Winners and Nominees
We celebrate the best music of the previous year at the MIMAs 2025. Check out this year’s winners and nominees!
Celebrating the best music in films, games, podcasts, radio, documentaries, advertising, television and theatre
The Music in Media Awards are all about celebrating the best music in films, games, podcasts, radio, documentaries, advertising, television and theatre. A panel of experienced and professional judges from across the audio and visual industries will assess each entry and select winners.
Loek Dikker wins Oeuvre Award Music in Media
This year, the Oeuvre Award Music in Media goes to Loek Dikker. He receives the award in recognition of his exceptional contribution to Dutch and international film music, jazz and music in media.
“Loek Dikker is a pioneer who has continually pushed the boundaries between jazz, classical music and film music. His influence extends beyond the Netherlands; he has contributed to the recognition of media composers worldwide.”
– Maartje Glas, General Manager BMIM
Truly amazing winners of the MIMAs 2025
A panel of experienced and professional judges from across the audio and visual industries selected these winners in each of the following MIMAs categories.
Read the full jury report. (Dutch only)
Ella van der Woude
Alpha.
Bas van Win, Jeroen Jaspers (Nozem Audio)
Vivarium
Alex Simu
Nesjomme
Jorrit Kleijnen, Jacob Meijer, Alexander Reumers
De Ring
MEAU, Simon de Wit, Vadim Neef
KPN – Stukje van Mij
Federico Solazzo
Heineken (Forgotten Beers) – ‘Claire de Lune’
Tessa Rose Jackson
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure
Lotte Mulder (author), Alex Haak, Boaz van Willigenburg, David Quakkelaar, Hilde Luytjes (arrangers)
Ik Val Niet, Ik Dans – ‘Hologram’ (CHARLOT)
Vic Willems
En Niemand Bleef Onaangeraakt (NPO Radio 1 / VPRO)Bas van Win, Jeroen Jaspers (Nozem Audio)
Podimo (soundlogo)
Darius Timmer, Haytham Safia
Sara’s Mysteries – De Theatervoorstelling
Jurrian Steman
RupsBig round of applause for our nominees
The jury had a tough job selecting the best work winners from all the applications. These are the nominees of the MIMAs 2025:
Film
Ella van der Woude, Juho Nurmela
Above the Dust
Ella van der Woude
Alpha.
Bo Koek (Studio Delphine)
Paradijs
Film
Above the Dust
Ella van der Woude, Juho Nurmela
Publisher: Lemming Film Music (Copyright Control)
Director: Wang Xiaoshuai (DongChun Films)
Producer: Liu Xuan (DongChun Films), Erik Glijnis (Lemming Film)
Film
Alpha.
Ella van der Woude
Director: Jan-Willem van Ewijk
Producer: Frank Hoeve (BALDR Film)
Others involved: Tim Schakel (additional poduction and mix)
Film
Paradijs
Bo Koek (Studio Delphine)
Publisher: FIXY Music (Copyright Control)
Director: Bobbie Koek
Producer: Sylvia Baan, Janneke Doolaard (Fixy)
Others involved: Eefje de Visser (vocals, vocal arranger), Patricio Wang (Charango, Tiple), Jelte van Andel (Cello), Chris Doyle (Piano, Guitars), Juliette van Dijk (Voice); ‘Holy Mother Time’ – Marien Dorleijn (Vocals), JP Hoekstra (Guitars), Ralf Pouw (Bass), Chris Doyle (Piano).
Short Film
Hans Nieuwenhuijsen, Arend Bruijn
Her Body
Tom Schipper
Next Please
Bas van Win, Jeroen Jaspers (Nozem Audio)
Vivarium
Short Film
Her Body
Composers: Hans Nieuwenhuijsen, Arend Bruijn
Director: Daphne Lucker
Producer: Julia Rombout (Rinkelfilm)
Short Film
Next Please
Tom Schipper
Director & producer: Eva Bonnevits
Others involved: Simon Bonnevits (voice), Fleur Bonnevits (voice mix), Martijn Kersten (compositing)
Short Film
Vivarium
Bas van Win, Jeroen Jaspers (Nozem Audio)
Director: Daan Lucas
Producer: Richard Valk (Valk Productions)
Documentary
Alex Simu
Nesjomme
Darius Timmer
Spijtmoeders
Karl Heortweard
The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine
Documentary
Nesjomme
Alex Simu
Director: Sandra Beerends
Producer: Floor Onrust (Family Affair Films)
Documentary
Spijtmoeders
Darius Timmer
Director: Milou Gevers
Producer: Marlies van Amerongen (Stepping Stone)
Documentary
The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine
Karl Heortweard
Publisher: Windmill Film Music (Copyright Control)
Director: Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza
Producers: Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza (55 Sur Media), Francisco Hervé (Juntos Films), Annemiek van der Hell (Windmill Film)
Serie
Jorrit Kleijnen, Jacob Meijer, Alexander Reumers
De Ring
Laurens Goedhart, Fons Merkies
Hein
Joris Oonk
Jackson & Malone
Serie
De Ring
Jorrit Kleijnen, Jacob Meijer, Alexander Reumers
Publisher: BNN Vara Music (Copyright Control)
Director: Frank Ketelaar
Producer: Robert Kievit (BNNVARA)
Serie
Hein
Laurens Goedhart, Fons Merkies
Publisher: Pupkin Film Music / VPRO Muziekuitgeverij (Copyright Control)
Director: Anna van der Heide
Producer: Iris Otten (Pupkin)
Serie
Jackson & Malone
Joris Oonk
Publisher: Kaap Holland & The Very Best Of The Greatest Hits (Copyright Control), RTL Nederland (BMG Benelux)
Director: Max Porcelijn
Producer: Maarten Swart (Kaap Holland)
Advertising
MEAU, Simon de Wit, Vadim Neef
KPN – Stukje van Mij
Beau Zwart
Museumnacht Amsterdam 2024
Sean de Vries, Tom Tukker
Toyota – Gelijk Spel
Advertising
KPN – Stukje van Mij
MEAU, Simon de Wit, Vadim Neef
Publisher: CTM Publishing
Director: Emma Branderhorst
Producer: WeFilm
Advertising agency: Dentsu Creative Amsterdam
Music agency: Amp.Amsterdam
Others involved: Phonic artist management, Excited About Music (label)
Advertising
Museumnacht Amsterdam 2024
Beau Zwart
Directors & producers: Jurjen Versteeg, Ashley Govers (From Form)
Advertising
Toyota – Gelijk Spel
Sean de Vries, Tom Tukker
Publisher: Tom Tukker Publishing
Director: Ismael ten Heuvel
Producer: Mireille Lampe (Pink Rabbit)
Advertising agency: Pol Hoenderboom, Sander Litjens, Ben Goedegebuur, Kirsten van den Berg (DDB Amsterdam)
Others involved: Martin Heijgelaar (editor)
Sync Advertising
Vincent van den Ende
BMW 5 Series (Ascend to the Fifth Dimension) – ‘Control’ (Emmit Fenn)
Federico Solazzo
Heineken (Forgotten Beers) – ‘Claire de Lune’
Enrique Ebbink, Juan Pablo Penton Fuguet
KLM (Real Deal Days) – ‘Lejanía’ (QUIQUE)
Sync Advertising
BMW 5 Series (Ascend to the Fifth Dimension) – ‘Control’ (Emmit Fenn)
Vincent van den Ende
Publisher: CTM Publishing
Director: Brendan Vaughan
Producer: Iris Jin (MOD Shanghai)
Advertising agency: TBWA/ Juice Network
Music supervisor: David Steel (Steel Synch)
Additional composer: Emmit Fenn (ASCAP)
Sync Advertising
Heineken (Forgotten Beers) – ‘Claire de Lune’
Federico Solazzo
Publisher: Sizzer Music BV
Director: Alex Feil
Producer: Tempomedia Filmproduktion GmbH
Advertising agency: LePub
Music agency: Sizzer
Sync Advertising
KLM (Real Deal Days) – ‘Lejanía’ (QUIQUE)
Enrique Ebbink, Juan Pablo Penton Fuguet
Publisher: Penton Songs (BMG Benelux), Quique Publishing (BMG Benelux)
Director: Nick Harmsen
Producer: Daan Dagevos (Since ’88)
Advertising agency: Majke Hogendorp (Dentsu Creative Amsterdam)
Game
Jelle Dittmar
Days of Doom
Sander van Zanten
Deliver Us Mars
Tessa Rose Jackson
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure
Game
Days of Doom
Jelle Dittmar
Game developer: SneakyBox
Others involved: Piet Hein Appelo (guitar in Baron Sledge), Harmen Verheij (guitar in Baron Sledge), Jeffrey de Gans (mastering engineer)
Game
Deliver Us Mars
Sander van Zanten
Publisher: Hunchback Music
Director: Koen Deetman, Paul Deetman
Producer & Game developer: KeokeN Interactive
Additional composers: Bas Bertrand for ‘Salvage’ and ‘Sanctuary’, Nola Klop for ‘Sanctuary’
Game
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure
Tessa Rose Jackson
Director: Jonathan Stauder
Producer: Sarah van Rompaey
Music Supervisors: Ben Sumner, Glenn Herweijer (Feel for Music)
Additional composers: Ben Sumner, Glenn Herweijer, Luciano Rossi, Nick Hill, Ape Dos Mil
Others involved: Feel for Music (music production), Deck Nine (game developer), Jeff Kurtenacker (audio director)
Sync
Hessel Visser, Thomas Curvers, Tisha Smit
Beter Wordt Het Niet – ‘Ich Hab Entschieden’ (Minor Citizen)
Lotte Mulder, Alex Haak, Boaz van Willigenburg, David Quakkelaar, Hilde Luytjes
Ik Val Niet, Ik Dans – ‘Hologram’ (CHARLOT)
Marcoen Verrest, Marco Bakkenhoven
Ourika (Prime Video) – ‘Rubicon’ (SIDE-AND-CHAIN)
Sync
Ik Val Niet, Ik Dans – ‘Hologram’ (CHARLOT)
Lotte Mulder (author), Alex Haak, Boaz van Willigenburg, David Quakkelaar, Hilde Luytjes (arrangers)
Publisher: AT Publishing
Director: Simone van Dusseldorp
Producer: Fleur Winters (Big Blue Productions)
Music supervisor: Laura Bell (Bell Music Supervision)
Others involved: Jacob van de Water (producer music/mixer), Manon van de Kempe, Carlos Yeung, Lea van der Heijden, Jascha Bordon (strings)
Sync
Ourika (Prime Video) – ‘Rubicon’ (SIDE-AND-CHAIN)
Marcoen Verrest, Marco Bakkenhoven
Lead creative: Raphael Cabotin, Kelly Van Der Beek (Amazon France)
Trailer agency: Empire Design
Others involved: Jacob Wiltshire (sync agent, Pusher Music), Connie Farr & Paddy Orr (music supervisors, Think Sync)
Podcast
Tijmen Bergman
De Laatste Zomer (NPO Luister / NTR)
Vic Willems
En Niemand Bleef Onaangeraakt (NPO Radio 1 / VPRO)
Nana Effah-Bekoe (Nana Adjoa)
En Ze Noemden Me… Dientje! (NPO Zapp / BNNVARA)
Podcast
De Laatste Zomer (NPO Luister / NTR)
Tijmen Bergman
Director: Lotte van Gaalen
Producer: Laura Kaandorp, Astrid Prickaerts (NTR)
Vocals: Susanne Edam
Podcast
En Niemand Bleef Onaangeraakt (NPO Radio 1 / VPRO)
Vic Willems
Directors: Maurits de Bruijn, Randy Vermeulen
Producers: Randy Vermeulen (Slowpony), Sharon de Vries (VPRO)
Supervision music, additional interviews and research: Anna Peeters
Others involved: Femke Bosma (editing, sound design), Simone Eleveld (final editing, storytelling coach, additional sound design), Yeppe van Kesteren (mixing)
Podcast
En Ze Noemden Me… Dientje! (NPO Zapp / BNNVARA)
Nana Effah-Bekoe (Nana Adjoa)
Director: Martin Rombouts
Producer: New Tree Media
Others involved: Jeanine Cronie (script writer), Frans de Rond (sound design, mixing), Hanneke Hendrix (dramaturgy)
Imaging
Jorrit Kleijnen, Jacob Meijer, Alexander Reumers, Vera van der Bie
De Ring (leader)
Guido Heeneman (Call4Music)
Dichter bij Anne Frank (leader)
Jeroen Jaspers, Bas van Win (Nozem Audio)
Podimo (soundlogo)
Imaging
De Ring (leader)
Jorrit Kleijnen, Jacob Meijer, Alexander Reumers, Vera van der Bie
Publisher: BNN Vara Music (Copyright Control)
Director: Frank Ketelaar
Producer: Robert Kievit (BNNVARA)
Imaging
Dichter bij Anne Frank (leader)
Guido Heeneman (Call4Music)
Publisher: Call4Music Publishing, AVRO Muziekuitgeverij
Director: Jaap van der Werff
Producer: Michel Nillesen (IDTV)
Imaging
Podimo (soundlogo)
Jeroen Jaspers, Bas van Win (Nozem Audio)
Client: Ilan Hoekstra, Isabelle Pinckaers (Podimo)
Experience
Jurre Hofman
Burden (ISH Dance Collective en Het Nationale Ballet)
Justin Welgraven, Arjan Terpstra, Alexander Moes (by RAVEN)
Overwatch Champion Series
Darius Timmer, Haytham Safia
Sara’s Mysteries – De Theatervoorstelling
Experience
Burden (ISH Dance Collective en Het Nationale Ballet)
Jurre Hofman
Producer: ISH Dance Collective & Het Nationale Ballet
Others involved: Herrold Anakotta (dancer), Soshi Suzuki (dancer)
Experience
Overwatch Champion Series
Justin Welgraven, Arjan Terpstra, Alexander Moes (by RAVEN)
Producer: Charlotte Moore, Lizzie Keegan (Blizzard Entertainment)
Music Supervisor: Derek Duke (Blizzard Entertainment)
Others involved: Sean Miller (Head of Overwatch E-Sports), Budapest Film Orchestra
Experience
Sara’s Mysteries – De Theatervoorstelling
Darius Timmer, Haytham Safia
Concept & play: Sara de Monchy
Director: Silke van Kamp
Producer: Nadide Aslan (STIP Theaterproducties)
New Talent
Tim Verstegen
Aas voor de Kraaien
Jurrian Steman
Rups
Pepijn Peeters
Teken mij een Thuisland
New Talent
Aas voor de Kraaien
Tim Verstegen
Director: Tom van Zutphen
Producer: Nikki Lemmens, Tom van Zutphen
Others involved: Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
New Talent
Rups
Jurrian Steman
Director: Susanne Hagen
Producer: Jelle Kleinhesselink
Others involved: Ella van der Kooij (vocals), Amber Lemmens (soprano saxophone), Hanneke Klaver (flute), Sietske Brockhoff (double bass)
New Talent
Teken mij een Thuisland
Pepijn Peeters
Director: Nour Alkheder
Producer: Mayra Soares, Roosmarijn Hopman (Nederlandse Filmacademie)
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