Brian Yorkey received the 2009 Tony Award for Best Original Score for his work on Next to Normal and was also nominated for Best Book of a Musical. His other credits include Making Tracks and Time After Time .

Tom Kitt received two 2009 Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations for Next to Normal . He also composed the music for High Fidelity and From Up Here . His string arrangements appear on the new Green Day album 21st Century Breakdown , and he is the leader of the Tom Kitt Band.