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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
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Summary
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Primetime Emmy Award for Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) |
| awarded_for | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) |
| presenter | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| country | United States |
| year | 1955 |
| holder | Theodore Shapiro, |
| Severance (2025) | |
| website |
Severance (2025)
This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score).
Starting in 2019, the category recognizes scripted programs. Unscripted programs compete for Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score).
Winners and nominations
1960s
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | ||||
| (18th) | Michelangelo: The Last Giant | Laurence Rosenthal | NBC | |
| Bonanza | David Rose | NBC | ||
| Gunsmoke | "Seven Hours to Dawn" | Morton Stevens | CBS | |
| I Spy | Earle Hagen | NBC | ||
| The Making of the President, 1964 | Lalo Schifrin | CBS | ||
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Jerry Goldsmith | NBC | ||
| Run for Your Life | Pete Rugolo | |||
| 1967 | ||||
| (19th) | The Andy Williams Show | Ticker Freeman and George Wyle | NBC | |
| CBS Playhouse | Aaron Copland | CBS | ||
| I Spy | Earle Hagen | NBC | ||
| Mission: Impossible | Lalo Schifrin | CBS | ||
| Run for Your Life | Pete Rugolo | NBC | ||
| 1968 | ||||
| (20th) | I Spy | "Laya" | Earle Hagen | NBC |
| CBS Playhouse | "My Father and My Mother" | Bernard Green | CBS | |
| Gunsmoke | "Major Glory" | Morton Stevens | ||
| The High Chaparral | "The Champion of the Western World" | Harry Sukman | NBC | |
| Mission: Impossible | "The Seal" | Lalo Schifrin | CBS | |
| Run for Your Life | "Cry Hard, Cry Fast" | Pete Rugolo | NBC | |
| 1969 | ||||
| (21st) | Heidi | John Williams | NBC | |
| Hawaii Five-O | "Pilot" | Morton Stevens | CBS | |
| Hemingway's Spain: A Love Affair | Jacques Belasco | ABC | ||
| Mission: Impossible | "The Heir Apparent" | Lalo Schifrin | CBS | |
| The Outcasts | "Take Your Lover In The Ring" | Hugo Montenegro | ABC |
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 Stevens | CBS |
| The Bill Cosby Show | Quincy Jones | NBC | ||
| Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar | Franklyn Marks | |||
| 1971 | ||||
| (23rd) | Bonanza | "The Love Child" | David Rose | NBC |
| Adam-12 | "Elegy for a Pig" | Frank Comstock | NBC | |
| Love, American Style | Charles Fox | ABC | ||
| The Name of the Game | "LA 2017" | Billy Goldenberg and Robert Prince | NBC | |
| 1972 | ||||
| (24th) | The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | "In Defense of Ellen McKay" | Pete Rugolo | NBC |
| Columbo | "Lady in Waiting" | Billy Goldenberg | NBC | |
| Love, American Style | Charles Fox | ABC | ||
| 1973 | ||||
| (25th) | Love, American Style | Charles Fox | ABC | |
| Ironside | Marty Paich | NBC | ||
| Medical Center | "Cycle of Peril" | Alexander Courage | CBS | |
| 1974 | ||||
| (26th) | Hawaii Five-O | "Hookman" | Morton Stevens | CBS |
| Hawaii Five-O | "The $100,000 Nickel" | Bruce Broughton | CBS | |
| "Nightmare in Blue" | Don B. Ray | |||
| 1975 | ||||
| (27th) | Benjamin Franklin | "The Rebel" | Billy Goldenberg | CBS |
| The Streets of San Francisco | "One Last Shot" | Patrick Williams | ABC | |
| 1976 | ||||
| (28th) | Rich Man, Poor Man | Alex North | ABC | |
| Bronk | "Next of Kin" | Jack Urbont | CBS | |
| Kojak | "A Question of Answers" | John Cacavas | ||
| Little House on the Prairie | "Remember Me" | David Rose | NBC | |
| 1977 | ||||
| (29th) | Roots | "Part 1" | Quincy Jones and Gerald Fried | ABC |
| Bronk | "The Vigilante" | Jack Urbont | CBS | |
| Captains and the Kings | "Chapter 8" | Elmer Bernstein | NBC | |
| Police Story | "Monster Manor" | Dick DeBenedictis | ||
| Roots | "Part 8" | Gerald Fried | ABC | |
| 1978 | ||||
| (30th) | King | Billy Goldenberg | NBC | |
| The Awakening Land | Fred Karlin | NBC | ||
| Columbo | "Try and Catch Me" | Patrick Williams | ||
| Holocaust | Morton Gould | |||
| Wheels | Morton Stevens | |||
| 1979 | ||||
| (31st) | Little House on the Prairie | "The Craftsman" | David Rose | NBC |
| Dear Detective | Dick DeBenedictis and Dean DeBenedictis | CBS | ||
| 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 Williams | CBS |
| Dallas | "The Lost Child" | Bruce Broughton | CBS | |
| Eischied | "Only the Pretty Girls Die, Part 2" | John Cacavas | NBC | |
| Paris | "Decisions" | Fred Karlin | CBS | |
| Skag | "Pilot" | Billy Goldenberg | NBC | |
| 1981 | ||||
| (33rd) | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | "The Satyr" | Bruce Broughton | NBC |
| The Gangster Chronicles | "Chapter 1" | Billy Goldenberg | NBC | |
| Hill Street Blues | "Hill Street Station" | Mike Post | ||
| Little House on the Prairie | "The Lost Ones, Part 1" | David Rose | ||
| Lou Grant | "Stroke" | Patrick Williams | CBS | |
| 1982 | ||||
| (34th) | Little House on the Prairie | "He Was Only Twelve, Part 2" | David Rose | NBC |
| Dallas | "The Search" | Bruce Broughton | CBS | |
| The Incredible Hulk | "The Triangle" | Joe Harnell | ||
| Lou Grant | "Hometown" | Patrick Williams | ||
| 1983 | ||||
| (35th) | Dallas | "The Ewing Blues" | Bruce Broughton | CBS |
| The Devlin Connection | "Ring of Kings, Ring of Thieves" | Nan Schwartz | NBC | |
| Fame | "Not in Kansas Anymore" | William Goldstein | ||
| Father Murphy | "Sweet Sixteen" | David Rose | ||
| Knots Landing | "Loss of Innocence" | Jerrold Immel | CBS | |
| 1984 | ||||
| (36th) | Dallas | "The Letter" | Bruce Broughton | CBS |
| Emerald Point N.A.S. | "The Homecoming" | Angela Morley | CBS | |
| Mr. Smith | "Mr. Smith Falls in Love" | Patrick Williams | NBC | |
| St. Elsewhere | "In Sickness and in Health" | J. A. C. Redford | ||
| Trapper John, M.D. | "Send in the Clowns" | John Parker | CBS | |
| 1985 | ||||
| (37th) | Murder, She Wrote | "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes" | John Addison | CBS |
| Cagney & Lacey | "Organized Crime" | Nan Schwartz | CBS | |
| Dynasty | "Triangles" | Angela Morley | ABC | |
| Highway to Heaven | "Thoroughbreds" | David Rose | NBC | |
| 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. Rubinstein | CBS |
| Dynasty | "The Subpoenas" | Angela Morley | ABC | |
| Miami Vice | "Bushido" | Jan Hammer | NBC | |
| Moonlighting | "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice" | Alf Clausen | ABC | |
| 1987 | ||||
| (39th) | Knots Landing | "Cement the Relationship" | Joel Rosenbaum | CBS |
| Dallas | "A Death in the Family" | Angela Morley | CBS | |
| The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | "Here's Why You Should Never Wear High Heels to the Bank" | Patrick Williams | NBC | |
| Jack and Mike | "Come Together" | Nan Schwartz | ABC | |
| Matlock | "The Chef" | Dick DeBenedictis | NBC | |
| Moonlighting | "Atomic Shakespeare" | Alf Clausen | ABC | |
| 1988 | ||||
| (40th) | Beauty and the Beast | "Pilot" | Lee Holdridge | CBS |
| Beauty and the Beast | "To Reign in Hell" | Don Davis | CBS | |
| Dallas | "Hustling" | Angela Morley | ||
| The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | "Here's Why You Shouldn't Get Too Attached to Your Cat" | Patrick Williams | NBC | |
| Moonlighting | "Here's Living with You, Kid" | Alf Clausen | ABC | |
| 1989 | ||||
| (41st) | Falcon Crest | "Dust to Dust" | Joel Rosenbaum | CBS |
| Blue Skies | "The White Horse" | Angela Morley | CBS | |
| Columbo | "Murder, Smoke and Shadows" | Patrick Williams | ABC | |
| Moonlighting | "A Womb with a View" | Alf Clausen | ||
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | "The Child" | Dennis McCarthy | Syndicated |
1990s
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||||
| (42nd) | Beauty and the Beast | "A Time to Heal" | Don Davis | CBS |
| Matlock | "The Clown" | Bruce Babcock | NBC | |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | "Yesterday's Enterprise" | Dennis McCarthy | Syndicated | |
| Twin Peaks | "Traces to Nowhere" | Angelo Badalamenti | ABC | |
| 1991 | ||||
| (43rd) | The Young Riders | "Kansas" | John Debney | ABC |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | "The Consulting Detective Mystery" | Bruce Babcock | ABC | |
| Jake and the Fatman | "God Bless the Child" | Joel Rosenbaum | CBS | |
| My Life and Times | "The Collapse of '98" | Don Davis | ABC | |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | "Half a Life" | Dennis McCarthy | Syndicated | |
| 1992 | ||||
| (44th) | Matlock | "The Strangler" | Bruce Babcock | NBC |
| In the Heat of the Night | "Family Reunion" | Nan Schwartz | NBC | |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | "Unification, Part 1" | Dennis McCarthy | Syndicated | |
| The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror II" | Alf Clausen | Fox | |
| 1993 | ||||
| (45th) | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | "Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920" | Joel McNeely | ABC |
| Murder, She Wrote | "Wind Around the Tower" | Bruce Babcock | CBS | |
| Quantum Leap | "Lee Harvey Oswald, Part 1" | Velton Ray Bunch | NBC | |
| The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror III" | Alf Clausen | Fox | |
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | "Vienna, 1908" | Laurence Rosenthal | ABC | |
| 1994 | ||||
| (46th) | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | "Ireland, 1916" | Laurence Rosenthal | ABC |
| Christy | "Pilot" | Ron Ramin | CBS | |
| SeaQuest DSV | "Whale Song" | Don Davis | NBC | |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | "All Good Things..." | Dennis McCarthy | Syndicated | |
| The Simpsons | "Cape Feare" | Alf Clausen | Fox | |
| 1995 | ||||
| (47th) | SeaQuest DSV | "Daggers" | Don Davis | NBC |
| Murder, She Wrote | "Murder in High C" | Bruce Babcock | CBS | |
| Star Trek: Voyager | "Caretaker, Part 1" | Jay Chattaway | UPN | |
| "Heroes and Demons" | Dennis McCarthy | |||
| The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror V" | Alf Clausen | Fox | |
| 1996 | ||||
| (48th) | Picture Windows | "Language of the Heart" | Hummie Mann | Showtime |
| Diagnosis: Murder | "Mind Over Murder" | Dick DeBenedictis | CBS | |
| SeaQuest DSV | "Brave New World" | Russ Landau | NBC | |
| Space: Above and Beyond | "The River of Stars" | Shirley Walker | Fox | |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | "Our Man Bashir" | Jay Chattaway | Syndicated | |
| 1997 | ||||
| (49th) | The Cape | "Pilot" | John Debney and Louis Febre | Syndicated |
| Early Edition | "The Choice" | W.G. Snuffy Walden | CBS | |
| Orleans | "Pilot" | David Hamilton | ||
| The X-Files | "Paper Hearts" | Mark Snow | Fox | |
| Xena: Warrior Princess | "Destiny" | Joseph LoDuca | Syndicated | |
| 1998 | ||||
| (50th) | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | "Becoming, Part 1" | Christophe Beck | The WB |
| Roar | "Pilot" | Jon Ehrlich | Fox | |
| Stargate SG-1 | "The Nox" | Joel Goldsmith | Showtime | |
| The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror VIII" | Alf Clausen | Fox | |
| The X-Files | "The Post-Modern Prometheus" | Mark Snow | ||
| 1999 | ||||
| (51st) | Invasion America | "Final Mission" | Carl Johnson | The WB |
| Fantasy Island | "Pilot" | John Ottman | ABC | |
| The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror IX" | Alf Clausen | Fox | |
| The X-Files | "S.R. 819" | Mark Snow | ||
| Xena: Warrior Princess | "Devi" | Joseph LoDuca | Syndicated |
2000s
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||||
| (52nd) | Xena: Warrior Princess | "Fallen Angel" | Joseph LoDuca | Syndicated |
| Falcone | "Lealta" | Jay Gruska | CBS | |
| Felicity | "Help for the Lovelorn" | Danny Pelfrey and W. G. Snuffy Walden | The WB | |
| Star Trek: Voyager | "Spirit Folk" | Jay Chattaway | UPN | |
| The X-Files | "Theef" | Mark Snow | Fox | |
| 2001 | ||||
| (53rd) | Star Trek: Voyager | "Endgame" | Jay Chattaway | UPN |
| The Simpsons | "Simpson Safari" | Alf Clausen | Fox | |
| Star Trek: Voyager | "Workforce, Part 1" | Dennis McCarthy | UPN | |
| The West Wing | "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen" | W. G. Snuffy Walden | NBC | |
| Xena: Warrior Princess | "The Rheingold" | Joseph LoDuca | Syndicated | |
| 2002 | ||||
| (54th) | The Blue Planet | "Seas of Life: Ocean World" | George Fenton | Discovery |
| JAG | "Adrift, Part 2" | Steven Bramson | CBS | |
| 24 | "7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m." | Sean Callery | Fox | |
| The X-Files | "The Truth" | Mark Snow | ||
| Xena: Warrior Princess | "A Friend in Need, Part 2" | Joseph LoDuca | Syndicated | |
| 2003 | ||||
| (55th) | 24 | "10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m." | Sean Callery | Fox |
| The Agency | "The Great Game" | Jason Derlatka and Jon Ehrlich | CBS | |
| Enterprise | "The Expanse" | Dennis McCarthy | UPN | |
| JAG | "Need to Know" | Steven Bramson | CBS | |
| Odyssey 5 | "Pilot" | Laura Karpman | Showtime | |
| 2004 | ||||
| (56th) | Enterprise | "Similitude" | Velton Ray Bunch | UPN |
| Dead Like Me | "Pilot" | Stewart Copeland | Showtime | |
| Line of Fire | "Eminence Front" | Larry Groupé | ABC | |
| Pandemic: Facing AIDS | "Uganda/Thailand" | Philip Glass | HBO | |
| The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror XIV" | Alf Clausen | Fox | |
| 24 | "6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m." | Sean Callery | ||
| 2005 | ||||
| (57th) | Lost | "Pilot" | Michael Giacchino | ABC |
| Carnivàle | "Lincoln Highway" | Jeff Beal | HBO | |
| House | "Pilot" | Christopher Hoag | Fox | |
| 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 Callery | Fox |
| Masters of Horror | "Dreams in the Witch House" | Richard Band | Showtime | |
| Rome | "Triumph" | Jeff Beal | HBO | |
| Stargate Atlantis | "Grace Under Pressure" | Joel Goldsmith | Sci Fi | |
| Supernatural | "Pilot" | Christopher Lennertz | The WB | |
| 2007 | ||||
| (59th) | Planet Earth | "Pole to Pole" | George Fenton | Discovery |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | "Law of Gravity" | John Keane | CBS | |
| Ghost Whisperer | "Love Never Dies" | Mark Snow | ||
| Kidnapped | "Pilot" | W. G. Snuffy Walden | NBC | |
| Rome | "Philippi" | Jeff Beal | HBO | |
| 24 | "6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m." | Sean Callery | Fox | |
| 2008 | ||||
| (60th) | Pushing Daisies | "Pigeon" | Jim Dooley | ABC |
| Family Guy | "Lois Kills Stewie" | Ron Jones | Fox | |
| House | "Guardian Angels" | Jon Ehrlich and Jason Derlatka | ||
| Little People, Big World | "Roloff Road Trip: Grand Canyon" | Joey Newman | TLC | |
| Lost | "The Constant" | Michael Giacchino | ABC | |
| The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror XVIII" | Alf Clausen | Fox | |
| 2009 | ||||
| (61st) | Legend of the Seeker | "Prophecy" | Joseph LoDuca | Syndicated |
| Castle | "Flowers from Your Grave" | Robert Duncan | ABC | |
| Ghost Whisperer | "Leap of Faith" | Mark Snow | CBS | |
| The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | "Pilot" | Gabriel Yared | HBO | |
| The Simpsons | "Gone Maggie Gone" | Alf Clausen | Fox | |
| 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 Callery | Fox |
| Batman: The Brave and the Bold | "Mayhem of the Music Meister!" | Kristopher Carter, Michael Jelenic, Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis and James Tucker | Cartoon Network | |
| FlashForward | "No More Good Days" | Ramin Djawadi | ABC | |
| Lost | "The End" | Michael Giacchino | ||
| Psych | "Mr. Yin Presents" | Adam Cohen and John Robert Wood | USA | |
| 2011 | ||||
| (63rd) | American Masters | "John Muir in the New World" | Garth Neustadter | PBS |
| Family Guy | "And Then There Were Fewer" | Walter Murphy | Fox | |
| "Road to the North Pole" | Ron Jones | |||
| The Simpsons | "Treehouse of Horror XXI" | Alf Clausen | ||
| 30 Rock | "100" | Jeff Richmond | NBC | |
| 2012 | ||||
| (64th) | Downton Abbey | "Episode Six" | John Lunn | PBS |
| The Borgias | "The Confession" | Trevor Morris | Showtime | |
| Pan Am | "Pilot" | Blake Neely | ABC | |
| Smash | "Publicity" | Chris P. Bacon and Marc Shaiman | NBC | |
| 30 Rock | "The Tuxedo Begins" | Jeff Richmond | ||
| 2013 | ||||
| (65th) | Downton Abbey | "Episode Six" | John Lunn | PBS |
| Arrested Development | "Flight of the Phoenix" | David Schwartz | Netflix | |
| The Borgias | "The Prince" | Trevor Morris | Showtime | |
| House of Cards | "Chapter 1" | Jeff Beal | Netflix | |
| Last Resort | "Captain" | Robert Duncan | ABC | |
| Mr Selfridge | "Episode 1" | Charlie Mole | PBS | |
| 2014 | ||||
| (66th) | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | "Standing Up in the Milky Way" | Alan Silvestri | Fox |
| Downton Abbey | "Episode Eight" | John Lunn | PBS | |
| Game of Thrones | "The Mountain and the Viper" | Ramin Djawadi | HBO | |
| House of Cards | "Chapter 26" | Jeff Beal | Netflix | |
| True Detective | "Form and Void" | T Bone Burnett | HBO | |
| 2015 | ||||
| (67th) | ||||
| House of Cards | "Chapter 32" | Jeff Beal | Netflix | |
| Chef's Table | "Francis Mallmann" | Duncan Thum | Netflix | |
| Outlander | "Sassenach" | Bear McCreary | Starz | |
| The Paradise | "Episode 8" | Maurizio Malagnini | PBS | |
| Penny Dreadful | "Closer Than Sisters" | Abel Korzeniowski | Showtime | |
| Tyrant | "Pilot" | Jeff Danna and Mychael Danna | FX | |
| 2016 | ||||
| (68th) | ||||
| Mr. Robot | "eps1.0 hellofriend.mov" | Mac Quayle | USA | |
| Bates Motel | "Forever" | Chris Bacon | A&E | |
| Chef's Table | "Grant Achatz" | Duncan Thum | Netflix | |
| Limitless | "Pilot" | Paul Leonard-Morgan | CBS | |
| Minority Report | "Pilot" | Sean Callery | Fox | |
| Penny Dreadful | "And They Were Enemies" | Abel Korzeniowski | Showtime | |
| 2017 | ||||
| (69th) | ||||
| 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) | ||||
| Game of Thrones | "The Dragon and the Wolf" | Ramin Djawadi | HBO | |
| Marvel's Jessica Jones | "AKA Playland" | Sean Callery | Netflix | |
| Once Upon a Time | "Leaving Storybrooke" | Mark Isham, Cindy O'Connor and Michael Simon | ABC | |
| SEAL Team | "Pattern of Life" | W. G. Snuffy Walden and A. Patrick Rose | CBS | |
| Star Wars Rebels | "Family Reunion and Farewell" | Kevin Kiner | Disney XD | |
| Westworld | "Akane No Mai" | Ramin Djawadi | HBO | |
| 2019 | ||||
| (71st) | ||||
| Game of Thrones | "The Long Night" | Ramin Djawadi | HBO | |
| Barry | "What?!" | David Wingo | HBO | |
| The Handmaid's Tale | "The Word" | Adam Taylor | Hulu | |
| House of Cards | "Chapter 73" | Jeff Beal | Netflix | |
| This Is Us | "Songbird Road, Part 1" | Siddhartha Khosla | NBC |
2020s
| Year | Program | Episode | Nominee(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||||
| (72nd) | ||||
| 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 | |
| 2021 | ||||
| (73rd) | ||||
| The Mandalorian | "Chapter 16: The Rescue" | Ludwig Göransson | Disney+ | |
| Bridgerton | "Diamond of the First Water" | Kris Bowers | Netflix | |
| The Crown | "The Balmoral Test" | Martin Phipps | ||
| The Handmaid's Tale | "The Crossing" | Adam Taylor | Hulu | |
| Lovecraft Country | "Rewind 1921" | Laura Karpman and Raphael Saadiq | HBO | |
| This Is Us | "Birth Mother" | Siddhartha Khosla | NBC | |
| 2022 | ||||
| (74th) | ||||
| Severance | "The We We Are" | Theodore Shapiro | Apple TV+ | |
| The Flight Attendant | "The Reykjavik Ice Sculpture Festival is Lovely This Time of Year" | Blake Neely | HBO Max | |
| Loki | "Glorious Purpose" | Natalie Holt | Disney+ | |
| Only Murders in the Building | "The Boy from 6B" | Siddhartha Khosla | Hulu | |
| Schmigadoon! | "Schmigadoon!" | Christopher Willis | Apple TV+ | |
| Succession | "Chiantishire" | Nicholas Britell | HBO | |
| 2023 | ||||
| (75th) | ||||
| The White Lotus | "In the Sandbox" | Cristobal Tapia de Veer | HBO | |
| Andor | "Rix Road" | Nicholas Britell | Disney+ | |
| The Last of Us | "Long, Long Time" | Gustavo Santaolalla | HBO | |
| Succession | "Connor's Wedding" | Nicholas Britell | ||
| Wednesday | "Woe Is the Loneliest Number" | Danny Elfman and Chris Bacon | Netflix | |
| 2024 | ||||
| (76th) | ||||
| Only Murders in the Building | "Sitzprobe" | Siddhartha Khosla | Hulu | |
| The Crown | "Sleep, Dearie Sleep" | Martin Phipps | Netflix | |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | "First Date" | David Fleming | Prime Video | |
| Palm Royale | "Maxine Saves a Cat" | Jeff Toyne | Apple TV+ | |
| Shōgun | "Servants of Two Masters" | Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross and Nick Chuba | FX | |
| Silo | "Freedom Day" | Atli Örvarsson | Apple TV+ | |
| Slow Horses | "Strange Games" | Daniel Pemberton and Toydrum | ||
| 2025 | ||||
| (77th) | ||||
| Severance | "Cold Harbor" | Theodore Shapiro | Apple TV+ | |
| Andor | "Who Are You?" | Brandon Roberts | Disney+ | |
| Based on a True Story | "Relapse" | Sherri Chung | Peacock | |
| Cobra Kai | "Blood in Blood Out" | Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson | Netflix | |
| The Studio | "The Missing Reel" | Antonio Sánchez | Apple TV+ | |
| The White Lotus | "Amor Fati" | Cristobal Tapia de Veer | HBO |
Total awards by network
- CBS – 12
- ABC – 7
- NBC – 6
- Fox – 3
- PBS – 3
- Syndicated – 3
- Discovery Channel – 2
- Disney+ – 2
- HBO – 2
- Netflix – 2
- UPN – 2
- The WB – 2
- Apple TV+ – 2
- Showtime – 1
- USA – 1
Programs with multiple awards
;3 awards
- 24 ;2 awards
- Beauty and the Beast
- Dallas (consecutive)
- Downton Abbey (consecutive)
- Game of Thrones (consecutive)
- Hawaii Five-O
- House of Cards
- Little House on the Prairie
- The Mandalorian (consecutive)
- Severance
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (consecutive)
Programs with multiple nominations
;12 nominations
- The Simpsons
;8 nominations
- 24
;6 nominations
- Dallas
;5 nominations
- Hawaii Five-O
- House of Cards
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Star Trek: Voyager
- The X-Files
- Xena: Warrior Princess ;4 nominations
- The Crown
- Little House on the Prairie
- Lou Grant
- Moonlighting
;3 nominations
- Beauty and the Beast
- Columbo
- Downton Abbey
- Family Guy
- Game of Thrones
- I Spy
- Lost
- Love, American Style
- Matlock
- Mission: Impossible
- Murder, She Wrote
- Run for Your Life
- SeaQuest DSV
- The White Lotus Total includes The White Lotus’s nomination for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special.
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles ;2 nominations
- Andor
- Bonanza
- The Borgias
- Bronk
- CBS Playhouse
- Chef's Table
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
- Dynasty
- Enterprise
- Ghost Whisperer
- Gunsmoke
- The Handmaid's Tale
- House
- JAG
- Knots Landing
- The Mandalorian
- Miami Vice
- Only Murders in the Building
- Penny Dreadful
- Rome
- Roots
- Severance
- St. Elsewhere
- Succession
- 30 Rock
- This Is Us
Composers with multiple awards
;3 awards
- Bruce Broughton
- Sean Callery
- [[David Rose (songwriter)|David Rose]] ;2 awards
- Jeff Beal
- Don Davis
- John Debney
- Ramin Djawadi
- George Fenton
- Billy Goldenberg
- Ludwig Göransson
- Joseph LoDuca
- John Lunn
- Joel Rosenbaum
- Laurence Rosenthal
- Theodore Shapiro
- Morton Stevens
Composers with multiple nominations
;16 nominations
- Alf Clausen
;10 nominations
- Sean Callery
- Patrick Williams
;8 nominations
- Jeff Beal
- Dennis McCarthy
- David Rose
;7 nominations
- Mark Snow
;6 nominations
- Bruce Broughton
- Billy Goldenberg
- Joseph LoDuca
- Angela Morley
- Morton Stevens ;5 nominations
- Ramin Djawadi
- Bruce Babcock
- Don Davis
- W. G. Snuffy Walden
;4 nominations
- Cristobal Tapia de Veer
- Nicholas Britell
- Jay Chattaway
- Dick DeBenedictis
- Charles Fox
- Siddhartha Khosla
- Martin Phipps
- Pete Rugolo
- Lalo Schifrin
- Nan Schwartz
;3 nominations
- Jon Ehrlich
- Michael Giacchino
- Earle Hagen
- John Lunn
- Joel Rosenbaum
- Laurence Rosenthal ;2 nominations
- Chris Bacon
- Steven Bramson
- Velton Ray Bunch
- John Cacavas
- John Debney
- Jason Derlatka
- Robert Duncan
- George Fenton
- Gerald Fried
- Joel Goldsmith
- Ludwig Göransson
- Jan Hammer
- Natalie Holt
- Quincy Jones
- Ron Jones
- Fred Karlin
- Laura Karpman
- Abel Korzeniowski
- Trevor Morris
- Blake Neely
- J. A. C. Redford
- Jeff Richmond
- Adam Taylor
- Duncan Thum
- Jack Urbont
Notes
References
References
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- "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series Original Dramatic Score Nominees / Winners 2021".
- "Outstanding Music Composition For a Series Original Dramatic Score Nominees / Winners 2022".
- "Outstanding Music Composition For a Series Original Dramatic Score Nominees / Winners 2023".
- "Outstanding Music Composition For a Series Original Dramatic Score Nominees / Winners 2024".
- "Outstanding Music Composition For a Series Original Dramatic Score Nominees / Winners 2025".
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