Velton Ray Bunch
Velton Ray Bunch (* 1948 in Goldsboro , North Carolina ) is an American composer for film and television music .
Bunch found his passion for music at the age of ten while playing the piano in a local church with a gospel influence . First, however, he pursued a career as a baseball player , which he had to give up after an injury. Returning to his passion for music, he successfully studied music theory and composition at East Carolina University .
Bunch moved to California , where he met Jimmy Webb and signed a contract as a songwriter . A few years later he met Mike Post , who promoted him towards television music. Here initially as a pianist and arranger for Ray Charles and Mac Davis . He also enjoyed success as a songwriter, for example with songs for Dolly Parton , The Commodores and the Oakridge Boys .
Post urged him to continue writing for dramatic television series . With the music for the successful science fiction series Back to the Past , he demonstrated his versatility. For the episodes set in different years of the past and in different locations in the United States, he wrote pieces from various genres such as symphonic rock , country , rhythm & blues and gospel. In 1993, he was for his music in the wake Lee Harvey Oswald for the Emmy nominated. Further nominations followed for the theme music for the series Pretender (2000) and the television film Papa's Angels - Moving Times (2001).
With his music for the episode Similitude of the series Star Trek: Enterprise he finally succeeded in 2004 winning the Emmys in the category "Outstanding musical composition for a series".
Filmography (selection)
- 1989–1993: Back to the Past (Quantum Leap) (TV series, 37 episodes)
- 1995: JAG - On behalf of honor (JAG) (TV series, five episodes)
- 1999: Melody of Passion (Blue Valley Songbird)
- 2000: The Little Richard Story (Little Richard)
- 2001: Bloody Evidence - Playing with Death (Three Blind Mice)
- 2001: Stormy Times (What Girls Learn)
- 2002–2005: Star Trek: Enterprise (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 2006: Flight 93 - Death flight on September 11th (Flight 93)
Web links
- Velton Ray Bunch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- official website ( memento of April 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (current version only available sporadically and without content, as of January 2010)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Velton Ray Bunch at faqs.org , accessed April 2, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bunch, Velton Ray |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer of film and television music |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Goldsboro , North Carolina |