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Kevin Bacon and Michael Bacon perform at the 7th Annual SCL Awards. Kevin is singing at a microphone with Michael who is also playing guitar. Behind them on stage is a guitarist, french hornist, percussionist, drummer, keyboardist, and bass player, all dressed in tuxedos. At the edges of the image a saxophonist, string, player, and other singers are visible.

7th Annual SCL Awards

The 7th Annual Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards were held February 6, 2026 in Los Angeles, hosted by The Bacon Brothers: Kevin Bacon and Michael Bacon. SoS once again provided music preparation and assembled an orchestra of LA’s finest musicians. The evening featured musical performances by Melissa Manchester, The Bacon Brothers, and a musical celebration of the 50th anniversary of the film Rocky conducted by composer Bill Conti.

In addition to the winners of competitive categories, the ceremony also honored the filmmaker-composer team of Ludwig Göransson and Ryan Coogler with the Spirit of Collaboration Award, which featured live performances of music from Black Panther, Creed, and Sinners.

7th Annual SCL Awards Orchestra

Bob Sheppard – tenor sax, clarinet
Sal Lozano – alto sax, flute, piccolo
Jacob Scesney – tenor sax, flute, clarinet
Ian Dahlberg – bari sax, oboe, clarinet

Laura Brenes – french horn

Jamie Hovorka – trumpet, flugelhorn
Tony Bonsera – trumpet, flugelhorn
Chris Tedesco – trumpet, B-flat french horn

Andy Martin – trombone
Craig Gosnell – trombone, bass trombone

Rich Ruttenberg – keyboards

George Doering – guitar

David Hughes – electric & acoustic bass

Gary Novak – drumset

MB Gordy – percussion

Alison Bjorkedal – harp

Alyssa Park – violin (concertmaster)
Marisa Kuney – violin
Songa Lee – violin
Heather Powell – violin
Julie Rogers – violin
Irina Voloshina – violin

Luke Maurer – viola
Neel Hammond – viola

Evgeny Tonkha – cello
Cameron Stone – cello

Colin Hay and Eden Contez sing on a darkened stage. Behind them can on the right be seen the wind and brass sections. To their left is the guitar, piano, drums, bass, and part of the string section. Behind them is a large screen displaying the 6th Annual SCL Awards logo.

The 6th Annual SCL Awards

The 6th Annual SCL Awards were held on Wednesday, February 12th, in Los Angeles, California. SoS once again assembled the orchestra and provided music preparation. In addition to the winners of competitive categories, the ceremony also honored the filmmaker-composer team of Ridley Scott and Harry Gregson-Williams with the Spirit of Collaboration Award, which featured Gregson-Williams conducting live performances of pieces from The Martian and Kingdom of Heaven.

Hosted by Grammy winner Colin Hay, the 6th SCL Awards featured musical performances by Eden Kontesz, Colin Hay, the SAG-AFTRA Singers, and an orchestra featuring LA’s finest musicians.

The 6th Annual SCL Awards Orchestra:

Tom Scott – tenor sax, clarinet
Jacob Scesney – tenor sax, clarinet, flute
Jeff Driskill – alto sax, flute
Ian Dahlberg – bari sax, oboe, english horn, flute

Laura Brenes – french horn

Ryan Deweese – trumpet, flugelhorn
Knox Summerour – trumpet, flugelhorn
Chris Tedesco – trumpet, B-flat french horn

Andy Martin – trombone
Craig Gosnell – trombone, bass trombone

George Doering – guitar, oud
Rich Ruttenberg – keyboards
Trey Henry – acoustic & electric bass
Gary Novak – drumset
M.B. Gordy – percussion

Stephanie Bennett – harp

Alyssa Park – violin (concertmaster)
Kyle Gilner – violin
Songa Lee – violin
Julie Rogers – violin
Shalini Vijayan – violin
Irina Voloshina – violin

Colleen Sugata – viola
Lynne Richburg – viola

Evgeny Tonkha – cello
Charlie Tyler – cello

Composer Palooza
Composer Palooza
Composer Palooza - A holiday and awards season mixer with composers and music creatives. Thursday 12/12, 7:30pm, Game Changer Brewhouse, 13730 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA, 91423 CO-HOSTED BY: Brooke deRosa - Composer (The Merry Gentlemen) Danita Ng-Poss and Jason Poss - Music Preparation Professionals / Orchestrators (Moana 2, Mufasa) Darren Fung - Composer (Unspoken; The Silent Planet) Greg Nicolett - Composer (Skystrider; Enemy No More) Ian Arber - Composer (Paris Has Fallen) Jeff Toyne - Composer (Palm Royale) Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson - Composers (Cobra Kai) Lindsay Jones - Composer (Surviving the Sleepover) Lucas Lechowski - Composer (The Performance) Michael Paraskevas - Composer (Agatha All Along) Nikhil Koparkar - Composer Dead Whisper) Philip Klein - Composer (The Madness)

Composer Palooza

Holiday and Award Season Music Creative Mixer

SoS will be co-hosting a Composer Mixer with other music professionals on Thursday, December 12, in Sherman Oaks! Come join us as we celebrate the holidays and our projects in contention this award season! Hope to see you there!

Register by clicking this link:

<CLICK HERE TO JOIN US AT COMPOSER PALOOZA!>

Agatha All Along

SoS goes down, down, down, The Witches' Road

“Agatha All Along” is the latest Disney/Marvel Television live action series for which Symbols of Sound provided vocal music transcription for localization.

Sometimes transcribing can feel like many miles of tricks and trials, but this time the Witches’ Road was straight and clear. That’s good news to Marvel fans around the world who know the importance of the ballad in Agatha’s story.

Fans will hear “The Ballad of the Witches’ Road” in their local language when it arrives on Disney+ September 18, 2024.

The 5th Annual SCL Awards

The Society of Composers and Lyricists’ 5th Annual SCL Awards were held on Tuesday, February 13th in Los Angeles, California. The Awards were hosted by Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Siedah Garrett. Garrett opened the ceremony with a barn-burning arrangement of her song “Shug Avery” from the 2023 film The Color Purple. She closed with her song “Man in the Mirror”, made famous by Michael Jackson, which Garrett co-wrote with Glen Ballard.

The ceremony also honored the filmmaker-composer team of Martin Scorsese and Robbie Robertson with the Spirit of Collaboration Award, which included a performance of Robertson’s song “Between Trains” from Scorsese’s The King of Comedy by 6-time Grammy-winning recording artist, Jason Isbell.

In addition to accompanying these acts, the orchestra performed Henry Mancini’s “Peter Gunn”, and the song “Somewhere Out There” from the film An American Tail sung by Zola Odessa and Danny Duran III in a beautiful “In Memoriam” segment.

Symbols of Sound handled the hiring and management of the orchestra and provided music preparation services. SoS has had a role in the music of every SCL awards to date.