2024 ASCAP Screen Music Awards Recognize 93
Prominent Film & TV Composers
NEW
YORK, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Honoring the
composers whose music enriches the art of visual
storytelling, The American Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers (ASCAP) announces today the recipients of the
2024 ASCAP Screen Music Awards, including the
highly-anticipated winners of the ASCAP Composers' Choice
Awards.
The ASCAP Composers' Choice Awards, chosen by the ASCAP composer
and songwriter community, stand out as a distinctive recognition
among US performing rights organizations. The 2024 winners crafted
the music for a critically acclaimed animated film, a hit
post-apocalyptic drama, a binge-worthy whodunnit series, a poignant
musical documentary and a popular Star Wars franchise video
game:
- Film Score of the Year: Spider-Man: Across the
Spider-Verse - Daniel
Pemberton
- Television Score of the Year: The Last of Us -
David Fleming
- Television Theme of the Year: Only Murders in the
Building - Siddhartha Khosla
- Documentary Score of the Year: American Symphony
- Jon Batiste
- Video Game Score of the Year: Star Wars Jedi:
Survivor - Gordy Haab
In addition, the ASCAP Screen Music Awards recognize some of the
top composers of the past year's hit streaming series and films.
The Top Rated Streaming Series winners include
Robert Duncan for his work on
one of 2023's most-watched shows, The Night Agent,
Natalie Holt for her musical
storytelling in hit show Loki, Bear McCreary for his
music in the streaming remake of beloved book series
Percy Jackson and the
Olympians and dynamic duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis for their work on the popular
dramedy Unprisoned. Among the Top Rated Streaming
Films winners, Germaine
Franco is honored for her score in action-thriller
The Mother, Marcus
Miller receives recognition for his music in the holiday
comedy Candy Cane Lane, and
Lorne Balfe is celebrated for
his work on both historical thriller Tetris and
action-romance Ghosted.
In other categories, Daniel
Pemberton also takes home Top Box Office Film of the
Year for his exhilarating score to the blockbuster animated
film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and industry giant
David Vanacore is named the
top Most Performed Themes and Underscore winner for his work
on shows including Survivor, The Kardashians and
The Daily Show. Composers Matthew
Hawkins, the late Maurice "m.0." Jackson and the
late Neil Martin
(collectively known as Numeriklab) win Top Network Television
Series for their main theme for NCIS, while
John Sereda is recognized
with Top Cable Television Series for his music in the
historical drama When Calls the Heart.
ASCAP celebrates the award-winning composers tonight at an
exclusive party in Los Angeles,
where the 2024 ASCAP Composers' Choice Awards
winners will be unveiled live among an audience of peers.
The complete list of winners is available on the ASCAP website:
www.ascap.com/screenawards24.
About ASCAP
The American Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers (ASCAP) is a membership association of more than
975,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers, and represents
some of the world's most talented music creators. In 2023, ASCAP
reported record-high financial results of $1.737 billion in revenues and $1.592 billion available in royalty distribution
monies to its members. Over the last eight years, ASCAP has
delivered a 7% compound annual growth rate for total revenues, and
an 8% compound annual growth rate for total royalty distributions
to members. Founded and governed by songwriters, composers and
publishers, it is the only performing rights organization in the
U.S. that operates on a not-for-profit basis. ASCAP licenses a
repertory of over 19 million musical works to hundreds of thousands
of businesses that use music, including streaming services, cable
television, radio and satellite radio and brick and mortar
businesses such as retail stores, hotels, clubs, restaurants and
bars. ASCAP collects the licensing fees; identifies, matches and
processes trillions of performances every year; and returns nearly
90 cents of every dollar back to its
members as royalties. The ASCAP blanket license offers an efficient
solution for businesses to legally perform ASCAP music while
respecting the right of songwriters and composers to be paid
fairly. ASCAP puts music creators first, advocating for their
rights and the value of music on Capitol Hill, driving innovation
that moves the industry forward, building community and providing
the resources and support that creators need to succeed in their
careers. Learn more and stay in touch at www.ascap.com,
on Twitter and Instagram @ASCAP and on Facebook.
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