Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music

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This is a list of the winning and nominated programs of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music.

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1 Winners and nominees

Winners and nominees

1980s

Year	Series	Network	Recipient(s)
1988	Beauty and the Beast	CBS	Lee Holdridge
	Great Performances	PBS	John Corigliano
	The Law and Harry McGraw	CBS	Richard Markowitz
	thirtysomething	ABC	Stewart Levin Snuffy Walden
1989	Knightwatch	ABC	Stanley Clarke
	Men	ABC	James Newton Howard
	Paradise	CBS	Jerrold Immel
	Tattingers	NBC	Jonathan Tunick
	Unsub	NBC	Mike Post

1990s

Year	Series	Network	Recipient(s)
1990	Carol & Company	NBC	Dan Foliart Howard Pearl
	FM	NBC	Patrick Williams
	The Simpsons	Fox	Danny Elfman
	The Young Riders	ABC	John Debney
	Twin Peaks	ABC	Angelo Badalamenti David Lynch
1991	ABC World of Discovery	ABC	Lee Holdridge
	Against the Law	Fox	Thomas Newman
	Dream On	HBO	Michael Skloff
	Hull High	NBC	Stanley Clarke Maureen Crowe Lawrence Edwards Peggy Holmes Kenny Ortega Charles Spellman David Weiss
	Singer and Sons	NBC	Ray Colcord
1992	Brooklyn Bridge	CBS	Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman Marvin Hamlisch
	I'll Fly Away	NBC	Snuffy Walden
	Major Dad	CBS	Steve Dorff
	Silk Stalkings	USA	Mike Post
	The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles	ABC	Laurence Rosenthal
1993	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Syndicated	Dennis McCarthy
	Bob	CBS	Lee Holdridge
	Bodies of Evidence	CBS	Christopher Klatman
	Covington Cross	ABC	Carl Davis
	Love & War	CBS	Jonathan Tunick
	Picket Fences	CBS	Stewart Levin
1994	seaQuest DSV	NBC	John Debney
	Frasier	NBC	Bruce Miller Darryl Phinnessee
	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	ABC	Jay Gruska
	NYPD Blue	ABC	Mike Post
	The X-Files	Fox	Mark Snow
1995	Star Trek: Voyager	UPN	Jerry Goldsmith
	Chicago Hope	CBS	Mark Isham
	ER	NBC	James Newton Howard
	Friends	NBC	Michael Skloff Allee Willis
	My So-Called Life	ABC	Snuffy Walden
1996	Murder One	ABC	Mike Post
	Central Park West	CBS	Tim Truman
	Chicago Hope	CBS	Mark Isham
	JAG	NBC	Bruce Broughton
	Nowhere Man	UPN	Mark Snow
1997	EZ Streets	CBS	Mark Isham
	Crisis Center	NBC	Danny Lux
	Dark Skies	NBC	Michael Hoenig
	Early Edition	CBS	Snuffy Walden
	The Cape	Syndicated	John Debney
1998	Fame L.A.	Syndicated	Robbie Buchanan Maribeth Derry Richard Barton Lewis Tom Snow
	Four Corners	CBS	Christopher Klatman
	Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict	Syndicated	Micky Erbe Maribeth Solomon
	Nothing Sacred	ABC	Mark Isham
	Sessions at West 54th	PBS	Mitchell Froom
1999	Trinity	NBC	Martin Davich
	Profiler	NBC	Danny Lux
	The PJs	Fox	George Clinton Quincy Jones III La Rita Norman Marie Norman
	V.I.P.	Syndicated	Frankie Blue
	Viva Variety	Comedy Central	Ben Garant Glen Roven

2000s

Year	Series	Network	Recipient(s)
2000	The West Wing	NBC	Snuffy Walden
	Falcone	CBS	Jay Gruska
	Jack London's Call of the Wild	Animal Planet	Hal Foxton Beckett
	Jack of All Trades	Syndicated	Joseph LoDuca
	The Pretender	NBC	Velton Ray Bunch Mark Leggett
2001	Gideon's Crossing	ABC	James Newton Howard
	Big Apple	CBS	Marc Bonilla
	Soul Food	Showtime	Kenneth Edmonds Al Green
	Survivor	CBS	Russ Landau
	Thoroughbred	Animal Planet	Michael Josephs
2002	Six Feet Under	HBO	Thomas Newman
	A Day in Their Lives	The History Channel	Mark Leggett
	First Monday	CBS	Bruce Broughton
	Justice League	Cartoon Network	Lolita Ritmanis
	Wolf Lake	CBS	David Schwartz
2003	Monk	USA	Jeff Beal
	Boomtown	NBC	Philip Giffin
	Everwood	WB	Blake Neely
	Miracles	ABC	Snuffy Walden Joseph Williams
	Penn & Teller: Bullshit!	Showtime	Gary Stockdale
2004	Monk	USA	Randy Newman
	Deadwood	HBO	David Schwartz
	Monster House	Discovery Channel	Daniel Mackenzie
	Nip/Tuck	FX	Jeffrey Cain Cedric Lemoyne Gregory Slay
	Two and a Half Men	CBS	Lee Aronsohn Grant Geissman Chuck Lorre
2005	Desperate Housewives	ABC	Danny Elfman
	Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends	Cartoon Network	James Venable
	Huff	Showtime	Snuffy Walden
	Justice League Unlimited	Cartoon Network	Michael McCuistion
	Stargate Atlantis	Sci-Fi Channel	Joel Goldsmith
2006	Masters of Horror	Showtime	Edward Shearmur
	Get Ed	Toon Disney	Amin Bhatia Ari Posner
	Over There	FX	Chris Gerolmo
	Prison Break	Fox Broadcasting Company	Ramin Djawadi
	Rome	HBO	Jeff Beal
2007	The Tudors	Showtime	Trevor Morris
	30 Rock	NBC	Jeff Richmond
	Dexter	Showtime	Rolfe Kent
	Hu$tle	AMC	Simon Rogers
	On the Lot	Fox	Mark Williams Jeff Lippencott
2008	Pirate Master	CBS	Russ Landau
	Canterbury's Law	Fox	Tree Adams
	Kid Nation	CBS	Jeff Lippencott Mark Williams
	Phineas and Ferb	Disney Channel	Dan Povenmire Jeff "Swampy" Marsh Michael Hirano Culross Carl Hill Williams Michael Walker
	Saving Grace	TNT	Eric "Everlast" Schrody
2009	Great Performances	PBS	John Williams
	The Mole	ABC	David Michael Frank
	Sons of Anarchy	FX	Bob Thiele Dave Kushner Curtis Stigers Kurt Sutter
	Story Makers	AMC	Bill Sherman
	United States of Tara	Showtime	Tim Delaughter

2010s

Year	Series	Network	Recipient(s)
2010	Nurse Jackie	Showtime	Lisa Coleman Wendy Melvoin
	Human Target	Fox	Bear McCreary
	Justified	FX	Jason Keaton Oscar Owens
	Legend of the Seeker	Syndicated	Joseph LoDuca
	Warehouse 13	Syfy	Edward Rogers
2011	The Borgias	Showtime	Trevor Morris
	Any Human Heart	PBS	Dan Jones
	Camelot	Starz	Jeff Danna Mychael Danna
	Episodes	Showtime	Mark Thomas
	The Kennedys	ReelzChannel	Sean Callery
	Mildred Pierce	HBO	Carter Burwell

v t e Primetime Emmy Award categories

Programming	Comedy Series Drama Series Variety, Music or Comedy Series Miniseries Made for TV Movie Variety, Music or Comedy Special Directing – Comedy Series Directing – Drama Series Directing – Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special Writing – Comedy Series Writing – Drama Series Writing – Variety, Music or Comedy Program Writing – Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special Reality Program Reality-Competition Program

Performance	Lead Actor – Comedy Series Lead Actor – Drama Series Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie Lead Actress – Comedy Series Lead Actress – Drama Series Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Supporting Actor – Comedy Series Supporting Actor – Drama Series Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie Supporting Actress – Comedy Series Supporting Actress – Drama Series Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Movie Guest Actor – Comedy Series Guest Actor – Drama Series Guest Actress – Comedy Series Guest Actress – Drama Series Host – Reality or Reality-Competition Program

Creative Arts	Animated Program – Less Than One Hour Animated Program – More Than One Hour Voice-Over Performance Casting – Comedy Series Casting – Drama Series Casting – Miniseries, Movie or a Special Choreography Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series Cinematography for a One Hour Series Costumes for a Series Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Main Title Design Main Title Theme Music Music Composition for a Series Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Picture Editing for a Drama Series Visual Effects for a Series Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or Special

Retired	Actor of the Year Actress of the Year Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series

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