Three USC Thornton alumni have been nominated for the 4th Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards. Composition alum Michael Abels (BM ‘84) was nominated for Outstanding Score for a Studio Film with Nope. Composition alum Bear McCreary (BM ‘02) was nominated for Outstanding Score for a Television Production with The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power and Outstanding Score for Interactive Media with the video game, “God of War: Ragnarok.” Screen Scoring alum Ludwig Göransson (GCRT ‘08) was nominated for Outstanding Song for a Drama/Documentary with “Lift Me Up” for the film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
The awards ceremony will take place on February 15, 2023.