Bruce Broughton
| Bruce Broughton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 8, 1945 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Composer |
Bruce Broughton (born March 8, 1945) is an American film, video game, and television soundtrack composer who has composed several highly acclaimed soundtracks over his extensive career, including American music classics such as Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey and its sequel, Lost in San Francisco, Harry and the Hendersons, Silverado, Tombstone, Miracle on 34th Street, The Boy Who Could Fly, The Rescuers Down Under, Bambi II and as well as the video game Heart of Darkness, and the animated TV series, Tiny Toon Adventures. Silverado earned him an Academy Award nomination, though he lost the Oscar to Out of Africa. He has won nearly a dozen Emmy awards.[1][2][3]
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.
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 or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), 1992
- Tiny Toon Adventures (1991): Outstanding Original Song for main title theme (shared with lyricists Wayne Kaatz and Tom Ruegger), 1991
- The First Olympics: Athens 1896, Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) for part 1, 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 (Original Dramatic Score), 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: Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) for part 2, 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
- Saturn Award
- Young Sherlock Holmes: Best Music, 1985
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1973-1975 | Gunsmoke | 5 episodes |
| 1973-1979 | Hawaii Five-O | 18 episodes |
| 1977 | The Oregon Trail | 4 episodes |
| 1978-1979 | Barnaby Jones | 2 episodes |
| 1979-1985 | Dallas | 52 episodes |
| 1981 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | 5 episodes |
| 1985-1986 | Amazing Stories | 4 episodes |
| 1990-1992 | Tiny Toon Adventures | 11 episodes |
| 2015 | Texas Rising | miniseries; with John Debney |
Film
Academy Award controversy
Broughton's song "Alone Yet Not Alone," from the film with the same name, was originally nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song at the 86th Academy Awards. But on January 29, 2014, before any voting could take place, the nomination was rescinded, when AMPAS alleged 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 for support. In fact, in contrast to well funded Oscar campaigns, he merely offered "a request 'For Your Consideration,' a hope that the song will get noticed and be remembered among the many worthy songs from more highly visible films."[4]
The Academy's actions have been called into question. http://badalanews.blogspot.com/2015/02/taking-bruce-broughton-side-in-yet-not.html
An analysis of what happened with the Oscar nomination can be found on a YouTube video entitled "Did Alone Yet Not Alone Get Robbed of its Oscar Nomination". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cGGDapXPkU
References
- ↑ Filmmusicsociety.org
- ↑ The New York Times
- ↑ Sound and Vision by Jon Burlingame, Billboard Books, 2000, p. 49
- ↑ Timothy Grey, "Oscar Rescinds ‘Alone’ Song Nomination", Variety, January 29, 2014.
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