AWFC Playback - Deadline: Sound & Screen Television
I had the pleasure of attending this year’s Sound & Screen Television presentation at UCLA’s Royce Hall. This concert is a key event in setting the tone for Emmy consideration, featuring a 60-piece orchestra and an informative Q&A after each piece, as well as a cocktail reception where voters can mingle and get to know the artists. This concert, presented by Deadline in association with Rhapsody PR and Costa Communications, serves as a great reminder to honor television scores as epic, cinematic, and also ultimately human musical experiences. If anyone needs to be convinced of the value of a live ensemble budget for a show, this concert is a great place to start!
As Co-President of the AWFC, I really enjoyed connecting with several AWFC members (see the photo!) as well as supportive studio executives, PRO directors, AWFC supporting members, friends from the CDC, and various other composers presenting their work on the program. The positive energy, creativity, and excitement were palpable.
It was a pleasure to celebrate Amanda Jones’ participation with her score for Murderbot (Apple). Amanda conducted her own score onstage. The music captures a unique combination of energy, propulsion and humor for this popular sci-fi series (which happens to feature one of my personal faves, Alexander Skarsgard!). The show’s music is up for Emmy consideration in three music categories: Main Title, Series and Song. We had a chance to talk to Amanda about the story concepts which motivated her score and how she approached instrumentation to bring the tension between technology and humanity to life. For fans of the show, the suite was a wonderful encapsulation of the arc, and it also served as a fabulous introduction to the world of the story to those who haven’t watched it yet.
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Members of the AWFC attended 2026 ASCAP Screen Music Awards on April 28, 2026.
Women and gender-diverse nominees included Raashi Kulkarni for A Nice Indian Boy (Composer Choice: Film Score of the Year), Amanda Jones for Murderbot (Composer Choice: Television Theme of the Year & Television Score of the Year), Sofia Degli Alessandri for Prime Minister (Composer Choice: Documentary Film Score of the Year), Amanda Jones for Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time (Composer Choice: Documentary Series Score of the Year-WINNER) and Nainita Desai for Secrets of the Penguins (Composer Choice: Documentary Series Score of the Year).

Congratulations to all nominees and winners and thank you to ASCAP for hosting this amazing event.
AWFC MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: A Q&A with Tiff Randol
“Co-founding Mamas in Music wasn’t some big master plan. It was more of a response. A need to create something that we couldn’t find. What’s been most meaningful is seeing how ready people were for it. The need for connection, for shared understanding, for real support. It was already there. Sometimes just creating a space where people can find each other shifts everything.”
To read more about @tiffrandol check out the AWFC Composer Spotlight link in our bio.
Interview by AWFC member Alex Petkovski
Members of the AWFC attended the 7th Annual Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards on February 6th, 2026.
Women and gender-diverse nominees included Dara Taylor for Straw (Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film), Sara Barone with Forest Christenson for To Kill A Wolf (Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film), Amanda Jones for Murderbot (Outstanding Original Title Sequence for a Television Production), Ching-Shan Chang for Laws of Man (David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent-WINNER), Freya Berkhout for Ride or Die (David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent), Diane Warren for “Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless (Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production), Alice Smith with Miles Caton and Ludwig Göransson for “Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” from Sinners (Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production), Sara Bareilles, Brandi Carlile, and Andrea Gibson for “Salt Then Sour Then Sweet” from Come See Me in the Good Light (Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production), Ejae with Mark Sonnenblick for “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters (Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production-WINNER), Raashi Kulkarni nominated for the David Raksin award and Shakira with Blake Slatkin and Ed Sheeran for “Zoo” from Zootopia 2 (Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production).
Congratulations to all nominees and winners and thank you to SCL for hosting this amazing event.
đźź° EQUALISED SOUND - EPISODE 7đźź°
Welcome back to Equalised Sound! On today’s episode Alice & Jenna are joined by three more amazing guests:Â
Composer & pianist Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch @emilielevienaisefarrouch , music supervisor and publisher Lucy Bright @lightlightbright , and Co-Chair & Co-CEO of @catsmothernetwork Charlotte-Anne Myler @ca.myler
Together, we discuss their careers and how they found their paths, the power of mentorship, and the importance of allyship.
Listen on Spotify now at the link in our bio! And let us know who you’d like to see on the next episode of Equalised Sound in the comments below 👇
AWFC TEA TALKS: GET TO KNOW YOUR AWFC LEADERSHIP
Grab your favorite cup—hot, iced, or spiked—and join us for a community connection.
Tea Talks is a monthly gathering designed to help us slow down, get acquainted, and celebrate one another. Each month, we’ll feature different members, and we’re kicking off our first chat with the new leadership team.Â
Want to share your story at an upcoming Tea Talk? We’d love to hear from you. We want to answer your questions, hear what you’re working on, and figure out how we can better support one another as a community, so add your questions, news, or ideas at the link in bio and let us know what’s on your mind!
Register to attend at the link tree in our IG bio.
The Alliance for Women Film Composers congratulates the women & gender-diverse composers who are nominated for Camille Awards:
Best Film Score
Ginevra Nervi – 18 Holes to Paradise
Laetitia Pansanel-Garric – Hola Frida
Best Score for a Feature Documentary
Anna Rice – Our Blue World
Katharina Nuttall – Filmen om Siw (My Life as Siw)
AWFC MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: A Q&A with Sophie Rannou
“Today, all these elements come together: my classical background, my intuition and the tools, all serving something more structured, yet deeply connected to emotion and the image. Although I have a medical career, I have always maintained a strong connection to music, especially composition. From the age of sixteen, I felt a deep-yet modest at the time-need to create my own music.”
To read more about @janelecomposer check out the AWFC Composer Spotlight link in our bio.
Interview by Valerie Manahan
AWFC PLAYBACK: A Review of the AWFC at the London Soundtrack Festival
Last week, the AWFC joined the @ldnsoundtrack to host a Concert and Conversation with four film composers. After a short introduction by AWFC board member, Daisy Coole, moderator Gemma Dempsey spoke to Hannah Peel (Midwinter Break, Underland, Scoop), Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch (H is for Hawk, All of Us Strangers), Nigji Sanges (La mort viendra) and Sofia degli Alessandri (Prime Minister, Red, White & Royal Blue, All of You).
Each conversation was paired with a performance of their works by @herensemblemusic , including orchestrations and arrangements by @keziatomsett and @taliamorey .
It was a joy to see the event well attended, with an audience so enthusiastic about the scores presented, and an eagerness to meet the composers after the event. We are very thankful to all involved, especially the composers represented, and the London Soundtrack festival for hosting us.
- Kezia Tomsett
AWFC Board Member
