The 67th Grammy Awards nominations honored musicians Hans Zimmer and Atticus Ross and films like Twisters and The Color Purple with nods across multiple categories.
Zimmer was nominated for the Best Score for Visual Media category with the soundtrack to Dune: Part II (2024) and also for the Best Song Written for Visual Media category with “Love Will Survive” from The Tattooist of Auschwitz, which he wrote with Cara. Damaged, Midnight Charlie and Walter Afanasieff. Barbra Streisand sings the song from the series based on Heather Morris’ book of the same name.
Atticus Ross is nominated as composer with collaborator Trent Reznor for the soundtrack to the film The Defiant (2024) starring Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor. Ross, along with Leopold Ross and Nick Cuba, has two nominations in the same category — Best Score for Visual Media — with FX’s Shogun, which also took home several awards at the 2024 Emmys. Ross’ indie rock band Nine Inch Nails will headline Then record the score in Tron: Ares.
The Color Purple (2023) has nods for composer Chris Powers in the Best Score for Visual Media category as well as Best Compilation Soundtrack for the various artists who contributed.
Lee Isaac Chung’s Twisters (2024) is nominated for Best Compilation Original Score for Visual Media as well as for Luke Combs’ song “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma,” which the country singer co-wrote with Jesse Alexander and Jonathan Singleton.
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Oliva Rodrigo’s “Can’t Catch Me Now” which plays over the credits of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes was also nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media, as was “Better Place” from TROLLS: Band Together For Best Song Written for Visual Media. Written by Justin Timberlake and *NSYNC. Both films were released last year.
Other films nominated for Best Compilation Original Score for Visual Media include Saltburn (2023), Maestro: The Music of Leonard Bernstein which marks Bradley Cooper’s fourth Grammy nomination after three nominations from his A Star Is Born (2019) collaboration with Lady Gaga.
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) also took home the award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.
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To be eligible for the 67th Grammy Awards, recordings must have been commercially released in the United States between September 16, 2023, and August 30, 2024, which is why films from the end of 2023 are only receiving nods now.
Beyonce tops the entire list of Grammy nominations with 11 nominations across musical categories and genres for her album “Cowboy Carter.” Find the full list of these categories below:
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media
The Color Purple – (various artists) Deadpool & Wolverine – (various artists) The Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein – London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper Saltburn – (various artists) Twisters: The Album – (various artists)
Best Soundtrack for Visual Media (including film and television)
American Fantasy – Laura Karpman, Challengers Composer – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, The Color Purple Composers – Chris Powers, Dune: Part II Composer – Hans Zimmer, Shogun Composer – Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross and Leopold Ross, Composers
Best Song Written for Visual Media
There’s no love in Oklahoma [From “Twisters: The Album”] —Jesse Alexander, Luke Combs, Jonathan Singleton, Better Place Songwriters (Luke Combs) [From “TROLLS Band Together”] — Amy Allen, Shellback and Justin Timberlake, songwriters (*NSYNC and Justin Timberlake) Can’t Catch Me Now [From “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”] – Daniel Nigro and Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo) It Never Gone [From “American Symphony”] —Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste) Love Will Survive [From “The Tattooist of Auschwitz”] —Walter Afanasieff, Charlie Midnight, Kara Talve and Hans Zimmer, songwriters (Barbra Streisand)
Best Musical Film
American Symphony – Jean Baptiste | Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman, Joydan Okun, Video Producers June – (June Carter Cash) | Christine Faurio, video director; Josh Matas, Sarah Olson, Jason Owen, Mary Robertson, and Christine Faurio, video producers Kings From Queens — Run DMC | Kirk Fraser, video director; William H. Masterson III, Video Producer Stevie Van Zandt: The Disciple – Steven Van Zandt | Bill Teck, video director; Robert Kotto, David Fisher and Bill Teck, Video Producers The Greatest Night in Pop – (Various Artists) | Bao Nguyen, video director; Bruce Iskowitz, George Henkin, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Lionel Richie and Harriet Sternberg, video producers
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