THE HOLLYWOOD MUSIC IN MEDIA AWARDS

ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR AWARDS SHOW

SET FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19

October 29, 2009, Hollywood, CA – The Hollywood Music in Media Awards, has made final nominee selections for one of the most anticipated music events of the fall, set for Thursday, November 19 at The Highlands in the world famous Hollywood & Highland/Kodak Theater complex.

An eclectic mix of notable names dominate the featured visual media categories including, film composers Michael Giacchino (“Up” / “Star Trek”), Clinton Shorter (“District 9”), Alexandre Displat (“Julie & Julia”), Jim Dooley (“Obsessed”), TV composers Lisa Coleman & Wendy Melvoin (“Heroes”), Dan Licht (“Dexter”), Danny Lux (“The Good Wife”), Nathan Barr (“True Blood”), video game composers Inon Zur (“Dragon Age: Origins”), Martin O’Donnell (“Halo 3: ODST”), Jesper Kyd (“Assassins Creed 2″) and many more.

Other visual media categories include Best Original Song in film, TV, Video game, commercial advertisement and music video. Music categories include all major music genres, including a special award for Best New Composer (nominees are Zeltia Montes, Leah Curtis, Zain Effendi and Amanda Lee Faulkenberg). HMMA is also the first music awards to recognize Outstanding Music Supervision in film, TV, video games and movie trailers.  All 2009 HMMA nominees can be viewed at: www.hmmawards.com

Receiving the HMMA Outstanding Career Achievement in Film Composition is Academy Award nominee John Debney. Debney has composed film scores for a wide range of genres, including The Princess Diaries, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement and Raising Helen, Spy Kids, Sin City, Elf, Liar Liar, Dragonfly, Bruce Almighty, Hannah Montana: The Movie, and The Passion of the Christ, which earned him an Oscar nomination.  Current film projects include Garry Marshall’s Valentine’s Day, Sin City 2 & 3, and one of the most anticipated films of 2010, Iron Man 2. Debney will be the first composer to receive such an honor from the Hollywood Music In Media Awards.

Co-hosts Adam Gaynor, founding member of Matchbox 20, and recording artist & actress Suzan Brittan-Gault will helm the gala. Live performances include Hollywood Records/Disney recording artist Steve Rushton (Music Video nominee), Tina Guo (Music Video nominee), Hypnogaja (Alternative nominee), Mdot (R&B/Soul nominee) and three other select nominees. The HMMA show will be shot for post-edited broadcast in seventeen European and U.S. territories.

To be apart of this truly unique and groundbreaking opportunity, visit the HMMA website at www.hmmawards.com.

Hollywood Music In Media Awards:
November 19, 2009
5 PM red carpet arrivals / 6 PM banquet & VIP / 8 PM awards show
The Highlands
Hollywood & Highland / Kodak Theater Complex
6801 Hollywood Blvd., Fourth Floor
Hollywood, CA 90028

Media Interactive Conference (MIMICON):
November 20-22, 2009
Renaissance Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood & Highland / Kodak Theater Complex
1755 N. Highland Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90028