Tag Archives: EMMYs

Awards, Scores

2023 Children’s and Family EMMY Awards: Fraggle Rock, Slumberkins, and XO, Kitty Secure Nominations!

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) have announced the nominees for this year’s Children’s & Family Emmy® Awards!  In its second year, Lakeshore Records partners are represented once again and the recognition spans the preschool through young teen programming categories in five award categories!  Last year, Lakeshore Records partner Fraggle Rock: Back To The Rock (Apple TV+) won Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design and received 3 other nominations.  This year, Fraggle Rock is back on the nominees roster.  View the full list of nominations below.

The second annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards will take place the evening of December 16, 2023.  Congratulations to all the nominees this year!  View the full list at Emmys.tv.

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Composers, Events, Scores

Catch EMMY Nominated Composers In Conversation on The SCL Online!

If you missed the recent live discussion with EMMY Nominees Michael Abels (“Allen v. Farrow“), Kathryn Bostic (the forthcoming Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir), Kris Bowers (“Bridgerton“), and Mark Crawford (The Social Dilemma), presented by Lakeshore Records and The Society of Composers & Lyricists (The SCL), members can now watch a replay of the discussion online, hosted by journalist Tim Greiving!  If you’re not yet a member, get details now at The Society of Composers & Lyricists website.

See our previous announcement about this lively panel discussion here.

 

 

Awards, Scores, Streaming Series

What You Need To Know About EMMY Nominee Amanda Jones, Composer Of Home Season 1: Episode 5, Maine

Amanda Jones is a Primetime Emmy® nominee for her score to Apple TV+ ‘Maine’ episode of Home.  With her nomination, she made history as the first African-American woman to be nominated for Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score) this year!  If you haven’t already followed all the press coverage of her work on the series or her groundbreaking nomination, we’ve compiled a short list for your convenience below.  Have you listened to the soundtrack yet?

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Scores

Free Music Fridays: Home (By Amanda Jones), Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (By Kathryn Bostic)

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This week’s Free Music Fridays features two EMMY®-contenders!  Amanda Jones joins the ranks of EMMY® nominees this year for her compositions on Apple TV+’s “Home Season 1: Episode V, Maine!”  Her Prime Time EMMY® nomination for Outstanding Composition is getting a lot of attention.  Check out her interview with KABC in which she talks about being the first Black female composer nominated for a Primetime EMMY®!

For the News & Documentary EMMY®, Kathryn Bostic received an Outstanding Music Composition nomination for her score to Toni: Morrison: The Pieces I Am,  which premiered this past June on American Masters (PBS).  Her song, “High Above The Water” from the soundtrack was Oscars shortlisted.  Watch the music video below.

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Press & Reviews, Streaming Series

Lakeshore Releases ‘Home’ Season 1: Episode V, Maine – Amanda Jones Makes EMMY Award History | Gold Derby

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Lakeshore Records has released Amanda Jones’ scores from Home Season 1: Episode V, Maine digitally on all major music services.  Lakeshore previously released the series soundtrack featuring various artists.  This new release features 10 tracks of Amanda’s compositions with seven that were previously unreleased.  See the track list and more below. 

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