Bruce Broughton Biography (1945-)

Born March 8, 1945, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Harold Durant and Ruth Margaret (maiden name, Clarke) Broughton. Addresses: Manager: Vangelos Management, 16030 Ventura Blvd., Suite 235, Encino, CA 91436-2780.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Composer, conductor, orchestrator, score producer, music director
Birth Details: March 8, 1945; Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Music director, The Presidio, Paramount, 1988
Orchestrator, Stay Tuned, 1992
Music supervisor, Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (also known as How I Spent My Vacation; animated), 1992
Score producer, Tombstone, 1993
Conductor, Baby's Day Out, 1994
Orchestrator, House Arrest, 1996
Conductor, Lost in Space (also known as LS), 1998
Conductor, "Rhapsody in Blue," Fantasia/2000, 1999
WRITINGS
Film Scores
The Prodigal, World Wide, 1984
The Ice Pirates, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
Young Sherlock Holmes (also known as Pyramid of Fear), Paramount, 1985
Silverado, Columbia, 1985
Sweet Liberty, Universal, 1986
(Also lyricist with Stephen Bishop) The Boy Who Could Fly, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
Square Dance (also known as Home Is Where the Heart Is), Island, 1987
The Monster Squad, TriStar, 1987
Harry and the Hendersons (also known as Bigfoot and the Hendersons), Universal, 1987
Cross My Heart, Universal, 1987
Big Shots, 1987
Last Rites, 1988
Moonwalker (also known as Michael Jackson: Moonwalker), 1988
The Rescue, Buena Vista, 1988
The Presidio, 1988
Jackknife, Cineplex Odeon, 1989
Roller Coaster Rabbit, 1990
The Rescuers Down Under, 1990
Narrow Margin, 1990
Betsy's Wedding, 1990
All I Want for Christmas, 1991
From Time to Time (also known as Timekeeper and Le visionarium), 1992
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, 1992
Stay Tuned, 1992
(And theme song) Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (also known as How I Spent My Vacation; animated), 1992
Oscar's Greatest Moments: 1971 to 1991, 1992
Off His Rockers, 1992
Tombstone, 1993
Trail Mix-Up, 1993
So I Married an Axe Murderer, 1993
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, 1993
For Love or Money, 1993
Baby's Day Out, 1994
Miracle on 34th Street, 1994
Holy Matrimony, 1994
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, 1995

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, Buena Vista, 1996
Carried Away, Fine Line Features, 1996
House Arrest, HBO Home Video, 1996
Infinity, First Look Pictures Releasing, 1996
Ellen's Energy Adventure, 1996
Shadow Conspiracy, Buena Vista Pictures, 1997
A Simple Wish (also known as The Fairy Godmother), United International Pictures, 1997
Krippendorf's Tribe, Buena Vista Pictures, 1998
Lost in Space (also known as LS), New Line Cinema, 1998
One Tough Cop, Stratosphere Entertainment Llc., 1998
Television Theme Songs
Series
JAG, 1995
Television Scores
Series
Hawaii Five-O (also known as McGarrett), CBS, 1968-80
Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1973-80
Police Woman, NBC, 1974-78
Khan!, CBS, 1975
Spencer's Pilots, CBS, 1976
Quincy, M.E. (also known as Quincy), NBC, 1976-83
Logan's Run, CBS, 1977-78
The Oregon Trail, NBC, 1977
The Runaways (also known as Operation Runaway), ABC, 1978
Dallas, CBS, 1978-
The Runaways, NBC, 1979
Buck Rogers in the Twenty-Fifth Century, NBC, 1979-81
Also wrote score for Gunsmoke, CBS.
Movies
The Return of Frank Cannon, CBS, 1980
Desperate Voyage, CBS, 1980
Killjoy (also known as Who Murdered Joy Morgan&quest;), CBS, 1981
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite, 1981
Desperate Lives, 1982
One Shoe Makes It Murder, CBS, 1982
Cowboy, CBS, 1983
This Girl for Hire, 1983
M.A.D.D.: Mothers against Drunk Driving, NBC, 1983
The Master of Ballantrae, 1984
The First Olympics: Athens, 1896 (also known as Dream One and The First Modern Olympics), NBC, 1984
Passions, 1984
The Cowboy and the Ballerina, CBS, 1984
Stormin' Home, 1985
The Thanksgiving Promise, ABC, 1986
Sorry, Wrong Number, 1989
The Old Man and the Sea, 1990
O Pioneers!, 1992
True Women, 1997
Glory & Honor, 1998
Jeremiah, 1998
Night Ride Home, 1999
Miniseries
The Blue and the Gray, CBS, 1982
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation, CBS, 1986
Pilots
The Paradise Connection, CBS, 1979
Episodic
Dirty Sally, 1974
Three for the Road, 1975
The Andros Targets, 1977
How the West Was Won (nine episodes), 1979
Hart to Hart, 1979
Skag, 1980
"Mr. Magic," Amazing Stories, 1985
"Gather Ye Acorns," Amazing Stories, 1986
"Welcome to My Nightmare," Amazing Stories, 1986
"Thanksgiving," Amazing Stories, 1986
(And theme song) Tiny Toon Adventures (animated), 1990
Capitol Critters, 1992
Video Game Scores
Heart of Darkness, Virgin Interactive, c. 1994

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