The Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Documentary is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture and television industry by the Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA).
History It is presented to the composers who have composed the best "original" score, written specifically for a documentary, either film or television. The award was first given in 2014, during the fifth annual awards.
Winners and nominees
2010s Year Film Nominees (2014) Merchants of Doubt Mark Adler American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs Vivek Maddala Born to Fly Adam Crystal H.O.P.E. Was Here Emilio D. Miler Red Army Christophe Beck & Leo Birenberg (2015) The Hunting Ground Miriam Cutler Donne Nel Mito Sophia Loren Racconta La Loren Max Di Carlo Frame by Frame Patrick Jonsson Teresa de Jesús Francisco-José Cuenca Rafael Corpa Wild Iberia (2016) Command and Control Mark Adler Asperger's Are Us Crystal Grooms Mangano Before the Flood Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Gustavo Santaolalla and Mogwai The Little Prince Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Tig Ryan Miller (2017) Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full Winners List|Hollywood Reporter Jane Philip Glass Boston Jeff Beal Chasing Coral Dan Romer & Saul Simon MacWilliams Chef's Table Duncan Thum, Sebastian Örnemark and Steve Gernes The Keepers: "The Conclusion" Blake Neely LA 92 Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans (2018) March of the Penguins: The Next Step Cyrille Aufort Free Solo Marco Beltrami One Strange Rock Daniel Pemberton, Simon Ashdown and Will Slater On Her Shoulders Patrick Jonsson RBG Miriam Cutler Science Fair Jeff Morrow Won't You Be My Neighbor? Jonathan Kirkscey (2019) The Biggest Little FarmJeff Beal Apollo 11 Matt Morton The Elephant Queen Alex Heffes Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Kathryn Bostic Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein Dan Levy What's My Name: Muhammad Ali Marcelo Zarvos
2020s Year Film Nominees (2020) David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet Steven Price Athlete A Jeff Beal Crip Camp Bear McCreary John Lewis: Good Trouble Tamar-kali Rising Phoenix Daniel Pemberton (2021) Julia Rachel Portman 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible Nainita Desai Becoming Cousteau Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross The Rescue Daniel Pemberton Strip Down, Rise Up Lili Haydn (2022) The Tinder Swindler Jessica Jones Black Ice Simon Poole Descendant Ray Angry, Rhiannon Giddens, and Dirk Powell Gratitude Revealed Lisbeth Scott Landis: Just Watch Me Emilie and Peter Bernstein Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb Clare Manchon and Olivier Manchon (2023) Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie John Powell Kangaroo Valley H. Scott Salinas and Logan Stahley Split at the Root Lili Haydn The Deepest Breath Nainita Desai The Pigeon Tunnel Philip Glass and Paul Leonard-Morgan (2024) Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Ilan Eshkeri Diane Von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge Allyson Newman Endurance Daniel Pemberton Frida Victor Hernández Stumpfhauser Jim Henson Idea Man David Fleming The Donn of Tiki Holly Amber Church Will & Harper Nathan Halpern (2025) Pangolin: Kulu's Journey Anne Nikitin Arrest the Midwife Allyson Newman Why We Dream Christian Lundberg An American Miracle Lolita Ritmanis The Last Dive Paul Leonard-Morgan John Candy: I Like Me Tyler Strickland
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