Broughton, Bruce, 1945-

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Bruce Broughton was born on March 8, 1945 in Los Angeles. He graduated from the Punahou School in Honolulu in 1962, and from the University of Southern California later in the 1960s. The compositions in the Bruce Broughton Collection at the University of North Texas are dated from 1960 onward, and include the Punahou School class song of 1962, as well as numerous works for a variety of ensemble sizes and instrumentation. Music composed in 1972 for two industrial films marks the first appearance of film and television music in the collection alongside Broughton's concert works. In a lecture at the University of North Texas on April 4, 2018, Broughton described his initial work for CBS television after college, naming Jerry Goldsmith, Laurence Rosenthal, Lalo Schifrin, Michel LeGrand, and Henry Mancini as role models whom he was able to meet while at CBS. Broughton went on to compose for multiple well-known television series, including Gunsmoke, Hawaii Five-O, and Dallas, among numerous others, along with music for television movies and miniseries, and theatrical releases beginning with The Prodigal (1983). His offical website further details his extensive output of memorable themes and film scores: "Bruce Broughton is best known for his many motion picture scores, including Silverado, Tombstone, The Rescuers Down Under, The Presidio, Miracle on 34th Street, the Homeward Bound adventures and Harry and the Hendersons. His television themes include The Orville, JAG, Steven Spielberg’s Tiny Toon Adventures and Dinosaurs. His scores for television range from mini-series like Texas Rising and The Blue and Gray to TV movies (Warm Springs, O Pioneers!) and countless episodes of television series such as Dallas, Quincy, Hawaii Five-O and How the West Was Won." Broughton has received 24 Emmy nominations, and has won 10 Emmy Awards. In addition to his prolific composition for film and television, he has written music for Disney theme parks, and for the video game Heart of Darkness. He has continued to compose concert works, receiving numerous commissions to compose for a variety of ensembles, and he remains active in professional organizations and as an educator, most recently as composer-in-residence for 2020–2021 at the University of North Texas College of Music.
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creatorOf Chahi, Eric. Heart of darkness [Multimédia multisupport] / Eric Chahi, Frédéric Savoir, Fabrice Visserot... [et al.], chef de projet, concept., scénario ; Christian Robert, Jérôme Combe, graph. ; Bruce Broughton, comp. ; Romain Redler, François Jaubert, Luc Hamet.. . [et al.], voix. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Jones, David Hugh, 1934-.... Jacknife / David Jones, réal. ; Stephen Metcalfe, scénario ; Bruce Broughton, comp. ; Robert De Niro, Kathy Baker, Ed Harris... [et al], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Chahi, Eric. Heart of darkness [Multimédia multisupport] / Eric Chahi, Frédéric Savoir, Fabrice Visserot... [et al.], chef de projet, concept., scénario ; Christian Robert, Jérôme Combe, graph. ; Bruce Broughton, comp. ; Romain Redler, François Jaubert, Luc Hamet.. . [et al.], voix. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Hopkins, Stephen, 1958-.... Perdus dans l'espace [Multimédia multisupport] / Stephen Hopkins, réal. ; Akiva Goldsman, scénario ; Bruce Broughton, comp. ; Gary Oldman, William Hurt, Matt LeBlanc... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Jones, David Hugh, 1934-.... Jacknife / David Jones, réal. ; Stephen Metcalfe, scénario ; Bruce Broughton, comp. ; Robert De Niro, Kathy Baker, Ed Harris... [et al], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Cosmatos, George Pan, 1941-2005. Haute trahison [Multimédia multisupport] / George P. Cosmatos, réal. ; Adi Hasak, Ric Gibbs, scénario ; Bruce Broughton, comp. ; Charlie Sheen, Donald Sutherland, Linda Hamilton... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Bruce Broughton Collection, 1960-2018 University of North Texas. Music Library
creatorOf Hopkins, Stephen, 1958-.... Perdus dans l'espace [Multimédia multisupport] / Stephen Hopkins, réal. ; Akiva Goldsman, scénario ; Bruce Broughton, comp. ; Gary Oldman, William Hurt, Matt LeBlanc... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Cosmatos, George Pan, 1941-2005. Haute trahison [Multimédia multisupport] / George P. Cosmatos, réal. ; Adi Hasak, Ric Gibbs, scénario ; Bruce Broughton, comp. ; Charlie Sheen, Donald Sutherland, Linda Hamilton... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Cosmatos, George Pan, 1941-2005. Tombstone [Multimédia multisupport] / George P. Cosmatos, réal. ; Kevin Jarre, scénario ; Bruce Broughton, comp. ; Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Hopkins, Stephen, 1958-.... Lost in space [Multimédia multisupport] / Stephen Hopkins, réal. ; Akiva Goldsman, scénario ; Bruce Broughton, comp. ; Gary Oldman, William Hurt, Matt Leblanc... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Cosmatos, George Pan, 1941-2005. Tombstone [Multimédia multisupport] / George P. Cosmatos, réal. ; Kevin Jarre, scénario ; Bruce Broughton, comp. ; Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Michael Biehn... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Hopkins, Stephen, 1958-.... Lost in space [Multimédia multisupport] / Stephen Hopkins, réal. ; Akiva Goldsman, scénario ; Bruce Broughton, comp. ; Gary Oldman, William Hurt, Matt Leblanc... [et al.], act. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
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associatedWith 20th Century Fox corporateBody
associatedWith Academy of Television Arts and Sciences corporateBody
associatedWith Amblin Entertainment (Firm) corporateBody
associatedWith American society of composers, authors and publishers corporateBody
associatedWith Bay Brass. corporateBody
associatedWith Cheng, Gloria person
associatedWith Chicago symphony orchestra corporateBody
associatedWith Columbia pictures corporateBody
associatedWith Dickstein, Marcia person
associatedWith Disneyland (Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith Ebb, Fred person
associatedWith Egilsson, Armi. person
associatedWith EPCOT Center (Fla.). corporateBody
associatedWith Goldsmith, Jerry person
associatedWith International Horn Society corporateBody
associatedWith Kagan, Jeremy Paul person
associatedWith Kander, John person
associatedWith Legrand, Michel, 1932- person
associatedWith Los Angeles Chamber orchestra corporateBody
associatedWith Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra corporateBody
associatedWith MacFarlane, Seth, 1973-.... person
associatedWith Mancini, Henry person
associatedWith Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. corporateBody
associatedWith National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith Pacific Serenades (Musical group) corporateBody
associatedWith Paramount pictures corporation corporateBody
alumnusOrAlumnaOf Punahou School corporateBody
associatedWith Rosenthal, Laurence, 1926-.... person
associatedWith Salvation Army corporateBody
associatedWith Schifrin, Lalo person
associatedWith Schulman, Alan person
associatedWith Scott, Robert Lee, Jr., 1908-2006 person
associatedWith Seattle Symphony Orchestra. corporateBody
associatedWith Self, Jim person
associatedWith Touchstone Pictures. corporateBody
associatedWith Turovsky, Jo Ann person
associatedWith United Artists Corporation corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Air Force corporateBody
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associatedWith University of North Texas. College of Music corporateBody
employeeOf University of Southern California. School of Music corporateBody
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associatedWith Walt Disney Studios. corporateBody
associatedWith Walt Disney World (Fla.) corporateBody
associatedWith Warner bros corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Los Angeles CA US
Los Angeles CA US
Honolulu HI US
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Composition (Music)
Film composers
Motion picture music
Television music
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Birth 1945-03-08

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Americans

English

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