Career

Broughton has composed the score for many notable films including Disney films such as The Rescuers Down Under (1990), Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) and its sequel, Lost in San Francisco (1996), as well as popular westerns such as Silverado (1985) and Tombstone (1993). Other films scored by Broughton include Harry and the Hendersons (1987), Miracle on 34th Street (1994), and The Boy Who Could Fly (1986). Additionally, he composed music for 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 Out of Africa. He has won nearly a dozen Emmy awards.

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

Broughton's song "Alone yet Not Alone," from the film with the same name, was originally nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song at the 86th Academy Awards. But on January 29, 2014, before any voting could take place, the nomination was rescinded, when the Academy alleged that Broughton, a former Academy governor who, at the time, was an executive committee member of the Academy's music branch, had improperly contacted other branch members. "No matter how well-intentioned the communication, using one's position as a former governor and current executive committee member to personally promote one’s own Oscar submission creates the appearance of an unfair advantage,” said Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Academy President. Not everyone agreed with the Academy's actions.

Broughton is a graduate of the Punahou School in Honolulu, as well as the University of Southern California. He has taught at both USC and UCLA.

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 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 Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) for part 1, 1984
  • Dallas: Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) for episode "The Letter", 1984
  • Dallas: Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) for episode "The Ewing Blues", 1983
  • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century:Outstanding 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 Main Title Theme Music, 1995
  • The Old Man and the Sea: Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), 1990
  • Two Marriages: Outstanding Music and Lyrics for the song "Home Here" (shared with lyricist Dory Previn), 1984
  • The Blue and the Gray: Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) for part 2, 1983
  • Quincy, M.E.: Outstanding 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 Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore), 1982
  • Dallas: Outstanding 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, Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) for the episode "The $100,000 Nickel," 1974
• Academy Award nominations
  • Silverado, Best Original Score (1986)
• Grammy Award nomination
  • Young Sherlock Holmes
• Saturn Award
  • Young Sherlock Holmes: Best Music, 1985

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Notes
1973-1975	Gunsmoke	5 episodes
1973-1979	Hawaii Five-O	18 episodes
1977	The Oregon Trail	4 episodes
1978-1979	Barnaby Jones	2 episodes
1979-1985	Dallas	52 episodes
1981	Buck Rogers in the 25th Century	5 episodes
1985-1986	Amazing Stories	4 episodes
1990-1992	Tiny Toon Adventures	11 episodes
2015	Texas Rising	miniseries; with John Debney

Film

Year	Title	Director(s)	Notes
1983	The Prodigal	James F. Collier
1984	The Ice Pirates	Stewart Raffill
1985	Silverado	Lawrence Kasdan
	Young Sherlock Holmes	Barry Levinson
1986	Sweet Liberty	Alan Alda
	The Boy Who Could Fly	Nick Castle
1987	Square Dance	Daniel Petrie Michael Nesmith
	Harry and the Hendersons	William Dear
	The Monster Squad	Fred Dekker
	Big Shots	Robert Mandel
	Cross My Heart	Armyan Bernstein
1988	The Presidio	Peter Hyams
	The Rescue	Ferdinand Fairfax
	Moonwalker	Jerry Kramer
	Last Rites	Donald P. Bellisario
1989	Jacknife	David Jones
1990	Betsy's Wedding	Alan Alda
	Narrow Margin	Peter Hyams
	The Rescuers Down Under	Hendel Butoy Mike Gabriel
1991	All I Want for Christmas	Robert Lieberman
1992	Honey, I Blew Up the Kid	Randal Kleiser
	Stay Tuned	Peter Hyams
1993	Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey	Duwayne Dunham
	So I Married an Axe Murderer	Thomas Schlamme
	For Love or Money	Barry Sonnenfeld
	Tombstone	George P. Cosmatos
1994	Holy Matrimony	Leonard Nimoy
	Baby's Day Out	Patrick Read Johnson
	Miracle on 34th Street	Les Mayfield
1996	Carried Away	Bruno Barreto
	Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco	David R. Ellis
	House Arrest	Harry Winer
	Infinity	Matthew Broderick
1997	Shadow Conspiracy	George P. Cosmatos
	A Simple Wish	Michael Ritchie
1998	Krippendorf's Tribe	Todd Holland
	Lost in Space	Stephen Hopkins
	One Tough Cop	Bruno Barreto
2001	The Ballad of Lucy Whipple	Jeremy Kagan	Television film
2003	Eloise at the Plaza	Kevin Lima	Television film
	Lucy	Glenn Jordan	Television film
	Eloise at Christmastime	Kevin Lima	Television film
2004	Last Flight	Jerry Jameson	Direct-to-video film
	Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers	Donovan Cook	Direct-to-video film
2005	Warm Springs	Joseph Sargent	Television film
2006	Bambi II	Brian Pimental	Direct-to-video film
2011	The Pledge	J.W. Myers
2013	A Christmas Tree Miracle	J.W. Myers
	Alone yet Not Alone	Ray Bengston George D. Escobar	song only

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