The Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Music Score and Musical for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media is an annual award given by the Motion Picture Sound Editors. It honors sound editors whose work has warranted merit in the field of television; in this case, their work in the field of music editing in television. The awards title has gone through many incarnations since its inception, but its focus has been on honoring exemplary work of music editors. The term "short form" was added to the category in 2002, as long form television (over one hour) has its own separate category. The award has been given with its current title since 2018.
Winners and nominees 1990s Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network 1996 Best Sound Editing – Music – TV seriesThe Big Easy"Don’t Shoot the Piano Player"Fernand Bos (music editor)USA NetworkDream On "The Spirit of 76th & Park" Merelyn Davis (music editor) HBOLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman "Double Jeopardy" Lisa A. Arpino (music editor) ABCThe Outer Limits "Inconstant Moon" Shawn Pierce (music editor) ShowtimeSliders "Double Jeopardy" Fernand Bos (music editor) FoxThe X-Files "Syzygy" Jeff Charbonneau (music editor) 1997 Best Sound Editing – Television Episodic – MusicFame L.A."Pilot"Lisa A. Arpino (music/scoring editor)SyndicationBuffy the Vampire Slayer Fernand Bos, Celia Weiner (music editors) The WBHercules: The Legendary Journeys Philip Tallman (supervising music editor) SyndicationStargate SG-1 Rick Chadock (music editor) Showtime 1998The Drew Carey Show"Drew's Dance Party Special"Merelyn Davis (music editor)ABCAlly McBeal Sharyn Gersh (music editor) FoxThe X-Files Jeff Charbonneau (music editor)Brimstone David Bondelevitch (music editor)Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fernand Bos (music editor) The WBFame L.A. Lisa A. Arpino (music/scoring editor) SyndicationHercules: The Legendary Journeys Philip Tallman (supervising music editor)Xena: Warrior Princess Best Sound Editing – Television Mini-Series – MusicThe Temptations"Night One"Tom Villano (music/scoring editor), Kevin Crehan (music editor)NBCMama Flora's Family Michael T. Ryan (supervising music editor) CBSA Will of Their Own Lisa A. Arpino (music editor) NBC 1999 Best Sound Editing – Television Episodic – MusicThe Sopranos"A Hit Is a Hit"Kathryn Dayak (music editor), Ron Evans (re-recording music mixer)HBOAlly McBeal "Seeing Green" Sharyn Gersh (music/scoring editor) FoxAngel "I Will Remember You" Fernand Bos (music/scoring editor), Tim Isle (music editor) The WBBuffy the Vampire Slayer "The Prom" Fernand Bos (music/scoring editor)Cold Feet "Pilot" David Bondelevitch (music editor) NBCFreaks and Geeks "Beers and Weirs" Jonathan Karp (music editor) The Famous Jett Jackson "What Monet Can't Buy" Carlos Lopes (music/scoring editor) DisneyThe Hoop Life "Road Trip" Yuri Gorbachow, Chris Jannetta (music editors) ShowtimeThe Outer Limits "Better Luck Next Time" Richard S. Kaufman, Marc S. Perlman (music editors)
2000s Year Program Episode(s) Nominees Network 2000 Best Sound Editing – Television Episodic – MusicAlly McBeal"The Musical, Almost"Jennifer Barak, Sharyn Gersh (music editors)FoxBette "The Color of Roses" Chris Ledesma (music editor) CBSBuffy the Vampire Slayer "Superstar" Fernand Bos (music/scoring editor) The WBQueer as Folk "Premiere" Yuri Gorbachow (music editor) ShowtimeThe Sopranos "Commendatori" Kathryn Dayak (music editor) HBOUndressed "330" Brian Bulman (music editor) MTVXena: Warrior Princess "Coming Home" Philip Tallman (supervising music editor) Syndication 2001 Best Sound Editing in Television – Music, Episodic Live ActionBuffy the Vampire Slayer"Once More, with Feeling"Fernand Bos (supervising music/scoring editor), Tim Isle (music editor)UPNAlly McBeal "Cloudy Skies, Chance Of Parade" Sharyn Gersh (music editor) FoxAngel "Carpe Noctem" Tim Isle (music editor) The WBSmallville "Pilot" Chris McGeary (music editor) The Drew Carey Show "Drew Carey's Back-to-School Rock 'n' Roll Comedy Hour" Merelyn Davis, Suzanne Marie Eller, Gerry Rothschild (music editors) ABCThe Sopranos "Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood" Kathryn Dayak (music editor) HBOThat's Life "Touched by a Biker" Lisa A. Arpino (music editor) CBSUndressed "The Showdown" Brian Bulman (music editor) MTVXena: Warrior Princess "Old Ares Had a Farm" Philip Tallman (music editor) Syndication 2002 Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic – MusicAmerican Dreams"Cold Snap"Michael Dittrick, Sharyn Gersh (music editors)NBCAngel "Waiting in the Wings" Tim Isle (music/scoring editor) The WBFastlane Chris McGeary (music/scoring editor), Ron Finn (music editor) FoxJohn Doe "John Deux" Allan K. Rosen, Nicholas Viterelli (music editors)Robbery Homicide Division "Wild Ride" Philip Tallman (music editor) CBSScrubs "My Overkill" Becca Borawski (music editor) NBCWatching Ellie "Tango" Becca Borawski (music editor) Six Feet Under "Back to the Garden" Bruno Roussel (music editor) HBO 2003 American Dreams "Change a Comin'" Mauricio J. Balvanera (supervising music editor, scoring editor) NBCQueer as Folk Season 3 Yuri Gorbachow, Andrew Wright (music editors) ShowtimeScrubs "My Philosophy" Becca Borawski (music editor) NBCWatching Ellie "Buskers" Becca Borawski (music editor) Sex and the City "Great Sexpectations" Dan Lieberstein (supervising music editor), Missy Cohen (music editor) HBO 2004 Sex and the City "An American Girl In Paris (Part Deux)" Dan Lieberstein (supervising music editor), Missy Cohen (music editor) HBO Cold Case "The Letter" Melissa Deanne Ferguson (music editor) CBS CSI: Crime Scene Investigation "No Humans Involved" Christine H. Luethje (music editor) Desperate Housewives "Running to Stand Still" Shie Rozow (music editor) ABCSix Feet Under "Parallel Play" Bruno Roussel (music editor) HBOThe Sopranos "Marco Polo" Kathryn Dayak (music editor) 2005 Best Sound Editing in Television Short Form – MusicMedium"The Song Remains the Same"Robert Cotnoir (music editor)CBS Battlestar Galactica "Flight of the Phoenix" Michael Baber, David Bondelevitch (music editors) Sci Fi Cold Case "Frank's Best" Melissa Deanne Ferguson (music editor) CBS CSI: Crime Scene Investigation "Snakes" Christine H. Luethje (music editor) Desperate Housewives "Sorting Out the Dirty Laundry" Shie Rozow (music editor) ABC Everybody Hates Chris "Everybody Hates Halloween" Stan Jones, Joshua Winget (music editors) UPN Six Feet Under "Everyone's Waiting" Bruno Roussel (music editor) HBO 2006 Best Sound Editing in Music for Television – Short FormCSI: Miami"Rio"Skye Lewin (music editor)CBS Entourage "One Day in the Valley" Skye Lewin (music editor) HBO My Name Is Earl "Number One" Lisa A. Arpino, Sharyn Gersh (music editors) NBC Cold Case "The Red and the Blue" Melissa Deanne Ferguson (music editor) CBS Prison Break "Disconnect" David Klotz (music editor) Fox ReGenesis "Lethargica" Tom Third (music editor) Science Channel 2007 Best Sound Editing – Music for Short Form TelevisionScrubs"My Musical"Lisa A. Arpino, Becca Borawski (music editors)NBC Criminal Minds "True Night" Lisa A. Arpino (music editor) CBS Viva Laughlin "Pilot" Troy Hardy (music editor) Damages "Tastes Like a Ho-Ho" Robert Cotnoir (music editor) FX ER "I Don't" Sharyn Gersh (music editor) NBC My Name Is Earl "Creative Writing" Amber Funk, Sharyn Gersh (music editors) October Road "Pilot" Joanie Diener (music editor) ABC 2008 Best Sound Editing – Short Form Music in TelevisionCSI: Miami"Tipping Point"Skye Lewin (supervising music editor)CBS Prison Break "Quiet Riot" David Klotz (supervising music editor) Fox CSI: Crime Scene Investigation "Bull" Troy Hardy (music editor) CBS Entourage "All Out Fall Out" Troy Hard (supervising music editor) HBO ReGenesis "TB or Not TB" Tom Third (music editor) Science Channel 2009 Glee "Pilot" David Klotz (music editor) Fox Bored to Death "The Case of the Lonely White Dove" Missy Cohen (music editor) HBO Castle "Famous Last Words" Amber Funk (supervising music editor), Lisa A. Arpino (music editor) ABC CSI: Crime Scene Investigation "Mascara" Troy Hardy (music editor) CBS Fringe "Night of Desirable Objects" Paul Apelgren (music editor) Fox The Tudors "The Undoing of Cromwell" Yuri Gorbachow (music editor) Showtime
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