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: 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 Rachel Bloom Stanley Clarke Lisa Coleman Jeff Danna Ramin Djawadi Danny Elfman Jay Gruska Christopher Klatman Russ Landau Mark Leggett Stewart Levin Jeff Lippencott Joseph LoDuca Daniele Luppi Danny Lux Wendy Melvoin Trevor Morris Blake Neely Martin Phipps Adam Schlesinger David Schwartz Michael Skloff Mark Snow Jonathan Tunick Mark Williams Programs with multiple wins 2 wins Monk Programs with multiple nominations 2 nominations Chicago Hope Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Great Performances Monk Notes References Film music awards Original Main Title Theme Music