Velton Ray Bunch (born January 22, 1948 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.
Partial filmography Year Title Notes1980 Magnum, P.I. Composer, entire series1983 J.J. Starbuck Episode: "Rag Doll" 1989–93Quantum Leap Composer, 83 episodes1994 Walker, Texas Ranger 13 episodes (season 2)1995 CrowfootTV movie JAG 6 episodes (season 1)1996 The Outer Limits Episode: "Afterlife" 1996–97 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Entire series1998 Blockbuster Entertainment AwardsTV special1999Blue Valley Songbird TV movie2000 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 Movie2011Silent WitnessTV movie2015 Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors TV movie2016 Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love TV movie
Awards +Primetime Emmy Awards Year Award Credit Result 1993Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)Quantum Leap,episode "Lee Harvey Oswald, Part I"2000Outstanding Main Title Theme Music(with Mark Leggett)The Pretender 2001Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)Papa's Angels2004Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)Star Trek: Enterprise,episode "Similitude"
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