Blake Neely ('Masters of the Air' composer): 2024 Emmy nominee

"Masters" composer Blake Neely - nominated for his Original Main Title Theme Music - admits that the textural rhythm of that theme was "really hard to find." He adds, "We wanted it to be in the vein of 'Band of Brothers' and 'The Pacific' but different. Since I had worked on all of them, it just felt like more burden, more weight, more responsibility. I wanted it to have the elegance and the honor of the men but I also wanted this one to be sort of more exciting and to literally take flight." But Neely emphasizes that he had plenty of help. "It was a massive collaboration. When you send it off, you hope they're gonna love it. And they did."

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