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Today's spotlight is on SooToday's Alex Flood, whose story — " ‘Pretty special’: Sault-born composer nominated for two Emmys " — was published on Aug. 17. Below is the full story, in case you missed it.
There must be something in the water, because another man from Sault Ste. Marie has received a nod from the Emmys — two, in fact. Jeff Toyne, a Los Angeles-based freelance composer and Sir James Dunn graduate, wrote the colourful music for the Apple TV+ series Palm Royale — a 1960s comedy-drama starring Kristen Wiig, Ricky Martin and Carol Burnett.
His work for the show has been nominated for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music and Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) at the 76th Emmy Awards, which will announce the winners next month. Toyne joins a growing list of Saultites who have received attention from the Emmys in all sorts of departments in the last year, from post production and animation to the creative arts . While he’s played supportive roles in the music department for more than 100 movies and dozens of television shows, Toyne said this is the f.