Commonly referred to as the television equivalent of the Academy Awards, the 30th Annual Emmy Awards for Sports were held on the 27th of April in New York, presented for excellence in sports programming.
What relevance does this have to E.S. Posthumus? Well, they won an award.
“The Vonlichtens are no strangers to winning awards for their music, having earned multiple ASCAP Film & TV Music Awards for their music from the long running CBS television series, Cold Case.”
ASCAP, 2009
As stated on the official press release provided by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), this year’s Sports Emmy Awards awarded winners in 32 categories. The awards recognise outstanding achievement by individuals and programs broadcast throughout the 2008 calendar year.
The Vonlichtens were honoured the award below.
OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION / DIRECTION / LYRICS
NFL on CBS – CBS – AFC Championship Game Tease
- Composers
- Franz Vonlichten
- Helmut Vonlichten
- Music Director
- Peter Radovich, Jr.
The Game Tease refers to the clip shown prior to the 2007-08 season AFC Championship Game on the 20th of January 2008 (for the American football viewers, this was the showdown between the New England Patriots and the San Diego Chargers), featuring the song Unstoppable. The video consists of an 80 piece orchestra under the direction of conductor Helmut Vonlichten. Naturally, Franz is a part of the team and can be seen playing the electric guitar.
Director Derek Ambrosi was at the event to collect another award for the same production.
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN / ART DIRECTION
NFL on CBS – CBS – AFC Championship Game Tease
- Art Directors
- Derek Ambrosi
- Dale Emminger
- David Finch
- Jason Jobe
- Franz Vonlichten
- Helmut Vonlichten
Congratulations to the Vonlichtens, Ambrosi, and others involved with the production and creative input towards the video.