(Pictured left to right): SESAC’s Tim Fink, Christophe Beck (“Pink Panther”, “The Sentinel”, “We Are Marshall”) and SESAC’s Pat Rogers

(Pictured left to right): SESAC’s Tim Fink and Pat Rogers, Danny Lux (“Grey’s Anatomy”, “My Name Is Earl”, “Boston Legal” “Strong Medicine”) and SESAC’s Hunter Williams

(Pictured left to right): SESAC’s Pat Collins and Pat Rogers, Paul Buckley (“Will & Grace”) and SESAC’s Hunter Williams

(Pictured left to right): SESAC’s Pat Rogers, Michèle Vice-Maslin (“Guiding Light”), SESAC’s James Leach and Hunter Williams

(Pictured left to right): Brett Perry (“That 70s Show”), Laurie Ann Melanson (“That 70s Show”) and SESAC’s Tim Fink

SESAC CELEBRATES TELEVISION AND FILM COMPOSERS

Beverly Hills, CA – On Tuesday, June 5, SESAC honored its stellar roster of top film and television composers with the annual SESAC Television & Film Composers Awards Dinner. The invitation-only event was held at the elegant il Cielo restaurant in Beverly Hills, Ca., and commemorated an incredible year for SESAC’s composers, with over 100 awards given to affiliates recognizing excellence in television and film music composition.

"We look forward to this evening each year when we acknowledge our composers in television and film," said Pat Rogers, Senior Vice President, SESAC. "The music they create is an essential part of the overall emotional experience of a show or film and SESAC is honored to be associated with such talented composers."

The SESAC event bestows awards to music composers in the categories of Top Rated Television Series, Syndicated/Local Television, Cable Television, Top Performed Theme and Film Composing. Some of the music cited in the television programs and films genres included Grey’s Anatomy, Boston Legal, My Name Is Earl, Deal Or No Deal, House and Pink Panther, We Are Marshall and The Hills Have Eyes among many others.

2007 SESAC TELEVISION & FILM COMPOSERS AWARD RECIPIENTS:

Top Rated Series:
Dennis Brown
Two And a Half Men

John Carta
Hannah Montana

Brad Chiet
Deal Or No Deal
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Bob DeMarco
Dr. Phil
Entertainment Tonight

Jason Derlatka
House

Michael Egizi
Dr. Phil
Entertainment Tonight

Jon Ehrlich
House

Danny Lux
Grey’s Anatomy

Laurie Ann Melanson
That 70’s Show

Brett Perry
That 70’s Show

Leigh Roberts
House

Jonathan Wolff
Seinfeld

Top Performed Theme / Network TV:
Jon Ehrlich
House

Danny Lux
Boston Legal
My Name Is Earl

Leigh Roberts
House

Paul Shaffer
Late Show with David Letterman

Syndicated / Local Television TV:
Stephen Arnold
Local News

Bob DeMarco
The Insider

Michael Egizi
The Insider

Bruce Miller
Frasier
Becker

Jonathan Wolff
Seinfeld
Will & Grace

Performance Awards / Network TV:
Dennis Brown
Two And a Half Men

Paul Buckley
Will & Grace

Todd Burns
Dateline NBC

John Carta
The Bachelor

David Catalano
Dateline NBC

Brad Chiet
Deal or No Deal

Jon Ehrlich
House

David Dachinger
Dateline NBC

Jason Derlatka
House

Hal Goldstein
Dateline NBC

Chris Ingram
All My Children

Andrew Kaiser
Last Comic Standing
Nanny 911
Survivor
The Apprentice
Big Brother

Dean Kraus
Dateline NBC

Danny Lux
The Bachelor
Boston Legal
My Name Is Earl
Grey’s Anatomy

Laurie Ann Melanson
That 70’s Show

Brett Perry
That 70’s Show

Spyros Poulos
Dateline NBC

Craig Sharmat
America’s Most Wanted

Glenn Sherman
Dateline NBC

John Swihart
How I Met Your Mother

Brian Tarquin
All My Children

Michèle Vice-Maslin
Guiding Light

Syndicated / Local TV:
Stephen Arnold
Local News

Todd Burns
Access Hollywood
Maury
Montel

David Catalano
Judge Hatchett
Maury
Montel

David Dachinger
Access Hollywood
Maury
Montel

Bob DeMarco
Dr. Phil
Entertainment Tonight
The Insider
Rachael Ray

Michael Egizi
Dr. Phil
Entertainment Tonight
The Insider
Rachael Ray

Hal Goldstein
Maury
Montel

Dean Kraus
Access Hollywood
Maury
Montel

John Frederick Lenz
Doc
Sue Thomas FB Eye

Laurie Ann Melanson
That 70’s Show

Bruce Miller
Becker
Frasier

Brett Perry
It’s A Miracle
That 70’s Show

Spyros Poulos
Access Hollywood
Montel

Glenn Sherman
Access Hollywood
Maury
Montel

Jonathan Wolff
Seinfeld
Will & Grace

Cable Television Performance Award:
John Carta
Hannah Montana

Jon Ehrlich
Black:White
Growing Up Gotti

Maximo Perez
106 & Park
The Road Show
Style
Danny Lux
Strong Medicine

Leigh Roberts
Black:White
Growing Up Gotti     

Craig Sharmat
Comedy Central Presents

Pierre Gerwig Langer
Poker Superstars Invitational

Film:

Christophe Beck
The Pink Panther
The Sentinel
We Are Marshall

Tom Hajdu
The Hills Have Eyes

Andy Milburn
The Hills Have

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