Tonight, BMI celebrated its 2024 Film, TV & Visual Media Awards saluting the top performing composers of the past year at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Ramin Djawadi received the evening’s highest honor as the BMI Icon, recognizing his outstanding body of work across film, television and video games. Additionally, the most successful films, highest rated series on TV, cable and streaming services, and for the first time in the ceremony’s 40-year history, the most popular video games of the previous year were announced. The private ceremony was hosted by BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill and BMI Vice President, Creative, Film, TV & Visual Media, Tracy McKnight.
O’Neill presented Djawadi with the BMI Icon award, noting that the legendary composer’s “memorable scores and themes are inspiring future generations of composers.” He went on to say, “Ramin, your work has truly transformed the movies, TV shows, and video games we all love, and created immersive experiences that have transported us beyond our wildest imagination.”
During the ceremony, many notable composers were honored for music featured in the past year’s top-grossing films, top-rated network television series, highest-ranking cable network and streamed media programs, and the most popular video games. Some of the night’s multiple award winners included Sean Callery, Sherri Chung, Ludwig Göransson, Tom Howe, Deana Kiner, Kevin Kiner, Sean Kiner, John Murphy, Blake Neely, Mike Post and Brian Tyler. Atli Örvarsson received the most awards of the evening with a total of six crystals for his work on hit TV shows, and the new video game category honored five first-time award winners including Stephen Barton, chuck e. myers “sea,” J Scott Rakozy, Ted Reedy, and Inon Zur.
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