The Canadian Screen Music Awards

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

CASMA: Celebrating the best Canadian screen composing

Now in its third year, the Canadian Screen Music Awards (CASMA) is an annual celebration of composer’s excellence in scoring original music for the screen. Launched and administered by Screen Composers Guild of Canada, these awards are open to all Canadian and permanent resident composers with winners chosen by the SCGC’s roster of judges.

The CASMAs aim to honour these composers for their outstanding work in media and screen-based industries. These accolades are the first to be juried and awarded by fellow screen composers in Canada.

In 2024, nominations for musical works are being considered in 12 categories covering feature film, television, animation, documentary, games and interactive media, plus a special lifetime achievement award.

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25 Sept 2024

CASMA Nominations for 2024

Best Original Score, Animated Series or Special

Amanda Cawley – “Ostinato”

Caleb Chan & Brian Chan – “Fairly Oddparents: A New Wish: Ep 101 – Fly”

Erica Procunier – “Thomas & Friends: The Great Bubbly Build”

Henry Mitton – “Vida The Vet: Ep 01B – Toby Needs Glasses”

Meiro Stamm – “Carl’s Rescue Crew: Ep 101 – Rumble Mountain”

Best Original Score, Comedy Series or Special

David DeDourek – “Space Janitors: Ep 405 – Til Death”

Dillon Baldassero – “Davey and Jonesies Locker: Ep 09 – Bean and Nothingness”

Jeff Toyne – “Palm Royale: Ep 102 – Maxine Saves A Cat”

Joel Schwartz & Antoine Gratton – “Paris Paris: Ep 12 – Mon coeur est dans l’enclos”

Peter Chapman – “The Lake: Ep 208 – Death on Denial”

Best Original Score, Documentary, Factual, Reality Series or Special

Amanda Cawley – “Visionary Gardeners: Ep 2 – Communities in Harmony”

Andrew Gordon Macpherson – “Dark Side of the Ring: Ep 506 – Chris Colt: Welcome to my Nightmare”

Andy Milne – “Black LIfe Untold Stories: Ep 2 – Revolution Remix”

Julien Verschooris – “Passionate Eye: Warrior Spirit”

Suad Bushnaq – “Secret World of Sound – The Nature of Things: Ep 1 – Hunters and Hunted”

Best Original Score, Dramatic Series or Special (Sponsored by DGC National)

Andrew Lockington – “Lioness: Ep 102 – The Beating”

Jesse Zubot & Wayne Lavallee – “Bones of Crows: Ep 2 – To Be Separated”

Lora Bidner & Rob Carli – “Ruby and the Well: Ep 301 – I Wish I Knew Where it Was”

Paul Aitken, Rob Carli & Jono Grant – “Murdoch Mysteries: Ep 1718 – Why is Everybody Singing?”

Spencer Creaghan – “Surreal Estate: Ep 201 – Trust the Process”

Best Original Score for a Documentary Feature Film

Iva Delic – “Lost in the Shuffle”

Jesse Zubot & Josh Zubot – “Resident Orca”

Jonathan Kawchuk – “Hunt for the Oldest DNA”

Jonathan Kawchuk – “Send Kelp”

Tom Third – “A Mother Apart”

Best Original Score for a Narrative Feature Film (Sponsored by Orchestral Tools)

Adrian Ellis & Walker Grimshaw – “Mother Father Sister Brother Frank”

Andrew Lockington – “Atlas”

Spencer Creaghan – “I Don’t Know Who You Are”

Steph Copeland – “Cascade”

Steph Copeland – “Reveillon”

Best Original Main Title Theme Music (Sponsored by SOCAN)

Allison Leyton-Brown & Laura Kleinbaum – “Vida the Vet”

Andrew Lockington – “Lioness”

Andrew Lockington – “Poacher”

Jeff Toyne – “Palm Royale”

Suad Bushnaq – “From the Ashes (Jaras Enzar)”

Best Original Score for a Short Film

Anthony William Wallace – “Borders”

Justin Delorme – “Ohskennón:ten Owí:ra”

Meiro Stamm – “Fiego and the Magic Fish”

Tom Third – “EarthWorm”

Tom Third – “The Everlasting Pea”

Best Original Score for a Television Special

Caleb Chan & Brian Chan – “The Thundermans Return”

Darren Fung – “Calamity Jane”

Jordan Andrew – “Lowlifes”

Steph Copeland – “Binged to Death”

Toby Sherriff & Jacob Monaco – “Taz: Quest for Burger”

Best Original Song (Sponsored by Music Publishers Canada)

Alexandra Petkovski & Maks Simchenko – “Black Skylands”

Carmen Elle & Ben Kunder – Sort Of: Ep 308 – “Sort Of Gone Again”

Paul Aitken – Murdoch Mysteries: Ep 1718 – “Why is Everybody Singing?”

Spencer Creaghan, Kristyn Johnson & Bryn V McCutcheon – “Surreal Estate: Ep 203 – The Butler Didn’t”

Steph Copeland & Sarah MacDougall – “Cascade”

Best Original Score for Games and Interactive Media

Amanda Cawley – “Siegebreaker”

Janal Bechthold & La-Nai Gabriel – “Where the Poppies Blow: The Life and Lessons of John McCrae”

Maxime Goulet – “One More Gate: A Wakfu Legend”

Lifetime Achievement Awards

The SCGC Award for Lifetime Achievement is awarded by the Screen Composers Guild of Canada Awards Committee. More details to be announced on 19 August.

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SCGC members are eligible to attend the 2024 CASMA ceremony on Friday 25 September at the El Mocambo in Toronto. They may also buy raffle tickets to win a range a amazing prizes generously donated by our sponsors.

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