Twenty-two SOCAN members nominated for Gemini Awards

SOCAN member Keith Power is nominated for a 2011 Gemini Award for Best Original Music Score for a Program or Series. (Photo: Erin Kennedy)

SOCAN congratulates 22 of its members nominated for a 2011 Gemini Award for their musical contributions to Canada’s television industry.
The nominees are:

Best Original Music for a Lifestyle/Practical Information or Reality Program or Series
Graeme Coleman - Ice Pilots NWT - "Arnie Calls It"
Ryan Kondrat and John La Magna - Make the Politician Work - "Peter MacKay"
David Krain - Mantracker - "Dylan & Travis"
David Krain - Survive This - "Self Rescue / Finale"
Adam White, Jamie Shields and David Wall - Village on a Diet - "Small Town, Big Problem"

Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series
Nick Dyer and Eric Cadesky – Museum Secrets - "Inside the Vatican"
Ken Myhr - Geologic Journey - "The Pacific Rim: Americas"
Ken Myhr - Love at the Twilight Motel
Phil Strong - Peep Culture
Claudio Vena - T.O. In 24

Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Program, Mini-Series or TV Movie
Sean Callery (ASCAP) - The Kennedys
Jonathan Goldsmith - The Nativity
Trevor Morris (ASCAP) - The Pillars of the Earth

Best Original Music Score for a Program or Series
Amin Bhatia and Ari Posner - Flashpoint - "Acceptable Risk"
Andrew Lockington - Sanctuary - "Normandy"
Trevor Morris - The Borgias - "Nessuno (Nobody)"
Trevor Morris - The Tudors - "Episode 410"
Keith Power - Heartland - "Homecoming"

Best Original Music Score for an Animated Program or Series
Hal Beckett - Kid vs. Kat - "Fangs For The Memories"
Hal Beckett and Steffan Andrews- League of Super Evil - "Ant-archy"
Don Breithaupt and Anthony Vanderburgh - Sidekick - "Identity Crisis/Fart of Darkness"
Serge Côté - Rob the Robot - "Space Race"

Celebrations for 26th Annual Gemini Awards will take place over three nights in Toronto beginning Aug. 30 and continuing Aug. 31 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, culminating Sept. 7 at the CBC with a live broadcast on CBC Television.