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Wolfie unregistered	To me, Broughton is the best right after John Williams. The way he writes action, western and , lately, scifi is marvellous. I am especially fond of TOMBSTONE which is an orchestral tour-de-force (listen to OK Corral fight) but Broughton does more than that, the way he quotes his main theme then goes elsewhere, than come back to it for a few notes...that is pure mastership! SILVERADO is also terrific, as well as SHADOW CONSPIRACY, HONEY I BLEW UP THE KID and LOST IN SPACE. They way he uses the trombones and "darker" brass gives me goosebumps. Sorry for my errors but I am German. Wolfie
posted 05-13-1999 08:11 AM PT (US)

Magdi Standard Userer	He's written very charming "little" scores, too. "Carried Away" is a nice example. His Americana-writing is also entertaining: "Homeward Bound", "O Pioneers!" are both fine. "Honey, I Blew Up the Kids" is a very funny catoonish score. Broughton throws everything in (Gershwin, Williams, Mancini), mixed it and it became an amusing ride, fantastically performed.
posted 05-13-1999 01:15 PM PT (US)

TimT Standard Userer	It was Broughton's scores for "The Boy Who Could Fly" and "Harry And The Hendersons" that got me in to Filmscores.
posted 05-13-1999 01:30 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	The Rescuers Down Under is a great Bruce Broughton score that fits both here in this topic and in the under-rated film score topic. Rarely, I mean RARELY, have I heard much conversation about this score. It might be because of the fact that it's a really hard score to find, but then again there are plenty of scores that are hard to find that are discussed. Anyway, great score for this animated film. PeterK
posted 05-13-1999 04:39 PM PT (US)

James Standard Userer	Recuers Down Under is my favorite Broughton score!!! And my favorite animated score after Horner's Land Before Time. I love those themes, and the action cues are just incredible! I wish so very much that this score was widely available. But, of course, Disney couldn't care less about their movies' scores! Well, they could, but you know what I mean! Anyway, I love this score, it's incredible, Broughton's great! Does anyone know if any of his non-filmscore concert music will ever be released?
posted 05-13-1999 06:34 PM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	I'm planning on buying Intrada's release of Heart Of Darkness. It's a score for an animated computer game. They have a clip online. It sounds like a lot of fun! Check it out! [This message has been edited by Al (edited 05-13-99).]
posted 05-13-1999 08:14 PM PT (US)

Wolfie unregistered	Gee, how could I forget RESCUERS DOWN UNDER HOMEWARD BOUND HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS. Oh, and while "we" are at it: YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES one of the "most wanted" is definately a terrific score. I did not want to forget those the first time.... Wolfie
posted 05-14-1999 08:08 AM PT (US)

Dawk Standard Userer	I liked his score to Stay Tuned believe it or not!
posted 05-14-1999 12:57 PM PT (US)

Al Standard Userer	Stay Tuned has a fun theme. Believe it or not, when I heard Broughton was scoring Lost In Space, this was the type of theme I thought he'd write.
posted 05-14-1999 02:10 PM PT (US)

Wolfie unregistered	Yeah Dawk, STAY TUNED Is a lot of fun too. Jeez I forgot a lot of movies he made. I just love the movie STAY TUNED and of course the score. The way Broughton (as well as the movie) makes fun of movies and tv shows is great. And the way Broughton toys around with other people's scores (like Driving OVER Miss Daisy) is hilarious!!! Three thumbs up.... Tood bad there is only two trax on cd from BB. Reminds of the days where I bought CDs just because of ONE composer track....crazy film nut I am . Wolfie
posted 05-14-1999 02:28 PM PT (US)

Dawk Standard Userer	Hey, don't feel nutty, I've been known to do the same thing. I didn't even know there was a CD out, I'll have to look for it.
posted 05-15-1999 01:51 PM PT (US)

Widescreen Standard Userer	Bruce Broughton forever will have kept me in his good graces for his score to Silverado. There are rarely any other western scores that rank that high as having a sweeping score of it's magnitude. The next score of his to really show how good he is was Lost In Space.
posted 05-17-1999 09:42 PM PT (US)

Ted Standard Userer	Bruce Broughton is a composer I had heard very much of but hadn't heard a name. To me he is a very worthy composer. There are points in some of his scores, however, that I can't tell the difference between him and some of Williams. I don't know whether this is a bad thing or not to some people, however. :
posted 05-19-1999 06:00 PM PT (US)

Steve Hughes Standard Userer	I love THE MONSTER SQUAD by Broughton. I have a poor quality promo -- but I wish they'd release it comercially. I love all of his big, big scores. IMO, his music sounds like Western music and it often sounds like it's from the '80s, but that's no bad thing.
posted 05-28-1999 09:55 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Has anyone given Jeremiah a listen?
posted 03-06-2001 11:06 PM PT (US)

SBD Standard Userer	I also love LOST IN SPACE, YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (great theme), HONEY I BLEW UP THE KID and STAY TUNED (how I wish there was a full score album). But why has no one yet mentioned Broughton's wonderful music from BABY'S DAY OUT? Excellent themes and some fine moments.
posted 03-07-2001 09:26 AM PT (US)

Jeron Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by PeterK: *Has anyone given Jeremiah* a listen?** Yep! It's a pretty good score. It's well composed, but I don't think Mr. Broughton had much to work with in terms of a budget. For the most part, it's hard to actually recognize Broughton's style in the score, though it becomes MUCH more evident toward the end. Lots of synth strings (but they are well-used). Some middle eastern vocals... and good percussion passages! Lots of percussion. Track 12, "Jerusalem Falls," is a great 10 minute piece. I'd like to hear the score in conjunction with the film. Jeron [Message edited by Jeron on 03-07-2001]
posted 03-07-2001 11:03 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Broughton is blipping on the radar a wee bit.... the newest Silverado 2CD, and forthcoming expanded Tombstone with Intrada... ...plus 10 minutes of score on the Bambi II CD coming out Feb 7! Is this it for a while, or will there be more?
posted 02-06-2006 11:03 AM PT (US)

Frank V Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by PeterK: [B]...plus 10 minutes of score on the Bambi II CD coming out Feb 7! [b] Only 10 minutes?
posted 02-06-2006 04:05 PM PT (US)

Widescreen Standard Userer	Peter, Intrada given any indication as to when Tombstone expanded will be available?
posted 02-07-2006 06:32 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	No, not yet. Intrada has made progress over the years announcing titles: First, they changed from prematurely announcing titles before they were even manufactured. Next, they changed from announcing pre-orders when the product was at the manufacturer to announcing products only after they were dumped in their lobby. So, I assume we'll have an official word when they are ready to ship! I like it like that, prefer it. As for Bambi II, score tracks are as follows: Snow Flakes in the Forest (1:40) Bambi's Dream (1:28) Being Brave Part 1 (1:22) Being Brave Part 2 (1:14) Bambi and the Great Prince/End Credit Suite (3:35) I guess we're lucky to get this much, as there's a bonus song on the CD that was supposed to be used in the "Being Brave" scene. Song wasn't used and the score was. Fancy that, a pop song being dropped in favor of score cues.... but I wonder if that's what really happened.
posted 02-07-2006 09:54 AM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Little more clarification on the Bambi II song: the dropped song wasn't necessarily a "pop song. Should've called it a "vocal song" written for the fillm. Broughton and Seth Friedman wrote the music and lyrics.
posted 02-07-2006 10:00 AM PT (US)

Scorro Standard Userer	True Women Anyone who likes Boughton's western themes should have a copy of this, my own personal favorite.
posted 02-07-2006 05:27 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	There are some cues in Rescue that are right up there with Tombstone and Silverado. The piece they put together for the End Title is super. J.
posted 02-09-2006 06:53 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	Also the music he did for that TV film on the Arctic is really good. Some powerful music in there. Some of it is on the promos with all those scores all mixed up. What someone needs to do is sort all those out and group all the ones that belong to each score so they are all together. For there are five or six cuts for some spread on several different discs. DUMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 J.
posted 02-09-2006 06:55 PM PT (US)

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