Winners to Be Revealed at 2025 ASCAP Screen Music Celebration on April 30

 

NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2025 – Shining a spotlight on the musical talent behind the past year’s top film, television series and video game scores, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced today the nominees for the 2025 ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards. Chosen by the ASCAP composer community, winners will be revealed on April 30 during an exclusive party celebrating the 2025 ASCAP Screen Music Awards in Los Angeles.

 

Composers’ Choice nominees are announced in the following categories: Film Score of the Year, Television Score of the Year, Television Theme of the Year, Documentary Score 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 7 at 11:59 PM ET at www.ascap.com/composerschoice.

 

Following are the nominated ASCAP composers and their works:

 

2025 ASCAP COMPOSERS’ CHOICE NOMINEES

 

FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR*

(Films released in the US in 2024, whether theatrically or via another medium)

Challengers - Trent Reznor

Dune: Part Two - Hans Zimmer

Inside Out 2 - Andrea Datzman

Nosferatu - Robin Carolan

Wicked - John Powell & Stephen Schwartz

Young Woman and the Sea - Amelia Warner

 

TELEVISION SCORE OF THE YEAR

(Episodes originally airing in the US in 2024)

Agatha All Along - Michael Paraskevas

Mr. & Mrs. Smith - David Fleming

Only Murders in the Building - Siddhartha Khosla

Palm Royale - Jeff Toyne

Slow Horses - Daniel Pemberton & Toydrum

 

TELEVISION THEME OF THE YEAR

(Episodes originally airing in the US in 2024)

Bad Monkey - Jamie Jackson & Waz

Franklin - Jay Wadley

Nautilus - Nainita Desai

Only Murders in the Building - Siddhartha Khosla

Palm Royale - Jeff Toyne

 

DOCUMENTARY SCORE OF THE YEAR*

(Documentary films or series released in the US in 2024)

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life - Marc Shaiman

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes - Logan Nelson

Jim Henson Idea Man - David Fleming

Planet Earth III - Sara Barone & Hans Zimmer

The Real Red Tails - Stanley A. Smith

Will & Harper - Nathan Halpern

 

VIDEO GAME SCORE OF THE YEAR

(Games originally released in the US in 2024)

Call off Duty: Black Ops 6 - Jack Wall

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - Gordy Haab

Helldivers 2 - Wilbert Roget, II

Star Wars Outlaws - Wilbert Roget, II, Cody Matthew Johnson, Jon Everist, Kazuma Jinnouchi

Tales of Kenzera: Zau - Nainita Desai

 

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

 

More information about the 2025 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 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 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 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 X and Instagram @ASCAP and on Facebook.

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