Will the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience help Ramin Djawadi finally win an Emmy?

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The Emmy voters have been showering Game of Thrones with awards for the past two years now — 23 nominations for season 6 and 24 for season 5. All told, the show has earned 38 Emmys during its six years on the air, more than any other drama in history. Is there really room for complaint?

Yes there is. Somehow, despite turning out terrific music for six seasons now, composer Ramin Djawadi has yet to earn an Emmy for his work on the show…or at all. In addition to writing for Thrones, Djawadi has also worked on Prison Break on Fox, The Strain on FX, and Westworld on HBO. That last one may well earn him a nomination for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series at the 69th Annual Emmy Awards this September, but for the guy who composed “Light of the Seven,” it may read as too little, too late.

Consider that Djawadi has been nominated for an Outstanding Music Composition Emmy only only, in 2014, for his work on season 4’s “The Mountain and the Viper.” And he wasn’t nominated at all in 2011, the year the show’s iconic main title track debuted. That year, the award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music went to Showtime’s The Borgias.

It’s true that the nominating process for Outstanding Music Composition is arcane — composers must nominate themselves rather than relying on public relations people, and the voting system is different — but there’s no reason Djawadi can’t break through. Because Game of Thrones season 7 won’t air until after the eligibility period for the 69th Emmys closes, neither he nor anyone else from the show will be up for awards this year. But they’ll be back for the 2018 and 2019 Emmys, and it’s there that the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience could give him a boost.

For the past month and change, Djawadi has been touring North American with a full orchestra and choir playing songs from Game of Thrones to sold-out venues. It’s a terrific show, and has raised Djawadi’s profile beyond that of the ordinary TV composer. What’s more, he’s contemplated “a sequel” to the show that will include music from season 7, which could keep that momentum going.

We hope Djawadi rides that momentum toward an Emmy win before long. Awards aren’t everything — Djawadi will certainly get along fine without them — but it would feel strange if he ended his trail-blazing run on Game of Thrones without at least a couple of gaudy golden statues to show for it.

Here are the few remaining dates for the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience:

• 3/31: Seattle, WA – Key Arena
• 4/1: Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
• 4/2: Portland, OR – Moda Center

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