Blockbuster Film Composer slated to Receive ASCAP Awards

ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, has announced its slate of major honorees for the 34th annual ASCAP Screen Music Awards and it is an incredible soundtrack. The awards dinner, which takes place in Beverly Hills on May 15, will see Oscar, Emmy and multi-Grammy winner Michael Giacchino receive the prestigious ASCAP Henry Mancini Award. Pinar Toprak, who scored the recently released #1 box office smash Captain Marvel and co-composed the score to the massively popular online game Fortnite, will be honored with the ASCAP Shirley Walker Award for her trailblazing achievements. Oscar, Grammy, Tony and Golden Globe Award-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul will also be recognized with the ASCAP Vanguard Award, which salutes ASCAP members whose innovative work is helping to shape the future of music— the first time the award has been presented to music creators known for their film and musical theatre accomplishments.

“With such a stellar group of honorees, we couldn’t be more excited for this year’s ASCAP Screen Music Awards,” said ASCAP Chairman of the Board and President Paul Williams. “From Up to Jurassic World to Incredibles 2, Michael Giacchino’s beloved scores have powered so many of the blockbuster movies we know and love. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul’s undeniable creative chemistry as a songwriting duo has captured fans’ hearts and rocketed them from musical theatre school to the world’s largest screens in just a few short years. And Pinar Toprak just opened her first #1 box office film with Captain Marvel, and is no doubt on track for many more. We’re looking forward to celebrating all of these world-class music creators at the ASCAP Screen Music Awards on May 15.”

The ASCAP Screen Music Awards is an invitation-only dinner and awards ceremony that honors composers and songwriters of the top box office film music, top-rated TV series and the most performed television music of 2018. Along with these, the winners of the annual ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards, open to voting by all eligible ASCAP writer members in early April, will be revealed at the ceremony. The Composers’ Choice Awards include three categories: Film Score of the Year, TV Composer of the Year and Video Game Score of the Year.

Additionally, this year, in partnership with the Guild of Music Supervisors, ASCAP will for the first time present the newly created Harmony Award to a composer-music supervisor pair for outstanding collaboration.

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