Emmy Nominations Celebrate BMI Composers

Several leading BMI composers will vie for coveted trophies during the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, slated for Sunday, August 29. Edward Rogers earned a nomination for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music in recognition of his theme for Syfy’s series Warehouse 13, as did Jason Keaton for his work on FX’s Justified. In the Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics field, Brad Hatfield received a nod for his song “How Lovely to be a Vegetable” from the FX series Rescue Me, along with Carter Bays and Craig Thomas for their collaboration “Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit,” which was featured in the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother.

Songwriters Hall of Famer David Foster garnered a nomination for Outstanding Music Direction, which celebrates Foster’s musical direction of his Christmas special with Andrea Bocelli. David Downes (IMRO) also earned a nod in the Oustanding Music Direction field in recognition of his work on PBS’s Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart, as did Rob Mathes and Rob Berman, who were tapped for their work on the Kennedy Center Honors, and Dave Pierce (SOCAN) for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony.

Blake Neely’s work on HBO’s lauded The Pacific was tapped in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or Special field, as was Alex Wurman’s music for HBO’s Temple Grandin and Lawrence Shragge’s (SOCAN) score for Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story. Composers Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis and Kristopher Carter also share a nomination for Batman: The Brave and the Bold, which received a nod in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Series category.

For more information and a complete list of nominees, visit emmys.com.

2010 Emmy Awards
BMI Nominees

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MAIN TITLE THEME MUSIC

Justified, FX Networks
Music by Jason Keaton

Warehouse 13, Syfy
Music by Edward Rogers

OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC AND LYRICS

Rescue Me - Disease (Song title: How Lovely To Be A Vegetable), FX Networks
Music by Brad Hatfield

How I Met Your Mother - Girls Vs. Suits (Song title: Nothing Suits Me Like A Suit), CBS
Music and Lyrics by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas

OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION

Andrea Bocelli & David Foster: My Christmas (Great Performances), PBS
David Foster, Music Director

Celtic Woman: Songs From The Heart, PBS
David Downes (IMRO), Music Director

The Kennedy Center Honors, CBS
Rob Mathes and Rob Berman, Music Directors

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony, NBC
Dave Pierce (SOCAN), Music Director

OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR SPECIAL

The Pacific - Part Ten, HBO
Music by Blake Neely

Temple Grandin, HBO
Music by Alex Wurman

When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story (Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation), CBS
Music by Lawrence Shragge (SOCAN)

OUTSTANDING MUSIC COMPOSITION FOR A SERIES

Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Mayhem Of The Music Meister, Cartoon Network
Music by Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis and Kristopher Carter