Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDiane Diane Warren will be honored with the Icon Award from the Guild of Music Supervisors. The award was created to celebrate those who have made significant contributions to the music and film industry.
Previous recipients include Quincy Jones, Burt Bacharach, Kenny Loggins and Marc Shaiman.Mitchell Leib is the recipient of the annual Legacy Award, bestowed to music supervisors who have made a major impact.
Leib is a former longtime president of music and soundtracks for Disney’s live action motion picture division. Previous recipients include music supervisors Maureen Crowe, Bob Hunka, Joel Sill, Gary Lemel and Chris Montan.“Thank you, Guild of Music Supervisors, for this amazing honor,” said Warren. “I see that real icons have received this award previously, and I am proud and humbled to be in their company although I don’t really feel like I am one yet.
I feel like I’m just getting started so maybe I’ll be an icon when I grow up if I ever grow up that is! I love writing songs for movies, and I’ve worked with a lot of you on them.
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