“Leaving Storybrooke” – ‘Once Upon a Time’ Episode receives Emmy nom for Outstanding Music Composition

Los Angeles musicians have done it again! Composers Mark Isham, Cindy O’Connor and Michael D. Simon received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series – Original Dramatic Score for their work on ABC’s Once Upon a Time episode “Leaving Storybrooke.”

Kudos to all of the fantastic AFM Local 47 orchestra musicians who brought this Emmy-nominated music to life! Be sure to tune in to the 70th annual Emmy Awards broadcast on Sept. 17, 2018, on NBC.

Emmy Nominee: Outstanding Music Composition For A Series – Original Dramatic Score

Episode: “Leaving Storybrooke”

Music by Mark Isham, Cindy O’Connor, Michael D. Simon
“Once Upon a Time,” ABC Studios

“Leaving Storybrooke” is the twenty-second and final episode of Season Seven of ABC’s Once Upon a Time. It was written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz, and directed by Ralph Hemecker. It is the one hundred and fifty-fifth episode of the series overall, and premiered on May 18, 2018. This episode is the second part of the season seven finale and the series finale.

‘ONCE UPON A TIME’ MUSICIANS:

Conductor
Michael Nowak

Composers
Mark Isham
Cindy O’Connor
Michael D. Simon

Contractor
Peter Rotter

Violin
Julie Gigante – CM
Bruce Dukov
Alyssa Park
Amy Hershberger
Andrew Bulbrook
Benjamin Jacobson
Charlie Bisharat
Darius Camp
Eun-Mee Ahn
Helen Nightengale
Irina Voloshina
Jessica Guideri
Katia Popov
Kevin Connolly
Lisa Liu
Lisa Sutton
Lorenz Gamma
Luanna Homzy
Maia Jasper-White
Marc Sazer
Natalie Leggett
Phillip Levy
Rafael Rishik
Roger Wilkie
Serena McKinney
Susan Rishik
Tamara Hatwan
Tereza Stanislav

Viola
Robert Brophy – 1st
Alma Fernandez
Brian Dembow
Darrin McCann
David Walther
Zach Dellinger
Luke Maurer
Matthew Funes
Meredith Crawford
Michael Whitson
Shawn Mann
Victor De Almeida

Cello
Andrew Shulman – 1st
David Speltz
Cecilia Tsan
Dennis Karmazyn
Eric Byers
Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick
Jacob Braun
Paula Hochhatler
Timothy Laundauer
Timothy Loo
Trevor Handy
Vanessa Freebairn-Smith

Contrabass
Michael Valerio – 1st
Geoffrey Osika
Christian Kollgaard
Edward Meares
Nico Abondolo

Flute
Daniel Higgins – 1st
John Yoakum

Oboe
Chris Bleth – 1st

Clarinet
Joseph Stone – 1st

Bassoon
Kenneth Munday – 1st
Rose Corrigan

Horn
Amy Rhine – 1st
Katelyn Faraudo
Benjamin Jaber
John Mason

Harp
Katie Kirkpatrick – 1st

Keyboard
Michael Simon – 1st

Orchestrators
Brad Dechter
Greg Ballinger
Andrew Kinney
Christopher Klatman
Cameron Patrick
Tim Simonec
Allison Cantor
August Eriksmoen

Music Prep
Booker White
Brandon Bailo
David Giuli
Jennifer Hammond
Frank Macchia
Chris Anderson-Bazzoli
Marshall Bowen
Nicholas Cazares
Martin McClellan
Aaron Meyer
Valarie King
Sasiwan Seiter
Melissa Orquiza
Lisa Janacua
Karen Smith
Leslie Buttars
Alfredo Esparza