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Bruce Broughton

Bruce Broughton

Composer · Born March 8, 1945 (81) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Bruce Harold Broughton (born March 8, 1945) is an American orchestral composer of television, film, and video game scores and concert works. He has composed several highly acclaimed soundtracks over his extensive career and has contributed many pieces to music archives, including the 1994 version of the 20th Century Studios fanfare, and conducting the Cinergi Pictures logo composed by Jerry Goldsmith. He has won ten Emmy Awards and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score. Broughton is currently a lecturer in composition at UCLA. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bruce Broughton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
March 8, 1945 (81)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
76 on MovieCove · 106 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 41% in 30 days

What are Bruce Broughton's films like?

Across their 64 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Biography5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Mystery movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Morality
21%
Self
16%
Survival
10%
Society
8%
Power
3%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds27 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 61 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 37 · Serious 12 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 40 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 20 · Charged 35 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 35 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 16

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 38 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 40 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 53 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
24
Hopeful
25
Joyful
19
Melancholic
21
Warm
20
Other
57

How their films linger

Feel-good30 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy36
  • Bittersweet22
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bruce Broughton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 48 of their 76 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bruce Broughton's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

106 credits, 76 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Gray House(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Harsh Treatment(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tiny Toons Looniversity(2023)

    Show 23 episodes · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Shot(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Orville(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Texas Rising(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • A Christmas Tree Miracle(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Alone Yet Not Alone(2013)

    Songs

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Pledge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • The Macabre World of Lavender Williams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • Safe Harbor(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Bambi II(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation Z.E.R.O.(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Dive from Clausen's Pier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • Warm Springs(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Last Flight Out(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Eloise at Christmastime(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Lucy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • Eloise at the Plaza(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Locket(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Bobbie's Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • Damaged Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • Roughing It(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Roughing It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Codename: Kids Next Door(2002)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Ballad of Lucy Whipple(2001)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Night Ride Home(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Bible Collection: Jeremiah(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • One Tough Cop(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Lost in Space(1998)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Glory & Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer

  • Krippendorf's Tribe(1998)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • A Simple Wish(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • True Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Shadow Conspiracy(1997)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Infinity(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • House Arrest(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Carried Away(1996)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery(1995)

    Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Miracle on 34th Street(1994)

    Composer · Orchestrator

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Baby's Day Out(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Holy Matrimony(1994)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Tiny Toons Spring Break(1994)

    Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Tombstone(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • For Love or Money(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • So I Married an Axe Murderer(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Trail Mix-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey(1993)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Stay Tuned(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Honey, I Blew Up the Kid(1992)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation(1992)

    Composer · Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Oscar's Greatest Moments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • O Pioneers! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • All I Want for Christmas(1991)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Last Halloween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Dinosaurs(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Rescuers Down Under(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Narrow Margin(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Tiny Toon Adventures(1990)

    Show 98 episodes · Composer · Main Title Theme Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Betsy's Wedding(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Roller Coaster Rabbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Composer

  • The Old Man and the Sea(1990)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Making of Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Composer

  • Sorry, Wrong Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Composer

  • Jacknife(1989)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Last Rites(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Moonwalker(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Rescue(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Presidio(1988)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Cross My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • Big Shots(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Monster Squad(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Harry and the Hendersons(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Square Dance(1987)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Thanksgiving Promise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Composer

  • The Boy Who Could Fly(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Liberty(1986)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Young Sherlock Holmes(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Silverado(1985)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Stormin' Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • The Cowboy and the Ballerina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Composer

  • Passions(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • The Ice Pirates(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Master of Ballantrae(1984)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Prodigal(1983)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers(1983)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • This Girl for Hire(1983)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Blue and the Gray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

  • One Shoe Makes It Murder(1982)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Desperate Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • Killjoy(1981)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Composer

  • Desperate Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Composer

  • The Return of Frank Cannon(1980)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Paradise Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Composer

  • Dallas(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • CHiPs(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Composer

  • Montage: Great Film Composers and The Piano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 103 titles, 102 of them dated from 1976 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Lost in Space (1998)

$136M worldwide

Highest rated

Tombstone (1993)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 103: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleMusic101 of 103: 97 only music, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew5 of 103: 1 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score42nd

103 titles, 4 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s4 · crew1980s37 · crew1990s37 · crew2000s16 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Bruce Broughton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 65; across their 61 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 61

Midcredits score across 76 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th28
  • 25th to 49th25
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

35 of their 76 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser35
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed25

Most divisive · composer

Harsh Treatment (2024)

89th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Tombstone (1993)

Midcredits 96th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 61/100 in their films, across 46 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Bruce Broughton's work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles31–60 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity23 titles9–53 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles6–61 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles6–42 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles33–49 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Bruce Broughton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bruce Broughton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cree Summer shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles