Susan Jacobs Wins First Ever Music Supervision Emmy for Big Little Lies

Susan Jacobs took home the Emmy for Outstanding Music Supervision for her work on HBO limited series Big Little Lies. This marks the historic first Emmy in the new Music Supervision category introduced just this year.

The nominated episode was the season finale, “You Get What You Need,” which featured an exciting mix of Elvis covers (performed at the fundraiser that serves as the pivotal scene for the show), Agnes Obel’s “September Song” – a key song for the series as a whole, and Ituana’s lilting version of “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.”

This diversity reflects the series soundtrack as a whole, which has been lauded for seamlessly using licensed music throughout, rather than employing any score. This approach is a hallmark of director Jean-Marc Vallee, who likes to have the music play a realistic role – what characters are actually listening to in real life. He partners with Susan Jacobs to make this vision a reality.

Pint-sized music savant Chloe (played by Darby Camp) served as a sonic muse for the show, with her ever-present iPod and her exceptional taste in music. It’s no surprise that she plans to run a massive record label when she grows up.

Jacobs is the mastermind behind the music of some major hits recognized for their soundtracks: Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, Little Miss Sunshine, Joy, and many more.

Insanely popular on Tunefind, we track all of the songs featured in Big Little Lies. Below are the fan favorites from the show:

 

 

September Song

by Agnes Obel

from Big Little Lies Soundtrack · Season 1 · Episode 1 · Somebody's Dead

Montage before closing credits.

 

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The Wind

by PJ Harvey

from Big Little Lies Soundtrack · Season 1 · Episode 1 · Somebody's Dead

Madeline lets Chloe choose the song to listen t…

 

This Feeling

by Alabama Shakes

from Big Little Lies Soundtrack · Season 1 · Episode 4 · Push Comes to Shove

Madeleine in the car, thinking about Abigail, l…

 

Straight from the Heart

by Irma Thomas

from Big Little Lies Soundtrack · Season 1 · Episode 4 · Push Comes to Shove

Celeste is listening to music before Perry come…

 

Ball and Chain

by Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin

from Big Little Lies Soundtrack · Season 1 · Episode 5 · Once Bitten

End of the episode. Jane runs out of the office…

 

 

 

Don't

by Zoë Kravitz

from Big Little Lies Soundtrack · Season 1 · Episode 7 · You Get What You Need

Bonnie performs at the fundraiser.

 

What Have You Done

by Naomi Shelton, The Gospel Queens

from Big Little Lies Soundtrack · Season 1 · Episode 2 · Serious Mothering

Breakfast at Madeline's house. She's on the pho…

 

Dance This Mess Around

by The B-52's

from Big Little Lies Soundtrack · Season 1 · Episode 2 · Serious Mothering

Jane comes home from her run and is dancing bef…

 

Harvest Moon

by Neil Young

from Big Little Lies Soundtrack · Season 1 · Episode 3 · Living the Dream

Perry and Celeste dancing in their kitchen; Mad…

 

Super Rich Kids (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)

by Frank Ocean

from Big Little Lies Soundtrack · Season 1 · Episode 1 · Somebody's Dead

Madeline walks up to the car in front of her to…

 

 

Congratulations to all the nominees:

Better Call Saul soundtrackBetter Call Saul

Thomas Golubić, Music Supervisor
Nominated episode: S3 · E3 · Sunk Costs
Tunefind Q&A: Thomas Golubić on the Music of Better Call Saul
Want more? All songs featured in Better Call Saul


Girls SoundtrackGirls

Manish Raval, Music Supervisor
Jonathan Leahy, Music Supervisor
Tom Wolfe, Music Supervisor
Nominated episode: S6 · E9 · Goodbye Tour
Want more? All songs featured in Girls

Master of None SoundtrackMaster Of None

Zach Cowie, Music Supervisor
Kerri Drootin, Music Supervisor
Nominated episode: S2 · E9 · Amarsi Un Po
Tunefind Q&A: Zach Cowie on the music of Master of None
Want more? All songs featured in Master of None

Stranger Things SoundtrackStranger Things

Nora Felder, Music Supervisor
Nominated episode: S1 · E2 · Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street
Want more? All songs featured in Stranger Things

 

 

 

 

 

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