New Rule Changes for 2010 Primetime Emmy® Awards (Theme Song Emmy's OUT)

Television Academy ^ | April 19, 2010 | Chris DiIorio

[tlb]

Effective for the 2010-2011 awards year, the Main Title Theme category will be eliminated and replaced with a new category, “Music Composition for a Nonfiction Program.” Details about the placement of main title theme achievements are still being discussed by the Music PGEC. This change was made due to the decreasing number or traditional television main title theme music.

Please note the following additional information regarding the music category: While the Board of Governors has formally approved the intent to make the change in 2010, it has given the music branch time to come back with its final decision. Pending approval from the music branch, this rule change will become official become official in next year's (2010) Primetime Emmy competition.

[tlb]

To make room for more commercials everything now is just a snippet. The last really good new theme I can recall was for Babylon 5. In Memoriam : Hawaii 5-0 and the 1969 Bill Cosby show theme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AepyGm9Me6w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atQE30sZUxc

[CharlesWayneCT]

I am trying to remember ANY of the theme songs for the primetime soaps. I guess if I heard a few notes from the old General Hospital theme, I might remember it.