Ludwig Göransson, Brian Tyler & More Win Multiple Awards at BMI Film, Television and Visual Media Awards 2024

Swedish composer Ludwig Göransson, who won an Oscar, a Grammy and a BAFTA earlier this year for Oppenheimeradded to the trophy collection with multiple awards at the 40th annual BMI Film, Television and Visual Media Awards, held June 5 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

Icelandic composer Atli Örvarsson received six crystals, more than anyone else this year, for his work on hit TV shows.

Other multiple winners included Brian Tyler and Mike Post, both past recipients of the BMI Icon Award, Sean Callery, Sherri Chung, Tom Howe, Deana Kiner, Kevin Kiner, Sean Kiner, John Murphy and Blake Neely.

Scores from the most successful films, the highest-rated series on television, cable and streaming services, and for the first time in the ceremony's history, the most popular video games of the previous year were honored. The inaugural winners in the new video game category were Stephen Barton, Chuck E. Myers “Sea”, J Scott Rakozy, Ted Reedy and Inon Zur.

The event was co-hosted by BMI President and CEO Mike O'Neill and BMI Vice President of Creative, Film, Television and Visual Media Tracy McKnight.

As previously announced, composer Ramin Djawadi received the BMI Icon Award for his body of work in film, television and video games. After a video tribute highlighting his successful career, Djawadi thanked his team and mentors Hans Zimmer and Klaus Badelt. He then brought his son and daughter on stage and thanked his wife for being the driving force in his family's life, saying “you are our icon.”

Past recipients of the BMI Icon Award include (in addition to Tyler and Post), Terence Blanchard, Mychael Danna, Alexandre Desplat, Harry Gregson-Williams, James Newton Howard, Christopher Lennertz, Thomas Newman, Rachel Portman (PRS), Alan Silvestri and John Williams.

Djawadi, who was born in what was then known as West Germany, won the 2018-19 Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Drama Score) for Game of Thrones.

For a full list of winners, visit www.bmi.com/award-shows/film-tv-2024/.

The event took place one night after the BMI Pop Awards, in which Taylor Swift won Pop Songwriter of the Year. and Sony Music Publishing won Publisher of the Year.