Broughton, Bruce 1945–

PERSONAL

Full name, Bruce Harold Broughton; born March 8, 1945, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Harold Durant and Ruth Margaret (maiden name, Clarke) Broughton; married Danette (marriage ended); married Belinda Bunt (a violinist); children: Candice, Sharon. Education: University of Southern California, B.Mus. (cum laude), music composition, 1967.

Addresses:

Manager—Evolution Music Partners, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 201 East Tower, Los Angeles, CA 90212.

Career:

Composer, conductor, orchestrator, score producer, and music director. CBS-TV, Los Angeles, music supervisor, 1967-77. Wrote concert music for orchestras and chambers groups, including the Cleveland Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; University of California Los Angeles, lecturer in music composition; University of Southern California, film composition teacher in the Advanced Film Music Studies. Military Service: U.S. Army, member of U.S. Army Band in Monterey, CA, and Vicenza, Italy.

Member:

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), Society of Composers and Lyricists (president, 1988-93), National Academy of Songwriters, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (governor, 1990—).

Awards, Honors:

Emmy Award nominations, outstanding music composition for a series (dramatic underscore), 1980, 1982, Emmy Awards, outstanding achievement in music composition for a series (dramatic underscore), 1983, 1984, all for Dallas; Emmy Award, outstanding achievement in music composition for a series (dramatic underscore), 1981, for Buck Rogers in the Twenty-Fifth Century; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding achievement in music composition for a limited series or a special (dramatic underscore), 1982, for Killjoy; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding achievement in music composition for a limited series or a special (dramatic underscore), 1983, for The Blue and the Gray; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding achievement in music and lyrics, 1983, for Quincy, M.E.; Emmy Award nomination (with Dory Previn), outstanding achievement in music and lyrics, 1984, for Two Marriages; Emmy Award, outstanding achievement in music composition for a limited series or a special (dramatic underscore), 1984, for The First Olympics—Athens 1896; Academy Award nomination, best music, original score, 1986, for Silverado; Saturn Award nomination, best music, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, 1986, for Young Sherlock Holmes; named outstanding alumnus of the year by the University of Southern California School of Music, 1988; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding achievement in music composition for a miniseries or a special (dramatic underscore), 1990, for The Old Man and the Sea; Daytime Emmy Award (with others), outstanding original song, 1991, for Tiny Toon Adventures; Emmy Award, outstanding achievement in music composition for a miniseries or a special (dramatic underscore), 1992, for O Pioneers!; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding individual achievement in main title theme music, 1996, ASCAP Awards, top television series, American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, 2000, 2003 (with Steven Bramson) 2004, all for JAG; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding music composition for a miniseries or a special (dramatic underscore), 1997, for True Women; Emmy Award, outstanding music composition for a miniseries or a movie (dramatic underscore), 1998, for Glory & Honor; ASCAP Award, top box office films, 1999, for Lost in Space; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding main title theme music, 2002, for First Monday; Emmy Award, outstanding music composition for a miniseries, movie or a special (dramatic underscore), 2003, for Eloise at the Plaza; Emmy Award, outstanding music composition for a miniseries, movie or a special (dramatic underscore), 2004, for Eloise at Christmastime; Emmy Award, outstanding music composition for a miniseries, movie or a special (dramatic underscore), 2005, for Warm Springs; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding music compositions for a miniseries, movie or a special (original dramatic score), 2006, for The Dive from Clausen's Pier.

CREDITS

Film Work:

Conductor, Young Sherlock Holmes (also known as Pyramid of Fear), 1985.

Music director, The Presidio, Paramount, 1988.

Conductor, All I Want for Christmas, 1991.

Orchestrator, Stay Tuned, 1992.

Music supervisor, "Tiny Toon Adventures": How I Spent My Vacation (animated; also known as How I Spent My Vacation), 1992.

Score producer, Tombstone, 1993.

Conductor and orchestrator, Holy Matrimony, 1994.

Conductor and orchestrator, Baby's Day Out, 1994.

Orchestrator, House Arrest, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996.

Orchestrator, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, Buena Vista, 1996.

Orchestrator and music conductor, Infinity, First Look Pictures Releasing, 1996.

Music conductor and orchestrator, Shadow Conspiracy, Buena Vista Pictures, 1997.

Orchestrator, A Simple Wish (also known as The Fairy Godmother), United International Pictures, 1997.

Orchestrator, Krippendorf's Tribe, Buena Vista Pictures, 1998.

Conductor, Lost in Space (also known as LS), New Line Cinema, 1998.

Conductor, "Rhapsody in Blue," Fantasia/2000 (also known as Fantasia 2000), Buena Vista, 1999.

Film Appearances:

Himself, The Making of "Silverado" (documentary short), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 1999.

Himself, Behind the Tunes: Merrie Melodies—Carl Stalling and Cartoon Music (documentary short), 2003.

Television Work; Miniseries:

Music conductor and orchestrations, True Women, CBS, 1997.

Television Work; Movies:

Conductor and orchestrator, Warm Springs, HBO, 2005.

Television Work; Episodic:

Conductor, "The Finishing Touch," Hawaii Five-O (also known as McGarrett), 1973.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Miracle on 34th Street, 1994.

The Master of Balantrae, 1998.

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple, 2001.

The Presidio, 2002.

Narrow Margin, 2004.

Mark Twain's "Roughing It," 2004.

The Prodigal, Intrada, 2005.

Last Flight Out, Intrada, 2005.

Oora, EMI, 2005.

In Side Out, EMI, 2005.

WRITINGS

Film Scores:

The Prodigal, World Wide Pictures, 1984.

The Ice Pirates, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984.

Young Sherlock Holmes (also known as Pyramid of Fear), Paramount, 1985.

Silverado, Columbia, 1985.

Sweet Liberty, Universal, 1986.

(Also lyricist with Stephen Bishop) The Boy Who Could Fly, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986.

Square Dance (also known as Home Is Where the Heart Is), Island, 1987.

The Monster Squad, TriStar, 1987.

Harry and the Hendersons (also known as Bigfoot and Bigfoot and the Hendersons), Universal, 1987.

Cross My Heart, Universal, 1987.

Big Shots, 1987.

Last Rites, 1988.

Moonwalker (also known as Michael Jackson: Moonwalker), 1988.

The Rescue, Buena Vista, 1988.

The Presidio (also known as The Presidio: The Scene of the Crime), 1988.

Jackknife, Cineplex Odeon, 1989.

Roller Coaster Rabbit, 1990.

The Rescuers Down Under, 1990.

Narrow Margin, 1990.

Betsy's Wedding, 1990.

All I Want for Christmas, 1991.

From Time to Time (also known as Timekeeper and Le visionarium), 1992.

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, 1992.

Stay Tuned, 1992.

(And theme song) Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (animated; also known as How I Spent My Vacation), 1992.

Oscar's Greatest Moments: 1971 to 1991, 1992.

Off His Rockers, 1992.

Tombstone, 1993.

Trail Mix-Up, 1993.

So I Married an Axe Murderer, 1993.

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, 1993.

For Love or Money (also known as The Concierge), 1993.

Baby's Day Out, 1994.

Miracle on 34th Street, 1994.

Holy Matrimony, 1994.

Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, 1995.

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, Buena Vista, 1996.

Carried Away (also known as Acts of Love), Fine Line Features, 1996.

House Arrest, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996.

Infinity, First Look Pictures Releasing, 1996.

Ellen's Energy Adventure, 1996.

Shadow Conspiracy, Buena Vista Pictures, 1997.

A Simple Wish (also known as The Fairy Godmother), United International Pictures, 1997.

Krippendorf's Tribe, Buena Vista Pictures, 1998.

Lost in Space (also known as LS), New Line Cinema, 1998.

One Tough Cop, Stratosphere Entertainment, 1998.

The Making of "Silverado" (documentary short), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment,1999.

CineMagique (short), Walt Disney Attractions, 2002.

Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (animated), Buena Vista, 2004.

Bambi II (animated), Buena Vista, 2006.

Television Theme Songs; Series:

Two Marriages, ABC, 1983.

Island Son, 1989.

Tiny Toon Adventures (animated), 1990.

Dinosaurs, ABC, 1990-94.

JAG, CBS, 2004.

Television Scores; Series:

Hawaii Five-O (also known as McGarrett), CBS, 1973-79.

Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1973-80.

Police Woman, NBC, 1974-78.

Khan!, CBS, 1975.

Spencer's Pilots, CBS, 1976.

Logan's Run, CBS, 1977-78.

The Oregon Trail, NBC, 1977.

The Runaways (also known as Operation Runaway), ABC, 1978.

Dallas, CBS, 1979-82.

The Runaways, NBC, 1979.

Buck Rogers in the Twenty-Fifth Century (also known as Buck Rogers in the 25th Century), NBC, 1981.

Two Marriages, ABC, 1983.

Television Scores; Miniseries:

The Blue and the Gray, CBS, 1982.

The First Olympics: Athens, 1896 (also known as Dream One and The First Modern Olympics), NBC, 1984.

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation, CBS, 1986.

True Women, CBS, 1997.

Roughing It (also known as Mark Twain's "Roughing It"), Hallmark Channel, 2002.

Television Scores; Movies:

The Return of Frank Cannon, CBS, 1980.

Desperate Voyage, CBS, 1980.

Killjoy (also known as Who Murdered Joy Morgan?), CBS, 1981.

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite, 1981.

Desperate Lives, 1982.

One Shoe Makes It Murder, CBS, 1982.

Cowboy, CBS, 1983.

This Girl for Hire, 1983.

M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Driving, NBC, 1983.

The Master of Ballantrae, 1984.

Passions, 1984.

The Cowboy and the Ballerina, CBS, 1984.

Stormin' Home, CBS, 1985.

The Thanksgiving Promise, ABC, 1986.

Sorry, Wrong Number, 1989.

The Old Man and the Sea, 1990.

O Pioneers!, 1992.

Glory & Honor, 1998.

Jeremiah (also known as Die Bibel: Jeremia and Geremia il profeta), 1998.

Night Ride Home, CBS, 1999.

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (also known as California Gold), CBS, 2001.

Damaged Care, Showtime, 2002.

Bobbie's Girl, Showtime, 2002.

The Locket, 2002.

Eloise at the Plaza, ABC, 2003.

Lucy, CBS, 2003.

Eloise at Christmastime, ABC, 2003.

Last Flight Out, 2004.

Warm Springs, HBO, 2005.

The Dive from Clausen's Pier, Lifetime, 2005.

Television Scores; Pilots:

The Paradise Connection, CBS, 1979.

Television Theme Songs; Specials:

"Tiny Toon Adventures": The Looney Beginning (animated), 1990.

It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special (animated), 1992.

Television Scores; Specials:

The Last Halloween, 1991.

"Tiny Toon Adventures": Spring Break Special (animated), 1994.

Television Scores; Episodic:

"A Quiet Day in Dodge," Gunsmoke (also known as Gun Law and Marshal Dillon), 1973.

"The Wiving," Gunsmoke (also known as Gun Law and Marshal Dillon), 1974.

"The Fourth Victim," Gunsmoke (also known as Gun Law and Marshal Dillon), 1974.

Dirty Sally, 1974.

"Brides and Grooms," Gunsmoke (also known as Gun Law and Marshal Dillon), 1975.

Three for the Road, 1975.

The Andros Targets, 1977.

How the West Was Won, 1977.

"Trick or Trick," CHiPs (also known as CHiPs Patrol), 1978.

Hart to Hart, 1979.

Skag, 1980.

"Small Surprises," Knots Landing, 1980.

"To Kill in Plain Sight," Quincy, M.E. (also known as Quincy), NBC, 1981.

"Mr. Magic," Amazing Stories (also known as Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories"), 1985.

"Gather Ye Acorns," Amazing Stories (also known as Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories"), 1986.

"Welcome to My Nightmare," Amazing Stories (also known as Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories"), 1986.

"Thanksgiving," Amazing Stories (also known as Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories"), 1986.

Tiny Toon Adventures (animated), 1990.

Dinosaurs, 1991.

"Carrion Death," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1991.

Capitol Critters, 1992.

First Monday, 2002.

Video Game Scores:

Heart of Darkness, Virgin Interactive, 1999.