Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series.

Primetime Emmy Award for Music Composition for a Series
Awarded forOutstanding Music Composition for a Series
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded1955
Currently held byLudwig Göransson,
The Mandalorian (2020)
Websiteemmys.com

Starting in 2019, the category recognizes scripted programs. Unscripted programs compete for Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special.[1]

Winners and nominations

1960s

Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
1966
(18th)
Michelangelo: The Last GiantLaurence RosenthalNBC
BonanzaDavid RoseNBC
Gunsmoke"Seven Hours to Dawn"Morton StevensCBS
I SpyEarle HagenNBC
The Making of the President, 1964Lalo SchifrinCBS
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Jerry GoldsmithNBC
Run for Your LifePete Rugolo
1967
(19th)
The Andy Williams ShowTicker Freeman and George WyleNBC
CBS PlayhouseAaron CoplandCBS
I SpyEarle HagenNBC
Mission: ImpossibleLalo SchifrinCBS
Run for Your LifePete RugoloNBC
1968
(20th)
I Spy"Laya"Earle HagenNBC
CBS Playhouse"My Father and My Mother"Bernard GreenCBS
Gunsmoke"Major Glory"Morton Stevens
The High Chaparral"The Champion of the Western World"Harry SukmanNBC
Mission: Impossible"The Seal"Lalo SchifrinCBS
Run for Your Life"Cry Hard, Cry Fast"Pete RugoloNBC
1969
(21st)
HeidiJohn WilliamsNBC
Hawaii Five-O"Pilot"Morton StevensCBS
Hemingway's Spain: A Love AffairJacques BelascoABC
Mission: Impossible"The Heir Apparent"Lalo SchifrinCBS
The Outcasts"Take Your Lover In The Ring"Hugo MontenegroABC

Note: Award titled Outstanding Individual Achievements in Music Composition (1966–69)

1970s

Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
1970
(22nd)
Hawaii Five-O"A Thousand Pardons – You're Dead!"Morton StevensCBS
The Bill Cosby ShowQuincy JonesNBC
Charlie, the Lonesome CougarFranklyn Marks
1971
(23rd)
Bonanza"The Love Child"David RoseNBC
Adam-12"Elegy for a Pig"Frank ComstockNBC
Love, American StyleCharles FoxABC
The Name of the Game"LA 2017"Billy Goldenberg and Robert PrinceNBC
1972
(24th)
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers"In Defense of Ellen McKay"Pete RugoloNBC
Columbo"Lady in Waiting"Billy GoldenbergNBC
Love, American StyleCharles FoxABC
1973
(25th)
Love, American StyleCharles FoxABC
IronsideMarty PaichNBC
Medical Center"Cycle of Peril"Alexander CourageCBS
1974
(26th)
Hawaii Five-O"Hookman"Morton StevensCBS
Hawaii Five-O"The $100,000 Nickel"Bruce BroughtonCBS
"Nightmare in Blue"Don B. Ray
1975
(27th)
Benjamin Franklin"The Rebel"Billy GoldenbergCBS
The Streets of San Francisco"One Last Shot"Patrick WilliamsABC
1976
(28th)
Rich Man, Poor ManAlex NorthABC
Bronk"Next of Kin"Jack UrbontCBS
Kojak"A Question of Answers"John Cacavas
Little House on the Prairie"Remember Me"David RoseNBC
1977
(29th)
Roots"Part 1"Quincy Jones and Gerald FriedABC
Bronk"The Vigilante"Jack UrbontCBS
Captains and the Kings"Chapter 8"Elmer BernsteinNBC
Police Story"Monster Manor"Dick DeBenedictis
Roots"Part 8"Gerald FriedABC
1978
(30th)
KingBilly GoldenbergNBC
The Awakening LandFred KarlinNBC
Columbo"Try and Catch Me"Patrick Williams
HolocaustMorton Gould
WheelsMorton Stevens
1979
(31st)
Little House on the Prairie"The Craftsman"David RoseNBC
Dear DetectiveDick DeBenedictis and Dean DeBenedictisCBS
Lou Grant"Prisoner"Patrick Williams
The Paper Chase"A Day in the Life"Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel

1980s

Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
1980
(32nd)
Lou Grant"Hollywood"Patrick WilliamsCBS
Dallas"The Lost Child"Bruce BroughtonCBS
Eischied"Only the Pretty Girls Die, Part 2"John CacavasNBC
Paris"Decisions"Fred KarlinCBS
Skag"Pilot"Billy GoldenbergNBC
1981
(33rd)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century"The Satyr"Bruce BroughtonNBC
The Gangster Chronicles"Chapter 1"Billy GoldenbergNBC
Hill Street Blues"Hill Street Station"Mike Post
Little House on the Prairie"The Lost Ones, Part 1"David Rose
Lou Grant"Stroke"Patrick WilliamsCBS
1982
(34th)
Little House on the Prairie"He Was Only Twelve, Part 2"David RoseNBC
Dallas"The Search"Bruce BroughtonCBS
The Incredible Hulk"The Triangle"Joe Harnell
Lou Grant"Hometown"Patrick Williams
1983
(35th)
Dallas"The Ewing Blues"Bruce BroughtonCBS
The Devlin Connection"Ring of Kings, Ring of Thieves"Nan SchwartzNBC
Fame"Not in Kansas Anymore"William Goldstein
Father Murphy"Sweet Sixteen"David Rose
Knots Landing"Loss of Innocence"Jerrold ImmelCBS
1984
(36th)
Dallas"The Letter"Bruce BroughtonCBS
Emerald Point N.A.S."The Homecoming"Angela MorleyCBS
Mr. Smith"Mr. Smith Falls in Love"Patrick WilliamsNBC
St. Elsewhere"In Sickness and in Health"J. A. C. Redford
Trapper John, M.D."Send in the Clowns"John ParkerCBS
1985
(37th)
Murder, She Wrote"The Murder of Sherlock Holmes"John AddisonCBS
Cagney & Lacey"Organized Crime"Nan SchwartzCBS
Dynasty"Triangles"Angela MorleyABC
Highway to Heaven"Thoroughbreds"David RoseNBC
Miami Vice"Evan"Jan Hammer
St. Elsewhere"Fade to White"J. A. C. Redford
1986
(38th)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King"We're Off to See the Wizard"Arthur B. RubinsteinCBS
Dynasty"The Subpoenas"Angela MorleyABC
Miami Vice"Bushido"Jan HammerNBC
Moonlighting"The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"Alf ClausenABC
1987
(39th)
Knots Landing"Cement the Relationship"Joel RosenbaumCBS
Dallas"A Death in the Family"Angela MorleyCBS
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd"Here's Why You Should Never Wear High Heels to the Bank"Patrick WilliamsNBC
Jack and Mike"Come Together"Nan SchwartzABC
Matlock"The Chef"Dick DeBenedictisNBC
Moonlighting"Atomic Shakespeare"Alf ClausenABC
1988
(40th)
Beauty and the Beast"Pilot"Lee HoldridgeCBS
Beauty and the Beast"To Reign in Hell"Don DavisCBS
Dallas"Hustling"Angela Morley
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd"Here's Why You Shouldn't Get Too Attached to Your Cat"Patrick WilliamsNBC
Moonlighting"Here's Living with You, Kid"Alf ClausenABC
1989
(41st)
Falcon Crest"Dust to Dust"Joel RosenbaumCBS
Blue Skies"The White Horse"Angela MorleyCBS
Columbo"Murder, Smoke and Shadows"Patrick WilliamsABC
Moonlighting"A Womb with a View"Alf Clausen
Star Trek: The Next Generation"The Child"Dennis McCarthySyndicated

1990s

Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
1990
(42nd)
Beauty and the Beast"A Time to Heal"Don DavisCBS
Matlock"The Clown"Bruce BabcockNBC
Star Trek: The Next Generation"Yesterday's Enterprise"Dennis McCarthySyndicated
Twin Peaks"Traces to Nowhere"Angelo BadalamentiABC
1991
(43rd)
The Young Riders"Kansas"John DebneyABC
Father Dowling Mysteries"The Consulting Detective Mystery"Bruce BabcockABC
Jake and the Fatman"God Bless the Child"Joel RosenbaumCBS
My Life and Times"The Collapse of '98"Don DavisABC
Star Trek: The Next Generation"Half a Life"Dennis McCarthySyndicated
1992
(44th)
Matlock"The Strangler"Bruce BabcockNBC
In the Heat of the Night"Family Reunion"Nan SchwartzNBC
Star Trek: The Next Generation"Unification, Part 1"Dennis McCarthySyndicated
The Simpsons"Treehouse of Horror II"Alf ClausenFox
1993
(45th)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles"Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920"Joel McNeelyABC
Murder, She Wrote"Wind Around the Tower"Bruce BabcockCBS
Quantum Leap"Lee Harvey Oswald, Part 1"Velton Ray BunchNBC
The Simpsons"Treehouse of Horror III"Alf ClausenFox
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles"Vienna, 1908"Laurence RosenthalABC
1994
(46th)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles"Ireland, 1916"Laurence RosenthalABC
Christy"Pilot"Ron RaminCBS
SeaQuest DSV"Whale Song"Don DavisNBC
Star Trek: The Next Generation"All Good Things..."Dennis McCarthySyndicated
The Simpsons"Cape Feare"Alf ClausenFox
1995
(47th)
SeaQuest DSV"Daggers"Don DavisNBC
Murder, She Wrote"Murder in High C"Bruce BabcockCBS
Star Trek: Voyager"Caretaker, Part 1"Jay ChattawayUPN
"Heroes and Demons"Dennis McCarthy
The Simpsons"Treehouse of Horror V"Alf ClausenFox
1996
(48th)
Picture Windows"Language of the Heart"Hummie MannShowtime
Diagnosis: Murder"Mind Over Murder"Dick DeBenedictisCBS
SeaQuest DSV"Brave New World"Russ LandauNBC
Space: Above and Beyond"The River of Stars"Shirley WalkerFox
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"Our Man Bashir"Jay ChattawaySyndicated
1997
(49th)
The Cape"Pilot"John Debney and Louis FebreSyndicated
Early Edition"The Choice"W.G. Snuffy WaldenCBS
Orleans"Pilot"David Hamilton
The X-Files"Paper Hearts"Mark SnowFox
Xena: Warrior Princess"Destiny"Joseph LoDucaSyndicated
1998
(50th)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer"Becoming, Part 1"Christophe BeckThe WB
Roar"Pilot"Jon EhrlichFox
Stargate SG-1"The Nox"Joel GoldsmithShowtime
The Simpsons"Treehouse of Horror VIII"Alf ClausenFox
The X-Files"The Post-Modern Prometheus"Mark Snow
1999
(51st)
Invasion America"Final Mission"Carl JohnsonThe WB
Fantasy Island"Pilot"John OttmanABC
The Simpsons"Treehouse of Horror IX"Alf ClausenFox
The X-Files"S.R. 819"Mark Snow
Xena: Warrior Princess"Devi"Joseph LoDucaSyndicated

2000s

Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
2000
(52nd)
Xena: Warrior Princess"Fallen Angel"Joseph LoDucaSyndicated
Falcone"Lealta"Jay GruskaCBS
Felicity"Help for the Lovelorn"Danny Pelfrey and W. G. Snuffy WaldenThe WB
Star Trek: Voyager"Spirit Folk"Jay ChattawayUPN
The X-Files"Theef"Mark SnowFox
2001
(53rd)
Star Trek: Voyager"Endgame"Jay ChattawayUPN
The Simpsons"Simpson Safari"Alf ClausenFox
Star Trek: Voyager"Workforce, Part 1"Dennis McCarthyUPN
The West Wing"In the Shadow of Two Gunmen"W. G. Snuffy WaldenNBC
Xena: Warrior Princess"The Rheingold"Joseph LoDucaSyndicated
2002
(54th)
The Blue Planet"Seas of Life: Ocean World"George FentonDiscovery
JAG"Adrift, Part 2"Steven BramsonCBS
24"7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m."Sean CalleryFox
The X-Files"The Truth"Mark Snow
Xena: Warrior Princess"A Friend in Need, Part 2"Joseph LoDucaSyndicated
2003
(55th)
24"10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m."Sean CalleryFox
The Agency"The Great Game"Jason Derlatka and Jon EhrlichCBS
Enterprise"The Expanse"Dennis McCarthyUPN
JAG"Need to Know"Steven BramsonCBS
Odyssey 5"Pilot"Laura KarpmanShowtime
2004
(56th)
Enterprise"Similitude"Velton Ray BunchUPN
Dead Like Me"Pilot"Stewart CopelandShowtime
Line of Fire"Eminence Front"Larry GroupéABC
Pandemic: Facing AIDS"Uganda/Thailand"Philip GlassHBO
The Simpsons"Treehouse of Horror XIV"Alf ClausenFox
24"6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m."Sean Callery
2005
(57th)
Lost"Pilot"Michael GiacchinoABC
Carnivàle"Lincoln Highway"Jeff BealHBO
House"Pilot"Christopher HoagFox
The Simpsons"Treehouse of Horror XV"Alf Clausen
24"2:00 a.m. – 3:00 a.m."Sean Callery
2006
(58th)
24"6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m."Sean CalleryFox
Masters of Horror"Dreams in the Witch House"Richard BandShowtime
Rome"Triumph"Jeff BealHBO
Stargate Atlantis"Grace Under Pressure"Joel GoldsmithSci Fi
Supernatural"Pilot"Christopher LennertzThe WB
2007
(59th)
Planet Earth"Pole to Pole"George FentonDiscovery
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"Law of Gravity"John KeaneCBS
Ghost Whisperer"Love Never Dies"Mark Snow
Kidnapped"Pilot"W. G. Snuffy WaldenNBC
Rome"Philippi"Jeff BealHBO
24"6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m."Sean CalleryFox
2008
(60th)
Pushing Daisies"Pigeon"Jim DooleyABC
Family Guy"Lois Kills Stewie"Ron JonesFox
House"Guardian Angels"Jon Ehrlich and Jason Derlatka
Little People, Big World"Roloff Road Trip: Grand Canyon"Joey NewmanTLC
Lost"The Constant"Michael GiacchinoABC
The Simpsons"Treehouse of Horror XVIII"Alf ClausenFox
2009
(61st)
Legend of the Seeker"Prophecy"Joseph LoDucaSyndicated
Castle"Flowers from Your Grave"Robert DuncanABC
Ghost Whisperer"Leap of Faith"Mark SnowCBS
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"Pilot"Gabriel YaredHBO
The Simpsons"Gone Maggie Gone"Alf ClausenFox
24"7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m."Sean Callery

2010s

Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
2010
(62nd)
24"3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m."Sean CalleryFox
Batman: The Brave and the Bold"Mayhem of the Music Meister"Kristopher Carter, Michael Jelenic, Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis and James TuckerCartoon Network
FlashForward"No More Good Days"Ramin DjawadiABC
Lost"The End"Michael Giacchino
Psych"Mr. Yin Presents"Adam Cohen and John Robert WoodUSA
2011
(63rd)
American Masters"John Muir in the New World"Garth NeustadterPBS
Family Guy"And Then There Were Fewer"Walter MurphyFox
"Road to the North Pole"Ron Jones
The Simpsons"Treehouse of Horror XXI"Alf Clausen
30 Rock"100"Jeff RichmondNBC
2012
(64th)
Downton Abbey"Episode Six"John LunnPBS
The Borgias"The Confession"Trevor MorrisShowtime
Pan Am"Pilot"Blake NeelyABC
Smash"Publicity"Chris P. Bacon and Marc ShaimanNBC
30 Rock"The Tuxedo Begins"Jeff Richmond
2013
(65th)
Downton Abbey"Episode Six"John LunnPBS
Arrested Development"Flight of the Phoenix"David SchwartzNetflix
The Borgias"The Prince"Trevor MorrisShowtime
House of Cards"Chapter 1"Jeff BealNetflix
Last Resort"Captain"Robert DuncanABC
Mr Selfridge"Episode 1"Charlie MolePBS
2014
(66th)
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey"Standing Up in the Milky Way"Alan SilvestriFox
Downton Abbey"Episode Eight"John LunnPBS
Game of Thrones"The Mountain and the Viper"Ramin DjawadiHBO
House of Cards"Chapter 26"Jeff BealNetflix
True Detective"Form and Void"T Bone BurnettHBO
2015
(67th)
[2]
House of Cards"Chapter 32"Jeff BealNetflix
Chef's Table"Francis Mallmann"Duncan ThumNetflix
Outlander"Sassenach"Bear McCrearyStarz
The Paradise"Episode 8"Maurizio MalagniniPBS
Penny Dreadful"Closer Than Sisters"Abel KorzeniowskiShowtime
Tyrant"Pilot"Jeff Danna and Mychael DannaFX
2016
(68th)
[3]
Mr. Robot"eps1.0 hellofriend.mov"Mac QuayleUSA
Bates Motel"Forever"Chris BaconA&E
Chef's Table"Grant Achatz"Duncan ThumNetflix
Limitless"Pilot"Paul Leonard-MorganCBS
Minority Report"Pilot"Sean CalleryFox
Penny Dreadful"And They Were Enemies"Abel KorzeniowskiShowtime
2017
(69th)
[4]
House of Cards "Chapter 63" Jeff Beal Netflix
The Crown "Hyde Park Corner" Rupert Gregson-Williams Netflix
Planet Earth II "Islands" Jacob Shea and Jasha Klebe BBC America
A Series of Unfortunate Events "The Bad Beginning" James Newton Howard Netflix
Taboo "Episode 1" Max Richter FX
Victoria "Doll 123" Martin Phipps, Ruth Barrett and Natalie Holt PBS
2018
(70th)
[5]
Game of Thrones"The Dragon and the Wolf"Ramin DjawadiHBO
Marvel's Jessica Jones"AKA Playland"Sean CalleryNetflix
Once Upon a Time"Leaving Storybrooke"Mark Isham, Cindy O'Connor and Michael SimonABC
SEAL Team"Pattern of Life"W. G. Snuffy Walden and A. Patrick RoseCBS
Star Wars Rebels"Family Reunion and Farewell"Kevin KinerDisney XD
Westworld"Akane No Mai"Ramin DjawadiHBO
2019
(71st)
[6]
Game of Thrones"The Long Night"Ramin DjawadiHBO
Barry"What?!"David WingoHBO
The Handmaid's Tale"The Word"Adam TaylorHulu
House of Cards"Chapter 73"Jeff BealNetflix
This Is Us"Songbird Road, Part 1"Siddhartha KhoslaNBC

2020s

Year Program Episode Nominee(s) Network
2020
(72nd)
[7]
The Mandalorian "Chapter 8: Redemption" Ludwig Göransson Disney+
The Crown "Aberfan" Martin Phipps Netflix
Euphoria "’03 Bonnie and Clyde" Labrinth HBO
Ozark "All In" Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans Netflix
Succession "This Is Not for Tears" Nicholas Britell HBO

Total awards by network

Programs with multiple awards

Programs with multiple nominations

Composers with multiple awards

Composers with multiple nominations

References

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