Winners to Be Revealed at 2024 ASCAP Screen Music Award Winners Celebration on May 9

 

NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2024 – Honoring the musical storytellers scoring the past year’s top films, television series and video games, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced today the nominees for the 2024 ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards. Chosen by the ASCAP composer community, winners will be revealed on May 9 during an exclusive party celebrating the winners of the 2024 ASCAP Screen Music Awards in Los Angeles.

 

This year’s set of nominees are nominated in the following categories: Film Score of the Year, Documentary Score of the Year, Television Score of the Year, Television Theme of the Year and Video Game Score of the Year. 

 

A first-of-its-kind program among US performing rights organizations, the ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards gives the ASCAP composer community a forum to recognize the artistic accomplishments of their peers. The nominations committee includes composers and film, television and video game industry leaders. Voting is open to eligible ASCAP writer members through March 8 at www.ascap.com/composerschoice.

 

Following are the nominated ASCAP composers and their works:

 

2024 ASCAP COMPOSERS’ CHOICE NOMINEES

 

FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR

(Films released in the US in 2023, whether theatrically or via another medium)

Moving On - Amanda Jones

Poor Things - Jerskin Fendrix

Society of the Snow - Michael Giacchino

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Daniel Pemberton

World's Best - Raashi Kulkarni

 

DOCUMENTARY SCORE OF THE YEAR

(Documentary films or series released in the US in 2023)

American Symphony - Jon Batiste

The Deepest Breath - Nainita Desai

The Last Repair Shop - Katya Richardson

The Pigeon Tunnel - Philip Glass & Paul Leonard-Morgan

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie - John Powell

 

TELEVISION SCORE OF THE YEAR*

(Episodes originally airing in the US in 2023)

Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake - Amanda Jones

The Last of Us - David Fleming

Loki - Natalie Holt

Only Murders in the Building - Siddhartha Khosla

The Watchful Eye - René G. Boscio

Yellowjackets - Anna Waronker

 

TELEVISION THEME OF THE YEAR

(Episodes originally airing in the US in 2023)

Loki - Natalie Holt

Only Murders in the Building - Siddhartha Khosla

Somebody Somewhere - Amanda Jones

The Watchful Eye - René G. Boscio

Yellowjackets - Anna Waronker

 

VIDEO GAME SCORE OF THE YEAR

(Games originally released in the US in 2023)

Dave the Diver - D'Anthoni Wooten

God of War: Ragnarök - Valhalla - Bear McCreary

Mortal Kombat 1 - Wilbert Roget II

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - Gordy Haab

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical - Austin Wintory

  

*Categories with 6 or more nominees reflect a tie in the number of nominations

 

More information about the 2024 ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards, including excerpts of the nominated music, is available at www.ascap.com/composerschoice.

 

About ASCAP

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a membership association of more than 1.1 million songwriters, composers and music publishers, and represents some of the world’s most talented music creators. In 2022, ASCAP reported record-high financial results of $1.522 billion in revenues and $1.388 billion available in royalty distribution monies to its members. Over the last eight years, ASCAP has delivered a 6% compound annual growth rate for total revenues, and a 7% compound annual growth rate for total royalty distributions to members. Founded and governed by songwriters and composers, it is the only performing rights organization in the US that operates on a not-for-profit basis. ASCAP licenses a repertory of over 20 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 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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Bobbi Marcus | Bobbi Marcus PR & Events, Inc.

(310) 889-9200 | bobbi@bobbimarcuspr.com