Michael Bruce
Known For: Sound
Biography
Michael Bruce is a Scottish composer and lyricist who works in TV, film and theatre. He has composed scores and original songs for Warner Bros, Netflix, PBS, Sky Arts, the National Theatre, the Old Vic and theatres in the West End and on Broadway. He was composer-in-residence at the Donmar Warehouse from 2012-2019. His new musical, based on the film The Illusionist, opened in Tokyo in 2021 and his debut musical theatre album Unwritten Songs topped the iTunes vocal chart.
Filmography
2026
- Kiloran Bay ... (Director)
2024
- A Scottish Love Scheme ... (Music)
2023
- A Merry Scottish Christmas ... (Music)
- King Lear ... (Music)
2022
- Hard Cell ... (Music)
- The Nan Movie ... (Original Music Composer)
- National Theatre Live: Much Ado About Nothing ... (Music)
- Keeping Company with Sondheim ... (Original Music Composer)
2021
- National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet ... (Original Music Composer)
2019
- National Theatre Live: Hansard ... (Music)
2018
- National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra ... (Original Music Composer)
2017
- National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night ... (Music)
- National Theatre Live: Saint Joan ... (Original Music Composer)
2016
- National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses ... (Music)
2015
- National Theatre Live: Man and Superman ... (Music)
- The Vote ... (Original Music Composer)
- RSC Live: The Two Gentlemen of Verona ... (Original Music Composer)
2014
- National Theatre Live: Coriolanus ... (Music)
2011
- Much Ado About Nothing ... (Original Music Composer)