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Society of Composers & Lyricists

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The Society of Composers & Lyricists is an organization founded in 1983 to represent composers and lyricists working in visual media, such as television and film.[1][2] It sought union status in 1984 after the dissolution of the Composers and Lyricists Guild of America, but the National Labor Relations Board denied the bid on the basis that songwriters were independent contractors. Another attempt to become a union in the 1990s was also unsuccessful.[3][4] Members of the organization also include orchestrators, arrangers, music supervisors, music agents, music attorneys, music editors, copyists, and audio engineers.[5]

Chapters

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The Society of Composers & Lyricists operates three chapters outside of Los Angeles.

Location Year Founded Chairs Ref.
New York, NY 2011 Greg Pliska [6]
Nashville, TN 2022 Jay Weigel [7]
Chicago, IL 2025 Tony Scott-Green [8]

Awards

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Since 2020, the Society of Composers & Lyricists has presented annual awards for music in film, television, and other media.[9]

Ceremonies

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# Date Location Host Ref.
1st January 7, 2020 Skirball Cultural Center N/a [10]
2nd March 2, 2021 Virtual Michael Giacchino [11]
3rd March 8, 2022[a] Skirball Cultural Center Aloe Blacc [13]
4th February 15, 2023 Darren Criss [14]
5th February 13, 2024 Siedah Garrett [15]
6th February 12, 2025 Colin Hay [16][17]
7th February 6, 2026 Michael & Kevin Bacon

Categories

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Since 2024, the organization presents awards in eight competitive categories:[2][18]

Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film

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Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film

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Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production

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Outstanding Original Title Sequence for a Television Production

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Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production

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Prior to 2022, a single award was given for Original Song in a Visual Media Production, irrespective of genre.

# Year Song Production Song by Ref.
1st 2020 "Stand Up" Harriet Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo [19]
3rd 2022 "No Time to Die" No Time to Die Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell [21]
4th 2023 "Applause" Tell It Like a Woman Diane Warren [14]
5th 2024 "Can't Catch Me Now" The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro [15]
6th 2025 "The Journey" The Six Triple Eight Diane Warren [17]
7th 2026 "I Lied to You" Sinners Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson

Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production

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Prior to 2022, a single award was given for Original Song in a Visual Media Production, irrespective of genre.

# Year Song Production Song by Ref.
2nd 2021 "Husavik" Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Savan Kotecha, Fat Max Gsus, and Rickard Göransson [20]
3rd 2022 "Just Look Up" Don't Look Up Nicholas Britell, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, and Taura Stinson [21]
4th 2023 "Ciao Papa" Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, and Guillermo del Toro [14]
5th 2024 "What Was I Made For?" Barbie Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell [15]
6th 2025 "Compress/Repress" Challengers Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Luca Guadagnino [17]
7th 2026 "Golden" KPop Demon Hunters Ejae and Mark Sonnenblick

Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media

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David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent

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# Year Production Music By Ref.
3rd 2022 Jupiter's Legacy Stephanie Economou [21]
4th 2023 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Nami Melumad [14]
5th 2024 Home Is a Hotel Catherine Joy [15]
6th 2025 Inside Out 2 Andrea Datzman [17]
7th 2026 Law of Man Ching-Shan Chang

Spirit of Collaboration Award

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In addition, the group presents the non-competitive Spirit of Collaboration Award to a composer and filmmaker team.[22]

# Year Composer Filmmaker Ref.
1st 2020 Thomas Newman Sam Mendes [19]
2nd 2021 Terence Blanchard Spike Lee [20]
3rd 2022 Carter Burwell Joel and Ethan Coen [21]
4th 2023 Justin Hurwitz Damien Chazelle [14]
5th 2024 Robbie Robertson Martin Scorsese [15]
6th 2025 Harry Gregson-Williams Ridley Scott [17]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Rescheduled from February 1 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12]

References

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  1. ↑ "Mission and History". Society of Composers & Lyricists. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Pond, Steve (January 4, 2022). "Nicholas Britell, Diane Warren Lead Noms for Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards". TheWrap. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ Eicke, Stephan (2019). The Struggle Behind the Soundtrack: Inside the Discordant New World of Film Scoring. McFarland. pp. 198–199. ISBN 9781476637006.
  4. ↑ Verrier, Richard (November 18, 2009). "Composers, lyricists make a union pitch". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ Newman, Melinda (January 8, 2020). "'Joker' Composer Hildur Gudnadóttir Scores Big at Inaugural Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. ↑ "New York Chapter". Society of Composers & Lyricists. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Nashville Chapter". Society of Composers & Lyricists. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Chicago Chapter". Society of Composers & Lyricists. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  9. ↑ Willman, Chris (December 3, 2019). "Society of Composers & Lyricists Announces Nominees for Inaugural Film/TV Awards". Variety. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  10. ↑ Burlingame, Jon (January 8, 2020). "Women Win Big at Inaugural Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards". Variety. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  11. ↑ Burlingame, Jon (March 2, 2021). "'Soul,' 'Blizzard of Souls' Scores and 'Eurovision' Song Win Top Awards From Society of Composers and Lyricists". Variety. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  12. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (January 13, 2022). "Society of Composers & Lyricists' SCL Awards Rescheduled For March – Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  13. ↑ Tapp, Tom (March 8, 2022). "Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell, Ariana Grande Top Society Of Composers & Lyricists' Awards – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Anderson, Erik (February 16, 2023). "4th Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) winners: 'Nope,' 'Everything Everywhere All At Once,' 'The White Lotus'". AwardsWatch. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pedersen, Erik (February 13, 2024). "SCL Awards: Music From 'Oppenheimer' & 'Barbie' Among Society Of Composers & Lyricists Winners". Deadline. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  16. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (December 18, 2024). "Society Of Composers & Lyricists Cues Up 2025 SCL Awards Nominations". Deadline. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pedersen, Erik (February 12, 2025). "SCL Awards: 'Wild Robot' & 'The Brutalist' Take Top Film Prizes; Two For Atticus Ross; Diane Warren Wins – Full List". Deadline. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  18. ↑ "The SCL Awards". Society of Composers & Lyricists. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Anderson, Erik (January 8, 2020). "Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) Awards: Hildur Guðnadóttir a double winner for 'Joker,' 'Chernobyl'". AwardsWatch. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Anderson, Erik (March 3, 2021). "'Soul,' "Husavik" are Society of Composers and Lyricists winners". AwardsWatch. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Anderson, Erik (March 9, 2022). "Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) winners: 'Encanto,' Billie Eilish and 'The White Lotus'". AwardsWatch. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  22. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (February 1, 2021). "Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard to Receive Collaboration Honor at Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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