The Society of Composers & Lyricists is an organization founded in 1983 to represent composers and lyricists working in visual media, such as television and film. It sought union status in 1984 after the dissolution of the Composers and Lyricists Guild of America, but the National Labor Relations Board denied the bid on the basis that songwriters were independent contractors. Another attempt to become a union in the 1990s was also unsuccessful. Members of the organization also include orchestrators, arrangers, music supervisors, music agents, music attorneys, music editors, copyists, and audio engineers.
Chapters The Society of Composers & Lyricists operates three chapters outside of Los Angeles. +LocationYear FoundedChairsRef.New York, NY2011Greg PliskaNashville, TN2022Jay WeigelChicago, IL2025Tony Scott-Green
Awards Since 2020, the Society of Composers & Lyricists has presented annual awards for music in film, television, and other media.
Ceremonies Date Location Host 1st January 7, 2020 Skirball Cultural Center 2nd March 2, 2021 Virtual Michael Giacchino 3rd March 8, 2022 Skirball Cultural Center Aloe Blacc 4th February 15, 2023 Darren Criss 5th February 13, 2024 Siedah Garrett6th February 12, 2025 Colin Hay 7th February 6, 2026 Michael & Kevin Bacon
Categories Since 2024, the organization presents awards in eight competitive categories:
Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film Year Film Music by 1st 2020 Joker Hildur Guðnadóttir 2nd 2021 Soul Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste 3rd 2022 Encanto Germaine Franco 4th 2023 Nope Michael Abels 5th 2024 Oppenheimer Ludwig Göransson 6th 2025 The Wild Robot Kris Bowers 7th 2026 Sinners Ludwig Göransson
Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film Year Film Music by 1st 2020 Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Kathryn Bostic 2nd 2021 Blizzard of Souls Lolita Ritmanis 3rd 2022 The Green Knight Daniel Hart 4th 2023 Everything Everywhere All At Once Son Lux 5th 2024 Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie John Powell 6th 2025 The Brutalist Daniel Blumberg 7th 2026 Train Dreams Bryce Dessner
Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production Year Production Music by 1st 2020 Chernobyl Hildur Guðnadóttir 2nd 2021 The Queen's Gambit Carlos Rafael Rivera 3rd 2022 The White Lotus Cristobal Tapia de Veer 4th 2023 5th 2024 Succession Nicholas Britell 6th 2025 Shōgun Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, Nick Chuba 7th 2026 Severance Theodore Shapiro
Outstanding Original Title Sequence for a Television Production Year Production Music by 5th 2024 Lessons in Chemistry Carlos Rafael Rivera 6th 2025 Palm Royale Jeff Toyne 7th 2026 The White Lotus Cristobal Tapia de Veer
Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production Prior to 2022, a single award was given for Original Song in a Visual Media Production, irrespective of genre. Year Song Production Song by 1st 2020 "Stand Up" Harriet Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo 3rd 2022 "No Time to Die" No Time to Die Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell 4th 2023 "Applause" Tell It Like a Woman Diane Warren 5th 2024 "Can't Catch Me Now" The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro 6th 2025 "The Journey" The Six Triple Eight Diane Warren 7th 2026 "I Lied to You" Sinners Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson
Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production Prior to 2022, a single award was given for Original Song in a Visual Media Production, irrespective of genre. Year Song Production Song by 2nd 2021 "Husavik" Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus, and Rickard Göransson 3rd 2022 "Just Look Up" Don't Look Up Nicholas Britell, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, and Taura Stinson 4th 2023 "Ciao Papa" Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, and Guillermo del Toro 5th 2024 "What Was I Made For?" Barbie Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell 6th 2025 "Compress/Repress" Challengers Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino 7th 2026 "Golden" KPop Demon Hunters Ejae and Mark Sonnenblick
Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media Year Production Music by 1st 2020 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Gordy Haab and Stephen Barton 2nd 2021 Metamorphosis Garry Schyman and Mikolai Stroinski 3rd 2022 Battlefield 2042 Hildur Guðnadóttir and Sam Slater 4th 2023 Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök Stephanie Economou 5th 2024 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Gordy Haab and Stephen Barton 6th 2025 Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord Winifred Phillips 7th 2026 Sword of the Sea Austin Wintory
David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent
Year Production Music By 3rd 2022 Jupiter's Legacy Stephanie Economou 4th2023Star Trek: Strange New WorldsNami Melumad 5th 2024 Home Is a Hotel Catherine Joy 6th 2025 Inside Out 2 Andrea Datzman 7th 2026 Law of Man Ching-Shan Chang
Spirit of Collaboration Award In addition, the group presents the non-competitive Spirit of Collaboration Award to a composer and filmmaker team. Year Composer Filmmaker 1st 2020 Thomas Newman Sam Mendes 2nd 2021 Terence Blanchard Spike Lee 3rd 2022 Carter Burwell Joel and Ethan Coen 4th 2023 Justin Hurwitz Damien Chazelle 5th 2024 Robbie Robertson Martin Scorsese 6th 2025 Harry Gregson-Williams Ridley Scott
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External links Official website