Society Of Composers And Lyricists Nominations Announced

The Society Of Composers And Lyricists have announced their nominations for 2022 with Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio leading with two nods for Outstanding Score for a Studio Film for Alexandre Desplat and Outstanding Song for a Musical/Comedy for “Ciao Papa,” written by Roeban Katz, Desplat, and Guillermo del Toro.

The SCL will present the 4^th Annual SCL Awards for score and songs in visual media on February 15, 2023 at the Skirball Cultural Center and hosted by Darren Criss. Full list of nominations below.

OUTSTANDING SCORE FOR A STUDIO FILM:

• ALEXANDRE DESPLAT – GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
• CARTER BURWELL – BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
• MICHAEL ABELS – NOPE
• MICHAEL GIACCHINO – THE BATMAN
• JOHN POWELL – DON’T WORRY DARLING

OUTSTANDING SCORE FOR AN INDEPENDENT FILM:

• LEO BIRENBERG, ZACH ROBINSON – WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY
• SHARON FARBER – BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER
• RYAN LOTT – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
• ROB SIMONSEN – THE WHALE
• MARK SMYTHE – THE REEF: STALKED

OUTSTANDING SONG FOR A MUSICAL/COMEDY:

• ALEXANDRE DESPLAT, ROEBAN KATZ, GUILLERMO DEL TORO – “CIAO PAPA” FROM GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
• KHIYON HURSEY, SUKARI JONES, BENJ PASEK, JUSTIN PAUL, MARK SONNENBLICK – “GOOD AFTERNOON” FROM SPIRITED
• DANNY ELFMAN – “LIGHT THE MATCH” FROM CENTRAL PARK
• BILLY EICHNER, MARC SHAIMAN – “LOVE IS NOT LOVE” FROM BROS
• WEIRD AL YANKOVIC - “NOW YOU KNOW” FROM WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY

OUTSTANDING SONG FOR A DRAMA/DOCUMENTARY

• DIANE WARREN – “APPLAUSE” FROM TELL IT LIKE A WOMAN
• TAYLOR SWIFT – “CAROLINA” FROM WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
• LADY GAGA, BLOODPOP – “HOLD MY HAND” FROM TOP GUN: MAVERICK
• TEMS, RIHANNA, LUDWIG GÖRANSSON, RYAN COOGLER – “LIFT ME UP” FROM BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
• TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS – “(YOU MADE IT FEEL LIKE) HOME” FROM BONES AND ALL

DAVID RAKSIN AWARD FOR EMERGING TALENT:

• DARA TAYLOR – THE INVITATION
• ANNA DRUBICH – BARBARIAN
• DEANDRE JAMES ALLEN-TOOLE – GOD’S COUNTRY
• ESIN AYDINGOZ – SIMCHAS AND SORROWS
• NAMI MELUMAD – STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS