Winners Revealed: Production Music Awards 2019 25 Nov 2019
- Best use of production music in advertising, film and television celebrated at awards show
- Amy McKnight, Universal Production Music, wins PRS Foundation Best Newcomer Award
Talented composers from all over the world were celebrated across 22 categories at the fourth annual Production Music Awards in association with MCPS Production Music.
The event, hosted by Jonny Trunk, founder of British independent record label Trunk Records, took place at The Ballroom, 8 Northumberland Avenue in London on 22 November. The awards honoured the most important and influential creators and their works within the production music industry.
Music used in the latest advertising campaigns, television programmes and film trailers including X-Men Dark Phoenix, The Great Hack and Robin Hood were judged by a panel of 37 experts from across the industry who assessed entries based on composition, originality, production quality, and fit to moving image.
Among the accolades, 15 composition winners and six sync winners were chosen.Universal Production Music was the biggest winner of the night claiming six awards including, Best Hip Hop/Rap/Urban Production Music Track and Best Use of Production Music in Television Factual for its inclusion in BBC One’s Earth from Space series.
PRS Foundation Best Newcomer Award went to Amy McKnight. Her portfolio of work includes the latest Herbal Essences Worldwide TV campaign, creating a modern fresh sound for the brand. The track has also been officially released and can be streamed on all major platforms.
From rock, to ambient, world, hip-hop and folk, to electronic, pop and jazz, the Production Music Awards champion a wide range of genres and cover a cross-section of media platforms including, online viral ad campaigns, drama and factual television, and feature film.
Andy Harrower, Director of Licensing, PRS for Music said: “We are proud to once again support The Production Music Awards. It is a special night for everyone in production music and has become an important fixture in the calendar, synonymous with celebrating musical excellence. Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees, who continue to raise the standard of competition each year.”
Speaking to PRS for Music’s M Magazine before the event about the unique challenges of production music, Malory Torr, Extreme Music, Winner Best Acoustic Pop/Rock Production Music Track for Cornucopia, said: “One of the most challenging aspects is also one I enjoy most and that is writing in genres you would never normally sing or perform in. It’s an amazing opportunity to get out of your comfort zone and push your own boundaries. Another challenge though, is writing music that is authentic but also viable to be synced at the same time It’s a balance between keeping it original but universal, without it veering into the dangerous territory of cliché.”
The Production Music Awards were held in association with MCPS Production Music and supported by PRS for Music, PRS Foundation and Klineberg K-OMS Production Music Manager. www.productionmusicawards.com
2019 Production Music Awards Winners:
Composition Awards
Key: Name of track // Music Library // Composer(s)
BEST ACOUSTIC POP / ROCK PRODUCTION MUSIC TRACK 2019
Cornucopia // Extreme Music // Malory Torr, Danny McLauchlan
BEST AMBIENT / MINIMALIST PRODUCTION MUSIC TRACK 2019
Cloud Castle // VideoHelper // Florian Gravouil
BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL PRODUCTION MUSIC TRACK 2019
City Under The Sea // Universal Production Music (Chappell Recorded Music Library) // Chris Doney, Beth Perry
BEST DANCE PRODUCTION MUSIC TRACK 2019
Riverbed // Extreme Music // Nick Kingsley, Margot Maxine
BEST ELECTRONIC PRODUCTION MUSIC TRACK 2019
Game On // Cavendish Music // Jamie Wilder
BEST FOLK PRODUCTION MUSIC TRACK 2019
Together We Stand // Cavendish Music // Oliver Price, Lewis Fieldhouse
BEST HIP HOP / RAP / URBAN PRODUCTION MUSIC TRACK 2019
City Luxe // Universal Production Music (Bruton Music) // Beat Fatigue
BEST INDIE / ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTION MUSIC TRACK 2019
Keep Walking // VideoHelper // Saul Guanipa
BEST JAZZ PRODUCTION MUSIC TRACK 2019
Tango De Rojo // BMG Production Music (Selectracks) // Craig Gildner
BEST POP PRODUCTION MUSIC TRACK 2019
Replay // No Sheet Music // John Winston, James George, Lily Juniper
BEST ROCK PRODUCTION MUSIC TRACK 2019
Mountains // BMG Production Music (The Den) // Timothy Oxnard
BEST SCORE PRODUCTION MUSIC TRACK 2019
The Ocean Depths // Cavendish Music // Harry Lightfoot
BEST TRAILER PRODUCTION MUSIC TRACK 2019
Shudder (RHYTHMIC) // VideoHelper // Joseph Saba, Stewar Winter
BEST WORLD PRODUCTION MUSIC TRACK 2019
The Seven Samurai // Universal Production Music (Atmosphere Music) // Dominik Luke Marsden Johnson, Alexius Tschallener
BEST WILDCARD PRODUCTION MUSIC TRACK 2019
Unleash The Devil // Extreme Music // Nick Kingsley, Jim Davies
Synchronisation Awards
Key: Name of track // Sync (i.e. what was the track used on) // Music Library // Composer(s)
BEST USE OF PRODUCTION MUSIC IN TELEVISION ADVERTISING 2019
Innocent Love // BP – Blind Date // BMG Production Music (Score Production Music) // Paul Lennon, Dave Hewson
BEST USE OF PRODUCTION MUSIC IN TELEVISION FACTUAL 2019
Luminous Touch // BBC Earth From Space: Sand Dune Lagoons // Universal Production Music (Atmosphere Music) // Andrew John Skeet, Andrew Michael Britton, David Stephen Goldsmith
BEST USE OF PRODUCTION MUSIC IN A SPORTS PROMO 2019
Direct Route // Wimbledon Coco Gauff // Ninja Tune Production Music // Chris Hall
BEST USE OF PRODUCTION MUSIC IN A TELEVISION TRAILER 2019
This Spells Trouble // TNT4 – Equally Powerful Movies // Extreme Music // Nick Kingsley
BEST USE OF PRODUCTION MUSIC IN A FILM TRAILER 2019
In Limbo // Farming Trailer // Cavendish Music // Jake Shillingford, Nick Evans
BEST USE OF PRODUCTION MUSIC IN DIGITAL / ONLINE ADVERTISING 2019
Blast Dem Up // Introducing 5 Carlos Place – matchesfashion.com // Universal Production Music (Killer Tracks & Soundcast Music) // Ali Theodore, Jordan Yeager, Sarai Howard, Sergio Cabral
PRS Foundation Award for Best Newcomer
Composer Amy McKnight (Universal Production Music)
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