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The Emmy nominations disappoint, with some exceptions.
Sean Callery's music for 24: Die Another Day was quite good, and I'm glad to see Penny Dreadful get respect for its score, as well. The music on Penny Dreadful lacks range (Abel Korzeniowski runs from somber to tragic and back again) but it never loses its Gothic feel. Better still, composer Korzeniowski never descends into whimsy as Danny Elfman might--though that may be because there isn't much whimsy on Penny Dreadful.
Outlander I can't watch, but the snippets of the score I've heard bear all the marks of a Bear McCreary score.
For me, the biggest omission was Trevor Morris and Vikings. The scores for seasons one and two are spectacular, and quite listenable. I don't know why but the CDs are not widely available in the US (if anyone can tell me why a Sony CD is tough to get, please do). I fear a third season score won't even be released.
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