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Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
This is a list of the winning and nominated programs of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music. In the 1980s and early 1990s, the award was presented with the "possibility of one, more than one, or no award given," resulting in several years where there were nominees without a winner. 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: __TOC__ Winners and nominations 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Individuals with multiple wins ;2 wins * Trevor Morris Individuals with multiple nominations ;7 nominations * W. G. Snuffy Walden ;5 nominations * Jeff Beal ;4 nominations * Nathan Barr * Sean Callery * John Debney * Mark Isham * Mike Post ;3 nominations * Bruce Broughton * Mychael Danna * Lee Holdridge * James Newton Howard * Bear McCreary * Thomas Newman ;2 nominations * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primetime Emmy Award
The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. The award categories are divided into three classes: the regular Primetime Emmy Awards, the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards to honor technical and other similar behind-the-scenes achievements, and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for recognizing significant contributions to the engineering and technological aspects of television. First given out in 1949, the award was originally referred to as simply the " Emmy Award" until the International Emmy Award and the Daytime Emmy Award were created in the early 1970s to expand the Emmy to other sectors of the television industry. The Primetime Emmy Awards generally air every September, on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knightwatch
''Knightwatch'' is an American drama television series that aired on ABC from November 10, 1988 until January 19, 1989 as part of its fall 1988 lineup. It had been promoted as an original series in light of summer reruns continuing into the fall due to the 1988 Writers Guild of America Strike. Summary ''Knightwatch'' centers around the activities of the "Knights of the City", a volunteer group set up to assist law enforcement. It was largely made up of ex-gang members (and was modeled after a similar real-life group, the Guardian Angels); the program focused on its charismatic leader, Tony Maldonado (Benjamin Bratt). Operating out of donated space in the basement of a church, the group practiced martial arts and other unarmed techniques since they were not commissioned police officers and did not use firearms. Keeping young people with violent pasts from reverting to this pattern in their new-found calling was a constant challenge to Tony, as were the interpersonal relationshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Williams (composer)
Patrick Moody Williams (April 23, 1939 – July 25, 2018) was an American composer, arranger, and conductor who worked in many genres of music, and in film and television. Biography Born in Missouri, Williams grew up in Connecticut and received a degree in history from Duke University, where he directed the student-run jazz big band, known as the Duke Ambassadors, from 1959 to 1961. Since music was always his first love, he went on to Columbia University to study music composition and conducting, where his passion became his profession. He quickly became busy as an arranger in New York; he moved to California in 1968 to pursue work in the movie and television field while continuing to write and arrange jazz albums. Williams was also a leader in the music-education field. For five years he served as the Artistic Director of the Henry Mancini Institute — one of the nation's premier training programs for young musicians seeking professional careers in music. He was Visiting P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol & Company
''Carol & Company'' is an American comedy anthology television series starring Carol Burnett, Jeremy Piven, Meagen Fay, Terry Kiser, Anita Barone, Richard Kind and Peter Krause that aired for two seasons on NBC from March 31, 1990, to July 20, 1991. Overview ''Carol & Company'' began as a mid-season replacement from March 31 to June 2, 1990, and was subsequently picked up for a full season which ran from September 22, 1990, until July 20, 1991. Unlike Carol Burnett's previous variety shows, ''Carol & Company'' was an anthology series which applied an unusual repertory approach to television comedy. Every week, Burnett and her fellow players (Krause, Piven, Fay, Kiser, Barone and Kind) performed a different half-hour comedy playlet. Only the performers remained the same from week to week; there were no ongoing characters or plots, although there were guest stars from time to time including Betty White, Christopher Reeve, Swoosie Kurtz and Burnett's daughter Carrie Hamilton. In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
42nd Primetime Emmy Awards
The 42nd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 16, 1990. The ceremony was broadcast on Fox from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Two networks, The Family Channel and The Disney Channel, received their first major nominations. For its second season, ''Murphy Brown'' won Outstanding Comedy Series and two other major awards. Defending champion ''Cheers'' received the most major nominations for a comedy series with 11 and ''Newhart'' finished its series run with 21 major nominations, but not a single win. On the drama side, ''L.A. Law'' won Outstanding Drama Series for the third time in four years and also won three major awards, receiving the most major nominations for a drama series with 11. This became the first year that every cast member of ''The Golden Girls'' wasn't nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. This ceremony was remembered for an anomaly that took place, as three major categories resulted in ties, the most ever for one ceremony. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 In American Television
The year 1990 in American television involved some significant events. Below is a list of American television-related events during 1990. Notable events Programs Debuts The following is a list of shows that premiered in 1990. Entering syndication this year A list of programs (current or canceled) that have accumulated enough episodes (between 65 and 100) or seasons (3 or more) to be eligible for off-network syndication and/or basic cable runs. Changes of network affiliation The following shows aired new episodes on a different network than previous first-run episodes: Returning this year Ending this year Made-for-TV movies Television stations Station launches Network affiliation changes Station closures Births Deaths See also * 1990 in the United States * List of American films of 1990 References External links List of 1990 American television seriesat IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Post
Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegade;'' ''The Rockford Files''; ''L.A. Law''; ''Quantum Leap''; ''Magnum, P.I.''; and ''Hill Street Blues''. Early musical career Post's first credited work in music was cutting demos using two singing sisters, Terry and Carol Fischer. With Sally Gordon, they went on to become The Murmaids. Their first single, "Popsicles and Icicles" (written by David Gates), was a number 3 hit song in January 1964. Post also provided early guidance for the garage rock band The Outcasts while in recruit training in San Antonio, Texas. He was the songwriter and producer for both songs on the band's first single, released in 1965, and also arranged a local concert where they served as the back-up band. He won his first Grammy Award at age 23 for Best Instrume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unsub (TV Series)
''Unsub'' is an American television series that aired on NBC from February 3 to April 14, 1989. The series revolves around an elite FBI forensic team that investigates serial murderers and other violent crimes. Unsub is an abbreviation for the "unknown subject" of an investigation. Cast * David Soul as John Westley "Wes" Grayson * M. Emmet Walsh as Ned Platt * Kent McCord as Alan McWhirter * Andrea Mann as Norma McWhirter * Jennifer Hetrick as Ann Madison * Richard Kind as Jimmy Bello * Joe Maruzzo Joe Maruzzo is an American actor known for his roles in ''Unsub'', ''The Sopranos'', ''The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and ... as Tony D'Agostino Episodes Home media On July 27, 2010, Mill Creek Entertainment released ''Prime Time Crime: The Stephen J. Cannell Collection'' on DVD in Region 1. This special collection contains 54 episodes from 13 different s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Tunick
Jonathan Tunick (born April 19, 1938, New York City) is an American orchestrator, musical director, and composer, and one of seventeen " EGOTs" - people to have won all four major American showbusiness awards: the Tony Awards, Academy Awards, Emmy Awards and Grammy Awards. He is best known for orchestrating the works of Stephen Sondheim, their collaboration starting in 1970 with ''Company'' and continuing until Sondheim's death in 2021. Biography He graduated from Hunter College Elementary School, the LaGuardia Performing Arts High School, and holds degrees from Bard College and the Juilliard School.Rothstein, Mervyn"A Life in the Theatre: Orchestrator, Composer and Music Director Jonathan Tunick" playbill.com, September 16, 2005 Tunick's principal instrument is the clarinet.Gans, Andrew"Tony-Winning Orchestrator Jonathan Tunick Plays Birdland March 19; Rebecca Faulkenberry Is Special Guest" playbill.com, March 19, 2012. Much of his work has arisen from his involvement in theatre, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tattingers
''Tattingers'' (later ''Tattinger's'') is an American comedy-drama television series that aired by the NBC television network from October 26, 1988, to April 26, 1989, as part of its 1988 fall lineup. After failing in the Nielsen ratings as an hour-long program, the plot and characters were briefly revived in the spring of 1989 as the half-hour sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ne ... ''Nick & Hillary''. An unaired episode, "Screwball," aired on TV Land on April 4, 1999. Synopsis ''Tattingers'' is the story of a divorced couple, Nick and Hillary Tattinger (Stephen Collins (actor), Stephen Collins and Blythe Danner), along with their 2 daughters: Nina and Winnifred. They had remained co-owner partners in a posh Manhattan restaurant until Nick was shot by a drug de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerrold Immel
Jerrold Immel (born 9 September 1936 in Los Angeles, California) is a United States television music composer, whose most famous works are the theme tune to the soap opera ''Dallas'' and ''Voyagers!''. Before moving into scoring, Immel worked as a music copyist at CBS, before getting his break into television scoring on ''Gunsmoke''. Other programs which he has contributed music to include '' How the West Was Won'', ''Hawaii Five-O'', ''Logan's Run'', ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' (through 1995 season) and ''Knots Landing''. He has also composed music for films, including the scores to ''Matilda'' (1978), ''Death Hunt'' (1981), ''Sourdough'' (1981) and ''Megaforce ''Megaforce'' (or ''MegaForce'') is a 1982 action film directed by former stuntman Hal Needham and written by James Whittaker, Albert S. Ruddy, Hal Needham and André Morgan based on a story by Robert S. Kachler. The film starred Barry Bostwi ...'' (1982). Television Scores (partial) "Episode(s)" denotes the listing may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise (American TV Series)
''Paradise'' (later renamed ''Guns of Paradise'') is an American Western family television series, broadcast by CBS from October 27, 1988 to May 10, 1991. Created by David Jacobs and Robert Porter, the series presents the adventures of fictitious gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord, whose sister left her four children in his custody when she died. Synopsis ''Paradise'', set from 1890 and on, starred Lee Horsley as Cord, a professional gunfighter who was forced to take custody of the four children of his sister Lucy (Kathryn Leigh Scott), a St. Louis singer who was dying and unable to make any other arrangements for their care. Cord realized his profession was unsuitable to child rearing and decided to change, renting a farm from Amelia Lawson (Sigrid Thornton), who also owned the local bank in the small town of Paradise, California (the origin of the title). Ethan tried to live a peaceful life, but was constantly haunted by his violent past and frequently called upon by the townspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
