Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score) (Primetime Emmy Award)

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The Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score) is one of the awards presented every year at the Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony.

Check all the winners of Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score) presented under Primetime Emmy Award since 1977 .

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Michael Price, David Arnold

Honored for : Sherlock

(His Last Vow (Masterpiece))

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
James S. Levine	American Horror Story The Seven Wonders
Ludovic Bource	Clear History
Jeff Russo	Fargo The Crocodile's Dilemma
Rob Mathes	Herblock - The Black & The White
David Arnold	Sherlock His Last Vow (Masterpiece)
Michael Price	Sherlock His Last Vow (Masterpiece)
John Lunn	The White Queen The Final Battle

Mychael Danna

Honored for : World Without End

(Medieval Life And Death)

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ivor Guest, 4th Viscount Wimborne	Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Robert Logan	Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Dirk Brossé	Parade's End Part 5
Lorne Balfe	Restless Part 2
Anton Sanko	Ring of Fire
Philip Miller	The Girl
Mychael Danna	World Without End Medieval Life And Death

Javier Navarrete

Honored for : Hemingway & Gellhorn

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Robert Duncan	Missing The Hard Drive
Javier Navarrete	Hemingway & Gellhorn
David Arnold	Sherlock A Scandal in Belgravia
Michael Price	Sherlock A Scandal in Belgravia
Michael Giacchino	Prep & Landing Disney Prep & Landing: Naughty Vs. Nice
John Debney	Hatfields & McCoys Part 1
Tony Morales	Hatfields & McCoys Part 1
Theodore Shapiro	Game Change

Carter Burwell

Honored for : Mildred Pierce

(Part Five)

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Carter Burwell	Mildred Pierce Part Five
Trevor Morris	The Pillars of the Earth Anarchy
Dan Jones	Any Human Heart Part 2
David Arnold	Sherlock A Study In Pink
Michael Price	Sherlock A Study In Pink
Rob Mathes	Thurgood

Alex Wurman

Honored for : Temple Grandin

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Alex Wurman	Temple Grandin
Todd Boekelheide	Independent Lens Episode \"Blessed is the Match\"
Blake Neely	The Pacific Part Ten
Geoff Zanelli	The Pacific Part Ten
Hans Zimmer	The Pacific Part Ten
Jeff Beal	Georgia O'Keeffe
Lawrence Shragge	When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
Marcelo Zarvos	You Don't Know Jack

Howard Goodall

Honored for : Into the Storm

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Marcelo Zarvos	Taking Chance
Rachel Portman	Grey Gardens
Howard Goodall	Into the Storm
John Lunn	Little Dorrit Part 5
Jeff Beal	Loving Leah
Sean Callery	24: Redemption

Jeff Beal

Honored for : The Company

(Night 1)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jeff Beal	The Company Night 1
Robert Lane	John Adams Independence
Laura Karpman	Masters of Science Fiction Jerry Was a Man
Martin Phipps	Sense and Sensibility
Alex Wurman	Bernard and Doris
Lennie Niehaus	Oprah Winfrey Presents: Mitch Albom's For One More Day

Jeff Beal

Honored for : Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

(Battleground)

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jeff Beal	Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King Battleground
Joseph LoDuca	The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines
George S. Clinton	Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Robert Lane	Longford
Todd Boekelheide	Boffo! Tinseltown'S Bombs And Blockbusters
John Cameron	The Path to 9/11
David Mansfield	Broken Trail
Van Dyke Parks	Broken Trail

Geoff Zanelli

Honored for : Into the West

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Geoff Zanelli	Into the West
Paul Haslinger	Sleeper Cell
Bruce Broughton	The Dive from Clausen's Pier
Normand Corbeil	Human Trafficking
Jeff Beal	Hallmark Hall of Fame The Water Is Wide

Bruce Broughton

Honored for : Warm Springs

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Lisa Gerrard	'Salem's Lot
Christopher Gordon	'Salem's Lot
George Fenton	Pride
Joseph Conlan	Miracle Run
Joseph Vitarelli	Revelations Part I
Bruno Coulais	Sometimes in April
Bruce Broughton	Warm Springs

Bruce Broughton

Honored for : Eloise At Christmastime

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Elliot Goldenthal	Great Performances: Dance in America Lar Lubovitch's "Othello"","Dance In America: Lar Lubovitch's \"Othello\"
Bruce Broughton	Eloise At Christmastime
Mark Snow	Helter Skelter
Robert Lane	Charles II: The Power and The Passion
Sheldon Mirowitz	The Nazi Officer's Wife
Ernest Troost	Hallmark Hall of Fame Fallen Angel

Bruce Broughton

Honored for : Eloise at the Plaza

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bruce Broughton	Eloise at the Plaza
Robert Lane	The Lost World For part II
Ernest Troost	Martin and Lewis
Normand Corbeil	Hitler: The Rise of Evil
John Altman	The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone

Adrian Johnston

Honored for : Shackleton

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Lee Holdridge	The Mists of Avalon
Dave Grusin	Dinner With Friends
Rupert Gregson-Williams	Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Patrick Williams	We Were the Mulvaneys
Brian Tyler	Last Call
Adrian Johnston	Shackleton Part II

Arturo Sandoval

Honored for : For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Arturo Sandoval	For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
Mason Daring	The Wonderful World of Disney (1997) Episode 12 Bailey's Mistake
Velton Ray Bunch	Papa's Angels
Martin Davich	The Women of Camelot
Lawrence Shragge	Haven

John Altman

Honored for : RKO 281

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Charles Bernstein	Enslavement: The True Story Of Fanny Kemble
John Altman	RKO 281
Richard Hartley	Don Quixote
Ernest Troost	Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Ben Bartlett	Walking with Dinosaurs

Richard Hartley

Honored for : Alice in Wonderland

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Shire	Rear Window
Lee Holdridge	Mutiny
Carl Johnson	A Valentine for You
Richard Hartley	Alice in Wonderland
Marco Beltrami	David and Lisa

Bruce Broughton

Honored for : Glory and Honor

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michael Kamen	From the Earth to the Moon
Trevor Jones	Merlin
Mark Adler	Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Don Davis	House of Frankenstein 1997
Bruce Broughton	Glory and Honor

Laurence Rosenthal

Honored for : The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

(The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father, Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore))

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Laurence Rosenthal	The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)","The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
Patrick Williams	After Jimmy Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Mark Mothersbaugh	Quicksilver Highway Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Bruce Broughton	True Women Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Ernest Troost	Hallmark Hall of Fame Calm at Sunset","Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

Ernest Troost

Honored for : The Canterville Ghost

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Bell	Dead Man's Walk
David Michael Frank	Annie: A Royal Adventure!
Lee Holdridge	The Tuskegee Airmen
Ernest Troost	The Canterville Ghost
Christopher Young	Norma Jean & Marilyn

Laurence Rosenthal

Honored for : The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

(The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies, Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore))

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jay Chattaway	30 Years Of National Geographic Specials Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Laurence Rosenthal	The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies","Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Patrick Williams	Kingfish: A Story of Huey Long Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Lee Holdridge	Buffalo Girls Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Mark Snow	Children of the Dust Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

Lennie Niehaus

Honored for : Lush Life

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Lennie Niehaus	Lush Life
Mark Snow	Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
W. G. Walden	The Stand
Patrick Williams	Geronimo
Richard Bellis	Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

Patrick Williams

Honored for : Danielle Steel's Jewels

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Joseph Conlan	Mortal Sins
Mark Snow	Hallmark Hall of Fame An American Story
Patrick Williams	Danielle Steel's Jewels
Charles Bernstein	The Sea Wolf
Lee Holdridge	Call of the Wild

Bruce Broughton

Honored for : Hallmark Hall of Fame

(O Pioneers!)

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bruce Broughton	Hallmark Hall of Fame O Pioneers!
Arthur Kempel	Fire in the Dark
Don Davis	A Little Piece of Heaven
Richard Bellis	Doublecrossed
Fred Karlin	Survive the Savage Sea

Richard Bellis

Honored for : It

(Part I, Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore))

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Don Davis	Lies Before Kisses Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
James Di Pasquale	The Killing Mind Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Patrick Williams	Hallmark Hall of Fame Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)","Decoration Day
Chris Boardman	Johnny Ryan Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Richard Bellis	It Part I","Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

James Di Pasquale

Honored for : Hallmark Hall of Fame

(Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), The Shell Seekers)

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
James Di Pasquale	Hallmark Hall of Fame Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)","The Shell Seekers
John Addison	The Phantom of the Opera Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Bruce Broughton	The Old Man and the Sea Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Billy Goldenberg	People Like Us Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
David Shire	The Kennedys of Massachusetts Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Christopher Young	Last Flight Out AT&T Presents Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Lee Holdridge	Do You Know the Muffin Man? Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

Basil Poledouris

Honored for : Lonesome Dove

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Fred Karlin	Bridge to Silence
Robert Cobert	War and Remembrance
Allyn Ferguson	Pancho Barnes
Chris Boardman	The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
Basil Poledouris	Lonesome Dove

Laurence Rosenthal

Honored for : The Bourne Identity

(Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore))

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Laurence Rosenthal	The Bourne Identity Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Dick DeBenedictis	Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Johnny Mandel	Hallmark Hall of Fame Foxfire","Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Gerald Fried	Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Allyn Ferguson	Hallmark Hall of Fame April Morning","Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

Laurence Rosenthal

Honored for : Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna

(Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore))

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Nan Schwartz	Under The Influence Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Johnny Mandel	LBJ: The Early Years Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Billy Goldenberg	Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Allyn Ferguson	The Last Days of Patton Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Laurence Rosenthal	Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

Laurence Rosenthal

Honored for : Peter the Great

(Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), For part I)

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Alex North	Death of a Salesman Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Johnny Mandel	A Letter to Three Wives Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
John Kander	An Early Frost Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Bill Conti	North and South Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)","For part I
Laurence Rosenthal	Peter the Great Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)","For part I

Allyn Ferguson

Honored for : Hallmark Hall of Fame

(Camille, Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore))

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Patrick Williams	Seduced Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
David Shire	Do You Remember Love Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Richard Rodney Bennett	Murder with Mirrors Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Allyn Ferguson	Hallmark Hall of Fame Camille","Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

Bruce Broughton

Honored for : The First Olympics: Athens 1896

(Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore))

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Jonathan Tunick	American Playhouse Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)","Concealed Enemies
Mark Snow	Something About Amelia Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Allyn Ferguson	Master of the Game Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Gerald Fried	The Mystic Warrior Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Bruce Broughton	The First Olympics: Athens 1896 Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

Billy Goldenberg

Honored for : Rage of Angels

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Laurence Rosenthal	Who Will Love My Children?
Henry Mancini	The Thorn Birds
Peter Matz	Drop-Out Father
Joe Harnell	V
Bruce Broughton	The Blue and the Gray
Billy Goldenberg	Rage of Angels

Patrick Williams

Honored for : The Princess and the Cabbie

(Outstanding Achievement In Music Composition For A Limited Series Or Special (Dramatic Underscore))

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Michel Legrand	A Woman Called Golda Outstanding Achievement In Music Composition For A Limited Series Or Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Laurence Rosenthal	The Letter Outstanding Achievement In Music Composition For A Limited Series Or Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Bruce Broughton	Killjoy Outstanding Achievement In Music Composition For A Limited Series Or Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Allyn Ferguson	Ivanhoe Outstanding Achievement In Music Composition For A Limited Series Or Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Billy Goldenberg	Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Outstanding Achievement In Music Composition For A Limited Series Or Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Patrick Williams	The Princess and the Cabbie Outstanding Achievement In Music Composition For A Limited Series Or Special (Dramatic Underscore)

Jerry Goldsmith

Honored for : Masada

(Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore))

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Peter Matz	Father Damien: The Leper Priest Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Morton Stevens	Masada Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Paul Chihara	Great Performances: Dance in America The Tempest Live with the San Francisco Ballet","Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Fred Karlin	Homeward Bound Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Jerry Goldsmith	Masada Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

Jerry Fielding

Honored for : High Midnight

(Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore))

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Harry Sukman	Salem's Lot Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Pete Rugolo	The Last Convertible Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Jerry Fielding	High Midnight Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Gerald Fried	Moviola Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)","The Silent Lovers

Leonard Rosenman

Honored for : Friendly Fire

(Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Series or A Special)

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ken Welch	The Hal Linden Special Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Series or A Special
Mitzie Welch	The Hal Linden Special Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Series or A Special
Alex North	The Word (US) Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Series or A Special
Peter Matz	First, You Cry Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Series or A Special
Leonard Rosenman	Friendly Fire Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Series or A Special

Jimmie Haskell

Honored for : General Electric Theater

(See How She Runs, Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore))

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
David Shire	The Defection of Simas Kudirka Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Dick DeBenedictis	Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Billy Goldenberg	Hollywood Television Theatre Actor","Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Jimmie Haskell	General Electric Theater See How She Runs","Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore)

Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Leonard Rosenman

Honored for : The Big Event

(Sybil, Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore))

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Billy Goldenberg	Helter Skelter Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Fred Karlin	Minstrel Man Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
David Shire	The Big Event Rain on Entebbe","Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
John Barry	Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Alan Bergman	The Big Event Sybil","Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Marilyn Bergman	The Big Event Sybil","Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Leonard Rosenman	The Big Event Sybil","Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore)