BMI Composers Take Top Nods for 2012 Emmys

BMI composers overwhelmed the music categories of the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, announced recently. From Blake Neely, Theodore Shapiro and Gustavo Santaolalla, to David Arnold, Javier Navarrete, Tony Morales, Rob Mathes and other marquee names, the tremendous strength of BMI’s unmatched roster of television composers was on full display.

For in-depth coverage of the composers, music directors and arrangers vying for Primetime Emmys this year, read Jon Burlingame’s excellent analysis for Film Music Society.

64th PRIMETIME EMMY® AWARDs nominees
2012 BMI Emmy Nominees

Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
Blake Neely
Pan Am

Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Theodore Shapiro
Game Change

Tony Morales
Hatfields & McCoys - Episode 2

Javier Navarrete (SGAE)
Hemingway & Gellhorn

David Arnold
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece)

Michael Price (PRS)
Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece)

Outstanding Music Direction
Steven A. Gibson
Country Music (In Performance at the White House)

Rob Berman
The Kennedy Center Honors

Rob Mathes
The Kennedy Center Honors

Joel McNeeley
Seth MacFarlane: Swingin’ In Concert

Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
Eli Brueggemann
“I Can’t Believe I’m Hosting”
Saturday Night Live - Host: Jason Segel

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Gustavo Santaolalla
Hell On Wheels