We congratulate our ASMAC family and friends on their GRAMMY nominations. Best wishes!

Watch the 66th GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony live on Sunday, 4 February 2023, at 12:30pm PT at live.grammy.com and the live telecast at 5pm PT at the same link and on CBS and Paramount+. The majority of awards, including the arranger and composer awards, are presented during the earlier Premiere Ceremony. So, be sure to tune in to see your peers. The full list of nominees is on the Recording Academy website. Voting Recording Academy members: your ballot must be submitted by 4 January 2024, 6pm PST.

Let us know if we missed an ASMAC member contribution to this year’s nominees.

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new ensemble jazz recordings.

The Chick Corea Symphony Tribute. Ritmo
ADDA Simfònica, Josep Vicent, Emilio Solla

Dynamic Maximum Tension
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society

Basie Swings The Blues
The Count Basie Orchestra directed by Scotty Barnhart

Olympians
Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest

The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions
Mingus Big Band

Best Musical Theater Album

For albums containing greater than 51% playing time of new recordings. Award to the principal vocalist(s), and the album producer(s) of 50% or more playing time of the album. The lyricist(s) and composer(s) of 50 % or more of a score of a new recording are eligible for an Award if any previous recording of said score has not been nominated in this category.

Kimberly Akimbo
John Clancy, David Stone, & Jeanine Tesori, producers; Jeanine Tesori, composer; David Lindsay-Abaire, lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

In January 2022, we hosted a fun ASMAC event on Arranging West Side Story 2021 with David Newman, Shawn Murphy, and Jeanine Tesori. That nearly 3-hour event video is available for ASMAC members to re-watch.

Parade
Micaela Diamond, Alex Joseph Grayson, Jake Pedersen & Ben Platt, principal vocalists; Jason Robert Brown & Jeffrey Lesser, producers; Jason Robert Brown, composer & lyricist (2023 Broadway Cast)

Shucked
Brandy Clark, Jason Howland, Shane McAnally & Billy Jay Stein, producers; Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast)

Some Like It Hot
Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks, & NaTasha Yvette Williams, principal vocalists; Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Bryan Carter, Scott M. Riesett, Charlie Rosen, & Marc Shaiman, producers; Scott Wittman, lyricist; Marc Shaiman, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

We hosted a fun event with Marc Shaiman and most of the music team of the Broadway musical Some Like It Hot. That nearly 3-hour video is available for ASMAC members to re-watch.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Annaleigh Ashford & Josh Groban, principal vocalists; Thomas Kail & Alex Lacamoire, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist) (2023 Broadway Cast)

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Award to the principal artist(s) and/or ‘in studio’ producer(s) of a majority of the tracks on the album. In the absence of both, award to the one or two individuals proactively responsible for the concept and musical direction of the album and for the selection of artists, songs and producers, as applicable. Award also goes to appropriately credited music supervisor(s).

AURORA
(Daisy Jones & The Six)

We hosted an ASMAC event with music supervisor Frankie Pine on 6 September 2023 on the process of music supervision and her fabulous work on the Amazon series Daisy Jones & the Six. That nearly 2-hour video is available for all to watch. Other event videos are available to ASMAC members.

Barbie The Album
(Various Artists)

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From And Inspired By
(Various Artists)

Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3: Awesome Mix, Vol. 3
(Various Artists)

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Weird Al Yankovic

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series, or other visual media.

Barbie
Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt, composers

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Ludwig Göransson, composer

The Fabelmans
John Williams, composer

You can listen to a 28-minute audio interview from 24 April 2020 between Conrad Pope and John Williams. This was part of our 2 hour and 20 minute Conrad Salinger Tribute on 25 April 2020. While the audio interview is public, the Conrad Salinger Tribute is available to ASMAC members to re-watch. We welcome all to join ASMAC from anywhere in the Universe.

Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny
John Williams, composer

Oppenheimer
Ludwig Göransson, composer

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, video games and other interactive media.

Call Of Duty®: Modern Warfare II
Sarah Schachner, composer

God Of War Ragnarök
Bear McCreary, composer

Hogwarts Legacy
Peter Murray, J Scott Rakozy & chuck e. myers “sea”, composers

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Stephen Barton & Gordy Haab, composers

Save the Date: We will hosting Stephen Barton & Gordy Haab for an ASMAC event on Saturday, 13 January 2024, noon PST (UTC-08) when we’ll dive into the score and composition/orchestration process for the video game Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Registration details available soon.

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
Jess Serro, Tripod, & Austin Wintory, composers

Best Instrumental Composition

A Composer’s Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.

Amerikkan Skin
Lakecia Benjamin, composer (Lakecia Benjamin featuring Angela Davis)

Can You Hear The Music
Ludwig Göransson, composer (Ludwig Göransson)

Cutey And The Dragon
Gordon Goodwin & Raymond Scott, composers (Quartet San Francisco Featuring Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)

We hosted a 3.5-hour fun event on Raymond Scott in 2020. That video is available for ASMAC members to re-watch.

Helena’s Theme
John Williams, composer (John Williams)

Motion
Edgar Meyer, composer (Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, & Zakir Hussain featuring Rakesh Chaurasia)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

Angels We Have Heard On High
Nkosi Hospas, arranger (Just 6)

Nkosi Hospas and a few members of Just 6 joined us earlier this week on 18 December 2023 for the ASMAC Holiday Hang 2023 and shared about the Angels We Have Heard on High arrangement along with their version of The Little Drummer Boy. The 3+ hour video is available for ASMAC members to re-watch.

Can You Hear The Music
Ludwig Göransson, arranger (Ludwig Göransson)

Folsom Prison Blues
John Carter Cash, Tommy Emmanuel, Markus Illko, Janet Robin, & Rober Luis Rodrigeuz, arrangers (The String Revolution Featuring Tommy Emmanuel)

I Remember Mingus
Hilario Durán, arranger (Hilario Durán And His Latin Jazz Big Band Featuring Paquito D’Rivera)

Paint It Black
Esin Aydingoz, Chris Bacon, & Alana Da Fonseca, arrangers (Wednesday Addams)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

An Arranger’s Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

April In Paris
Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Patti Austin Featuring Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)

Gordon Goodwin has participated in a few ASMAC events. Those videos are available for ASMAC members to re-watch.