Wednesday, April 26, 2000
It's that time of year again when the performing rights organizations honor their own at a series of black-tie dinners.
Top composers and songwriters including
James Newton Howard ("The Sixth Sense," "Runaway Bride," "ER"),
Marc Shaiman ("Patch Adams") and
Phil Collins ("Tarzan") were among those honored Tuesday night at
ASCAP's 15th annual Film and Television Awards gala at the Beverly Hilton.
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers honored writers and publishers of the biggest box office film music and the most performed television music of the year.
Composer-songwriter Howard was also presented with the
Henry Mancini Award for lifetime achievement, honoring his accomplishments in film and television. Howard has won 18 ASCAP Film & Television Awards since 1992.
Lawrence Kasdan, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall joined ASCAP head Marilyn Bergman in presenting the award to Howard.
Director-choreographer
Stanley Donen ("Singin' In The Rain," "Funny Face") was presented with the ASCAP Opus Award, which honors noncomposers/lyricists for their extensive collaboration with ASCAP members.
Among the other film composers honored at the event were
Elmer Bernstein ("Wild Wild West"),
Randy Newman ("Toy Story 2") and
Carter Burwell ("The General's Daughter").
Songwriters
Madonna,
William Orbit,
Matt Slocum,
Will Smith and
Stevie Wonder were also honored.
In the TV series category,
Vonda Shepard ("Ally McBeal"),
Michael Skloff ("Friends," "Jesse") and
Dan Foliart ("7th Heaven," "Home Improvement") were among the award recipients.