Bruce Broughton

Bruce Harold Broughton (born March 8, 1945 ) is an American composer of television, film, and video game scores and concert works. He composed the 1994 version of the 20th Century Fox fanfare. He has won ten Emmy Awards and has been nominated once for the Academy Award for Best Original Score. Broughton is currently a lecturer in composition at University of California, Los Angeles.

Career Broughton has composed the score for many notable films including Disney films such as The Rescuers Down Under (1990), Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) and its sequel, Lost in San Francisco (1996), as well as popular westerns such as Silverado (1985) and Tombstone (1993). Other films scored by Broughton include Young Sherlock Holmes (1985), Baby's Day Out (1994), Harry and the Hendersons (1987), Miracle on 34th Street (1994), and The Boy Who Could Fly (1986). Additionally, he composed music for the video game Heart of Darkness and the animated TV series Tiny Toon Adventures.

Broughton composed music for Disney theme park attractions including Soarin', Spaceship Earth, and Ellen's Energy Adventure.

Silverado earned him an Academy Award nomination, losing to Out of Africa. He has won nearly a dozen Emmy awards.

Broughton is a member of the Board of Directors of ASCAP, a former Governor of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, a Past President of the Society of Composers & Lyricists, and a lecturer at UCLA and USC.

In 2019, he donated his collection of 614 orchestral scores and sets of parts to the library of the University of North Texas College of Music.

Academy Awards controversy Broughton's song "Alone yet Not Alone", from the film with the same name, was originally nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 86th Academy Awards. But on January 29, 2014, the nomination was revoked after the Motion Picture Academy discovered that Broughton, a former Academy governor who, at the time, was an executive committee member of the Academy's music branch, had improperly contacted other branch members.

"No matter how well-intentioned the communication, using one's position as a former governor and current executive committee member to personally promote one's own Oscar submission creates the appearance of an unfair advantage," Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the Academy's president, said in a statement. Not everyone agreed with the Academy's actions.

Filmography Television Year Title Notes 1973-1975 Gunsmoke 5 episodes 1973-1979 Hawaii Five-O 18 episodes Won - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)The Wonderful World of Disney2 episodesLucyTelevision filmEloise at ChristmastimeTelevision film Won - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)2005Warm SpringsTelevision film Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music 2017 The Orville Main title theme and "Old Wounds" score with Joel McNeely, John Debney, and Andrew Cottee 2026 The Gray House Miniseries; with John Debney

Film Colin Chilvers MJJ ProductionsLorimar Motion PicturesWarner Bros. Underscore for the "Speed Demon" and "Smooth Criminal" segments Last Rites Donald P. Bellisario Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1989 Jacknife David Jones Kings Road EntertainmentCineplex Odeon Films1990 Betsy's Wedding Alan Alda Touchstone Pictures Narrow Margin Peter Hyams Carolco PicturesTriStar Pictures (US)Universal Pictures (International) The Rescuers Down Under Hendel ButoyMike Gabriel Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Feature Animation Broughton's first score for animated film 1991 All I Want for Christmas Robert Lieberman Paramount Pictures 1992 Honey, I Blew Up the Kid Randal Kleiser Walt Disney Pictures Stay Tuned Peter Hyams Morgan Creek ProductionsWarner Bros. 1993 Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Duwayne Dunham Walt Disney Pictures So I Married an Axe Murderer Thomas Schlamme TriStar Pictures For Love or Money Barry Sonnenfeld Imagine EntertainmentUniversal Pictures Tombstone George P. Cosmatos Cinergi PicturesHollywood Pictures (US)Entertainment Film Distributors (UK) 1994 Holy Matrimony Leonard Nimoy Interscope CommunicationsPolyGram Filmed EntertainmentHollywood Pictures Baby's Day Out Patrick Read Johnson 20th Century Fox Miracle on 34th Street Les Mayfield 1996 Carried Away Bruno Barreto CineTel FilmsFine Line Features Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco David R. Ellis Walt Disney Pictures House Arrest Harry Winer Rysher EntertainmentMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Infinity Matthew Broderick First Look Pictures 1997 Shadow Conspiracy George P. Cosmatos Cinergi PicturesHollywood Pictures A Simple Wish Michael Ritchie The Bubble FactoryUniversal Pictures 1998 Krippendorf's Tribe Todd Holland Touchstone Pictures Lost in Space Stephen Hopkins Jim Henson's Creature ShopNew Line Cinema One Tough Cop Bruno Barreto Stratosphere Entertainment 2004 Last Flight Out Jerry Jameson Worldwide Entertainment

River Stone Productions Direct-to-video Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers Donovan Cook Disneytoon StudiosWalt Disney Pictures 2006 Bambi II Brian Pimental Disneytoon StudiosWalt Disney Pictures 2011 The Pledge J.W. MyersPhase 4 Films 2013 A Christmas Tree Miracle Route 40 Films Flyover Films 2017 Shot Jeremy Kagan Paladin

Concert work

Orchestral Year Title PublisherA Tiny Symphony for StringsBlack Squirrel MusicAmerican Hero for OrchestraBlack Squirrel MusicConcerto for Piccolo and Chamber OrchestraMeridian Publishing LLCConcerto for Tuba and OrchestraEdwin F. Kalmus & Co.English Music for Horn and StringsChester Music and Novello & Co.Fanfares: Mosaic for OrchestraBrubel MusicFour Kinds of Walking: Suite for StringsBrubel MusicMixed Elements for OrchestraBrubel MusicSaloon Music for B♭ Cornet and Pit OrchestraBrubel MusicSilverado for OrchestraEMI Golden Torch Music Corp.The Magic Horn For Orchestra and NarratorShardiceTriptych for Violin and Chamber OrchestraShardice

Chamber music Year Title PublisherBlowhard for Horn and PianoBrubel MusicSonata for Horn and PianoBallad for Trombone and PianoSonata (Concerto) for Tuba and PianoEdwin F. Kalmus & Co.Chambers for Solo TrumpetCurnow MusicIn Memoriam for Solo TrumpetBrubel MusicTurbulance for Tuba and PianoBrubel MusicOliver's Birthday for Trumpet and PianoBlack Squirrel MusicTent Meeting Revival with Hallelujah Wind-up for Euphonium and PianoBrubel MusicRemembrance for alto Saxophone and PianoBlack Squirrel MusicMedium, Big, and Small Duos for Alto flute, Piccolo, and PianoBrubel MusicBounce for Bassoon, Double String Quartet and BassBrubel MusicVariations for Flute and PianoBlack Squirrel MusicGold Rush SongsBrubel MusicConcerto for Violoncello and 10 Instruments Brubel MusicShort Stories for Marimba and PianoC. Alan PublicationsFive Pieces for PianoBrubel MusicThreeEighth Note PublicationsBipartitionShardiceThere is Always Something to Do (For Morelle)Fatrock InkTimeline (1945 - )Brubel MusicTyvek Wood Fatrock InkThe Fingerprints of ChildhoodBrubel MusicBiBrubel MusicNeBRASSkaBrubel MusicConversationsBrubel MusicThree American PorraitsBlack Squirrel Musicwhen a body meets a bodyBrubel MusicHornworks for Five Horns and TubaBrubel MusicConcert Piece for Eight TrumpetsBlack Squirrel MusicEuphoniesBlack Squirrel MusicHudson River ValleyBrubel MusicFanfare for 16 Horns Brubel Music

Symphonic Band / Wind Ensemble Year Title PublisherA Frontier Overture for Brass BandWinwood MusicAmerican Hero for Symphonic BandBlack Squirrel MusicCalifornia Legend for Brass BandWinwood MusicCelebration for Symphonic WindsBrubel MusicConcerto for Piccolo and Wind EnsembleRandol MusicConcerto (Sonata) for Tuba and WindsEdwin F. Kalmus & Co.Excursions for Trumpet and BandBlack Squirrel MusicFanfares, Marches, Hymns & FinaleMasters MusicHarlequinWinwood MusicIn the World of SpiritsBrubel MusicMasters of Space and TimeChester Music and Novello & Co.New EraLudwig Music Publishing Co.2018Quaternity for Trombone and Symphonic WindsBrubel Music

Awards Emmy Award wins: Warm Springs: Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), 2005 Eloise at Christmastime: Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), 2004 Eloise at the Plaza: Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), 2003 Glory & Honor: Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), 1998 O Pioneers!: Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), 1992 Tiny Toon Adventures: Outstanding Original Song for main title theme (shared with lyricists Wayne Kaatz and Tom Ruegger), 1991 The First Olympics: Athens 1896: Part 1, Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), 1984 Dallas: Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) for episode "The Letter", 1984 Dallas: Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) for episode "The Ewing Blues", 1983 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) for episode "The Satyr", 1981 Emmy Award nominations: The Dive from Clausen's Pier: Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), 2006 First Monday: Outstanding Main Title Theme Music, 2002 True Women: Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), 1997 JAG: Outstanding Main Title Theme Music, 1995 The Old Man and the Sea: Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), 1990 Two Marriages: Outstanding Music and Lyrics for the song "Home Here" (shared with lyricist Dory Previn), 1984 The Blue and the Gray: Part 2: Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), 1983 Quincy, M.E.: Outstanding Music and Lyrics for the song "Quincy's Wedding Song" from the episode "Quincy's Wedding", part 2 (shared with lyricist Mark Mueller), 1983 Killjoy: Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), 1982 Dallas: Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) for the episode "The Search," 1982 Dallas: Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) for the episode "The Lost Child," 1980 Hawaii Five-O, Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) for the episode "The $100,000 Nickel," 1974 Academy Award nominations Silverado, Best Original Score (1986) Grammy Award nomination Young Sherlock Holmes, Best Instrumental Composition Saturn Award Young Sherlock Holmes: Best Music, 1985