Velton Ray Bunch

Velton Ray Bunch
Born (1948-01-22) January 22, 1948 (age 76)[1]
Goldsboro, North Carolina, US
OccupationTelevision/film musical score composer
Years active1980–present
Known forWork on various TV series, including Quantum Leap, JAG, Walker, Texas Ranger, and Star Trek: Enterprise
Awards3 Emmy Award nominations, 1 win (2004) for Star Trek: Enterprise

Velton Ray Bunch (born January 22, 1948[1][2] in Goldsboro, North Carolina) is a film and television composer. Sometimes credited as Ray Bunch. Bunch has been nominated for an Emmy three times for his work, and won the fourth time for his score to the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Similitude".

Career

Bunch has worked on dozens of television series and TV movies, as well as occasional film composition (including additional, uncredited, scoring on the film version of Lost in Space). He studied and worked under famous television composer Mike Post (Magnum, PI, The Rockford Files, Quantum Leap, Hill Street Blues, much more) in various capacities, including ghostwriting for many popular series Post worked on, and taking over as main composer for Post on various series.

Bunch's credits include the NBC television series Quantum Leap, theme music for NBC's The Pretender (Emmy Nomination, 2000), Flight 93, a biopic based on Senator John McCain's book Faith of My Fathers, and the Action Pack theme music.

Personal life

Bunch resides in North Hollywood, California.[1]

Partial filmography

Year Title Notes
1980 Magnum, P.I. Composer, entire series
1983 J.J. Starbuck Episode: "Rag Doll"
1989–93 Quantum Leap Composer, 83 episodes
1994 Walker, Texas Ranger 13 episodes (season 2)
1995 Crowfoot TV movie
JAG 6 episodes (season 1)
1996 The Outer Limits Episode: "Afterlife"
1996–97 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Entire series
1998 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards TV special
1999 Blue Valley Songbird TV movie
2000 The Pretender 10 episodes
2000–01 Nash Bridges 6 episodes and new opening/closing theme
2002–05 Star Trek: Enterprise Composer, 13 episodes
2004 Jack Feature film, composer, score
2005 Faith of My Fathers TV Movie
2011 Silent Witness TV movie
2015 Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors TV movie
2016 Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love TV movie

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards
Year Award Credit Result Ref.
1993 Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) Quantum Leap,
episode "Lee Harvey Oswald, Part I" 		Nominated [3]
2000 Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
(with Mark Leggett) 		The Pretender Nominated [4]
2001 Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) Papa's Angels Nominated [5]
2004 Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) Star Trek: Enterprise,
episode "Similitude" 		Won [6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Birth/Residence reference at familysearch.org, accessed September 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "Flowers & 11 other titles; musical cues, in your pocket, & 1 other selection, He's an animal".
  3. ^ "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) - 1993". emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 19, 1993. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Outstanding Main Title Theme Music - 2000". emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 10, 2000. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) - 2001". emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. November 4, 2001. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) - 2004". emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 19, 2004. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
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