Core Composers Earn 14 CASMA Noms

Super proud of our Core Music Agency 2023 CASMA nominees:

Best Original Score, Documentary, Factual, Reality Series or Special: BEN FOX – “The Climate Baby Dilemma”, JUSTIN DELORME – “The Nature of Things: Grizzly Rewild”

Best Original Score for a Documentary Feature Film: BEN FOX – “Cynara”

Best Original Main Title Theme Music (Sponsored by SOCAN): JUSTIN DELORME – “Diaspora”

Best Original Score for a Narrative Feature Film (Sponsored by Orchestral Tools): MICHELLE OSIS – “Fixation”, STEPH COPELAND – “Laced”, STEPH COPELAND – “Outpost”, TOM THIRD – “The Young Arsonists”.

Best Original Song (Sponsored by Music Publishers Canada): ALEXANDRIA PETKOVSKI & Kris Kovacs – “Deathloop: Deja Vu Remix”, CRAIG McCONNELL – “The Bullet or the Blade”, JESSE ZUBOT & WAYNE LAVALLEE – “You Are My Bones”

Best Original Score for a Short Film (Sponsored by Cinesamples): SUAD BUSHNAQ – “Corvine”

Best Original Score for a Television Special: SEAN NIMMONS-PATERSON & Stephen Krecklo – “Hotel for the Holidays”, STEPH COPELAND – “Designing Christmas”.

Alexandra Petkovski takes 2 Big Noms at Canadian Sync Awards

Congrats to Core Composer Alexandra Petkovski @alexandrapetkovski on her two Canadian Sync Award Nominations:

Best Commercial Advertising for her composition "Oh So Quiet"  for @kidshelpphone’s #FeelOutLoud PSA and Best Sync Artist / Songwriter of the Year as artist FJØRA

Canadian Guild of Music Supervisors

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And the Nominees for Best Musical Score, Motion Picture are...

Jesse Zubot & Wayne Lavallee for BONES OF CROWS, and Jesse Zubot & Dan Mangan for FLOAT!

Wayne has 3 previous Leo Nominations and a Leo Award, as well as multiple Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards. Bones of Crows marks the second major collaboration between Wayne and Jesse. Jesse himself has multiple Leo Nominations, Canadian Screen Award nominations. and 4 Juno Awards.

And the Nominees for Best Musical Score, Television Movie are...

Red Janes - AN AMISH SIN

Matthew Rogers - CRUEL INSTRUCTION

Graeme Coleman - WEDDING OF A LIFETIME

This is Red's 3rd Leo Nomination. She also has a Leo Award. Graeme has 11 Leo Nominations/Awards, 5 Gemini Awards/Nominations, and 2 Genie Nominations. This Leo nomination marks Matthew's 23rd, He also has 7 Leo Awards.

And the Nominee for Best Musical Score, Documentary Series is....

Amanda Cawley! Amanda was nominated this year again for her score to the series, AGELESS GARDENS. She also received another Leo Nomination, Best Musical Score, Short Film - NEVER BROKEN.

These are Amanda's 5th and 6th Leo Nominations. She's received a Leo Award and a Canadian Screen Award nomination as well.