Stanley Donen & James Newton Howard Honored at the 2000 ASCAP Film & TV Music Awards

PRNewwire - April 19, 2000

By Faye B. Zuckerman

On April 25 Legendary Film Director Stanley Donen and Composer James Newton Howard will be honored at the fifteenth annual ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards dinner. James will be receiving ASCAP's prestigious Henry Mancini Award in a stunning ceremony. Stanley Donen will receive ASCAP's Opus Award. Confirmed presenters and performers will be Marilyn Bergman, Lawrence Kasdan, Kathleen Kennedy & Frank Marshall, Angie Dickenson, Tyne Daly and Larry Gelbart. Also attending will be Sydney Pollack, John Williams, Leiber & Stoller, Hal David, Livingston & Evans, Mark Isham, Elmer Bernstein, Alan Silvestri, Marc Shaiman and The Tories to name a few others.

Newton Howard has composed scores for such films as the soon to be released "Dinosaur," "The Sixth Sense," "My Best Friend's Wedding," "The Fugitive," "Primal Fear" and "Runaway Bride" as well as the theme to TV's "ER" to name a few. Donen's great musical achievements in film include "Singin' In the Rain," "On The Town," "Royal Wedding," "Funny Face," "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," "Pajama Game" and "Charade."


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