Film Composers John Powell and Germaine Franco to Receive Prestigious ASCAP Awards on May 23

ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the world leader in performing rights and advocacy for music creators, announces that versatile film composer John Powell will be honored with the prestigious ASCAP Henry Mancini Award at the 33rd annual ASCAP Screen Music Awards in Los Angeles on May 23.

Powell has scored more than 60 motion pictures and is best known for his scores for the Matt Damon Bourne trilogy and his animated film music, including How to Train Your Dragon (for which he was nominated for an Oscar), FOX’s Oscar-nominated Ferdinand, as well as Antz, Shrek, three Ice Age sequels, Rio and the How To Train Your Dragon sequel. Up next for Powell is Disney’s highly anticipated Solo: A Star Wars Story, directed by Ron Howard, in theaters on May 25. The ASCAP Henry Mancini Award is presented to composers for outstanding achievements and contributions to the world of film and television music.

ASCAP will also recognize multifaceted film composer Germaine Franco with the ASCAP Shirley Walker Award. Franco is the first Latina composer invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, music branch. She co-wrote and produced five original songs for Disney/Pixar’s Oscar winning Coco, directed by Lee Unkrich and co-directed by Adrian Molina, for which she received an Annie Award.

Her action-packed score for Kung Fu Panda - The Emperor’s Quest, an immersive attraction, launches this summer at Universal Studios Hollywood. She is the composer of the Starz network TV series Vida from Creator/Exec Producer Tanya Saracho, debuting May 6. Another upcoming project, Tag, for New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. is directed by Jeff Tomsic and will be in theaters June 15.