Guild of Music Supervisors Award for Best Song Written and/or Recording Created for a Film

The Best Song Written and/or Record for a Film award is annually given by the Guild of Music Supervisors to honor the song records directly created for feature films. It was first given at their sixth annual awards function, and has continued to be ever since.

Winners and nominees[edit]

2010s[edit]

Year	Film	Song	Composers	Recording Artists	Music Supervisor	Ref
2015	Furious 7	"See You Again"	DJ Frank E, Charlie Puth, Wiz Khalifa, and Andrew Cedar	Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth	Rachel Levy	^[1]
	Fifty Shades of Grey	"Love Me Like You Do"	Savan Kotecha, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Tove Lo, Max Martin, and Ali Payami	Ellie Goulding	Dano Sampson
	Love & Mercy	"One Kind of Love"	Brian Wilson and Scott Bennett	Brian Wilson	—
	Meru	"The Light That Never Fails"	Adrian Gurvitz, Andra Day, and Lauren Christy	Andra Day	Tracy McKnight
	The Peanuts Movie	"Better When I'm Dancin'	Meghan Trainor and Thaddeus Dixon	Meghan Trainor	John Houlihan
	Pitch Perfect 2	"Flashlight"	Sia Fuller, Christian Guzman, Jason Moore, and Sam Smith	Hailee Steinfeld	Julia Michels and Julianne Jordan
2016	La La Land	"City of Stars"	Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul	Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling	Steven Gizicki	^[2]
	Alice Through the Looking Glass	"Just Like Fire"	Alecia Moore, Max Martin, Karl Johan Schuster, and Oscar Holter	P!nk	Mitchell Leib and Kaylin Frank
	Sing Street	"Drive It Like You Stole It"	Gary Clark	Ferdia Walsh-Peelo	Becky Bentham
	Suicide Squad	"Heathens"	Tyler Joseph	Twenty One Pilots	Season Kent and Gabe Hilfer
	Trolls	"Can't Stop the Feeling!"	Justin Timberlake, Max Martin, and Karl Johan Schuster	Justin Timberlake	Julia Michels and Julianna Jordan
2017	Call Me By Your Name	"Mystery of Love"	Sufjan Stevens	Sufjan Stevens	Robin Urdang	^[3]
	Coco	"Remember Me"	Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez	Miguel featuring Natalia Lafourcade	Tom MacDougall
	Ferdinand	"Home"	Nick Jonas, Nick Monson, and Justin Tranter	Nick Jonas	Julianna Jordan
	The Greatest Showman	"This Is Me"	Benji Pasek and Justin Paul	Keala Settle	Benji Paesk and Justin Paul
	Mudbound	"Mighty River"	Mary J. Blige, Raphael Saadiq, and Taura Stinson	Mary J. Blige	Evyen Klean and Jennifer Reeve
2018	A Star Is Born	"Shallow"	Stefani Germanotta, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt	Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper	Julia Michels and Julianne Jordan	^[4]
	Black Panther	"All the Stars"	Kendrick Lamar, Anthony Tiffith, Mark Anthony Spears, Alexander William Shuckburgh, and Solána Rowe	Kendrick Lamar and SZA	Dave Jordan
	Dumplin'	"Girl in the Movies"	Dolly Parton and Linda Perry	Dolly Parton	Buck Damon
	Mary Poppins Returns	"Trip a Little Light Fantastic"	Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman	Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Blunt, Tarik Frimpong, Pixie Davies, Joel Dawson, Nathanael Saleh, and Leeries	Michael Higham and Paul Gemignani
	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	"Sunflower"	Khalif Brown, Louis Bell, Austin Post, William Walsh, Carter Lang, and Carter Rosen	Post Malone and Swae Lee	Kier Lehman
2019	Bombshell	"One Little Soldier"	Regina Spektor	Regina Spektor	Evyen Klean	^[5]
	Charlie's Angels	"Don't Call Me Angel"	Alma-Sofia Miettinen, Ariana Grande, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Elizabeth Grant, Max Martin, Miley Cyrus, and Savan Kotecha	Ariana Grande, Lana Del Rey, and Miley Cyrus	Julianna Jordan and Julia Michel
	Frozen II	"Into the Unknown"	Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez	Idina Menzel featuring AURORA	Tom MacDougall
	The Lion King	"Spirit"	Beyoncé, Ilya Salmanzadeh, and Timothy McKenzie	Beyoncé	Mitchell Leib
	Wild Rose	"Glasgow (No Place Like Home)"	Caitlyn Smith, Kate York, and Mary Steenburgen	Jessie Buckley	Karen Elliott

2020s[edit]

Year	Film	Song	Composers	Recording Artists	Music Supervisor	Ref
2020	The Trial of the Chicago 7	"Hear My Voice"	Celeste Waite and Daniel Pemberton	Celeste	Peter Afterman and Alison Litton	^[6]
	All In: The Fight for Democracy	"Turntables"	George “George 2.0” A. Peters II, Janelle "Django Jane" Monáe, and Nathaniel Irvin III	Janelle Monáe	Andrew Gross
	The High Note	"Love Myself"	Greg Kurstin and Sarah Aarons	Tracee Ellis Ross	Linda Cohen
	Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey	"Make It Work"	John Stephens	Forest Whitaker and Anika Noni Rose	Julia Michels
	Onward	"Carried Me with You"	Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, and Tim Hanseroth	Brandi Carlile	Tom MacDougall
2021	Encanto	"Dos Oruguitas"	Lin-Manuel Miranda	Sebastián Yatra	Tom MacDougall	^[7]
	Flag Day	"My Father's Daughter"	Glen Hansard and Eddie Vedder	Eddie Vedder, Glen Hansard, and Olivia Vedder	Tracy McKnight
	The Harder They Fall	"Guns Go Bang"	Jeymes Samuel, Scott Mescudi, and Shawn Carter	Kid Cudi and Jay-Z	Michelle Silverman
	King Richard	"Be Alive"	Beyoncé and Dixson	Beyoncé	Susan Jacobs
	Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings	"Fire in the Sky"	Anderson .Paak, Bruno Mars, Son Tzu, Rogét Chahayed, Wesley Singerman, Taylor Dexter, and Alissia Benveniste	Anderson .Paak	Dave Jordan
2022	Everything Everywhere All at Once	"This Is a Life"	Ryan Lott, David Byrne, and Mitski Miyawaki	David Byrne, Mitski, and Son Lux	Lauren Marie Mikus and Bruce Gilbert	^[8]
	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever	"Lift Me Up"	Robyn Fenty, Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler, and Temilade Openiyi	Rihanna	Dave Jordan
	Catherine Called Birdy	"Honey to the Bee"	James Marr and Wendy Page	Misty Miller	Jen Malone and Nicole Weisberg
	Elvis	"Vegas"	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Amala Dlamini, David Sprecher, and Rogét Chahayed	Doja Cat	Anton Monsted
	A Jazzman's Blues	"Paper Airplanes"	Ruth Berhe and Terence Blanchard	Ruth B.	Joel C. High
	Minions: The Rise of Gru	"Turn Up the Sunshine"	Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew, Patrik Berger, and Kevin Parker	Diana Ross and Tame Impala	Mike Knobloch and Rachel Levy
	The Return of Tanya Tucker	"Ready As I'll Never Be"	Tanya Tucker and Brandi Carlile	Tanya Tucker and Brandi Carlile	Jill Meyers and Drew Bayers
	Top Gun: Maverick	"Hold My Hand"	Lady Gaga and BloodPop	Lady Gaga	Randy Spendlove
	The Valet	"A Song in My Heart"	Gaby Moreno and Heitor Pereira	Gaby Moreno	Howard Paar
	Where the Crawdads Sing	"Carolina"	Taylor Swift	Taylor Swift	Spring Aspers
2023	Barbie	"What Was I Made For?"	Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell	Billie Eilish	George Drakoulias	^[9]
	American Symphony	"It Never Went Away"	Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson	Jon Batiste	Priya Autrey
	Barbie	"I'm Just Ken"	Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt	Ryan Gosling	George Drakoulias
	The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes	"Can't Catch Me Now"	Dan Nigro and Olivia Rodrigo	Olivia Rodrigo	Hillary Holmes
	Joy Ride	"Juicy"	Isak Alvedahl, Kirubel Swedin, and Sandra Wikstrom	Ramengvrl	Toko Nagata
	Past Lives	"Quiet Eyes"	Zachary Dawes and Sharon Van Etten	Sharon Van Etten	Meghan Currier
	Rustin	"Road to Freedom"	Lenny Kravitz	Lenny Kravitz	Barry Cole
	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	"Am I Dreaming"	Mike Dean, Peter Lee Johnson, Rakim Mayers, Roisee, Leland Wayne, and Landon Wayne	Metro Boomin, ASAP Rocky, and Roisee	Kier Lehman
	Theater Camp	"Camp Isn't Home"	Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman, Ben Platt, and Mark Sonnenblick	Alexander Bello, Bailee Bonick, Donovan Colan, Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Luke Islam, Madisen Lora, Kyndra Sanchez, Jack Sobolewski, and Quinn Titcomb	Lindsay Wolfington
	Totally Killer	"Little Bit O' Soul"	John Carter and Kenneth Hawker	The Linda Lindas	Toko Nagata

References[edit]

^ Newman, Melinda (February 11, 2016). "Snubbed by Oscars, 'See You Again,' 'Straight Outta Compton' Win at Music Supervisor Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
^ Newman, Melinda (February 16, 2017). "Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
^ Walters, Michael (February 9, 2018). "Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
^ "2019 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 13, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
^ "Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: 'Once Upon a Time,' 'Queen & Slim' Among Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. February 7, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
^ Lewis, Hilary (February 25, 2021). "Music Supervisors Guild Awards: 'Jingle Jangle,' 'High Note' Among Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
^ Tangcay, Jazz (February 10, 2022). "Eyes of Tammy Faye, Encanto, Being the Ricardos Among Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominees". Variety. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^ Tangcay, Jazz (January 23, 2023). "Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Taylor Swift Nominated for Guild of Music Supervisors Awards". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
^ Bechara, Diego Ramos (January 22, 2024). "'Barbie' Leads Music Supervisors Guild Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2024.

[1] Newman, Melinda (February 11, 2016). "Snubbed by Oscars, 'See You Again,' 'Straight Outta Compton' Win at Music Supervisor Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 3, 2022.

[2] Newman, Melinda (February 16, 2017). "Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 3, 2022.

[3] Walters, Michael (February 9, 2018). "Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 3, 2022.

[4] "2019 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. February 13, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2022.

[5] "Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: 'Once Upon a Time,' 'Queen & Slim' Among Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. February 7, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2022.

[6] Lewis, Hilary (February 25, 2021). "Music Supervisors Guild Awards: 'Jingle Jangle,' 'High Note' Among Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 3, 2022.

[7] Tangcay, Jazz (February 10, 2022). "Eyes of Tammy Faye, Encanto, Being the Ricardos Among Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Nominees". Variety. Archived from the original on February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

[8] Tangcay, Jazz (January 23, 2023). "Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Taylor Swift Nominated for Guild of Music Supervisors Awards". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

[9] Bechara, Diego Ramos (January 22, 2024). "'Barbie' Leads Music Supervisors Guild Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2024.

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v t e Guild of Music Supervisors Award for Best Song Written and/or Recording Created for a Film
2010s	"See You Again" – Written by DJ Frank E, Charlie Puth, Wiz Khalifa, and Andrew Cedar (2015) "City of Stars" – Written by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul (2016) "Mystery of Love" – Written by Sufjan Stevens (2017) "Shallow" – Written by Stefani Germanotta, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt (2018) "One Little Soldier" – Written by Regina Spektor (2019)
2020s	"Hear My Voice" – Written by Celeste Waite and Daniel Pemberton (2020) "Dos Oruguitas" – Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda (2021) "This Is a Life" – Written by Ryan Lott, David Byrne, and Mitski Miyawaki (2022) "What Was I Made For?" – Written by Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas O'Connell (2023)