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Bruce Chianese

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Bruce Chianese creates musical pieces in a broad range of genres, from animation to heavy drama.

After performing as a keyboardist and starting his first studio in San Diego, Bruce went on to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Film Scoring and Composition. Moving to Los Angeles he teamed with highly regarded composer, Geoff Levin to collaborate on a wide range of successful musical endeavors which led to award-winning scores for feature film, television, record albums, animated children's programming, theme park attractions and large scale theatrical productions.

Recognized as an expert in the industry, Bruce has received numerous accolades and awards, including the prestigious Cine Golden Eagle for his score for the motion picture, "My Neighborhood" as well as an Emmy nomination for Disney's "Spaceship Earth" and an Oscar nomination for his contributions to the short, "The Janitor". His music for "Qwerty" was voted the Best Original Movie Score for 2012 at the Nashville International Film Festival. Also in 2012 his film score for "You Can't Kill Stephen King" debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and won the People's Choice Award at the Auburn Film Festival. His score for Power of Choice won a Telly Award. Other film credits include such successful independent features as "Mobius", "Lonesome Jim", "Hot Boyz", "Darkwolf", "Epic Movie" and the documentary, "The Valley of the T-Rex".

On television Bruce's music has been heard on such hit shows as "The Sopranos", "Friends", "Street Sharks" and "Sabrina the Animated Series".

Bruce's compositional and arranging skills, along with his exceptional work as a sound engineer and editor, have also led to community service appearances. Bruce is a regular guest lecturer on the subject of film music composition at UCLA Extension, and also a guest speaker on For the Record, a series broadcast on on KPFK public radio featuring discussions on the film music industry. Bruce is also a composer panelist at the Pan African Film Festival.
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    • 1 win & 5 nominations

Known for

Epic Movie (2007)
Epic Movie
2.4
  • Music Department("Fight Song")
  • 2007
Jennifer Aniston in Cake (2014)
Cake
6.4
  • Soundtrack("Moreno Mexicana")
  • 2014
Qwerty (2012)
Qwerty
5.7
  • Composer
  • 2012
Lou Richards, Zander Villayne, Andrea Lee Davis, Truly Magyar, Leroya, Campbell Crates, Cameron Crates, Andi Wagner, Lily Thaisz, Maximus Corona, Maegan Cohen, Claudia McCray, Julia Bauer, Joseph Ortega, Nicolas Suarez, Naomi Lodoen, Joe Baca Jr., and Alexandria Thomas in Echoes (2018)
Echoes
Short
  • Composer
  • 2018

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Composer

  • What If?
    • Composer
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Magpie Funeral
    • Composer
    • Post-production
  • Hot Bath an' a Stiff Drink 2
    • Composer
    • Completed
  • One Hand Clapping
    • Composer
    • Post-production
  • Hot Bath, Stiff Drink, an' a Close Shave
    • Composer
    • Post-production
  • Aileen Lawlor and Sophia Rivera in Red Lipstick (2022)
    Red Lipstick
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Bruce Chianese, Russ Landery, J.K. Omoba, Dayveontay Pedraza, Camryn Lee, Jide Kol, Russell Landery, Christian Joy Demeritt, and Raymond Karago in Gun Too Soon (2022)
    Gun Too Soon
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • The NeverEnding Day (2021)
    The NeverEnding Day
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Cold
    • Composer
    • 2021
  • Karl Salmon, Joseph Wilson, Cameron Dymally, Freddie De Grate, Adrian Sierkowski, Sharena Walker, Jovan Luna, Billie J Bradford, and Apoorv Arora in Tale of the Tape (2020)
    Tale of the Tape
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Suicide Bridge (2019)
    Suicide Bridge
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Winter in a Beach Town (2019)
    Winter in a Beach Town
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Lou Richards, Zander Villayne, Andrea Lee Davis, Truly Magyar, Leroya, Campbell Crates, Cameron Crates, Andi Wagner, Lily Thaisz, Maximus Corona, Maegan Cohen, Claudia McCray, Julia Bauer, Joseph Ortega, Nicolas Suarez, Naomi Lodoen, Joe Baca Jr., and Alexandria Thomas in Echoes (2018)
    Echoes
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Paul Sorvino, Jason Gedrick, Treva Etienne, and Kira Reed Lorsch in Acts of Desperation (2018)
    Acts of Desperation
    • Composer
    • 2018
  • Dmitrious Bistrevsky and Alix Lane in An Act of Love (2017)
    An Act of Love
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Assistant Living Show (2016)
    Assistant Living Show
    • music composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Judge Reinhold in My Many Sons (2016)
    My Many Sons
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • Courtney Hope in Displacement (2016)
    Displacement
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • A Detour for Christmas (2016)
    A Detour for Christmas
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • This Is Goodbye (2015)
    This Is Goodbye
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2015

Music Department

  • ChalkZone
    • composer: additional music
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2002–2009
  • Cheer Bloody Murder
    • additional music by
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Winter in a Beach Town (2019)
    Winter in a Beach Town
    • piano
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Taylor Bostwick in The Pale Man (2017)
    The Pale Man
    • music mixer
    • 2017
  • Karen Boles, Jimmy Hager, Bobby Deen, Tyler Huth, Kayla Huth, and Stella Rylee in In Search of Liberty (2017)
    In Search of Liberty
    • composer: additional music
    • 2017
  • Da Parish (2016)
    Da Parish
    • composer: additional music
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Big Baby (2015)
    Big Baby
    • additional music
    • music recording and mixing
    • 2015
  • A Christmas Eve Miracle (2015)
    A Christmas Eve Miracle
    • additional orchestrations
    • music score mixer
    • 2015
  • How to Beat a Bully (2015)
    How to Beat a Bully
    • additional music
    • music recording & mixing
    • 2015
  • Silverlake in Utero
    • music supervisor
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Sydney Pierick, Scott Myers, and Benjamin Meadows in Dearest Jane (2015)
    Dearest Jane
    • music mixer
    • 2015
  • Keith & Heath (2014)
    Keith & Heath
    • music mixed by
    • musician
    • Short
    • 2014
  • In the Dog House (2014)
    In the Dog House
    • additional music
    • music recording mixer
    • 2014
  • Mighty Benjamin Little (2014)
    Mighty Benjamin Little
    • composer: theme music
    • Short
    • 2014
  • My Conversations with Katie
    • music mixer
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Birdbath (2013)
    Birdbath
    • musician: piano
    • 2013
  • Bathroomies (2012)
    Bathroomies
    • composer: theme music
    • TV Series
    • 2012

Sound Department

  • Brothers Broken: The Story That Stopped the Music (2023)
    Brothers Broken: The Story That Stopped the Music
    • sound mixer
    • 2023
  • Robbie Levin in The Story of Spinning (2021)
    The Story of Spinning
    • sound designer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Our Oceans (2020)
    Our Oceans
    • Sound Designer
    • sound mixer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Something Safe (2020)
    Something Safe
    • sound mixer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • A Dirty Story (2018)
    A Dirty Story
    • sound mixer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Lou Richards, Zander Villayne, Andrea Lee Davis, Truly Magyar, Leroya, Campbell Crates, Cameron Crates, Andi Wagner, Lily Thaisz, Maximus Corona, Maegan Cohen, Claudia McCray, Julia Bauer, Joseph Ortega, Nicolas Suarez, Naomi Lodoen, Joe Baca Jr., and Alexandria Thomas in Echoes (2018)
    Echoes
    • sound designer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Paul Sorvino, Jason Gedrick, Treva Etienne, and Kira Reed Lorsch in Acts of Desperation (2018)
    Acts of Desperation
    • sound designer
    • supervising sound editor
    • 2018
  • With a Kiss I Die (2018)
    With a Kiss I Die
    • supervising sound editor
    • 2018
  • Jeremy (2018)
    Jeremy
    • sound editor
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Forget Me Not (2018)
    Forget Me Not
    • sound designer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Dmitrious Bistrevsky and Alix Lane in An Act of Love (2017)
    An Act of Love
    • Sound designer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • SIU Silvelake in Utero Episode 3 Casting Director
    • sound editor
    • Short
    • 2016
  • A Detour for Christmas (2016)
    A Detour for Christmas
    • sound designer
    • 2016
  • Harmony (2015)
    Harmony
    • sound editor
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Silverlake in Utero
    • sound mixer
    • TV Series
    • 2015

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