Stephen Schwartz with a few of the hundreds of composers he has mentored over the years, after they serenaded him with a surprise performance of “For Good” from Schwartz’s musical Wicked
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein open the Screen Awards with a mesmerizing performance of their theme from Stranger Things
(l-r) ASCAP SVP of Membership Shawn LeMone, EVP of Membership John Titta, Founders Award honoree Stephen Schwartz, CEO Beth Matthews and President Paul Williams
Didier Lean Rachou accepts his Composers’ Choice: TV Composer of the Year award from ASCAP Board member Dan Foliart
The gorgeous setting for the 2017 ASCAP Screen Music Awards
Broadway star Megan Hilty performs “Corner of the Sky” from Pippin, in honor of Stephen Schwartz
The winners of the Top Themes & Underscore category. Pictured (l-r): ASCAP’s Shawn LeMone, composer Paul Brill, ASCAP’s Rachel Perkins, composers Mark T. Williams, Jeff Lippencott, Russell W. Howard, Didier Lean Rachou, Jared Gutstadt, David Vanacore and Robert Duncan, ASCAP’s Jennifer Harmon, John Titta and Mike Todd
Henry Jackman (center) accepts his Top Box Office Film award from ASCAP Board member Bruce Broughton and ASCAP’s Rachel Perkins, right after an exhilarating performance of his score to Captain America: Civil War
New ASCAP member Benjamin Wallfisch performers a cue from his Hidden Figures score at the piano
Winning songwriter and new ASCAP Board member Michelle Lewis with her collaborator on Loud House, Doug Rockwell
ASCAP singer-songwriter Angela Parrish, a featured vocalist in La La Land, performs two of Pasek and Paul’s winning songs from the film: “City of Stars” and “Audition Song”
ASCAP President Paul Williams and EVP of Membership John Titta testing out the 3D glasses handed out at the show
(l-r) Top Themes & Underscore winners Jared Gutstadt, David Vanacore and Robert Duncan take a selfie onstage
(l-r) ASCAP SVP of Membership Shawn LeMone, big winner David Vanacore, ASCAP CEO Beth Matthews and ASCAP EVP of Membership John Titta on the red carpet
ASCAP President Paul Williams presents Stephen Schwartz with a tennis racket signed by Andre Agassi, as ASCAP’s VP Musical Theatre & Cabaret Michael Kerker looks on
ASCAP honored our tremendously talented composers of TV, film and video game music at the Screen Music Awards on Tuesday, May 16. A who’s who of scoring for screens small, silver and everything in between flocked to LA’s historic Wiltern Theatre for a night of dazzling performances, tender tributes and appreciation for the musical masterminds behind America’s favorite screen entertainment.
The ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards, voted on exclusively by ASCAP members, were a dramatic highlight of the evening. Prolific scoremaster Michael Giacchino walked away with the Film Score of the Year title for Zootopia. Didier Lean Rachou won TV Composer of the Year, and the Video Game Score of the Year came out a tie: Tom Salta (Atlas Plug) and Klayton (Celldweller) for Killer Instinct: Season 3and C. Paul Johnson, Skye Lewin and Michael SalvatoriforDestiny: Rise of Ironboth came out on top.
The night’s performances proved to be another special highlight. We heard Benj Pasek & Justin Paul’s songs from La La Land, excerpts from Ben Wallfisch’s Hidden Figures score, and cues from Henry Jackman’s music for Captain America: Civil War. Television music was well represented by cues from 11.22.63(by Alex Heffes) and Bosch(by Jesse Voccia);the video game music world came out to play with an otherworldly performance of Austin Wintory’s score from Abzu.
But the night belonged to ASCAP legend Stephen Schwartz. The composer/lyricist of musical theatre classics Pippin, GodspellandWickedand film musicals Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Prince of Egyptand Enchanted accepted the prestigious ASCAP Founders Award, following tributes from a star-studded cast of Schwartz’s mentees, admirers and collaborators. The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles closed out the night in grand style with a medley of timeless songs from Schwartz’s catalog.
Honoring ASCAP composers whose music has earned the highest number of cumulative domestic performance credits in television in the category of themes and dramatic underscore for the 2016 survey year
Honoring ASCAP composers and songwriters for their themes and underscore from the highest rated series during the period of January 1 - December 31, 2016
