The Society of Composers & Lyricists is an organization founded in 1983 to represent

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

s and

lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income ...

s working in visual media, such as television and film. It sought

union Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...

status in 1984 after the dissolution of the Composers and Lyricists Guild of America, but the

National Labor Relations Board The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an independent agency of the federal government of the United States with responsibilities for enforcing U.S. labor law in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices. Under the Natio ...

denied the bid on the basis that songwriters were independent contractors. Another attempt to become a union in the 1990s was also unsuccessful. Members of the organization also include

orchestrator Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra (or, more loosely, for any musical ensemble, such as a concert band) or of adapting music composed for another medium for an orchestra. Also called "instrumentation", orch ...

arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...

music supervisor A music supervisor is a person who combines music and visual media. According to The Guild of Music Supervisors, a music supervisor is “a qualified professional who oversees all music related aspects of film, television, advertising, video games ...

s, music agents, music attorneys, music editors,

copyist A copyist is a person that makes duplications of the same thing. The term is sometimes used for artists who make copies of other artists' paintings. However, the modern use of the term is almost entirely confined to music copyists, who are emplo ...

s, and

audio engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ...

Awards

Since 2020, the Society of Composers & Lyricists has presented annual awards for music in film, television, and other media.

Ceremonies

Notes

References

External links

Official website
Arts and media trade groups {{DEFAULTSORT:Society of Composers and Lyricists

Awards

Ceremonies

Categories

Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film

Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film

Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production

Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production

Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production

Outstanding Original Score for Interactive Media

David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent

Spirit of Collaboration Award

Notes

References

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