Since the last two Emmy Awards for Best Music Direction went to ongoing drama series, it makes sense that “Fallout” is the clear favorite in this category this year. The individual artist nominated for the new series, former “Westworld” star Trygge Tovenis one of four Emmy nominees currently vying for the award for the first time. The others are nominated for “Fargo” and “Only Murders in the Building.”
The 2024 Music Supervision Competition also includes a rematch between Catherine mourns (“Baby Reindeer”) and Jen Malone (“Mr. & Mrs. Smith”), who competed against each other four years ago as nominees for “Killing Eve” and “Euphoria”. The new lineup is rounded off by Susan Jacobs (“True Detective: Night Country”), who won the award at the first ceremony in 2017 for “Big Little Lies.”
To make sense of this complex election campaign, we’re taking a closer look at each nominee. Submit your predictions for these and 30 other Creative Arts Emmy categories by September 7.
“Baby Reindeer” – Catherine mourns
Episode: “Episode 4”
Grieves’ second (and first solo) Emmy nomination comes for this Netflix miniseries in which creator, writer and star Richard Gadd tells of his life-changing experience with a stalker. While his alter ego Donny reflects on the abuse he suffered in the past at the hands of his mentor in the fourth of seven episodes, his narrative is accompanied by songs such as Jethro Tull‘s “teacher” and Harry Nilsson‘s original recording of “One”.
“Fallout” – Trygge Toven
Episode: “The End”
Toven is known for having scored the 67-minute pilot film “Fallout” with 11 different songs, all recorded between 1950 and 1963. In addition to the placement Sheldon Allman‘s “Crawl Out Through the Fallout” (which was used in the 2015 video game “Fallout 4”) over the end credits, he created unforgettable moments with the “South Pacific” show song “Some Enchanted Evening”, Nat King Cole‘s “Orange Colored Sky” and two songs each from Connie Conway And Johnny Cash.
“Fargo” – Maggie Phillips
Episode: “The Tragedy of the Commons”
After four seasons on “Fargo,” Phillips caught the attention of the Television Academy thanks to her work in the premiere episode of the latest season. Before she Jeff RussoShe uses the soundtrack from “The 40 Years of the … Yes“I only saw good people,” Ralph Stanley‘s “Friends in Gloryland” and Charlotte Gainsbourg‘s “Hey Joe.”
“Mr. & Mrs. Smith” – Jen Malone
Episode: “A Separation”
Malone, who previously appeared here in Atlanta alongside Euphoria, is the only member of this cast to be credited for a season finale. As the titular spy characters attempt to follow orders to kill each other, their complex emotions are reflected in the slow jams “Short and Sweet” (Brittany Howard) and “I just can’t lose your love” (The Whatnauts) and the faster pieces “Happy Meal II” (The cardigans) and “Tukuntazo” (Tokisha, Haraca KikoAnd El Cherry Scom).
“Only Murders in the Building” – Bruce Gilbert and Lauren Marie Mikus
Episode: “Grab your tissues”
The only duo of this group has worked together on nearly three dozen film and television projects since 2019, including all three seasons of this show and the Oscar winner for Best Picture, Everything Everywhere All at Once. In the submitted episode of the only comedy series of this cast, Oliver Putnam (Martin Short) turns his new play “Death Rattle” into a musical with original songs such as “Creatures of the Night” and “Look for the Light”.
“True Detective: Night Country” – Susan Jacobs
Episode: “Part 4”
Jacobs hopes to make it two out of two in this category by winning the fourth season of this American crime anthology series. Before closing the fourth of six episodes with a dark acapella cover of The Isley Brothers‘ “Twist and Shout”, she reinforces the dreary atmosphere of the show in Alaska with thoughtful songs like “Into Dust” by Mazzy Stern and “Everybody Dies” by Billie Eilish (whose “Bury a Friend” is used as the title theme).
So what will win the 2024 Emmy for Best Musical Supervision? Just by watching each of the six episodes submitted, it’s clear why “Fallout” leads the race, as voters will surely appreciate the work Toven put into adapting the source material’s distinctive tone. His skillful incorporation of a large number of songs from a certain past era of pop music undeniably increases the pilot’s entertainment value and effectively heralds an entertaining season.
In truth, none of the other five entries stand out enough to pose a serious threat to “Fallout,” which can easily emulate “Stranger Things” by winning that award as well as the sound editing and sound mixing awards. Assuming “Shōgun” becomes the most successful drama series this year, “Fallout” has the best chance of coming in second.
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