ASCAP Honors Top Film and Television Music Composers at 30th Annual Awards Celebration
Elliot Goldenthal and Deborah Lurie Receive Special Honors
(firmenpresse) - LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 03/10/15 -- hosted its tonight at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. The invitation-only dinner and awards ceremony paid special tribute to and , and honored the composers of the top film, television and video game music of 2014.
Oscar-winning film, theater and classical music composer received the from four-time Oscar-nominated director , his collaborator on Heat and Public Enemies. There were congratulatory video messages from Julie Taymor, Salma Hayek and director Neil Jordan, and a live performance of music from Goldenthal''s Cobb and A Time to Kill scores. The ASCAP Founders Award is given to composers and songwriters who have made pioneering contributions to music. Previous recipients include Quincy Jones, Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Elmer Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
Composer was honored with the . Lurie began her career scoring short films and has gone on to compose for features including An Unfinished Life and the box office hit Dear John. Paramount Music President and director presented the award to Lurie, and her Much Ado About Nothing collaborator contributed a congratulatory video. The Shirley Walker Award was established last year to honor those whose achievements have contributed to the diversity of film and television music. Shirley Walker, an ASCAP member, was one of the first prominent female composers working in film and television. She is remembered as a pioneer for women in the film industry.
ASCAP bestowed its , chosen by its writer members through an online voting process. This year ASCAP expanded the Composers'' Choice Awards to include three categories: top ASCAP film score, TV composer and video game score of 2014. Film critic presented the Composers'' Choice Award for to Jóhann Jóhannsson, for his score from The Theory of Everything. Society of Composers & Lyricists President Ashley Irwin presented the Composers'' Choice Award for to (Bones, Elementary, Homeland). And lastly, video game composer Jack Wall presented the first Composers'' Choice Award for to , for his score from The Banner Saga.
ASCAP also honored one of its own. Nancy Knutsen, a 27-year veteran of ASCAP''s Film & Television Music Department and former SVP, was completely surprised when Academy Award-winning composer took the stage to speak in her honor. Knutsen worked as Williams''s assistant during her time with the Boston Pops and Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Performers during the evening included , who played his Grammy and Oscar-nominated song "Everything Is Awesome" from The LEGO Movie with vocalist Sammy Allen; songwriters , and , performing their theme to Sons of Anarchy; and a seven-piece house band playing some of the most acclaimed film songs of 2014: "Big Eyes" (from Big Eyes), "Opportunity" (from Annie), and "Tonight" (from Dumb and Dumber To).
Composers and songwriters honored in the Top Box Office Films category included (Penguins of Madagascar, Son of God), (Annabelle), (RoboCop), (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit), (Annie), (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), (Heaven Is for Real), (Big Hero 6, Captain America: The Winter Soldier), (Annie)(Dumb and Dumber To), (The Boxtrolls), (Dumb and Dumber To), (Muppets Most Wanted), (God''s Not Dead), (The Maze Runner), (The LEGO Movie), (If I Stay), (How to Train Your Dragon 2, Rio 2), (Fury), (Gone Girl), (The Book of Life), (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies), (Into the Woods), (Dumb and Dumber To), (Hercules), (The Fault in our Stars), (The Purge: Anarchy), (The Book of Life) and (Interstellar, Son of God, The Amazing Spider-Man 2).
ASCAP composers whose combined works earned the highest number of performance credits on network, local and cable television in the category of themes and dramatic underscore for the 2014 survey year were and
The composers who wrote the themes and underscore for the highest rated television series in 2014 were: (Almost Human, Person of Interest)(Two and a Half Men)(Bachelor in Paradise)(Lo Que La Vida Me Robó)(Bones, Elementary, Homeland)(The Lottery), (Witches of East End), (The Night Shift), (American Idol), (Orange Is the New Black), (The Last Ship), (Castle), (Mountain Men), (Almost Human), (Criminal Minds), (Criminal Minds), (NCIS: Los Angeles), (Bones), (Mike & Molly, Two and a Half Men), (American Idol), (Criminal Minds), (Unforgettable), (Supernatural), (The Voice), (Twisted), (NCIS), (When Calls the Heart), (Qué Pobres Tan Ricos), (Qué Pobres Tan Ricos), (Lo Que La Vida Me Robó), (When Calls the Heart), (NCIS), (Orange Is the New Black)(Sullivan & Son)(Almost Human), (Sofia the First)(Mike & Molly)(Sons of Anarchy, Sullivan & Son)(Survivor: Cagayan & San Juan Del Sur)(Black-ish, Instant Mom, Madam Secretary)(American Horror Story, Royal Pains, The Last Ship)(Masterchef, Shark Tank, The Biggest Loser)(Downton Abbey)(Black Box)(Black Box)(Friends with Better Lives, Modern Family, The McCarthys, Twisted)(NCIS)(Black Sails, Defiance, Marvel''s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Outlander, The Walking Dead)(Dancing with the Stars)(Witches of East End)(Growing Up Fisher)(Bones)(Sullivan & Son)(Crisis, Dragons: Defenders of Berk)(Robot Chicken)(The Voice)(Dancing with the Stars)(How to Get Away with Murder)(The Blacklist)(Believe)(NY Med)(Gold Rush: The Dirt)(The Crazy Ones)(The Leftovers)(The Big Bang Theory)(Dominion)(The Haves and the Have Nots)(Fargo)(The Voice)(When Calls the Heart)(Friends with Better Lives)(Let''s Stay Together)(Blue Bloods, Elementary)(Sons of Anarchy), (American Idol)(Rookie Blue), (Sons of Anarchy), (Last Man Standing), (Sons of Anarchy), (When Calls the Heart), (Big Brother, Survivor: Cagayan & San Juan Del Sur, Undercover Boss), (Kirstie), (The Crazy Ones)(The Last Ship)(Masterchef, Shark Tank, The Biggest Loser), (Let''s Stay Together) and (Extant).
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a professional membership organization of songwriters, composers and music publishers of every kind of music. ASCAP''s mission is to license and promote the music of its members and foreign affiliates, obtain fair compensation for the public performance of their works and to distribute the royalties that it collects based upon those performances. ASCAP members write the world''s best-loved music and ASCAP has pioneered the efficient licensing of that music to hundreds of thousands of enterprises who use it to add value to their business - from bars, restaurants and retail, to radio, TV and cable, to Internet, mobile services and more. The ASCAP license offers an efficient solution for businesses to legally perform ASCAP music while respecting the right of songwriters and composers to be paid fairly. With over 525,000 members representing more than 10 million copyrighted works, ASCAP is the worldwide leader in performance royalties, service and advocacy for songwriters and composers, and the only American performing rights organization (PRO) owned and governed by its writer and publisher members.
Bobbi Marcus
Bobbi Marcus PR & Events, Inc.
(310) 889-9200
Cathy Nevins
ASCAP
cnevins (at) ascap.com
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