H.R. No. 683
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Rice University alumna Germaine Franco has reached a
new milestone in her career by winning the 2023 Grammy Award for
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Franco received this prestigious accolade for
her work as the composer for the Disney film Encanto, which also
garnered her a nomination for an Academy Award in the Best Original
Score category, a first for a Latina; in addition to composing, she
provided keyboard and both Latin and orchestral percussion on the
film's score; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Franco studied percussion at Rice University's
Shepherd School of Music, earning a bachelor's degree in 1984 and a
master's in 1987; the following year, she moved to Los Angeles,
where she has established a successful career as a composer,
songwriter, and orchestrator; she has performed with a number of
major international orchestras and artists and worked on media
projects ranging from studio blockbusters and television series to
documentaries and immersive attractions; moreover, she became the
first woman to score a Disney film with her work on Coco, and she was
the first Latina invited to join the music branch of the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; a Sundance Film Music and Sound
Design Lab Fellow, she has received a Shirley Walker Award from the
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and has been
featured in the film Women Who Score; and
WHEREAS, Through her skill as a musician and composer,
Germaine Franco has made valuable contributions to the music
industry, and she is indeed deserving of this most recent honor;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Germaine Franco on winning a 2023
Grammy Award and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Franco as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
A. Johnson of Harris
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 683 was adopted by the House on April
5, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House