COMPOSERS OF BEST MOVIES, TV SERIES AND VIDEO GAMES NOMINATED FOR ASCAP 2022 COMPOSERS’ CHOICE AWARDS
Grover C. Magnus
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NEW YORK, February 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Celebrating the music makers behind the best movies, TV shows and video games of the past year, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) today announced the nominees for the 2022 ASCAP Composers Choice Award. Chosen by the ASCAP community of composers and songwriters, the winners will be announced as part of the ASCAP Screen Music Awards 2022 during the week of May 2nd.
This year’s nominees will compete in the following categories: Film Score of the Year, Documentary Music of the Year, TV Music of the Year, TV theme of the year and Video game score of yesr.
The ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards allow composers to recognize the artistic achievements of their peers and were introduced in 2014 as a unique program of its kind among US performing rights organizations. The nominating committee includes composers and industry leaders from film, television and video games. Voting is open to eligible ASCAP members until March 11.
Here are the nominated ASCAP composers and their works:
2022 ASCAP COMPOSERS’ CHOICE NOMINEES
*Categories with 6 or more nominees reflect a tie in the number of nominations
FILM MUSIC OF THE YEAR
(Films released in the United States in 2021, whether theatrically or through another medium)
Dunes – Hans Zimmer
Encanto – Germaine Franco
The green knight – Daniel Hart
Lucas – Dan Romer
The power of the dog – Jonny Greenwood
DOCUMENTARY SCORE OF THE YEAR
(Documentary films originally released in the United States in 2021)
9to5: The story of a movement – Wendy Blackstone
14 summits: Nothing is impossible – Nainita Desai
Allen v. Farrow – Michael Abels
Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street – amanda jones
To run away – Uno Helmersson
The rescue – Daniel Pemberton
Val – Garth Stevenson
Women Warriors: Voices of Change – Anne-Kathrin Dern and Sharon Farber
TV SCORE OF THE YEAR
(Episodes originally aired in the US in 2021)
Allen v. Farrow – Michael Abels
Cobra Kai season 3 – Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson
Dickinson seasons 2 & 3 – Drum & Lace and Ian Hultquist
Loki – Nathalie Holt
wheel of time – Lorne Balfe
The White Lotus – Cristobal Tapia de Veer
TV THEME OF THE YEAR
(Episodes originally aired in the US in 2021)
Allen v. Farrow – Michael Abels
Dickinson – Drum & Lace and Ian Hultquist
Loki – Nathalie Holt
Only murders in the building – Siddharta Khosla
The White Lotus – Cristobal Tapia de Veer
VIDEO GAME MUSIC OF THE YEAR
(Games originally released in the US in 2021)
Aliens: Fireteam Elite – Austin Wintory
Call of Duty: Mobile Season 5: Deep Water -Wilbert Roget II
Chicory: a colorful story – Lena Raine
Death Loop – Tom Salta
far cry 6 – Pedro Brommann
Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart – Wataru Hokoyama
More information about the 2022 ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards, including excerpts from the nominated music, can be found at www.ascap.com/composerschoice.
About ASCAP
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is a professional organization comprised of songwriters, composers, and music publishers of all types of music. ASCAP’s mission is to license and promote the music of its members and foreign affiliates, to obtain equitable remuneration for the public performance of their works, and to distribute the royalties it collects on the basis of these executions. ASCAP members write the world’s most loved music, and ASCAP has pioneered the efficient licensing of this music to hundreds of thousands of companies who use it to add value to their business – from bars, restaurants and retail to radio, television and cable, internet, mobile services and more. The ASCAP license provides an effective solution for companies to legally perform ASCAP music while respecting the right of songwriters and composers to be paid fairly. With more than 850,000 members representing more than 16 million copyrighted works, ASCAP is the global leader in performance royalties, songwriter services and advocacy and the only organization American Performing Rights (PRO) owned and governed by its member authors and publishers. Learn more and stay in touch at www.ascap.comto Twitter and instagram @ASCAP and on Facebook.
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