The best in Canadian Screen Composing
On 26 October 2023 at the El Mocambo in Toronto, the Screen Composers Guild of Canada announced the winners for the second annual Canadian Screen Music Awards. A total of 52 musical works received nominations in 11 categories covering feature film, television, animation, documentary, games and interactive media.
The SCGC also present the Distinguished Services to the Industry Award to Darren Fung.
Award recipients
Nominees:
- Agatha Kaspar – “The Long Weekend”
- Ben Fox – “Cynara”
- Mark Dolmont – “Satan Wants You”
- Stéphanie Hamelin Tomala – “J’ai placé ma mère (I lost my mom)”
Winner:
- Jonathan Kawchuk – “True Survivors”
Nominees
- Blake Matthew – “Nahuales”
- Daniela Pinto – “Diaspora”
- Noora Nakhaei – “Printemps”
- Suad Bushnaq – “Corvine”
Winner:
- Amin Bhatia – “Jane Goodall’s Reasons for Hope”
Nominees
- John Rowley – “Pretty Hard Cases: Always A Bridesmaid”
- Peter Chapman – “The Lake: Midsommar Madness”
Winner:
- Peter Chapman & Maylee Todd – “Workin’ Moms: The End”
Nominees:
- Caleb Chan & Brian Chan – “Pinecone and Pony: The Sturdy Stone”
- Erica Procunier – “The Mystery of Lookout Mountain (Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go)”
- Neil Parfitt – “Super Wish: The Legend of Cake-Bun Bottom”
- Peter Chapman – “Happy House of Frightenstein: Lucky Spell”
Winner:
- Spencer Creaghan & Neil Parfitt – “Matchbox Adventures: Season 3”
Nominees:
- Adrian Ellis – “Love in Wolf Creek”
- Medhat Hanbali – “Queen Rising”
- Sean Nimmons-Paterson & Stephen Krecklo – “Hotel for the Holidays”
- Steph Copeland – “Designing Christmas”
Winner:
- Kristjan Bergey – “Swindler Seduction”
Nominees
- Andrea Wettstein & Alec Harrison – “Windborne: Call of the Canadian Rockies”
- Blake Matthews – “Tiny Colony”
- Janal Bechthold – “Loki’s Castle”
Winner:
- Jim Guthrie – “Nobody Saves The World”
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Nominees:
Winner:
- Layal Watfeh – “Under Guardianship – Taht Al Wisaya”
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Nominees:
- Alexandra Petkovski & Kris Kovacs – “Deathloop: Deja Vu Remix”
- Craig McConnell – “The Bullet or the Blade”
- Spencer Creaghan & Milen Petzelt Sorace – “My Little Pony Make Your Mark”
- Stephen Krecklo & Ashley Jane – “How Lucky Am I”
Winner:
- Jesse Zubot, Wayne Lavallee & Marie Clements – “You Are My Bones”
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