Joel Sill To Receive Legacy Award At Guild Of Music Supervisors Gathering

Guild Of Music Supervisors Awards

THE GUILD OF MUSIC SUPERVISORS will honor industry legend JOEL SILL with the organization’s LEGACY AWARD for his creative contribution to music in film. SILL’s body of work includes "Forrest Gump," "The Goonies," "Blade Runner," "The Color Purple" and "My Cousin Vinny.

SILL will be joined by SPOTIFY RISE artist, KING PRINCESS, who will be performing as this year’s SPOTLIGHT ARTIST. The 9th annual GUILD OF MUSIC SUPERVISORS AWARDS will be held on FEBRUARY 13th at THE THEATRE AT THE ACE HOTEL  in downtown LOS ANGELES. The event will celebrate the highest achievements in music supervision, recognizing exemplary work in 18 categories representing movies, television, games, advertising and trailers.

Commented GUILD President THOMAS GOLUBIC, “Time and time again, JOEL has been a key player in the creation of iconic songs that capture a film’s spirit and drive award-winning and platinum-selling soundtrack albums. From 'Easy Rider' to 'Flashdance,' 'La Bamba' to 'Forrest Gump,' JOEL has been part of the most iconic music films of the last few decades and forged a path for today’s music supervisors. We are honored to bestow this award on JOEL and to feature KING PRINCESS, who is carving her own unique path, speaking to today’s diverse and inclusive landscape of creative artists and listeners.”

In 1980, SILL became VP Music for PARAMOUNT PICTURES, overseeing and designing music for films including "An Officer And A Gentleman" and "Flashdance," with theme songs from both films -- “Up Where We Belong” and “Flashdance… What a Feeling” -- going on to win ACADEMY AWARDS for Best Original Song. Following these successes, SILL moved to WARNER BROS.., serving as VP Music where MADONNA was introduced to soundtracks through the hit song “Crazy for You” created for the film "Vision Quest." He continued to build his career with many chart-topping hits, including “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” for the "Mannequin" soundtrack and the multi-platinum "La Bamba."

The deadline for nominee entries in all categories for the GMS AWARDS has been extended to DECEMBER 21st. Nominations are open to GUILD members and non-guild members alike. Visit here for the awards nominations portal.

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