Steven Gizicki
Birth dateSeptember 4, 1968
Birth placeDearborn, Michigan
OccupationMusic supervisor
Years activeSince 1991
Websitewww.stevengizicki.com
Known for

Steven Gizicki is an American music supervisor based in Los Angeles. His notable credits include projects such as La La Land (2016) and Maestro (2023) for both of which he won a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack.[1]

Career

After graduating from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts in History, Gizicki started his musical career at Virgin Records[2] as a marketing executive where he worked with artists such as David Bowie[3] whom he accompanied on his Outside Tour with Nine Inch Nails.[4] He then joined PolyGram as a soundtrack executive, which led him to his career in film music.[5]

In the early 2000s, Gizicki occupied the position of in-house music supervisor at Walt Disney Animation,[6] working on several Disney sequels including Mulan II (2004), Tarzan 2: The Legend Begins (2005) or Bambi II (2006) as a music supervisor.[7] He later worked closely with renowned filmmaker and producer George Lucas on Strange Magic (2015)[8] and several Star Wars[9] animated projects while occupying an in-house position as music supervisor at Lucasfilm.[10]

Steven Gizicki is best known for overseeing music for large-scale musicals such as Damien Chazelle’s La La Land (2016), Lin Manuel Miranda's tick…tick BOOM (2021)[11] and the film adaptation of In The Heights (2021)[12] by Jon M. Chu. He also collaborated with Netflix on several original productions, either as a music supervisor on projects like Academy-award winner Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)[13] and Bradley Cooper’s Maestro (2023) or as a music executive[14] on projects including Don’t Look Up (2021), Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) and Leave The World Behind (2023).

In 2024, Gizicki earned a Guild of Music Supervisors Award for best music supervision in a mid-level budget film[15] for his work on James Mangold's Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown (2024)[16] starring Timothée Chalamet.

Gizicki is reportedly working alongside filmmaker Jesse Eisenberg as a music supervisor[17] on his upcoming musical comedy, produced by Emma Stone's production company Fruit Tree, in collaboration with A24.[18]

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workStatus
2016Hollywood Music In Media AwardOutstanding Music Supervision - Film[19]La La Land
2017Guild of Music Supervisors AwardBest Music Supervision for Films Budgeted Over $25 Million [20]La La Land
Best Song/Recording Created for a Film [20]
2018Grammy AwardBest Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media [21]La La Land
2019Emmy AwardOutstanding Music Supervision[22]Fosse/Verdon
2022Grammy AwardBest Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media [23]In The Heights
Guild of Music Supervisors AwardBest Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Over $25 Million[24]tick, tick... Boom!
2024Hollywood Music In Media AwardBest Music Supervision - Film[25]A Complete Unknown
2025Grammy AwardBest Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media [26]Maestro
Guild of Music Supervisors AwardBest Music Supervision in Mid-Level Budget Films [27]A Complete Unknown

References

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  2. ^ "Steven Gizicki Interview | Music Supervisor for FX's Fosse/Verdon and Jon M. Chu's In The Heights". Pop Disciple | Film Music & Music Supervision Interviews | Music in Media News. 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  3. ^ Ostberg, Televisor Troika GmbH / Simeon. "Steven Gizicki". SoundTrack_Cologne 22. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  4. ^ "David Bowie World | Everything About Albums, Bootlegs & Tours". 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
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  6. ^ "Steven Gizicki Interview | Music Supervisor for FX's Fosse/Verdon and Jon M. Chu's In The Heights". Pop Disciple | Film Music & Music Supervision Interviews | Music in Media News. 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  7. ^ Das, David (2017-09-16). "SING OUT 6: Play Your Song for Music Supervisors". Society of Composers & Lyricists. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  8. ^ "Straight On in "Strange Magic" Movie". www.heart-music.com. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  9. ^ Greiving, Tim (2025-04-17). "How ‘Star Wars’ Is Changing Its Tune". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  10. ^ Aletras, Adonis (2017-04-07). "Steven Gizicki". PERSPECTIVE: A FORUM FOR FILM, TV, AND MEDIA COMPOSERS. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
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  13. ^ "Cousins Rian and Nathan Johnson Have Been Making Movies Since they Were 10". Netflix Tudum. Archived 2022-11-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  14. ^ "Increasing Inclusion and Diversity in Music and Sound". About Netflix. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  15. ^ Fell, Nicole (2025-02-24). "‘Wicked,’ ‘A Complete Unknown’ Among 2025 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  16. ^ "New behind-the-scenes featurette looks at Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in 'A Complete Unknown' | ABC Audio Digital Syndication". digital.abcaudio.com. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  17. ^ Shanfeld, Ethan (2025-04-15). "Jesse Eisenberg’s A24 Musical Comedy With Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti Adds Halle Bailey, Havana Rose Liu, Bernadette Peters". Variety. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  18. ^ Galuppo, Mia (2025-04-15). "A24 Lands Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘A Real Pain’ Follow-Up". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  19. ^ "2016 MUSIC IN VISUAL MEDIA NOMINATIONS". Hollywood Music In Media Awards. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  20. ^ Staff, T. H. R. (2017-02-16). "Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  21. ^ Atkinson, Katie (2018-01-28). "Grammys 2018 Winners: The Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  22. ^ Gardner, Adrienne (2019-07-16). "2019 Emmy Nominees for Outstanding Music Supervision". Tunefind. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
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  24. ^ Verhoeven, Beatrice (2022-03-21). "‘Encanto,’ ‘Sex Education’ Win Best Song Nods at Guild of Music Supervisors Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  25. ^ "2024 HMMA Winners & Nominations". Hollywood Music In Media Awards. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  26. ^ Grein, Paul (2025-02-24). "‘Wicked,’ ‘Like a Bird’ Among Winners at 2025 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  27. ^ Fell, Nicole (2025-02-24). "‘Wicked,’ ‘A Complete Unknown’ Among 2025 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-06-04.