The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Underscore is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of film; in this case, their work in the field of music editing in theatrically released motion pictures. The awards title has gone through many incarnations since its inception, but its focus has been on honoring exemplary work of music editors. Until 2005, animated films had their own category; since then, they have been eligible for this award. In 2022, a category was presented exclusively for documentary features.
Winners and nominees 1990s Year Film Winners/Nominees 1994 The Lion King Dominick Certo, Adam Milo Smalley (supervising music editors) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Gerard McCann (music editor) 1995 Best Sound Editing - Music (Foreign & Domestic)Seven Robert Randles (music consultant)Jefferson in Paris Gerard McCann (music editor)Mortal Kombat Joanie Diener (music editor) Best Sound Editing - Music (Animated)Pocahontas Kathleen Fogarty-Bennett (supervising music editor) 1996 Motion Picture Feature Films: Music EditingThe English Patient Robert Randles (music editor)Hamlet Gerard McCann (music editor)The Quest David Bondelevitch (music editor)The Rock Bob Badami, John Finklea (music editors)William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz (music editor) Animated Motion Picture Feature Films: Music EditingThe Hunchback of Notre Dame Kathleen Fogarty-Bennett (supervising music editor); Mark Green, Charles Paley (music editors) 1997 Best Sound Editing - Music (Foreign & Domestic)James Cameron's Titanic Jim Henrikson (supervising music editor); Joe E. Rand (music editor)As Good as It Gets Zigmund Gron (music editor)The Full Monty Graham Lawrence (music editor)Good Will Hunting Kenneth Karman (music editor)L.A. Confidential Kenneth Hall (music editor)Men in Black Ellen Segal (music editor)The Postman Jim Weidman (supervising music editor); David Olson (music editor)Scream 2 Bill Abbott (music editor) Best Sound Editing - Music AnimationAnastasia Brent Brooks (music editor); Tom Villano (scoring editor)Cats Don't Dance Craig Pettigrew (music editor)Hercules Kathleen Fogarty-Bennett, Earl Ghaffari (music editors) 1998 Best Sound Editing - Music (Foreign & Domestic)The Butcher Boy Michael Connell (music/scoring editor)American History X Richard Ford (music editor)Armageddon Bob Badami (music supervisor); Will Kaplan (music editor); Shannon Erbe, Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz (additional music editors)Bulworth Bob Badami (music designer/editor); Shannon Erbe, Lisa Jaime, Jennifer Nash (assistant music editors)The Horse Whisperer Bill Bernstein (music editor); Jordan Corngold, Kenneth Hall, Tod Holcomb (additional music editors)Saving Private Ryan Kenneth Wannberg (music editor); Kelly Mahan-Jaramillo (assistant music editor)The Thin Red Line Lee Scott, Adam Milo Smalley (music editors); Scott Rouse (assistant music editor)Waking Ned Devine Robert Hathaway (music editor) Best Sound Editing - Music - Animated FeatureAntz Adam Milo Smalley (supervising music editor); Brian Richards (music/scoring editor)A Bug's Life Lori L. Eschler (supervising music editor); Bruno Coon (assistant music editor)Mulan Kenneth Hall (supervising music editor); Kathleen Fogarty-Bennett, Tom Kramer (song music editors); Robert Bayless (assistant music scoring editor)The Prince of Egypt Adam Milo Smalley (supervising music editor); Brian Richards (assistant music editor) 1999 Best Sound Editing - Music (Foreign & Domestic)American Beauty Bill Bernstein (music/scoring editor); Joanie Diener (music editor); Jordan Corngold (assistant music editor); Dennis S. Sands (scoring mixer); Scott Millan (re-recording music mixer)Anna and the King Michael T. Ryan, Graham Sutton (music editors)Any Given Sunday Bill Abbott, Johnny Caruso (music/scoring editors); Denise Okimoto (music editor)The Hurricane Thomas Milano (supervising music editor/scoring editor); Tanya Noel Hill (music/scoring editor)The Insider Curt Sobel (supervising music/scoring editor); Thomas Milano (music/scoring editor); Bob Badami (music editor)The Matrix Lori L. Eschler (music/scoring editor); Jordan Corngold, Zigmund Gron (music editors)Stigmata Mike Flicker (supervising music editor/scoring editor); Kenneth Karman, Stephen Lotwis (supervising music editors); Billy Corgan (scoring editor)The Talented Mr. Ripley Robert Randles (music/scoring editor) Best Sound Editing - Music - Animated FeatureSouth Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Daniel DiPrima (music/scoring editor); Brian Bulman (assistant music editor); Tim Boyle, Dennis S. Sands (scoring mixers)The Iron Giant Christopher Brooks (music editor)The King and I Douglas M. Lackey (music/scoring editor)Tarzan Earl Ghaffari (music editor)Toy Story 2 Bruno Coon (supervising music editor); Lisa Jaime (music editor)
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