Composers for ‘Ripley,’ ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ and ‘Palm Royale’ Detail How Characters and Eras Inspired Emmy Contenders’ Sound

Music for drama can take on various styles and colors, as demonstrated by three of this year’s most talked-about miniseries. Jeff Russo spent two and a half years thinking about, and composing, the score for “Ripley,” Steven Zaillian’s eight-part thriller about a sociopath (Andrew Scott) who finds the high life in 1960s Italy worth killing […]