This is a list of the winning and nominated programs of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music[1]
In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place:
Winners and nominations edit
Year Program Nominee(s) Network 1990 (42nd) [4] [note 1] Carol & Company Dan Foliart and Howard Pearl NBC FM Patrick Williams The Simpsons Danny Elfman Fox Twin Peaks Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch ABC The Young Riders John Debney 1991 (43rd) [5] [note 1] ABC World of Discovery Lee Holdridge Against the Law Thomas Newman Fox Dream On Michael Skloff HBO Hull High Stanley Clarke , Maureen Crowe, Lawrence Edwards, Peggy Holmes , Kenny Ortega , Charles Spellman, and David WeissNBC Singer and Sons Ray Colcord 1992 (44th) [6] [note 1] Brooklyn Bridge Marvin Hamlisch , Alan and Marilyn Bergman USA I'll Fly Away W. G. Snuffy Walden NBC Major Dad Steve Dorff CBS Silk Stalkings Mike Post The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Laurence Rosenthal ABC 1993 (45th) [7] Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Dennis McCarthy Syndicated Bob Lee Holdridge CBS Bodies of Evidence Christopher Klatman Covington Cross Carl Davis ABC Love and War Jonathan Tunick CBS Picket Fences Stewart Levin 1994 (46th) [8] seaQuest DSV John Debney NBC Frasier Bruce Miller and Darryl Phinnessee NBC Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Jay Gruska ABC NYPD Blue Mike Post The X-Files Mark Snow Fox 1995 (47th) [9] Star Trek: Voyager Jerry Goldsmith UPN Chicago Hope Mark Isham CBS ER James Newton Howard NBC Friends Michael Skloff and Allee Willis My So-Called Life W. G. Snuffy Walden ABC 1996 (48th) [10] Murder One Mike Post ABC Central Park West Tim Truman CBS Chicago Hope Mark Isham JAG Bruce Broughton NBC Nowhere Man Mark Snow UPN 1997 (49th) [11] EZ Streets Mark Isham CBS The Cape John Debney Syndicated Crisis Center Danny Lux NBC Dark Skies Michael Hoenig Early Edition W. G. Snuffy Walden CBS 1998 (50th) [12] Fame L.A. Robbie Buchanan, Maribeth Derry, Richard Barton Lewis, and Tom Snow Syndicated Four Corners Christopher Klatman CBS Earth: Final Conflict Micky Erbe and Maribeth Solomon Syndicated Nothing Sacred Mark Isham ABC Sessions at West 54th Mitchell Froom PBS 1999 (51st) [13] Trinity Martin Davich NBC Profiler Danny Lux NBC The PJs George Clinton , Quincy Jones III , La Rita Norman, and Marie NormanFox V.I.P. Frankie Blue Syndicated Viva Variety Robert Ben Garant and Glen Roven Comedy Central
Year Program Nominee(s) Network 2000 (52nd) [14] The West Wing W. G. Snuffy Walden NBC Falcone Jay Gruska CBS Jack London's Call of the Wild Hal Foxton Beckett Animal Planet Jack of All Trades Joseph LoDuca Syndicated The Pretender Velton Ray Bunch and Mark Leggett NBC 2001 (53rd) [15] Gideon's Crossing James Newton Howard ABC Big Apple Marc Bonilla CBS Soul Food Kenneth Edmonds and Al Green Showtime Survivor Russ Landau CBS Thoroughbred Michael Josephs Animal Planet 2002 (54th) [16] Six Feet Under Thomas Newman HBO A Day in Their Lives Mark Leggett History First Monday Bruce Broughton CBS Justice League Lolita Ritmanis Cartoon Network Wolf Lake David Schwartz CBS 2003 (55th) [17] Monk Jeff Beal USA Boomtown Philip Giffin NBC Everwood Blake Neely The WB Miracles W. G. Snuffy Walden and Joseph Williams ABC Penn and Teller: Bullshit! Gary Stockdale Showtime 2004 (56th) [18] Monk Randy Newman USA Deadwood David Schwartz HBO Monster House Daniel Mackenzie Discovery Nip/Tuck Jeffrey Cain, Cedric Lemoyne, and Gregory Slay FX Two and a Half Men Lee Aronsohn , Grant Geissman , and Chuck Lorre CBS 2005 (57th) [19] Desperate Housewives Danny Elfman ABC Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends James Venable Cartoon Network Huff W. G. Snuffy Walden Showtime Justice League Unlimited Michael McCuistion Cartoon Network Stargate Atlantis Joel Goldsmith Sci Fi 2006 (58th) [20] Masters of Horror Edward Shearmur Showtime Get Ed Amin Bhatia and Ari Posner Toon Disney Over There Chris Gerolmo FX Prison Break Ramin Djawadi Fox Rome Jeff Beal HBO 2007 (59th) [21] The Tudors Trevor Morris Showtime Dexter Rolfe Kent Showtime Hu$tle Simon Rogers AMC On the Lot Mark Williams and Jeff Lippencott Fox 30 Rock Jeff Richmond NBC 2008 (60th) [22] Pirate Master Russ Landau CBS Canterbury's Law Tree Adams Fox Kid Nation Jeff Lippencott and Mark Williams CBS Phineas and Ferb Dan Povenmire , Jeff "Swampy" Marsh , Michael Hirano Culross, Carl Hill Williams, and Michael WalkerDisney Saving Grace Eric "Everlast" Schrody TNT 2009 (61st) [23] Great Performances John Williams PBS The Mole David Michael Frank ABC Sons of Anarchy Bob Thiele , Dave Kushner , Curtis Stigers , and Kurt Sutter FX Story Makers Bill Sherman AMC United States of Tara Tim DeLaughter Showtime
Individuals with multiple wins edit Individuals with multiple nominations edit
7 nominations 5 nominations 4 nominations 3 nominations
2 nominations
Programs with multiple wins edit Programs with multiple nominations edit ^ a b c d e As a juried award, nominees had to garner 50% approval to win the award. None of the nominees met the benchmark and no award was given. ^ In 2010, Gaby Moreno and Vincent Jones were nominated for the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation 