‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘Sinners’  & More Lead 2025 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Nominations: Full List

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Wicked: For Good  is the top nominee for the 2025 Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA). The sequel to the 2024 blockbuster Wicked received six nominations, followed by Sinners with five, and F1 and The Ballad Of Wallis Island with four each. The HMMA honors composers, songwriters and music supervisors for their contributions in music for film, TV, video games and more.

The nominees for song – feature film include two songs each from F1, Sinners and Wicked: For Good and one song from Avatar: Fire and Ash. Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt and Simon Franglen co-wrote the nominated song from the latter film, “Dream As One.”

The nominees for score – feature film are Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein), Daniel Lopatin (Marty Supreme), Hans Zimmer (F1), Jerskin Fendrix (Bugonia), John Powell (Wicked: For Good), Jonny Greenwood  (One Battle After Another), Ludwig Göransson (Sinners), Max Richter  (Hamnet), Pancho Burgos-Goizueta  (The Unbreakable Boy) and Volker Bertelmann (A House of Dynamite).

The nominees for soundtrack album are F1, Karma: The Dark World, Kpop Demon Hunters, Sinners, Wicked: For Good and World Of Warcraft: Undermine(D).

Other nominated composers and songwriters include Michael Giacchino, Nine Inch Nails, Stephen Schwartz, Laura Karpman, Son Lux, Daniel Pemberton, Pancho Burgos-Goizueta, Jeff Beal, Tom Howe, Aaron Zigman, Stephanie Economou and Gordy Haab.

The 16th annual HMMAs will be held on Nov. 19 at The Avalon in Hollywood, California. The show will include performances by A.R. Rahman, Diane Warren and Kesha, Aiyana-Lee, Jeff Beal and Afghan pop star Aryana Sayeed, with more to be announced.

For the first time, the ceremony will be livestreamed globally via the Laurel Canyon Live app beginning at 8 p.m, PT. The livestream has been priced at $6.99 (USD). (The Laurel Canyon Live app itself is free to download on all major services.) John Ross, president & founder of Laurel Canyon Live, will serve as a producer of the livestream broadcast.

Tickets to attend the HMMA are on sale now at TicketTailor.com.

For awards consideration, score entries submit up to 15 minutes of score to picture as it appears in the visual media project. Several films were only available to see in the context of the scenes provided.

Here’s the full list of 2025 Hollywood Music in Media nominees.

Song – Feature Film

“Dream as One” from Avatar: Fire and Ash. Written by Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen and Andrew Wyatt. Performed by Miley Cyrus

“Drive” from F1. Written by Ed Sheeran, Blake Slatkin and John Mayer. Performed by Ed Sheeran.

“Lose My Mind” From F1. Written by Don Toliver, Doja Cat, Hans Zimmer, Ryan Tedder and Grant Boutin. Performed by Don Toliver, Doja Cat

“Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” From Sinners. Written by Alice Smith, Miles Canton and Ludwig Göransson. Performed by Miles Canton and Alice Smith.

“I Lied to You” From Sinners. Written by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson. Performed by Miles Caton.

“No Place Like Home” from Wicked: For Good. Written by Stephen Schwartz. Performed by Cynthia Erivo

“The Girl in the Bubble” From Wicked: For Good. Written by Stephen Schwartz. Performed by Ariana Grande

Song – Independent Film

“Highest 2 Lowest” from Highest 2 Lowest. Written by Aiyanna-Lee Anderson and Nicole Daciana Anderson. Performed By Aiyanna-Lee

“Learn to Let Go” from Everything To Me. Written by Stephanie Economou, Maggie Mcclure, Chloé Caroline Fellows, and Jon Monroe. Performed by Maggie Mcclure, Chloé Caroline, Stephanie Economou.

“My San Francisco” from Plainclothes. Written and Performed by Emily Wells

“Time Is All We Have” from Momo. Written by Fil Eisler and Sam Ryder. Performed By Sam Ryder.

“We Believe in Hope” from Rule Breakers. Written by Jeff Beal, Joan Beal and Aryana Sayeed. Performed by Aryana Sayeed & The Brooklyn Youth Chorus.

Song – Documentary Film

“Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless. Performed by Kesha And Diane Warren.

“Dying To Live” from Billy Idol Should Be Dead. Written by Billy Idol, J. Ralph, Steve Stevens, Tommy English, Joe Janiak. Performed by Billy Idol and J. Ralph.

“Have You Seen My Light” from October 8. Written and Produced by Autumn Rowe and Kizzo

“Milagros” from Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful. Written by Carolina Giraldo Navarro, Edgar Barrera, Kevyn Mauricio Cruz, Lenin Yorney Palacios. Performed by Karol G.

“Salt Then Sour Then Sweet” from Come See Me in the Good Light. Written by Sara Bareilles, Andrea Gibson and Brandi Carlile. Performed by Sara Bareilles and Brandi Carlile

Song – Animated Film

“Best Time Ever” from Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical. Written by Alan Zachary, Michael Weiner and Jeff Morrow. Performed by Cast.

“Golden” brom Kpop Demon Hunters. Written by Ejae, Mark Sonnenblick, Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun. Performed by Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami.

“Gooflife” From The Bad Guys 2. Written by Daniel Pemberton, Gary Go and Sanele David Sydow. Performed by Rag’n’bone Man & Wizthemc.

“Kaleidoscope” from Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie. Written by Joseph Chase Atkins. Performed by Tehillah Alphonso and Cast.

“Open the Door” From The Twits. Written and Performed by David Byrne & Hayley Williams.

“Zoo” From Zootopia 2. Written by Ed Sheeran & Blake Slatkin and Shakira. Performed by Shakira.

Song – Onscreen Performance (Film)

Aiyanna-Lee – “Highest 2 Lowest” from Highest 2 Lowest

Bono – “Sunday Bloody Sunday” from Bono: Stories Of Surrender

Ejae, Rei Ami, Audrey Nuna (Aka Huntr/X) – “Golden” from Kpop Demon Hunters

Miles Caton – “I Lied To You” from Sinners

Tom Basden & Carey Mulligan – “Our Love” from The Ballad Of Wallis Island

Score – Animated Film

Arnaud Toulon – Arco

Daniel Pemberton – The Bad Guys 2

Nick Urata – Stitch Head

Stephanie Economou – Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie

Tom Howe – Dog Man

Score – Feature Film

Alexandre Desplat – Frankenstein

Daniel Lopatin – Marty Supreme

Hans Zimmer – F1

Jerskin Fendrix – Bugonia

John Powell – Wicked: For Good

Jonny Greenwood – One Battle After Another)

Ludwig Göransson – Sinners

Max Richter – Hamnet

Pancho Burgos-Goizueta – The Unbreakable Boy

Volker Bertelmann – A House Of Dynamite

Score – SciFi/Fantasy Film

Alexandre Desplat – Jurassic World Rebirth

Fil Eisler – Momo

Gordy Haab – Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force

Laura Karpman – Captain America: Brave New World

Michael Giacchino – The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Nine Inch Nails – Tron: Ares

Simon Franglen – Avatar: Fire and Ash

Son Lux – Thunderbolts*

Score – Horror/Thiller Film

Atticus Derrickson – Black Phone 2

Benjamin Wallfisch – Wolf Man

Cornel Wilczek – Bring Her Back

Holly Amber Church – The Other

Jay Wadley – Heart Eyes

Michael Yezerski – Dangerous Animals

Score – Independent Film

Aaron Zigman – Truth & Treason

Adem Ilhan – The Ballad of Wallis Island

Jeff Beal – Rule Breakers

Jónsi And Alex Somers – Rental Family

Lucrecia Dalt – Rabbit Trap

Steve Gernes – Wet Paper Bag

Score – Documentary

Allyson Newman – Arrest the Midwife

Anne Nikitin – Pangolin – Kulu’s Journey

Christian Lundberg – Why We Dream

Lolita Ritmanis – An American Miracle

Paul Leonard-Morgan – The Last Dive

Tyler Strickland – John Candy: I Like Me

Music Themed Film or Musical

Song Sung Blue – Craig Brewer (Director)

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere – Scott Cooper (Director)

The Ballad of Wallis Island – James Griffiths (Director)

Wicked: For Good – Jon M. Chu (Director)

Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires – Paul Hoen (Director)

Music Documentary – Special Program

Billy Idol Should Be Dead – Jonas Åkerlund (Director)

Bono: Stories of Surrender – Andrew Dominik (Director)

Diane Warren: Relentless – Bess Kargman (Director)

I Was Born This Way – Daniel Junge & Sam Pollard (Directors)

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley – Amy Berg (Director)

Selena Y Los Dinos – Isabel Castro (Director)

Song – TV Show/Limited Series

“Afterlife” from Devil May Cry. Written by Amy Lee and Alex Seaver. Performed by Evanescence.

“At Dawn I Look for You” from Étoile. Written by Loral Raphael and Ronnel Raphael. Performed by Sons Of Raphael

“Give It a Good Try” from Unconventional. Written by Craig Richey. Performed by Craig Richey feat. Aubrey Shea.

“Rosebud” from Woman Of The Dead (Season 2). Written By Vera Marie Weber & Caleb Veazey. Performed By Vera Weberb

“The Dead Dance” from Wednesday. Written by Lady Gaga and Andrew Watt. Performed By Lady Gaga.

“The Line” from Arcane. Written by Tyler Joseph. Performed by Twenty One Pilots.

“Turned to Black” from Black Rabbit. Written by Albert Hammond Jr. & Sarah Holt. Performed by The Black Rabbits (Albert Hammond Jr & Jude Law)

“Wolf Song” from Landman. Written and Performed by Andrew Lockington

Score – TV Show/Limited Series

Aaron May & David Ridley – Adolescence

Antonio Sánchez – The Studio

Brandon Roberts & Nicholas Britell – Andor

Chris Bacon – Wednesday

David Fleming – The Last Of Us (Season 2)

Dominic Lewis – Your Friends & Neighbors

Andrew Lockington – Landman

Natalie Holt – Chad Powers

The Gregson-Williams Brothers – The Gilded Age (Season 3)

Theodore Shapiro – Severance

Song – Onscreen Performance – TV Show/Limited Series

Kenzi Richardson – “Force of Nature” (Vampirina: Teenage Vampire)

Nikhil Koparkar – “The Hills of Tanchico” (The Wheel Of Time)

Lumi Pollack, Carmen Sanchez, Ruby Marino – “The Lies We Tell Our Hearts” (Electric Bloom)

Mark Sonnenblick – “Drugs in My Booty” (Harlem Season 3)

Kevin Bacon – “Our Highway” (The Bondsman Season 1)

Main Title – TV Show/Limited Series

Chief Of War – Hans Zimmer, James Everingham and Kaumakaiwa Kanakaʻole

Étoile – Sons of Raphael

Government Cheese – Pharrell Williams

Outlander: Blood of My Blood – Bear McCreary

Your Friends & Neighbors – Dominic Lewis and Hamilton Leithauser

Score – Short Film (Live Action)

Alexander Bornstein – The Lord of All Future Space and Time

Carl Thiel – El Lazo De Petra

Finlay White – Gesualdo

Forrest Gray – Everything Must Go

Kyle Simpson – How to Drag a Body

Score – Short Film (Animated)

Hayden Thompson and Miranda Tan – Love & Gold Soundtrack

Obadiah Brown-Beach, Bastien Rousset, Henrik Lindström, 2wei, Ruben K, Georg Mausolf, Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen and Nicholas Horsten – Honor Of Kings – Kong Kong’er Champion Cinematic Short

Qing Madi – Valorant

Raashi Kulkarni – Wednesdays With Gramps

Sam Rothera – All Hail the Duck King

Score – Short Film (Documentary)

Alexander Leeming Froudakis & Manuela Lubrano – Stone Biter

Benjamin Westphalen – A Dream Called Khushi (Happiness)

Juan Carlos Enriquez – La Mar

Katya Richardson – Love, Chinatown

Michał Drabczyk – The Light of Immortality

Oscar Pan – Cindy Tran: From Here to Here

Score – Independent Film (Foreign Language)

Emiliano Mazzenga – Catane

Fabrizio Mancinelli – Out of the Nest

Karl Sölve Steven & Rob Thorne – Mārama

Mina Samy – Happy Birthday

Toni M. Mir – Dreaming of Lions

Score – Documentary Series -TV/Digital

Duncan Thum & David Bertok – Chef’s Table: Legends

Hans Zimmer, Kara Talve and Anže Rozman – The Americas

Jasha Klebe – American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden

John Dragonetti – Turning Point: The Vietnam War

Nainita Desai – Secrets of the Penguins

Score – TV Show/Limited Series (Foreign Language)

Ariel Blumenthal, Gal Lev – Red Alert

Arturo Cardelús – Terra Alta

Guillaume Roussel – Carême

Sandrine Rudaz – On the High Seas

Suad Bushnaq – Al Batal (The Hero)

Score – Video Game (Console & PC)

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach – Ludvig Forssell

Dune: Awakening – Knut Avenstroup Haugen

Fallen Aces: Episode 1 – Josh Barron

Ghost Of Yōtei – Toma Otowa

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Gordy Haab

League of Legends: Welcome to Noxus – League of Legends (Bill Hemstapat, Sebastien Najand, Alex Seaver, J.D. Spears, Alexander Temple, Richard Thomson, Seth Tsui, Gong Ao, Merlin Cen)

Mafia: the Old Country – Bt (Brian Transeau)

Spirit of the North 2 – Pav Gekko

Sword of the Sea – Austin Wintory

The Rogue Prince of Persia – Asadi (Danny Asadi)

Song – Video Game (Console & PC)

“Against the Tide” from Wuthering Waves. Written by Obadiah Brown-Beach. Performed by Forts And Obadiah Brown-Beach

“Coral Crown” from Hades II: Original Soundtrack. Written by Darren Korb. Performed by Scylla and the Sirens.

“Footsteps” from Rue Valley. Written and Performed By Ana Krstajić

“Rivals ‘Til The End” from Marvel Rivals. Written by Danny Koo, Marbling, Netease Sound, Masahiro Aoki, H.K.H. Vocals By Chrissy Costanza.

“The Rogue Prince of Persia” from The Rogue Prince Of Persia. Written and Performed by Asadi (Daniel Asadi) and Xye.

“When The Sun Is Low” From Dune: Awakening. Written by Knut Avenstroup Haugen. Performed by Clara Sorace, The Chamber Orchestra of London, Børre Flyen and Knut Avenstroup Haugen.

Song/Score – Mobile Video Game

Afk Journey – Alec Justice

Delta Force – Delta Force Music Team

Honor Of Kings – Matthew Carl Earl, Laurent Courbier, and Others

Identity V-Gambler In The Spotlight – Zhang Guanglei & Wang Jingfei

Valorant – Bbno$

Music Supervision – TV Show/Limited Series

George Drakoulias – Severance

Jen Malone & Nicole Weisberg – Wednesday

Manish Raval, Tom Wolfe, Jonathan Leahy – Nobody Wants This

Melyssa Hardwick – The Summer I Turned Pretty

Nora Felder – Yellowjackets (Season 3)

Robin Urdang – Étoile

Sean Fernald – Dexter: Resurrection

Music Supervision – Film

Ashley Neumeister – Ruth & Boaz

Dominick Amendum – Wicked: For Good

Gary Welch – The Ballad Of Wallis Island

Jemma Burns – Christy

Mike Turner & Jonathan Lane – Winter Spring Summer Or Fall

Nick Angel – Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Music Supervision – Video Game

Bénédicte Ouimet & Jérôme Angelot – Assassin’s Creed Shadows

Benjamin Beladi – The Sandbox – 2025 Seasons (5 & 6)

Jonny Altepeter – Valorant

Manu Bachet – The Rogue Prince of Persia

Steve Schnur – Battlefield 6

Yuanye Huang, Jing Zhang, Shuqin Xiao, Peiyue Lu, Samuel Siu – Honor of Kings

Song/Score – Commercial Advertisement

Amazon Midnight Opus (“What the World Needs Now Is Love”) – Haim Mazar

Apple: 6 Out of 5 Stars – Silo: Music – Neil Ormandy, Linkoln, Allen Stone

Matter And Space (“Butterflies”) – Alex Yewon

Sea of Remnants (“Yo Ho!”) – Guanglei Zhang / Sibo Huang “Yo Ho!”

The End of the Run Is Just the Beginning – Alexandra Petkovski (Aka Fjøra)

Valorant (“In My Zone”) – Bbno$

Soundtrack Album

F1 – Atlantic Records

Karma: The Dark World – Black Razor Records

Kpop Demon Hunters – Republic Records

Sinners – Sony Masterworks Records

Wicked: For Good – Republic Records

World Of Warcraft: Undermine(D) – Blizzard Entertainment

Song – Short Film

“Sean Is Three” from Sean The Baby. Written by Cameron Adams. Performed By Amelia Rolland.

“Somos Fuertes” from Somos Fuertes Official Music Video. Written and Performed by J.Frazil.

“Car Keys” from Everything Must Go. Written by Forrest Gray, Tiffany So & Saba Saghafi. Performed By Forrest Gray.

“Stars In My Eyes” from Sweetwater. Written and Performed by Sean Douglas.

“Down We Go” from Rabbit Rabbit. Written and Performed by Zoë Lustri

Score – TV/Streamed Movie

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy – Dustin O’Halloran

Exterritorial – Sara Barone

Fountain Of Youth – Christopher Benstead

Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story – Tommy Fields

The Pickup – Christopher Lennertz

Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires – Tom Howe

Music Design – Trailer

Delta Force – Peter Tomlinson

Destiny: Rising – Weicheng Xia & Guanglei Zhang

Necaxa (FX – Hulu) – Juan Carlos Enriquez

Project Spectrum – Ludvig Forssell

Sea Of Remnants (Yo Ho!) – Guanglei Zhang & Sibo Huang

Valorant – Qing Madi

Wet Paper Bag – Steve Gernes

Main Title – TV Show (Foreign Language)

Al Batal (The Hero) – Suad Bushnaq

Carême – Guillaume Roussel

Lam Shamseya – Mina Samy

On The High Seas – Sandrine Rudaz

Two Graves – Marc Timon

Music Video (Independent)

Evanescence – “Afterlife”

Teya – “Bite Marks”

Mohammed K Paika – “Just Human”

Gabrielle Aapri – “Refuge”

Alexandra Fresquez – “Symphony”

Matt B, Rocky Dawuni, Tony Succar, & Wouter Kellerman – “They Know”

Live Concert for Visual Media

The Lion King at the Hollywood BowlThe Lion King Cast

Infinity Concert – Jason Huang

Beyond the World – Yufan Xu/Xihao Wang/China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra

Garden State 20th Anniversary Concert – Musical Performers: The Shins, Iron & Wine, Frou Frou, Cary Brothers, Laufey, Thievery Corporation, Colin Hay, Madison Cunningham, Remy Zero, The Milk Carton Kids, Sophie Barker, And Bonnie Somerville

Not Gonna Lie, Live From Ruthmere Museum – Abbie Thomas

Exhibitions, Theme Parks, Special Projects

Dark Castle (Xd Dark Ride) – Benjamin Botkin, Carl Vaudrin, Benjamin Beladi

Dreamland Theme Park – Chris Thomas

One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars – Rhian Sheehan

Scadstory Atlanta – Erik Desiderio

Snapshot – Eduardo Andrade

Tapestry of Happiness – Haim Mazar

Walt Disney World’s Epcot: Test Track – Zain Effendi

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