HOLLYWOOD — The nominees for The Mark Awards were just announced, recognizing excellence in the production music community. Named in honor of the late Andy Mark, who was a library owner and founding member of the Production Music Association, the Mark Awards recognizes the best in 30 different production music categories. Winners will be announced during the 5th Annual Mark Awards show on Tuesday, September 24th at 7:00pm at the Loews Hollywood Hotel.
The following is the complete list of nominees:
Best use of PM – Online/Digital Advertising
Title: Brave Heart
Catalog: Carlin Production Music
Library: CPM
Composer(s): Jean Philippe Rio Py
Music Supervision by Machiavelli Music
Title: Delight in the Unexpected
Catalog: CPM
Library: Warner Chappell Production Music
Composer(s): Tom Haines
Title: You Lose If You Overpay
Catalog: HUMT
Library: Hum Tracks
Composer(s): Natasha Tyrimos
Music Supervision by Jaguarec
Best PM Track – Vocal
Title: Enough
Catalog: Focus Music
Library: FirstCom Music
Composer(s): Christopher Paul Chalaye & James George
Title: Be Free Now
Catalog: Crossbreed Music
Library: APM Music
Composer(s): Christopher White & Alexander De Menthon
Title: Bird of Paradise
Catalog: KOKA Media
Library: Universal Production Music
Composer(s): Brice Davoli & Valerie Deniz
Best Use of PM in On-Air/OTT Promo
Title: Run
Catalog: MODULES
Library: VideoHelper
Composer(s): Aaron Sapp
Title: The Power of Mind
Catalog: Cezame Trailers
Library: APM Music
Composer(s): Philippe Jean Claude Briand, Gabriel Saban & Anne-Sophie Elizabeth Versnaeyen
Title: Human Refugee Run
Catalog: MODULES
Library: VideoHelper
Composer(s): Aaron Sapp
Best Use of PM in Commercial Advertisement
Title: Carioca Cafe
Catalog: SOMOS
Library: West One Music Group
Composer(s): Javier E. Fioramonti
Title: Love Like a Melody
Catalog: Alibi Music Library
Library: Alibi Music Library
Composer(s): Roland Simeon Bowring
Title: Night Drive
Catalog: Indiesonics
Library: Warner Chappell Production Music
Composer(s): Samuel William John Walker, Michael Simmonds, Bjorn McAteer Dahlberg, Jon Buster Cottam, Daniel John Montagu Smith, Daniel Marcus C
Best Use of PM in Theatrical-Video Game Trailer
Title: Luminous and Unstoppable
Catalog: Immediate Music
Library: BMG Production Music
Composer(s): Aleksander Dimitrijevic
Title: The Crowned Pawn
Catalog: X-Ray Dog
Library: BMG Production Music
Composer(s): Inon Zur
Title: Great Journeys
Catalog: CPM
Library: Warner Chappell Production Music
Composer(s): Dominic Glynn
Best Use of PM as Theme Song in TV Program
Title: Bad Intentions
Catalog: VideoHelper
Library: VideoHelper
Composer(s): Matt Haick
Title: Set the Tails
Catalog: Would Work Sound
Library: Would Work Sound
Composer(s): Trevor Wayne Howard & Evan Frankfort
Title: The Real Bros of Simi Valley
Catalog: Super Sonic Noise
Library: Bulletproof Bear
Composer(s): Jason Moss
Best PM Track – World
Title: Gia ban
Catalog: Fontana Music Library
Library: Fontana Music Library
Composer(s): Nguyen Manh Thang
Title: Lotus Garden Sunset
Catalog: MasterSource
Library: FirstCom Music
Composer(s): Marc Ferrari, Matt Hirt & Haoyue Kuang
Title: Moon Over Mountain
Catalog: Network Music
Library: Universal Production Music
Composer(s): Chris Constantinou & Paul Frazer
Best PM Track – Rock
Title: The Jury
Catalog: Bibliotheque
Library: APM Music
Composer(s): Alasdair Ewan Wallace, Jack Louis Baker & Kathrin Wollerman
Title: Metal High
Catalog: AXS
Library: APM Music
Composer(s): JOK A FACE & Frederic Robert Vitani
Title: Walking Wounded
Catalog: Killer Artist Series
Library: Universal Production Music
Composer(s): Chris Constantinou, Jake Burns & Paul Frazer
Best Cover Art
Title: Mambo Tonight
Designer: Christopher Miles Design
Library: BMG Production Music
Composer(s): Craig Gildner
Title: Mostly Lost
Designer: Christopher Miles Design
Library: BMG Production Music
Composer(s): Craig Gildner
Title: Skats & Whistles
Designer: Craig Gentle
Library: Universal Production Music
Composer(s): John Gribbs, Philip Guyler, Gresby Nash, Craig Beck, Ella Summers, James George
Best PM Track – Pop
Title: Glow
Catalog: Parigo
Library: Parigo
Composer(s): Vincent Bouhelier, Victor Baillet, Franck Sinnassamy, Arnaud Ngassam, & Beat Assailant
Title: What You Gonna Do
Catalog: Beats Bakery
Library: Beats Bakery
Composer(s): Laurence Holcombe, Al Swettenham & Hannah Hocking
Title: We Could Go Back
Catalog: BAM Library
Library: BMG Production Music
Composer(s): James Oliver Hutchinson
Best PM Track – Orchestral
Title: Dragon Lands
Catalog: Gothic Storm Music
Library: Gothic Storm
Composer(s): Lukasz Ledzki & Piotr Adam Musial
Title: Chasing Magic
Catalog: Killer Tracks
Library: Killer Tracks
Composer(s): Udi Harpaz & Or Kribos
Title: Butterflies
Catalog: Epic Single Series
Library: Michael Music
Composer(s): Michael Maas & Merethe Soltvedt
Best PM Track – Non-Categorical
Title: Fever Dream
Catalog: Killer Tracks
Library: Universal Production Music
Composer(s): William James McAuley III
Title: Butterflies
Catalog: Epic Single Series
Library: Michael Music
Composer(s): Michael Maas & Merethe Soltvedt
Title: Chasing Magic
Catalog: Killer Tracks
Library: Killer Tracks
Composer(s): Udi Harpaz & Or Kribos
Best PM Track – Jazz
Title: But Not for Jerry
Catalog: Network Music
Library: Universal Production Music
Composer(s): Michael Cottone
Title: All Over Town
Catalog: Selectracks Song Catalog
Library: BMG Production Music
Composer(s): Craig Gildner
Title: Another One Please
Catalog: True Stories
Library: FirstCom Music
Composer(s): Andy Hopkins & Dean Mahoney
Best PM Track – Investigative/Crime
Title: Forensic Connections
Catalog: CrimeSonics
Library: CrimeSonics
Composer(s): Dan Brown Jr
Title: A Criminal Mind
Catalog: 9 Lives Music
Library: 9 Lives Music
Composer(s): Peter Nickalls & Ben Howells
Title: Anxiety Overrun
Catalog: VideoHelper
Library: VideoHelper
Composer(s): Joseph Saba & Stewart Winter
Best PM Track – Hip-Hop/R&B/Urban
Title: Stand Up (Put Our Fists Up)
Catalog: Selectracks Song Catalog
Library: BMG Production Music
Composer(s): Josh Mobley, Moria Denson & Erskine Hawkins II
Title: Venus Bass Trap
Catalog: Altitude Music
Library: BMG Production Music
Composer(s): Corentin Le Fur
Title: We Came To Riot
Catalog: Bruton Music
Library: APM Music
Composer(s): Jermain Brown, Knight Ryder & Jonathan James Johnson
Best PM Track – Folk
Title: Calm Me Down
Catalog: Chappell Grand Stage
Library: FirstCom Music
Composer(s): Benjamin Ian Cocks & Adam Connor
Title: Yesterday, Today
Catalog: MidCoast Music Artist Songs
Library: Warner Chappell Production Music/ MidCoast Music
Composer(s): Christopher Francis Hanson & Mathew Scott Francis Schwanke
Title: Andale
Catalog: Bruton Music
Library: APM Music
Composer(s): Matthew Todd Naylor, Chris Mathieu, Jonathan Josue Monroy & Claire Lea Barnhart
Best PM Track – Film Trailer
Title: The Crowned Pawn
Catalog: X-Ray Dog
Library: BMG Production Music
Composer(s): Inon Zur
Title: Stromma
Catalog: Immediate Music
Library: BMG Production Music
Composer(s): Tristian Seewer
Title: Death Spell
Catalog: Gothic Storm Music
Library: Gothic Storm Music
Composer(s): Emmanuel Rousseau
Best PM Track – EDM
Title: Digital Seduction
Catalog: Pop Machine
Library: APM Music
Composer(s): Vermair
Title: Everything For Love
Catalog: Atmosphere
Library: Universal Production Music
Composer(s): Christopher Dececio
Title: You Can Have It All
Catalog: 5 Alarm Music
Library: 5 Alarm Music
Composer(s): Jai Freedom, William Shakespeare, Gregory Pratt, Tiffany Anne Jordan & Natty Rico
Best PM Track – Dark/Mysterious
Title: The One
Catalog: Synapse Trailer Music
Library: Synapse Trailer Music
Composer(s): Devin Powers & Jonathan Eric Wilson
Title: Luminous and Unstoppable
Catalog: Immediate Music
Library: BMG Production Music
Composer(s): Aleksander Dimitrijevic
Title: Nostalgic Journey
Catalog: Profiles
Library: Pennybank Tunes
Composer(s): Kirsten Harma
est PM Track – Country
Title: Dead Man Walking
Catalog: 5 Alarm Music
Library: 5 Alarm Music
Composer(s): Scarlett Burke & Jesse Siebenberg
Title: Let’s Tell A Few Old Stories
Catalog: Network Music
Library: Universal Production Music
Composer(s): Jimmy Lee Morris
Title: Miles and Miles
Catalog: 615 Platinum Series
Library: Warner/Chappell Production Music
Composer(s): Jackson Eppley & Ryan Truso
Best PM Track – Ambient
Title: Stargazing
Catalog: Nova
Library: FirstCom Music
Composer(s): Robert James Aitken
Title: Butterflies
Catalog: Epic Single Series
Library: Michael Music
Composer(s): Michael Maas & Merethe Soltvedt
Title: Glacial Serenity
Catalog: No Sheet Music
Library: No Sheet Music
Composer(s): Richard Keyworth
Best PM Track – Alternative
Title: Albatross
Catalog: 5 Alarm Music
Library: 5 Alarm Music
Composer(s): Steve Shebby, Alex Lilly & Samuel Grace
Title: Danny Wilde
Catalog: Gum Tapes
Library: Universal Production Music
Composer(s): Franck Hedin & Nathalie Loriot
Title: U Got Brains
Catalog: Music House
Library: FirstCom Music
Composer(s): Lewis Edward Feildhouse, Benjamin Ferrari, Oliver Price & Alice Charlotte Smith
Best PM Artist – Alternative
Name: Island Apollo
Catalog: New Spin Records
Library: 5 Alarm Music
Name: Pulled Apart By Horses & Benton Taylor
Catalog: KPM Shorts
Library: APM Music
Name: The Mutants
Catalog: Killer Artist Series
Library: Universal Production Music
Best PM Artist – Pop
Name: Luke McMaster
Catalog: Killer Artist Series
Library: Universal Production Music
Name: Richard Craker
Catalog: West One Music
Library: West One Music Group
Name: Ashley Clark
Catalog: Justement Music
Library: APM Music
Best PM Artist – Jazz
Name: Michael Licari
Catalog: Network Music
Library: Universal Production Music
Name: Gordon Goodwin & Dan Savant
Catalog: 5 Alarm Music
Library: 5 Alarm Music
Name: Gilbert Sigrist
Catalog: Pennybank Tunes
Library: Pennybank Tunes
Best PM Artist – Indie/Vocal
Name: Big Vox Records Indie Pop
Catalog: Big Vox Records
Library: Big Vox Records
Composer(s): Zurian, Simon Jay, Luke Shrestha, Devin Powers
Name: VAYY and Mawk Phoenix
Catalog: A-List Records
Library: A-List Records
Name: WAX
Catalog: Audio Wax
Library: Universal Production Music
Best PM Artist – Folk/Americana
Name: Matt Schwanke And Chris Hanson
Catalog: MidCoast Music Artist Songs
Library: Warner Chappell Production Music/ MidCoast Music
Name: Scarlett Burke
Catalog: 5 Alarm Music
Library: 5 Alarm Music
Name: The Curtain Calls
Catalog: VALO Artists
Library: Warner Chappell Production Music
Best PM Artist – Hip-Hop/R&B/Urban
Name: Big Vox Records Hiphop
Catalog: Big Vox Records
Library: Big Vox Records
Composer(s): Phonzy, Simon Jay, Luke Shrestha, Devin Powers
Name: Juice – aka Alex Hitchens
Catalog: Chonic Trax
Library: Universal Production Music
Name: Lauren Evans
Catalog: 5 Alarm Music
Library: 5 Alarm Music