Music Supervisors Guild Awards Nominations: ‘Twisters,’ ‘The Idea of You’ Lead the Field

Music Supervisors Guild Awards Nominations: ‘Twisters,’ ‘The Idea of You’ Lead the Field

Twisters and The Idea of You are the most nominated films for the 2025 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards, the nominees for which were unveiled Friday.

Twisters’ Rachel Levy earned a nod for best music supervision among major budget films, while Frankie Pine with the romantic comedy The Idea of You received a nomination for best music supervision in a mid-budget film. And in the best film song competition, the Twisters action thriller got a nod for “Out of Oklahoma,” while The Idea of You will contend in the category with the title song “The Idea of You”.

Music supervisors Steve Schnur, Raphaella Lima, Codie Childs, Mike Ladman and Mara Tacham received the most individual nominations with three each, and Netflix earned the most nominations among major studios with 13 in all.  

Other film contenders in the music supervision and songwriting competitions include Wicked, Deadpool & Wolverine, Emilia Pérez and The Brutalist. And on the TV side, the top nominees include Baby Reindeer, Fallout, Palm Royale and English Teacher.

It was earlier announced that songwriter Stephen Schwartz (Wicked) will receive the Icon Award and music supervisor Bonnie Greenberg (My Best Friend’s Wedding) will accept the Legacy Award.

The 15th annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards are set for Feb. 23 at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. ^.The performance and presenter lineup will be announced at a later date.

A full list of this year’s nominees follows.

Jordan Carroll – “Better Man”
Dave Jordan – “Deadpool & Wolverine”
Julianne Jordan – “The Instigators”
Rachel Levy – “Twisters”
Tom MacDougall, Matt Walker – “Moana 2”
Maggie Rodford – “Wicked”

Deva Anderson, Rachel Lautzenheiser – “The Piano Lesson”
Iain Cooke – “Back to Black”
Pierre-Marie Dru – “Emilia Pérez”
Steven Gizicki  – “A Complete Unknown”
Frankie Pine – “The Idea of You”
Mary Ramos – “The Greatest Hits”

Jessica Berndt, Chris Swanson – “I Saw the TV Glow”
James Cartwright – “Dandelion”
Csaba Faltay, Milena Fessmann – “Maria”
Kier Lehman – “Los Frikis”
James A. Taylor – “The Brutalist”
Scotty Taylor – “My Old Ass”

Joel C. High, Sami Posner – “Meet Me Next Christmas”
Susan Jacobs, Jackie Mulhearn – “Out of My Mind”
Rob Lowry – “Sweethearts”
Aminé Ramer – “Lonely Planet”
Morgan Rhodes – “Thelma the Unicorn”
Robin Urdang – “The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat”

“The Idea of You” – ‘The Idea of You’
Songwriters: Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha, Albin Nedler
Performers: Anne-Marie, Nicholas Galitzine
Music Supervisor: Frankie Pine

“The Journey” – ‘The Six Triple Eight’
Songwriter: Diane Warren
Performer: H.E.R.
Music Supervisor: Joel C. High

“Kiss the Sky” – ‘The Wild Robot’
Songwriters: Delacey, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack, Ali Tamposi
Performer: Maren Morris
Music Supervisor: Natalie Hayden

“Like a Bird” – ‘Sing Sing’
Songwriters: Abraham Alexander, Brandon Marcel, Adrian Quesada
Performers: Abraham Alexander, Adrian Quesada
Music Supervisor: Dan Wilcox

“Out of Oklahoma” – ‘Twisters’
Songwriters: Luke Dick, Shane McAnally, Lainey Wilson
Performer: Lainey Wilson
Music Supervisor: Rachel Levy

“Why I’m Here” – ‘Shirley’
Songwriters: Samara Joy, Paul Sylvester Morton Jr.
Performer: Samara Joy
Music Supervisor: Madonna Wade-Reed

Deva Anderson, Rachel Lautzenheiser – “Masters of the Air” Season 1
Matt Biffa – “One Day” Season 1
Linda Cohen – “The Sympathizer” Season 1
Stephanie Diaz-Matos – “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” Season 1
Catherine Grieves – “Baby Reindeer” Season 1
Trygge Toven – “Fallout” Season 1

George Drakoulias, Ian Herbert – “Palm Royale” Season 1
Kerri Drootin, Charlie Haggard – “Loot” Season 2
Christa Miller, Tony Von Pervieux – “Bad Monkey” Season 1
Javier Nuño, Joe Rodríguez – “Acapulco” Season 3
Jen Ross – “English Teacher” Season 1

Brandon Boucher, Peter Davis – “The Challenge: All Stars” Season 4
Jon Ernst – “Love Is Blind” Season 6
Meryl Ginsberg, Sara Torres, Jordan Young – “Love Island USA” Season 6
Carrie Hughes – “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” Season 11

“The Ballad of the Witches’ Road (Sacred Chant Version)” – ‘Agatha All Along’
Songwriters: Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez
Performers: Agatha All Along Cast (Ali Ahn, Kathryn Hahn, Patti LuPone, Debra Jo Rupp, Sasheer Zamata)
Music Supervisors: Dave Jordan, Justine von Winterfeldt

“Do You See Me Now” – ‘Sweetpea’
Songwriters: Daisy Bertenshaw, Isobel Waller-Bridge
Performers: CHINCHILLA, Isobel Waller-Bridge
Music Supervisor: Ollie White

“Egún” – ‘Manhunt’
Songwriter: Danielle Ponder
Performer: Danielle Ponder
Music Supervisors: Lindsey Driscoll, Brienne Rose

“Feel It” – ‘Invincible’
Songwriters: David Burke, Noah Ehler, Sam Homaee, Gray Toomey
Performer: d4vd
Music Supervisors: Gabe Hilfer, Henry van Roden

“The First Cut Is the Deepest” – ‘The Brothers Sun’
Songwriter: Cat Stevens
Performer: Bo Wang
Music Supervisor: Angela Asistio

Maureen Crowe, Lisa Moberly, Janet Billig Rich – “Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple”
Justin Feldman – “Music by John Williams”
Jonathan Finegold – “Gaucho Gaucho”
Dawn Sutter Madell – “Eno”
Aminé Ramer – “Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary”

Sam Carlin, Drew Kramer – “Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza” Season 1
Alexandra Eckhardt – “Kings from Queens: The Run DMC Story” Season 1
Ed Gerrard – “Gospel” Season 1
Gary Welch – “Camden” Season 1
Allison Wood – “Breath of Fire” Season 1

Abbey Hendrix, Jonathan Wellbelove – “iPhone 15 Storage – Don’t Let Me Go”
Andrew Kahn, Morgan Thoryk – “Two-Step”
Mike Ladman, Mara Techam – “Breaking Moves the World”
Peymon Maskan, Gemma Schladow, Alec Stern, Jenna Wilson – “Power of She”
Nicole Palko, Jonathan Wellbelove – “iPhone 15 Plus Battery – One More”

Danielle Beauvoir, Nick Maker – “Out of This World: The Official Anthem of the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup”
Abbey Hendrix, Jonathan Wellbelove – “iPhone 16 – Imagine It. Genmoji It.”
Scott McDaniel – “1 Performance, 30 Years in the Making”
Patrick Lawrence Zappia – “Give Your Gift.”

Codie Childs – “PS5 | Play Has No Limits”
Connie Edwards, Sunny Kapoor – “Spot it Early”
Mike Ladman, Mara Techam – “A Mountain of Entertainment – Hail Patrick”
Mike Ladman, Mara Techam – “H.O.R.S.E. on a Horse”
Nellie Rajabi, Jonathan Wellbelove – “The Relay”
Al Risi – “An American Love Story”

Megan Barbour, Greg Smith, Tyler Torrison – “28 Years Later” – Official Trailer
Maggie Baron – “Anora” – Official Redband Trailer
Deric Berberabe, Jordan Silverberg  – “Thunderbolts*” – Trailer 2
Anny Colvin – “We Live in Time” – Official Trailer
Will Quiney – “Cuckoo” – Official Trailer

Deric Berberabe, Hudson Saxe, Jordan Silverberg – “Severance: Season 2” – Official Trailer
Bobby Gumm – “3 Body Problem” – Final Trailer
Vanessa Jorge Perry – “Skeleton Crew” – Official Trailer
Scenery Samundra, Gregory Sweeney – “DISCLAIMER*” – Official Trailer
Naaman Snell – “The Last of Us: Season 2” – Official Teaser

Jonny Altepeter, Jackie Palazzolo, Vitaly Shenderovsky – “VALORANT” – Clove Agent Trailer – 2 WORLDS
Alex Hackford, Lindsey Kohon, Naaman Snell – “Destiny 2: The Final Shape” – Launch Trailer
Lindsey Kohon – “Black Ops 6” – Gameplay Reveal Trailer
Raphaella Lima, Steve Schnur – “College Football 25” – Official Reveal Trailer
Raphaella Lima, Michael Sherwood – “Apex Legends: Upheaval” – Gameplay Trailer

Benjamin Beladi – “The Sandbox – Alpha Season 4”
Maya Halfon Cordova, Kyle Hopkins – “Forza Horizon 5 – Retrowave”
Nora Felder – “Stranger Things VR”
Alex Hackford – “MLB The Show 24”
Raphaella Lima, Cybele Pettus, Steve Schnur – “EA SPORTS FC 25”
Ryan Tomlin, Brandon Young – “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6”

Manu Bachet, Raphaël Joffres – “Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown”
Composers: Gareth Coker, Mentrix

Codie Childs, James Marshall – “LEGO Horizon Adventures” 
Composer: Homay Schmitz

Codie Childs, James Marshall – “Until Dawn”
Composer: Mark Korven

Glenn Herweijer, Ben Sumner – “Life is Strange: Double Exposure”
Composers: Glenn Herweijer, Nick Hill, Tessa Rose Jackson, Luciano Rossi

Steve Schnur – “Dragon Age: The Veilguard”
Composers: Lorne Balfe, Hans Zimmer

Sam Yang – “Delta Force”
Composers: Edwin, Jason H, LUMi, Johan Söderqvist, Zio