Theodore Shapiro has won the 2025 Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score). During last weekend’s 2025 Creative Arts Emmys, the composer was honored for his work on Severance, beating out fellow nominees Brandon Roberts (Andor), Sherri Chung (Based on a True Story), Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson (Cobra Kai), Antonio Sánchez (The Studio), and Cristobal Tapia de Veer (The White Lotus). It’s Shapiro’s second Emmy Award, following his win in the same category with Severance in 2022.
Shapiro’s award is not to be confused with Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score), which went to Mick Giacchino for The Penguin. Meanwhile, the Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics was given to Christopher Lennertz for “Let’s Put the Christ Back in Christmas” from The Boys.
This year, countless musicians were nominated for Emmy Awards, including Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Kamasi Washington, Caroline Shaw, Hamilton Leithauser, Mark Ronson, Hans Zimmer, Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh, and the Roots’ Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. Last week, Lamar ended up winning his second Emmy, taking home the Creative Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction for The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar, which was in the running for seven possible awards.
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