In a traditional cartoon, animation and music are so intricately intertwined that you can’t talk about one without talking about the other. One of the greatest specialists in animation and film music of our times, Bruce Broughton knows exactly how to compose music that perfectly fits the picture, and adds to it. But more than that, his extensive musical culture allowed him to effectively create a bridge between the original 1942 classic Bambi and the 2006 “midquel”, exactly as were the very wishes of director Brian Pimental.
Born March 8 1945, Bruce Broughton has distinguished himself in animation music scoring (The Rescuers Down Under, Tiny Toons Adventures, with a clear and knowing nod to Carl Stalling’s style), live-action (Silverado, evoking the big, traditional western scores of the 50s), television (Eloise at Christmastime, inspired by both Gershwin and Tchaikovsky) and concert music. Because of his impressive versatility, he’s used to sharing his experience with students, be it as a film composition teacher in the Advanced Film Music Studies program at USC or through lectures at UCLA.
Now, the Master speaks to us, revealing all about the musical history of Bambi through the making of Bambi II… […]
