The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 2018 70th Emmy Awards. Some of the highlights are as follows:
Original Main Title Theme Music:
- Godless (Carlos Rafael Rivera)
- Marvel's The Defenders (John Paesano)
- Somebody Feed Phil (Mike S. Olson, Bridget Ellen Kearney, Michael Calabrese & Rachael Price)
- The Last Tycoon (Mychael Danna)
- The Putin Interviews (Jeff Beal)
- The Tick (Chris Bacon)
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score):
- Game of Thrones, The Dragon and the Wolf (Ramin Djawadi)
- Marvel's Jessica Jones, AKA Playland (Sean Callery)
- Once Upon a Time, Leaving Storybrooke (Mark Isham, Cindy O'Connor & Michael Simon)
- SEAL Team, Pattern of Life (W.G. Snuffy Walden & A. Patrick Rose)
- Star Wars Rebels, Family Reunion - And Farewell (Kevin Kiner)
- Westworld, Akane No Mai (Ramin Djawadi)
Outstandig Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score):
- Alias Grace, Part 1 (Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna)
- Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams, Crazy Diamond (Cristobal Tapia De Veer)
- Godless, Homecoming (Carlos Rafael Rivera)
- March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step (Cyrille Aufort)
- Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams, The Commuter (Harry Gregson-Williams)
- Black Mirror, USS Callister (Daniel Pemberton)
Original Music Supervision:
- Atlanta, Alligator Man (Jen Malone & Fam Udeorji)
- Stranger Things, Trick Or Treat, Freak (Nora Felder)
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Pilot (Robin Urdang), Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino
- This Is Us, That'll Be The Day (Jennifer Pyken)
- Westworld, Akane No Mai (Sean O'Meara)
Reactions:
Carlos Rafael Rivera on his first two nominations for Godless:
"What a privilege - I'm shocked to receive two nominations for the music and main title theme for Godless. Thanks to Scott Frank for believing in me and our team to help tell his story. Thanks to Netflix for their support for Godless and especially for supporting the music in the series. Thanks to the audience who took to the music and made the soundtrack release a reality. Thanks to my personal cheerleaders - the amazing Beth Krakower and her team to help raise awareness. And of course my wife Lisette, and my family for their support over the year and a half of work."
Jeff Beal on his 18th nomination for The Putin Interviews:
"Oliver Stone is one of my all time favorite film makers, and I'm honored to have received a nomination for our collaboration on The Putin Interviews. It was an exciting challenge to come up with a theme to encapsulate the real-life drama when these two giants (Stone and Putin) met face-to-face to discuss what was unfolding politically around us at the time."
The 70th Emmy Awards will be held on September 17th at the Microsoft Theatre L.A. LIVE. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which includes musical categories, will be held on September 8th and 9th, 2018. To see a complete list of those nominated, visit Emmys.com.