2008 Film & TV Music Awards
Alan and Marilyn Bergman receive the ASCAP Founders Award at gala event in Los Angeles
ASCAP honored Alan and Marilyn Bergman with the ASCAP Founders Award during its 23rd Annual Film & Television Music Awards, held on May 6 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, CA. The prestigious award was presented to the Bergmans in recognition of their half-century contribution to the Great American Songbook. The composers of the top box office film music and the most performed television music of 2007 were also honored at the gala event.
The evening was highlighted by a tribute to the Bergmans by some of their long-time friends and collaborators, including Siedah Garrett, LariWhite and pianistMike Langwho performed a selection ofAlan andMarilyn'sAcademyAward-winning songs. Producer Norman Lear, producer/writer Larry Gelbart, director Norman Jewison, and composer/arranger/producer Quincy Jones were among the special guest presenters. The Founders Award was presented to the Bergmans by Barbra Streisand.
Alan and Marilyn Bergman are two of the most respected names in the Great American Songbook. Nominated for 16 Academy Awards, they've won three Oscars for Best Songs "The Windmills of Your Mind" and "The Way We Were," and for the score for
Yentl. Their song "Moonlight," performed by Sting in the film
Sabrina, brought nominations for both a Golden Globe and an Oscar. "The Windmills of Your Mind" and "The Way We Were" received Golden Globes and "The Way We Were" earned two Grammys. Their four Emmys are for "Sybil," "Queen of the Stardust Ballroom," "Ordinary Miracles" and "A Ticket to Dream." Principal collaborators include Michel Legrand, Dave Grusin, Cy Coleman, Johnny Mandel, Marvin Hamlisch, Henry Mancini, John Williams, Quincy Jones and James Newton Howard.
Among theirmany honors, Alan and Marilyn were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and subsequently received its Johnny Mercer Award. They also received the National Academy of Songwriters Lifetime Achievement Award.Marilyn is a recipient of the Crystal Award from Women in Film.
In 1994, after serving five terms as the first woman elected to ASCAP's Board of Directors, Marilyn was elected ASCAP's President and Chairman. Continuing her career as a lyricist, she leads the Society with distinction, working tirelessly on behalf of songwriters in strengthening copyright protection.
Lyrically,
Alan Bergman, a CD of Bergman songs sung by Alan Bergman was released on Verve last year to critical acclaim.
Up Close and Musical, amusical theatre collaboration with the late, great composer Cy Coleman and text by Larry Gelbart, is being prepared for Broadway.
Top Film and Television Music Composers of 2007 ASCAP CEO John LoFrumento, with ASCAP’s Todd Brabec, Nancy Knutsen, Sue Devine and Mike Todd, presented awards in four categories – Most Performed Themes, Most Performed Underscore, Top Television Series and Top Box Office Films – to the composers behind the best and most successful film and television music of 2007. Among the winning composers are David Vanacore for Most Performed Themes, Most Performed Underscore,
Survivor: China and
Survivor: Fiji; Sean Callery for Most Performed Themes,
Sharkand
24; Adam Cohen, Steve Franks and John Robert Wood for
Psych; Drake Bell for
Drake and Josh; Marco Beltrami for
Live Free or Die Hard; John Debney for
Evan Almighty; Michael Giacchino for
Ratatouille and Lost; James Newton Howard for
I Am Legend; Russ Landau for
Survivor: China and
Survivor: Fiji; John Powell for
The Bourne Ultimatum; Stephen Schwartz for
Enchanted; Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman for
Hairspray; Brian D. Siewert for Most Performed Underscore; Alan Silvestri for
Beowulf; Mark Snow for Most Performed Themes and Most Performed Underscore; and Hans Zimmer for
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and
The Simpsons Movie.
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