell
  • "Take It" from The Bank Manager – Written by Jacquie Joy and Madeleine Chaplain; Vocals by Madeleine Chaplain
  • "The Routine" from The Routine – Written, produced, and performed by Alexandra Petkovski
width="50%"| Song – Onscreen Performance (Film)

! width="50%"| Song – Onscreen Performance (TV Show/Limited Series)

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width="50%" colspan="2"| Original Song/Score – Commercial Advertisement
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  • Final Fantasy XVIMasayoshi Soken; Arranged by Masayoshi Soken and Yoshitaka Suzuki
  • "Mirage" from Assassin's Creed MirageOneRepublic and Mishaal Tamer
  • "Monkey King Theme" from Fantasy Westward Journey – BaiXiao, Hannah Zhang, and Alex Williamson; Music Designer and Producer: Ronghui Zhu
  • Huracán Ramírez vs. La Piñata Enchilada – Juan Carlos Enriquez
  • Lovebrush Chronicles – Jason Huang
  • =Main Title Theme=

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    width="50%"| Main Title Theme – TV Show/Limited Series

    ! width="50%"| Main Title Theme – TV Show (Foreign Language)

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    =Music Supervision=

    class="wikitable" style="width:95%"
    width="50%"| Music Supervision – Film

    ! width="50%"| Music Supervision – Television

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    width="50%" colspan="2"| Music Supervision – Video Game
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  • Honor of KingsRamin Djawadi
  • Assassin's Creed Mirage – Simon Landry
  • Marvel's Spider-Man 2 – Alex Hackford, Scott Hanau, and Keith Leary
  • Star Wars Jedi: SurvivorSteve Schnur
  • The Sandbox (Season 4) – Benjamin Beladi
  • =Other=

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    width="50%"| Music Themed Film or Musical

    ! width="50%"| Music Documentary – Special Program

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    • Immediate Family – Directed by Denny Tedesco; Produced by Greg Richling, Jack Piatt, and Jonathan Sheldon
    • Dear Mama: "Panther Power" – Directed by Allen Hughes; Produced by Joshua Garcia, Loren Gomez, Quincy Jones III, and Stef Smith
    • Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop – Directed by Hannah Beachler, Dream Hampton, Raeshem Nijhon: Produced by Shawna Carroll, Syreeta Gates, Cherice Hunt, Janice James, and Princess A. Hairston
    • Little Richard: I Am Everything – Directed by Lisa Cortés; Produced by Robert Friedman, Lisa Cortés, Liz Yale Marsh, and Caryn Capotosto
    • San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time – Directed by Alison Ellwood and Anoosh Tertzakian; Produced by Michael Wright, Jill Burkhart, Mark Pinkus, Charlie Cohen, Tom Mackay, Richard Story, Jeff Jampol, Aly Parker, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Stacey Offman, Richard Perello, Jeff Pollack, Frank Marshall, Alison Ellwood, Erin Edeiken, and Tess Ranahan
    • Wynonna Judd: Between Hell and Hallelujah – Directed By Patty Ivins Specht; Produced by Reese Witherspoon, Sara Rea, Wynonna Judd, Cactus Moser, Jason Owen, Bruce Gillmer, Margaret Comeaux, Leslie Fram, Patty Ivins Specht, and Cassie Lambert Scalettar
    width="50%"| Soundtrack Album

    ! width="50%"| Exhibitions, Theme Parks, Special Projects

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    width="50%"| Music Video (Independent)

    ! width="50%"| Live Concert for Visual Media

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    • "Gunjale" – Music written and performed by Matt B (feat. Ugaboys): Video directed by Angela V. Benson
    • "Background" – Music written and performed by Presley Aronson; Video directed by Ron Truppa
    • "Brooklyn" – Music written and performed by Elizabeth P.W.; Produced by Teddy Tracker Entertainment; Featuring Fabrication and Animation by Riana Johnson; Editing and Animation by Bridget Johnson
    • "Circles in My Mind" – Written by Alexander James Rodriguez and Liz Rodriguez; Video produced and directed by Liz Rodriguez
    • "Close in the Distance" – Music written by Masayoshi Soken; Arranged by GUNN; Lyrics by Tom Mills; Performed by The Primals (feat. Jason Charles Miller); Directed by Takumi Moriya
    • "Gravity" – Written by Yelpy, TheRealJonSmith and Elyssa James; Performed by Yelpy with additional vocals by Allie McDonald; Actors Yelpy and Ieva Georges; Video directed by Jonathan Martin
    • "Romantic Homicide" – Music written and performed by d4vd; Song arranged by Boomerang Music; Video directed by Micah Chambers-Goldberg
    • "Won't Be Around" – Music written and Produced by Terry Blade, Bobby Cole, and Larry D. Robertson; Performed and Directed by Terry Blade

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    • Arknights: Ambience Synesthesia 2023 Wanted – Composed by Sterling Maffe, Obadiah Brown-Beach, David Lin, Robert Wolf, Steven Grove, Erik Castro, Matthew Carl Earl, and others; Performed by various artists
    • Infinite Borders: The Celebration Concert – Composed by Jason Huang; Orchestrated by Jason Huang and Kah Yong Tan; Performed by Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, Le Xu, and Cui Xuan Wang; Music Designed by Zi Chong He@NetEase Games; Supervised by Wei Nie@NetEase Games; Directed by Judy Wang, You Hui Lu; Produced and published by NetEase Games Audio Sonus_Lemon Team
    • Onmoyi Concert (New Year's Eve 2022) – Performed by TOMO. Onmyoji Mobile Game; Lyrics by Jiang Zijie Song, Fan YangJing; Produced by Chang Zion and AL Ho; Produced by McCoy Xu
    • The Genndy Tartakovsky Musical Experience (Adult Swim Festival: Comic Con 2023) – Composed and performed by Tyler Bates and Joanne Higginbottom
    • When the Stars Stop Shining Concert – Composed by Jesús Agomar; Performed by Orquesta Comunitaria de Gran Canaria
    width="50%" colspan="2"| Music Design – Trailer
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  • Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Trailer – Blake Robinson
  • Diablo IV Live Action Trailer – Music by Juan Carlos Enriquez; Trailer directed by Chloé Zhao
  • Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Trailer – Music by John Paesano; Trailer design by BLUR
  • The Callisto Protocol: The Final Transmission Trailer – Krafton North America; Music by Emperia Sound and Music; Written by Jeff Rona and Alec Justice
  • The Callisto Protocol: Tianzi 76 Trailer – Music by Jvlin/Guanglei and Zhang/Yibo Yuan; Lyrics by Kina/Guanglei and Zhang/op.Bei Hu; Executive produced by Hongjian, Zhong/Xiaoyue, and Liu/Doctor/Zi Hui
  • =Special Recognition=

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    width="50%"| Song – Documentary Series – TV Show/Limited Series

    ! width="50%"| Song/Score – New Media

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    • "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" from Algiers, America: The Relentless Pursuit – Written by Shvkiel and Chad Cannon (lyricist unknown / traditional); Performed by Shvkiel

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    References

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