Bruce Broughton

Bruce Broughton (born March 8, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is a film, video game, and television soundtrack composer who has written a number of highly acclaimed scores over his extensive career, including American music classics such as Silverado, Tombstone, Young Sherlock Holmes, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey and its sequel, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, Miracle on 34th Street, The Boy Who Could Fly, and The Rescuers Down Under. Broughton also scored 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 John Barry's Out of Africa. He has won nearly a dozen Emmy awards.

Broughton is a member of the Board of Directors of ASCAP, a Governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), a Past President of the Society of Composers & Lyricists, a former Governor of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and is a lecturer at UCLA and the University of Southern California.

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 Individual Achievement in 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 Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) for part 1, 1984
 * Dallas: Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) for episode "The Letter", 1984
 * Dallas: Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) for episode "The Ewing Blues", 1983
 * Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Outstanding Achievement in 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 Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music, 1995
 * The Old Man and the Sea: Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), 1990
 * Two Marriages: Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics for the song "Home Here" (shared with lyricist Dory Previn), 1984
 * The Blue and the Gray: Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) for part 2, 1983
 * Quincy, M.E.: Outstanding Achievement in 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 Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), 1982
 * Dallas: Outstanding Achievement in 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, Best Music Composition - For a Series, a Single Program of a Series for the episode "The $100,000 Nickel," 1974


 * Academy Award nomination
 * Silverado, Best Music, Original Score (1986)


 * Grammy Award nomination
 * Young Sherlock Holmes


 * Saturn Award
 * Young Sherlock Holmes: Best Music, 1985