8th Hollywood Music in Media Awards

8th Hollywood Music in Media Awards
8th Hollywood Music in Media Awards
Date	17 November 2017
Location	Avalon Hollywood, Hollywood
Website	www.hmmawards.com

The 8th Hollywood Music in Media Awards was held on November 17, 2017 to recognize the best in music in film, TV, video games, commercials, and trailers.^[1]

Winners and nominees

Original Score — Feature Film	Original Score — Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Film
Oneohtrix Point Never - Good Time^[2] Nicholas Britell - Battle of the Sexes Carter Burwell - Wonderstruck Mychael Danna - The Man Who Invented Christmas Tamar-kali - Mudbound Dario Marianelli - Darkest Hour Thomas Newman - Victoria & Abdul	Alexandre Desplat - The Shape of Water Michael Abels - Get Out Marco Beltrami - Logan Rupert Gregson-Williams - Wonder Woman Mark Mothersbaugh - Thor: Ragnarok Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer - Blade Runner 2049
Original Score — Animated Film	Original Score — Documentary
Michael Giacchino - Coco Lorne Balfe - The Lego Batman Movie Jeff Danna & Mychael Danna- The Breadwinner Clint Mansell - Loving Vincent Theodore Shapiro - Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie Hans Zimmer and Steve Mazzaro- The Boss Baby	Philip Glass - Jane Jeff Beal - Boston Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans- LA 92 Blake Neely - The Keepers: "The Conclusion" Dan Romer and Saul Simon MacWilliams- Chasing Coral Duncan Thum, Sebastian Örnemark and Steve Gernes - Chef's Table
Original Song - Feature Film	Original Song — Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Film
*"Stand Up for Something" from Marshall* - Written by Diane Warren, Common; Performed by Andra Day, featuring Common** "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" from Fifty Shades Darker - Written by Taylor Swift, Sam Dew and Jack Antonoff; Performed by Taylor Swift & Zayn Malik "If I Dare" from Battle of the Sexes - Written by Sara Bareilles and Nicholas Britell; Performed by Sara Bareilles "Mighty River" from Mudbound - Written by Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq and Taura Stinson; Performed by Mary J. Blige "The Promise" The Promise - Written and Performed Chris Cornell "This Is Me" from The Greatest Showman - Written by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul; Performed by Keala Settle	*"How Does a Moment Last Forever" from Beauty and the Beast* - Written by Alan Menken & Tim Rice; Performed by Celine Dion and Emma Watson** "Evermore" from Beauty and the Beast - Written by Alan Menken & Tim Rice; Performed by Josh Groban "Guardian’s Inferno" from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - The Sneepers featuring David Hasselhoff "Keep Your Eyes On Me" from The Shack - Written and performed by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
Original Song — Animated Film	Original Song — Documentary
*"Confident" from Leap!* - Written by Demi Lovato, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Max Martin and Savan Kotecha; Performed by Demi Lovato** "Captain Underpants Theme Song" from Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie - Written and performed by "Weird Al" Yankovic "How Does a Moment Last Forever" from Beauty and the Beast - Written by Alan Menken and Tim Rice; Performed by Céline Dion "I'm a Lady" from Smurfs: The Lost Village - Written by Meghan Trainor & Martin Rene; Performed by Meghan Trainor "There’s Something Special" from Despicable Me 3 - Written and performed by Pharrell Williams "You Will Always Find Me in Your Heart" from Smurfs: The Lost Village - Written by Christopher Lennertz & KT Tunstall; Performed by Shaley Scott	*"Jump" from Step* - Written by Laura Karpman, Raphael Saadiq, & Taura Stinson; Performed by Cynthia Erivo** "Dancing Through the Wreckage" from Served Like a Girl - Written by Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo & Linda Perry; Performed by Pat Benatar "Prayers for This World" from Cries from Syria - Written by Diane Warren; Performed by Cher with The West Los Angeles Children’s Choir "Tell Me How Long" from Chasing Coral - Written by Dan Romer and Teddy Geiger; Performed by Teddy Geiger "Truth To Power" from An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power - Written by Ryan Tedder & T Bone Burnett; Performed by OneRepublic "Two Fingers of Whiskey" from The American Epic Sessions - Written by Bernie Taupin; Composed and performed by Elton John, T Bone Burnett and Jack White
Music Documentary/Special Program	Soundtrack Album
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Directed by Chris Perkel; Original Music by Paul S. Henning Eagles of Death Metal: Not Amis - Directed by Colin Hanks; Produced by Heather Parry, Sean M. Stuart Gaga: Five Foot Two - Directed by Chris Moukarbel; Produced by Heather Parry, Chris Moukarbel, Bobby Campbell Hired Gun - Directed by Fran Strine; Written by Tim Calandrello and Fran Stine; Original Music by The Crystal Method/Tobias Enhus Requiem for My Mother - Written & Directed by Stephen Edwards; Co-directed by David Haugland; Original Music by Stephen Edwards Score: A Film Music Documentary - Written and Directed by Matt Schrader; Original Music by Ryan Taubert Women Who Score - Directed by Sara Nesson; Produced by Naida Albright and Sara Nesson; Original Music by Lesley Barber, Miriam Cutler, Lili Haydn, Laura Karpman and Starr Parodi	Baby Driver Beauty and the Beast Good Time Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Served Like a Girl The Fate of the Furious
Original Score — TV Show/Limited Series	Song/Score - Trailer
Laura Karpman & Raphael Saadiq - Underground Rupert Gregson-Williams - The Crown Mateo Messina - Graves Meshell Ndegeocello - Queen Sugar Jesse Novak - BoJack Horseman Dustin O’Halloran - Transparent Jeff Russo - Fargo Antonio Sánchez - Get Shorty	Oleksa Lozowchuk - Dead Rising 4 Jeff Broadbent - Realm of Duels Saul Gomez - Cocktail & Brothers Mike Raznick - The Handmaid's Tale Javier Rodríguez Ríos - Unchained Layal Watfeh - Invasion
Outstanding Music Supervision — Film	Outstanding Music Supervision — Television
Brian Ross - Lady Bird Matthew Hearon-Smith - The Florida Project Dave Jordan - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Kirsten Lane - Baby Driver Dana Sano - Fifty Shades Darker	Robin Urdang - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Zach Cowie and Kerri Drootin - Master of None Nora Felder - Better Things Rob Lowry - The Bold Type Season Kent - 13 Reasons Why Jennifer Pyken - This Is Us
Original Score — Independent Film	Original Song — Independent Film
Corey Allen Jackson - Chuck Glen Gabriel - Purgatory Road Nami Melumad - This Day Forward Layla Minoui - The Mad Whale Anne Nikitin - This Beautiful Fantastic Mark Smythe - Unfallen	*"Speak to Me" from Voice from the Stone* - Written by Amy Lee & Michael Wandmacher; Performed by Amy Lee** "Calling to Me" from One Percent More Humid - Written by Nathan Halpern; Performed by Emily Forsythe "My Tiredness Hasn't Limit" from The Enchanted - Written by Ivan Ruiz Serrano, Ricardo Davila and Angela Boj; Performed by Angela Boj "PBNJ" from Patti Cake$ - Written by Jason Binnick & Geremy Jasper; Performed by Siddharth Dhananjay, Danielle Macdonald and Cathy Moriarty
Original Score — Video Game	Original Song — Video Game
Farpoint - Stephen Cox & Danny McIntyre Deformers - Austin Wintory Halo Wars 2 - Gordy Haab, Brian Trifon & Brian Lee White Honor of Kings - Thomas Parisch and Miles Hankins Total War: Warhammer II - Creative Assembly	*"Ocean Over the Time" from Moonlight Blade OL* - Thomas Parisch** "Homestead" from Expeditions: Viking - Knut Avenstroup Haugen "Oh Willamette" from Dead Rising 4 - Oleksa Lozowchuk
Original Score — Short Film	Original Score — Short Film (Foreign Language)
David Longoria - Becoming A Man Elia Cmíral - Lacrimosa Pablo P. García - Four Nicolas Repetto - The Plural of Blood Jennifer Thomas - Desert Rose	Christoph Zirngibl – König Opa Ivan Capillas – The Giant and the Mermaid Josue Vergara – Un Buen Amigo
Original Score — Short Film (Animated)	Independent Music Video
Arturo Cardelús – In a Heartbeat Stuart Hancock – We're Going on a Bear Hunt Orlando Perez Rosso – Wishing Box Germán Ignacio Tello – Lucerna	Alexa Friedman – "Enraptured" Brian Mackey – "Underwater" Builder of the House – "There Is No Hourglass, Only Sand" J.ournal and Jennifer Thomas – "Nine Twelve" Jerry Jean – "Do We Reach Home" Marc Daniels – "Summer Song" Next Door to the Moon – "Situation" Poetic Lace – "King of the City" The Sunset Kids – "Fantasy – Living in a Fantasy" Wouter Kellerman and Soweto Gospel Choir – "Mathebethebeni"

Career Achievement Honor

Dianne Warren^[3]

Music Genre Nominees and Winners

Source:^[4]

ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Alison Lewis
Catherine Sarah Manna
Charlie Midnight and Dale Effren
Elizabeth Butler
Jerry Jean
Malynda Hale
Ships Have Sailed
Suspect 21
Wyle

ALTERNATIVE
2 a.m. Orchestra
Bazerk
Christine Owman
Love Ghost
Nic Nassuet
Pennan Brae
Raven Tide
Stage 11
The Infinite Seas
The Siren

AMERICANA/FOLK/ACOUSTIC
Builder of the House
Chuck Murphy
Flight of Fire
Grant Maloy Smith
Katie Garibaldi
Mark Alan Stansberry
Michael Fitz
Piqued Jacks
Raveis Kole
Sunshine Stills

BLUES
Bobby Messano
Guitar Shorty
Michael Barclay
Trevor Sewell Feat. Tracy Nelson
Wendy Sweetlove

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL
Angel Sessions
Cindy Hughlett
Composer Ann Hamilton Wallace
DeDe Wedekind
Elise Lebec
Gretchen Rhodes
Matthew Huff

CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL
Alan Storeygard
Andre Barros
Arturo Cardelus
Bill Wren / Frank Ralls
Danaë Xanthe Vlasse
Dirk Ehlert
Francisco Liberia
Moonkyung Lee
Paul Henning
Rita Ciancio
Yukiko Nishimura
Stephen Edwards

COUNTRY
Charlie Midnight, Buck Johnson & Dale Effren
Haywireband
Jeff Silverman and Niclas Lundin
JessLee
Kassidy Lynne
Randall Cohen & Gregory Martindale
Terri McPhail Chiasson
The C.R. Ecker Band
Tiffany Ashton

DANCE
April Diamond
Diana “Dilee” Maher
Fadi Awad
Melissa B.
Mina Koo
Natalie Jean
Septimius The Great

EDM (Electronic Dance Music)
Aural Imperative
Fadi Awad & MAC (feat. Gunvor)
Fatum (feat. Angel Taylor)
Miss Tara
Natiive (feat. Gloria Kim)
Nick Caster

HOLIDAY
Aeone
Antherius
Emily Drennan & Patti Drennan
Gail C Bluestone
J. Carson
Katie Hardyman
Kimberly Haynes
Rob Cariddi
Ruth Pollack Pappas
Suzanne Grzanna

INSTRUMENTAL
Alberto De La Rocha
Carmine Pisano – Francesco Farro
Carol Albert
Minimalia
Kento Masuda
Lynn Yew Evers
Matias Baconsky
Mattia Vlad Morleo
Tim Neumark
Vito Leonardo Tritto

JAZZ
Carlos Mena
Drivetime
Geoff Alpert
Jan Daley
Kayla Renee
Lyn Stanley
Partners In Time
Roberto Tola
Syreeta Thompson (Trumpetlady)
Threestyle feat. Magdalena Chovancova

LATIN (Pop/Rock/Urban)
Henry G
Los Aguas Aguas
Los Rastrillos
Mari Nobre
Natalie Fernandez
Panteón Rococó

LATIN (Traditional)
Debe Gunn, feat. Rafael Cazaras
Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
Tomborato
Jesus Alejandro El Nino
Mariachi la Estrella

LYRICS/LYRICIST
Don Grady & Debra Gussin
Martha Reich
Mosi Dorbayani

MESSAGE SONG/SOCIAL IMPACT
Dennis Sy
Isolde Fair
J.ournal and Jennifer Thomas
Kim Planert & Nikola Bedingfield
Monti
Nicki Kris
OC Hit Factory
SayReal
Shylah Ray Sunshine
Wendy Loomis, Monica Williams, Irina Mikhailova

NEW AGE/AMBIENT
Art Tawanghar Feat. Peter Sterling
Curtis Macdonald
Darlene Koldenhoven
Emilia Lopez-Yañez, Art Tawanghar, Ruth Weber
Jaime Helios
Jose Luis Salas
Maturo
Michel Huygen
Mirage Of Deep
Seay and Geoff Koch
The Wimshurst’s Machine

POP
Akkira feat. Sabrina Petrini
Casii Stephan
Destiny Malibu
Erick Blu
Fat Cat Cinema
K-Syran
Katie Kei
Letters From Pluto
Nina Amelio
Sara Serena

R&B/SOUL
Alyze Elyse
Armen Balyan
DW3
Laura Lavalle
Mike Decole
Ryan Martinez, Mike Westbrook, Debra Gussin
Tracy Cruz

RAP/HIP HOP
Block Scholars
It’s Mental
Jay Stubbs
Joe Nance
Juan Cristiani
LaTruth

ROCK
Acting Natural
Best Not Broken
Christina Gaudet
Danny Vash
Eternally Yours
Immortelle
Sin
Stage Republic
Valor & Vengeance

SINGER-SONGWRITER
Chelsea Williams
Jayelle
Joe Taylor
Lauren Ashlaie
Lauren Carter
Rachel Brett
Raquel Aurilia
Shaniah Paige
Stevie Jewel
Yelpy

VOCAL (Female)
Francesca Passero
Mike Rubino feat. Marie Digby
Tracy Cruz
Sharon Little

VOCAL (Male)
Jeremy Harrell
Junior Turner
Patrick Joseph
Robot Nature (DPAK Robot)

WORLD
Ban Brothers
Fernando Peña Burson
Josue Vergara
Maryama
Monica Williams
Murat Ses
Nuvolution
Sangpuy’s
Shashika Mooruth
The Grasslands Ensemble & Daniel Ho
Tony Chen
Wouter Kellerman and Soweto Gospel Chior

References

^ "2017 HMMA Awards". HMMA. Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
^ Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full Winners List|Hollywood Reporter
^ Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2017 – Winners — SoundTrackList
^ "HMMAWARDS, and the winners are…". Pump It Up Magazine. November 17, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2025.

External links

Official website

[1] "2017 HMMA Awards". HMMA. Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2018-12-24.

[2] Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full Winners List|Hollywood Reporter

[3] Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2017 – Winners — SoundTrackList

[4] "HMMAWARDS, and the winners are…". Pump It Up Magazine. November 17, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2025.

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