Congratulations to the following Los Angeles Local 47 & AFM members who received 2016 Annual Emmy Awards nominations, and to all of the talented L.A. musicians who performed on over FIFTY of this year’s nominated series, commercials & TV specials! Winners will be announced Sunday, Sept. 18, 4 p.m. (PT) on ABC.
OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES (ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE)
Bates Motel A&E
“Forever”
Music by Chris Bacon
Limitless
“Pilot”
Music by AFM Local 47 member Paul Leonard-Morgan
Minority Report
“Pilot”
Music by AFM Local 47 member Sean P. Callery
Mr. Robot
“eps1.0_ hellofriend. mov”
Music by AFM Local 47 member Mac Quayle
Penny Dreadful
“And They Were Enemies”
Music by AFM Local 47 member Abel Korzeniowski
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
Jazz At The White House
Music Direction by AFM Local 47 member John Beasley
Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance At The White House
Music Direction by AFM Local 47 member Rickey Minor & AFM Local 802 Member Christian McBride
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Theme by Rachel Bloom & Adam Schlesinger
Marvel’s Jessica Jones
Theme by AFM Local 47 Member Sean P. Callery
The Whispers
Theme by AFM Local 47 Member Robert Duncan
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
“I’m Going on a Date with Josh’s Friend!” / Song Title: “Settle For Me”
Lyrics by AFM Local 47 Member Jack Dolgen, and Adam Schlesinger & Rachel Bloom
Empire
“A Rose By Any Other Name” / Song “Title: Good People”
Music & Lyrics by AFM Local 341 Member Jim Beanz
Galavant
“A New Season aka Suck It Cancellation Bear” / Song Title: “A New Season”
Music by AFM Local 802 Member Alan Menken, and Glenn Slater
The Hunting Ground
“Song Title: “‘Til It Happens To You”
Music & Lyrics by Diane Warren
AFM LOCAL 47-SCORED 2016 EMMY NOMINATED PRODUCTIONS
11.22.63 – 1 nomination
58th Grammy Awards – 1 nomination
69th Annual Tony Awards – 2 nominations
American Horror Story: Hotel – 8 nominations
American Idol – 2 nominations
Bates Motel – 4 nominations
The Big Bang Theory – 7 nominations
Black Sails – 2 nominations
Black-ish – 3 nominations
Bob’s Burgers – 1 nomination
Brooklyn Nine-Nine – 2 nominations
CONAN – 1 nomination
Conan In Korea – 1 nomination
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend – 4 nominations
Dancing With the Stars – 8 nominations
Empire – 3 nominations
Family Guy – 1 nomination
Golden Globe Awards, 73rd Annual – 1 nomination
Gotham – 3 nominations
Grace and Frankie – 2 nominations
Grease: Live – 10 nominations
He Named Me Malala – 5 nominations
Hollywood Game Night – 1 nomination
House of Cards – 13 nominations
How to Get Away With Murder – 1 nomination
The Hunting Ground – 2 nominations
Jane the Virgin – 1 nomination
The Kennedy Center Honors – 2 nominations
The Last Man on Earth – 3 nominations
Last Man Standing – 1 nomination
The Late Late Show With James Corden – 3 nominations
Little Big Shots starring Steve Harvey – 1 nomination
Mike and Molly – 3 nominations
Modern Family – 4 nominations
Mom – 4 nominations
Mozart in the Jungle – 1 nomination
The Muppets – 1 nomination
The Oscars – 5 nominations
Penny Dreadful – 6 nominations
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story – 27 nominations
Phineas and Ferb – Last Day of Summer – 1 nomination
Rush Hour – 1 nomination
The Simpsons – 2 nominations
Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show – 2 nominations
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – 2 nominations
Transparent – 10 nominations
Veep – 17 nominations
The Voice – 6 nominations
The Walking Dead – 2 nominations
Walt Disney (American Experience) – 1 nomination
The Wiz Live! – 6 nominations
(This list was compiled from the official 68th Emmy Awards nominations list and contracts on file with AFM Local 47 as of July 22, 2016. If you notice an omission on this list, please email info@listen-la.com so we can congratulate your project!)