“Game of Thrones” composer Ramin Javadi was honored with the BMI Icon Award at Broadcast Music Inc.’s 40th annual Film, TV and Visual Media Awards on Wednesday night in Beverly Hills.
The Emmy-winning, Grammy-nominated composer was recognized for his “memorable scores and themes that inspire future generations of musicians,” BMI President-CEO Mike O’Neill said in presenting the award.
Djawadi’s music for “Game of Thrones” became a sensation during the HBO fantasy series’ eight-season run, which ended in 2019. He won two Emmys for his music in the seventh and eighth seasons, and later accompanied the symphony orchestra and singers on world tours in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
His other television credits include “Westworld,” “Prison Break” and the current fantasy and sci-fi series “House of the Dragon,” “3 Body Problem” and “Fallout.” His film credits include “Iron Man,” “Eternals,” “A Wrinkle in Time,” “Clash of the Titans” and “Pacific Rim,” and he has also contributed music to video game franchises such as “Medal of Honor.” and “Gears of War.”
Producers DB Weiss and David Benioff (“Game of Thrones”), Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy (“Westworld”), Charles Rowen (“Batman Begins”) and Ryan Condle (“House of the Dragon”) paid tribute to Djawadi through video clips. .”); Director Ava DuVernay (“Wrinkle in Time”); rock guitarist Tom Morello; and “Game of Thrones” author George RR Martin.
The BMI Icon Award is the performing-rights society’s highest honor. Previous recipients include John Williams, Thomas Newman, Alexandre Desplat, James Newton Howard, Terrence Blanchard, Alan Silvestri and Michael Danna.
Also honored at the black-tie, invitation-only event were composers from the year’s top-grossing films, top-rated prime-time network series and highest-ranking cable and streaming media programs.
Andrew Wyatt (“Barbie”), Brian Tyler (“Super Mario Bros. Movie”), John Murphy (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”), Harry Gregson-Williams (“Mag 2: The”) were on hand to collect the film awards. . Trench”) and Jongnik Bontemps (“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”).
Musicians from streaming shows honored include Sherri Chung (“Based on a True Story”), Tom Howe (“Ted Lasso”), Chris Bacon (“Wednesday”), Carlos Rafael Rivera (“Chemistry Lessons”), Blake Neely (“You”). and Kevin, Deanna and Sean Kiner (“Ahsoka”).
Network program winners include Sean Callery (“The Accused”), Atlee Orverson (“Chicago Fire,” “FBI”), Mike Post (“Law & Order”), Kurt Farquhar (“The Neighborhood”) and Phil Eisler (“Fire Country”). Is included. “).
A new series, Music for Video Games, featuring honorees Stephen Barton (“Star Wars Jedi: Survivor”), Inan Zur (“Starfield”), Ted Reidy (“Diablo IV”) and Chuck E. The Myers “C” team was featured. And J. Scott Racozzi (“Hogwarts Legacy”).
A complete list of winners can be found here here.