Buma Music in Motion Awards 2021

The Buma Music in Media Awards 2021 were presented during a special online edition. The composers of the best music for film, television, radio, advertising, documentary, podcast and experience have been awarded in twelve categories. The Buma Music in Motion New Talent Award was also presented. Look back with the teaser and check out the winners and nominees.

Celebrating the best music in films, games, podcasts, radio, documentaries, advertising and television.

The Buma Music in Media Awards are awards for composers and producers who have proven themselves in the previous year with their compositions for or use of music in media. The music composers and producers nominated in twelve categories, which were recently announced, have been assessed by the expert jury.

Buma Music In Media New Talent Award for composer

Nikolaï Clavier

Composer

The short film Blue Monday is a dark drama about a father who is in a negative spiral of guilt and shame after the death of his son. The composer Nikolai Clavier has tried to take the audience into its inner world of pain, with a somber score, inspired by Nordic Noir. The repeated leitmotif

In the year 2021, the 28-member jury consisted of, among others, Bob Zimmerman (composer, jury chairman), Stephen Emmer (composer), Claire van Daal (NFF), Jet Berkhout (NPO Radio 4), Marion Slewe (Film Academy) and Susanne van Nierop (Adformatie).

Truly Amazing winners from the 2021 awards

The jury was blown away by the nominees and had a difficult job choosing the winners. It emphasizes how important media composers and their work are amongst creatives, advertising agencies and even the media industry itself.
Read the full jury report

Buma Award Best Original Composition in Film⁠

Christiaan Verbeek

Buladó (Kepler Music)

Buma Award Best Original Composition in Short Film⁠

Mike Meurs

Margin of Terror

Buma Award Best Original Composition in Documentaries⁠

Bram Meindersma

Allen Tegen Allen (Audiobrand Publishing)

Buma Award Best Original Composition in Television Series⁠

Rutger Reinders

I.M. (De Familie)

Buma Award Best Original Composition in Advertising⁠

Lars Bos (Snelle), Okke Punt, Daan Ligtvoet

Interpolis – ‘Smoorverliefd’

Buma Award Best Sync in Advertising⁠

Jorrit Kleijnen, Marijn van der Meer

Vodafone – ‘Where the heart is’ by HAEVN

Buma Award Best Original Composition in Video Games & VR⁠

Sander van Zanten

Deliver Us The Moon (Wired Productions)

Buma Award Best Sync (in Television, Trailers, Film, Video Games)⁠

George Kooymans, Barry Hay

Mrs. America (US, tv serie) – ‘Radar Love’

Buma Award Best Podcast and Radio Imaging⁠

Justin Welgraven (by RAVEN), Wouter van den Boogaard (Major Fifth)

Eredivisie – #OnetoWatch (FC Afkicken)

Buma Award Best Original Composition in Podcasts⁠

Ward Henselmans, Jeroen Kuitenbrouwer, Daan Jansen (KH Music)

De Kersentuin

Buma Award Best Television Imaging⁠

Ward Henselmans, Jeroen Kuitenbrouwer, Daan Jansen (KH Music)

EO (Soundlogo) (CrossMex)

Buma Award Best Original Composition Experience⁠

Thijs de Vlieger, Lavinia Meijer

Iris van Herpen & Dutch National Ballet – ‘Biomimicry’

BMIM New Talent Award

Nikolaï Clavier

Blauwe Maandag

Big round of applause for our nominees

With new categories in 2021, the number of nominees also became more. These were the professional and most promising composers and compositions of 2021.

Best Original Composition in Film

Christiaan Verbeek
Buladó

Beau Zwart
Drama Girl

Pieter Straatman, Reimer Eising (Kettel), Peet Gelderblom (Man After Midnight)
When Forever Dies

Best Original Composition in Short Film

Matthijs Kieboom
The Cloudmaker

Koen van de Wardt (Klangstof)
Embodiment

Mike Meurs
Margin of Terror

Best Original Composition in Documentaries

Bram Meindersma
Allen Tegen Allen

Jeroen Goeijers
Dierbaren (Sheltered)

Bob Thole
Instilled

Best Original Composition in Television Series

Rutger Reinders
I.M.

Vincent van Warmerdam
Klassen

Frank van Kasteren, Peter van Rooijen, Jan-Paul Buijs
TreurTeevee 2

Best Original Composition in Advertising

Lars Bos (Snelle), Okke Punt, Daan Ligtvoet
Interpolis – ‘Smoorverliefd’

Sean de Vries, Cris Kos, Jef Richaerts
Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport – ‘Eén tegen Eenzaamheid’

Niels den Otter, Guido Maat, Sjoerd Limberger, Miles Lee Patisolano
Young Capital – ‘We Give Work’

Best Sync in Advertising

Danny Polfliet, John Verhoeven
KPN – Ode aan Nederland – ‘Roller Coaster’ by Danny Vera

Anan De Boer, Ellroy Jarreau Uyleman, Nathaniel Klumperbeek, Olivia Nelson, Ruben Croes
McDonalds – Kerst Vier Je Samen – ‘Someone That You Love’ by Jarreau Vandal