Bruce Broughton
Bruce Broughton (born March 8, 1945 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American film music composer and conductor.
Life
Broughton grew up in Hawaii and graduated with honors from the University of Southern California in 1967 . As early as the 1960s and 1970s, he drew attention to himself with music for various US television series , including the Smoking Colts , Quincy , Hawaii Five-0 and Dallas .
In 1984 Broughton composed his first soundtrack for a movie for the film War of the Ice Pirates . The following year he received his first Oscar nomination for the film Silverado . This was his breakthrough in Hollywood and from then on he composed film scores for established directors. He is particularly known for his music for several Disney films. He also wrote the score for the film Timekeeper , which ran at Disneyland until 2006.
Bruce Broughton also worked several times with Michael Jackson; For example, he wrote the score for his feature film 'Moonwalker', as well as the long versions of the music video for 'Speed Demon'.
In addition, he has made a name for himself as a conductor with new recordings of classical film music by such important colleagues as Miklós Rózsa or Bernard Herrmann .
Currently, Broughton is concentrating on conducting for the "A Disney Celebration" concert series, as well as his work for the trailer music agency 'A-List'.
Works (selection)
- 1985: Silverado
- 1985: The Secret of the Hidden Temple (Young Sherlock Holmes)
- 1987: Bigfoot and the Hendersons (Harry and the Hendersons)
- 1988: Moonwalker (collaboration with Michael Jackson )
- 1991: I Want for Christmas (All I Want for Christmas)
- 1992: Honey , Now We Have a Giant Baby (Honey, I Blew Up the Kid)
- 1992: Stay Tuned
- 1993: Tombstone
- 1993: Back home - The Incredible Journey (Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey)
- 1994: The Miracle of Manhattan (Miracle on 34th Street)
- 1996: House Arrest (House Arrest)
- 1998: Lost in Space
- 1998: Glory and Honor (Glory & Honor)
- 2004: Mickey, Donald, Goofy - The Three Musketeers ( Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers )
- 2006: Bambi 2 - The Lord of the Forests (Bambi II)
His composition for Heart of Darkness was the first orchestral music for a video game .
In addition to his compositions for film and television, Bruce Broughton has also written several concert pieces. These include the following:
- The Magic Horn, for orchestra and narrator
- Concerto for Piccolo and Chamber Orchestra
- Concert Piece for Eight Trumpets
Awards
Bruce Broughton has received the following awards and nominations to date:
- 10 Emmy Awards
- 23 Emmy Award nominations
- An Oscar nomination (Academy Award)
- A Grammy nomination
- A Saturn Award
- Soundtrack_Cologne Ehrenpreis 2017 (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Web links
- Bruce Broughton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Bruce Broughton's homepage at brucebroughton.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ semmel.de: Bruce Broughton A Disney Celebration - Hollywood in Hamburg - Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH. Retrieved April 5, 2018 .
- ^ A-List Trailer Music: A-List Composer: Bruce Broughton. October 20, 2015, accessed April 5, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Broughton, Bruce |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film music composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , USA |