Scores for ‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Last of Us,’ ‘Only Murders’ Win the Composers’ Choice Vote at ASCAP Screen Music Awards

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Jon Burlingame The music from “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “The Last of Us,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “American Symphony” and “Star Wars Jedi: Survivor” received Composers’ Choice Awards Thursday night from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).

Daniel Pemberton won Film Score of the Year for the animated “Spider-Man” sequel; David Fleming took Television Score of the Year for HBO’s “Last of Us”; Siddhartha Khosla received Television Theme of the Year honors for Hulu’s “Only Murders”; Jon Batiste earned Documentary Score of the Year for “American Symphony”; and Gordy Haab won Video Game Score of the Year for EA’s “Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.” The Composers Choice Awards are voted by members of the ASCAP composer and songwriter community and are unique among awards given by performing-rights organizations.

Composers and songwriters choose from among five nominees in each category, all determined by film, TV and game industry leaders.

Also announced Thursday at the ASCAP Screen Awards Celebration (an invitation-only party held at the Houdini Estate in Los Angeles) were the ASCAP Screen Music Awards, which recognized 93 prominent film and television composers for their work in the highest-grossing films and most popular TV projects of 2023.