Bruce Broughton facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bruce Broughton |
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| Birth name | Bruce Harold Broughton |
| Born | March 8, 1945 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, arranger |
| Years active | 1970–present |
Bruce Harold Broughton (born March 8, 1945) is an American composer. He writes music for movies, TV shows, video games, and concerts. He has created many well-known soundtracks throughout his long career.
Bruce Broughton has won ten Emmy Awards for his TV music. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for his movie music. Today, he teaches composition at UCLA.
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Bruce Broughton's Music Career
Bruce Broughton has composed music for many famous films. These include Disney movies like The Rescuers Down Under (1990), All I Want for Christmas (1991), and Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993). He also scored its sequel, Lost in San Francisco (1996).
He is also known for his music in western films such as Silverado (1985) and Tombstone (1993). Other movies he scored include Young Sherlock Holmes (1985), Baby's Day Out (1994), and Miracle on 34th Street (1994).
Bruce Broughton also composed music for the video game Heart of Darkness. He also wrote music for the animated TV series Tiny Toon Adventures. In 1994, he conducted the famous fanfare for the 20th Century Fox logo. He also conducted the fanfare for Cinergi Pictures.
His music can also be heard at Disney theme parks. He composed music for attractions like Soarin', Spaceship Earth, and Ellen's Energy Adventure.
Academy Award Nomination and a Rule Change
Bruce Broughton's song "Alone yet Not Alone" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2014. This was for the film with the same name. However, the nomination was later taken back.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences found that Broughton had contacted other members of the Academy. He was a former governor and a member of the music branch committee. The Academy said that using his position to promote his own song created an unfair advantage.
The Academy's president, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, explained that even if the contact was well-meaning, it looked like an unfair advantage. Not everyone agreed with the Academy's decision.
Awards and Recognitions
Bruce Broughton has won many awards for his music.
Emmy Awards
He has won ten Emmy Awards for his work in television:
- Warm Springs: For outstanding music in a TV movie or special, 2005.
- Eloise at Christmastime: For outstanding music in a TV movie or special, 2004.
- Eloise at the Plaza: For outstanding music in a TV movie or special, 2003.
- Glory & Honor: For outstanding music in a TV movie or special, 1998.
- O Pioneers!: For outstanding music in a TV movie or special, 1992.
- Tiny Toon Adventures: For outstanding original song (main title theme), shared with lyricists Wayne Kaatz and Tom Ruegger, 1991.
- The First Olympics: Athens 1896: Part 1: For outstanding music in a TV series or special, 1984.
- Dallas: For outstanding music in a TV series, for the episode "The Letter", 1984.
- Dallas: For outstanding music in a TV series, for the episode "The Ewing Blues", 1983.
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: For outstanding music in a TV series, for the episode "The Satyr", 1981.
He has also been nominated for several other Emmy Awards.
Other Nominations and Awards
- Academy Award nomination:
- Silverado: For Best Original Score, 1986.
- Grammy Award nomination:
- Young Sherlock Holmes
- Saturn Award win:
- Young Sherlock Holmes: For Best Music, 1985.
