ASCAP Screen Music Awards Honor Composers for ‘Wicked,’ ‘Palm Royale,’ ‘Pluribus’ and ‘Stranger Things’; David Vanacore Gets Lifetime Honor

Apr 29, 2026 7:39am PT ASCAP Screen Music Awards Honor Composers for ‘Wicked,’ ‘Palm Royale,’ ‘Pluribus’ and ‘Stranger Things’; David Vanacore Gets Lifetime Honor

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At the annual ASCAP Screen Music Awards Tuesday night, the performing rights organization announced the winners of its Composers Choice Awards, a set of honors voted upon by members, with trophies going to the scorers for “Wicked: For Good,” “Palm Royale,” “Stranger Things,” “Pluribus” and the latest “Star Wars” video game, among other projects.

David Vanacore was the most celebrated composer of the evening, picking up the Golden Note Award for his entire career, but also getting the annual kudos that have regularly become his due on top of the lifetime achievement honor. Vanacore (pictured above with Paul Williams and Elizabeth Matthews) picked up his 11th consecutive honor as the top winner in the category of most performed themes & underscore; it was also his 22nd consecutive time being honored in the category overall.

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