\n\tEmmy\u2019s music branch continues to welcome newcomers. Eighteen of this year\u2019s 54 nominees, or one-third of the total in seven categories, are first-timers to the competition. And only 12 are previous winners of TV\u2019s highest honor.<\/p>\n
\n\tComposer Dave Porter, whose long professional relationship with creator-producer Vince Gilligan dates back to \u201cBreaking Bad,\u201d earned his first nominations for Apple TV\u2019s \u201cPluribus\u201d: music composition for a series, main title theme music, and (unusual for a composer) outstanding sound mixing for a series.<\/p>\n
\n\tThree other composers received two noms apiece: Jeff Beal, composition for a limited or anthology series plus main title theme for \u201cAll Her Fault\u201d; Sean Callery, the same two categories for \u201cThe Beast in Me\u201d; and Daniel Pemberton, composition for a series for \u201cSlow Horses\u201d and best song for \u201cSpider-Noir.\u201d Beal and Callery are previous Emmy winners.<\/p>\n
\n\tFilm-scoring legend Hans Zimmer, who already has two Oscars and five Grammys, could finally win an Emmy (in his eighth time at bat) for co-composing the documentary score for \u201cPrehistoric Planet: Ice Age.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThis year\u2019s statistics are a mixed bag. Only eight women were nominated (or 15%), down from nine last year; but 15 people of color (28%) received nominations, up from 24% last year. Also, 31 individual programs were chosen from 417 entries in the seven music categories, down from 480 entries last year.<\/p>\n
\n\tA first in the song category (officially \u201cmusic and lyrics\u201d) is \u201cMis Figuritas\u201d from \u201cHacks,\u201d the first-ever Spanish-language song to be nominated. And only five of the 31 programs nominated are from traditional broadcast networks\u2014all in the music direction category.<\/p>\n
\n\tFinal round voting takes place Aug. 17-26. Winners will be announced Sept. 5 and 6. Approximately 750 members of the TV Academy\u2019s Music Peer Group are eligible to vote.<\/p>\n
\n\tMusic Composition for a Series<\/p>\n
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO Max)
Dan Romer
One prior nomination
episode \u201cIn the Name of the Mother\u201d
Guitars, fiddles, whistling offer homespun folk sound<\/p>\n
Palm Royale (Apple TV)
Jeff Toyne
One win, one other nomination
episode \u201cMaxine Drinks Martinis Now\u201d
Fun \u201960s-style jazz with wordless vocals<\/p>\n
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Dave Porter
First nomination (three this year)
episode \u201cWe Is Us\u201d
Voices, orchestra, synths create unsettling ambiance<\/p>\n
Slow Horses (Apple TV)
Daniel Pemberton, Toydrum
Three noms for Pemberton, one for Toydrum
episode \u201cMissiles\u201d
Edgy contemporary sounds enhance UK spy drama<\/p>\n
Spider-Noir (Prime Video)
Kris Bowers, Michael Dean Parsons
Four noms for Bowers, one for Parsons
episode \u201cStep Into My Office\u201d
Cool noir-ish feel with modern orchestra, theremin<\/p>\n
Widow\u2019s Bay (Apple TV)
David Fleming
One win, one other nomination
episode \u201cOur History\u201d
Eerie strings, dark musical colors for town\u2019s evil past<\/p>\n
\n\tMusic Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special<\/p>\n
All Her Fault (Peacock)
Jeff Beal
Five wins, 14 other noms
Episode 7
Alternately tense and melancholy strings, piano<\/p>\n
The Beast in Me (Netflix)
Sean Callery, Sara Barone
Four wins for Callery, one nom for Barone
episode \u201cThe Beast and Me\u201d
Scary string textures, suspenseful minor chords<\/p>\n
Black Rabbit (Netflix)
Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans
One prior nom for each
episode \u201cIsle of Joy\u201d
Grim, percussion-heavy score for action in finale<\/p>\n
In the Blink of an Eye (Hulu)
Thomas Newman
One win, four other nominations
Vast time-space canvas for Andrew Stanton film
Sensitive orchestral, choral accompaniment<\/p>\n
Washington Black (Hulu)
Cameron Moody
First nomination
episode \u201cIf You See My Mama, Whisper Her This\u2026\u201d
Symphonic backdrop for emotional finale
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\n\tMusic Composition for a Documentary, Nonfiction or Reality Program<\/p>\n
High Horse: The Black Cowboy (Peacock)
Raphael Saadiq
One prior nomination
episode \u201cF*ck Westerns\u201d
Mix of traditional score and modern hip-hop<\/p>\n
John Candy: I Like Me (Prime Video)
Tyler Strickland
First nomination
Profile of beloved comic actor
String orchestra brings emotional resonance<\/p>\n
Kingdom (BBC America)
Segun Akinola
First nomination
Episode 2
Voices, instruments recorded in Zambia<\/p>\n
Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man! (HBO Max)
Jeff Morrow
First nomination
Profile of iconic writer-director
Jazz combo, drums for aspiring drummer Brooks<\/p>\n
Ocean with David Attenborough (National Geographic)
Steven Price
One win, two other nominations
Exploring Earth\u2019s undersea habitats
Human voices, small string ensemble add intimacy<\/p>\n
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age (National Geographic)
Kara Talve, An\u017ee Rozman, Hans Zimmer
Seven noms for Zimmer, four for Talve, three for Rozman
episode \u201cThe Big Freeze\u201d
Octobass, other rare instruments offer strange sounds
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Music Direction<\/p>\n
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show (NBC)
Miguel Gandelman
First nomination
Bad Bunny extravaganza
With Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, Cardi B, others<\/p>\n
The Late Show with Steven Colbert (CBS)
Louis Cato
First nomination
Series finale
Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney, Jon Batiste perform<\/p>\n
The Oscars (ABC)
Michael Bearden
Three nominations
98th annual Academy Awards ceremony
Huntrix, Barbra Streisand, Josh Groban perform<\/p>\n
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Lenny Pickett, Leon Pendarvis, Eli Brueggemann, Maddie Rice
One win for Brueggemann, seven noms each for Pickett, Pendarvis
Episode 16, aired April 4
Host Jack Black, musical guest Jack White perform<\/p>\n
Wicked: One Wonderful Night (NBC)
Stephen Oremus
One prior nomination
Music special promoting \u201cWicked: For Good\u201d
Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, others in cast perform
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Music and Lyrics<\/p>\n
The Boys (Prime Video)
Christopher Lennertz, Daveed Diggs
One win for Lennertz, one nom for Diggs
Song \u201cRaise Him Up\u201d
Diggs as Oh Father sings rousing gospel number<\/p>\n
Hacks (HBO Max)
Carlos Rafael Rivera, David Stal
Three wins for Rivera, first nom for Stal
Song \u201cMis Figuritas\u201d
Jean Smart sings ranchera song in Grammy bid<\/p>\n
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Gavin Brivik, Andrew Bird
First nomination for each
Song \u201cNeed Someone\u201d
Touching ballad after beloved patient Louie dies<\/p>\n
South Park (Comedy Central)
Trey Parker
Five wins, 14 additional noms
Song \u201cChristian Woman\u201d
Holiday tune satirizes religious attitudes<\/p>\n
Spider-Noir (Prime Video)
Warren Oak Felder, Sebastian Kole, Daniel Pemberton
Three noms for Pemberton, first for Felder and Kole
Song \u201cThe Devil You Know\u201d
Cat Hardy (Li Jun Li) sings torch song in \u201930s nightclub<\/p>\n
Wednesday (Netflix)
Lady Gaga, Andrew Watt, Cirkut
Four noms for Gaga, first for Watt and Cirkut
Song \u201cThe Dead Dance\u201d
Enid and Agnes perform at Masquerade Ball
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Main Title Theme Music<\/p>\n
All Her Fault (Peacock)
Jeff Beal
Five wins, 14 other noms
Distraught mom searches for kidnapped child
Dramatic strings, piano, boy soprano set mood<\/p>\n
The Beast in Me (Netflix)
Sean Callery
Four wins, 13 other noms
Grieving writer suspects neighbor is murderer
Urgency in strings, distant voices set ominous tone<\/p>\n
The \u2018Burbs (Peacock)
Michael Abels
Two prior nominations
Comedy-drama adapting \u201989 Tom Hanks film
Angular string figures for animated shadows<\/p>\n
Murderbot (Apple TV)
Amanda Jones
One nomination
Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd as cyborg in sci-fi comedy
Fast-moving strings, synths for dolls-in-space imagery<\/p>\n
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Dave Porter
First nomination (three this year)
New Mexico author immune from alien-controlled hive mind
Voices hum and sing simple, wordless melody<\/p>\n
\n\tMusic Supervision<\/p>\n
The Boys (Prime Video)
Michelle Johnson, Yvette Metoyer
First nominations
episode \u201cBlood and Bone\u201d
Billy Joel, Flogging Molly songs for wrap-up<\/p>\n
Hacks (HBO Max)
Matt Biffa
One win, one other nomination
episode \u201cHacks\u201d (finale)
Garland-Streisand \u201cHappy Days Are Here Again\u201d<\/p>\n
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Manish Raval, Tom Wolfe, Jonathan Leahy
One previous nom for each
episode \u201cWhen Noah Met Joanne\u201d
Dermot Kennedy, Giveon, Mega Simone songs<\/p>\n
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Thomas Golubic
Four nominations
episode \u201cWe Is Us\u201d
Country music in bar as alien takeover begins<\/p>\n
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Nora Felder
One win, four other noms
\u201cChapter Eight: The Rightside Up\u201d
Prince, Cowboy Junkies, David Bowie for finale<\/p>\n
Widow\u2019s Bay (Apple TV)
Toko Nagata
First nomination
episode \u201cBeach Reads\u201d
Bowie, Corona songs at Patricia\u2019s dance party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emmy\u2019s music branch continues to welcome newcomers. Eighteen of this year\u2019s 54 nominees, or one-third of the total…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":588936,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[10309,146,85,46,409,266473],"class_list":["post-588935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-emmy-awards","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-music","tag-music-for-screens"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=588935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/588936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=588935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=588935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=588935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}