Stephen Donald Rucker (born June 27, 1949) is an American composer. Rucker studied piano with M. Mendelsohn of the Paris Conservatory. He has composed and conducted for the London Symphony Orchestra in the animated film, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, with Thomas Chase. He has worked on film scores for animated series including Dexter's Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, and Jonny Quest. He also composed the score for another Cartoon Network series, Codename: Kids Next Door, with Thomas Chase. Rucker and Chase also provided musical score for Alvin and the Chipmunks.
He was awarded Best Original Score for the Civil War drama Josephine at the 2016 Richmond International Film Festival. He composed film trailer cues including work for Goldwing (1978) Coco, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Hidden Figures, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back and Designated Survivor (ABC). He also continues to contribute for reality TV including Survivor and The Dog Whisperer.
Filmography Television Year Title Notes1984Mister T1985–1991Adventures of the Gummi Bears1985The Wuzzles1987Bionic SixVisionaries: Knights of the Magical Light1988–1990Alvin and the Chipmunks1989Hard Time on Planet Earthepisode: "Stranger in a Strange Land"Freddy's Nightmaresepisode: "Photo Finish"1990–1991The Real GhostbustersTimeless Tales from Hallmark1991–1993The Pirates of Dark Water1993–1996Captain Planet and the Planeteers1995–1996What a Cartoon!Episodes: "Dexter's Laboratory" segments, "Mina and the Count: Interlude with a Vampire", "Gramps"1996–2003Dexter's Laboratory1996–1997The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestEpisodes: "Undersea Urgency" and "The Haunted Sonata"Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys1998–2002Oh Yeah! CartoonsEpisodes: "ChalkZone" segments, "Mina and the Count" segments, "Ask Edward: All About Babies", "Olly and Frank", "My Neighbor Was a Teenage Robot", "Baxter and Bananas: Monkey See, Monkey Don't!"1998Stories from My Childhood1998–2005The Powerpuff Girls1999–2000Detention2002–2007Codename: Kids Next Door
Accolades Date Award Category Work Shared with Result Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Music Direction and Composition The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Bodie Chandler, Gary Lionelli, Thomas Chase, Larry Brown, Guy Moon, Kevin Kiner, Mark Koval Annie Awards Best Individual Achievement: Music in a TV Production Dexter's Laboratory Thomas Chase Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Television Production Dexter's Laboratory (for "LABretto") Thomas Chase Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music Score an Animated Television Production The Powerpuff Girls (for "Meet the Beat-Alls") James L. Venable and Thomas Chase
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