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Bruce Faulconer

Faulconer Productions Music

About Me

Composer Bruce Faulconer received advanced musical training in composition at The University of Texas with composers Hunter Johnson, Karl Korte, Joseph Schwantner, and Eugene Kurtz. While studying at The University of Texas at Austin, he was awarded a Bachelor of Music Degree with High Honors in Theory and Composition, a Master of Music Degree in Composition, and a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Composition. He has also received two Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowships from the Ohio State University as a composer in residence. Faulconer's music has been acknowledged by numerous national and international performances and first prizes from competitions sponsored by organizations including the Elkhart Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Worth Symphony, the World Saxophone Congress (second prize), as well as recognition from the International Gaudeamus Music Week, the Concorso Internazionale Luigi Russolo, and the Texas Manuscript Archives. Faulconer has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ohio Arts Council, Midwestern Composers Alliance, McLean-Paris Foundation, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, violist David Lowe, Bethany College, Texas Composers Forum, Texas Sesquicentennial Commission, North Texas City Faire Arts Project, the MacDowell Colony, and BMI. Faulconer has also received commissions from the Voices of Change, Bethany College, Marygrove College, and the University of Texas Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Other commissioned works composed by Faulconer include film scores (Scenes in the Dark, Lebensborn, Lord Slug: DragonBall Z), PBS National Television Documentaries (Tornado Alert, Fiesta in the Sky, Fire! What You Need to Know, Locked Out of the American Dream, The Writing Coach), and commercial music production for television and radio. One of his many commissions, Washington-on-the-Brazos, a Symphonic Poem, received a premiere by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The San Antonio Symphony Orchestra also performed Washington-on-the-Brazos on tour in Texas and performed it for the National League of Cities Mayoral National Conference. Faulconer also has guest conducted the Mesquite Symphony in performances of Washington-on-the-Brazos. The music for the feature film Scenes in the Dark, a musical play within a movie, was scored and music-produced by Faulconer and won a prestigious Gold Award in the Houston International Film Festival.

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Member Since: 11/2/2007
Band Website: faulconer.com/dragon.html
Band Members: Faulconer Productions is an award-winning music creation facility offering original music scoring, sound design, and audio post-production services. Catch our work on the Discovery Channel's popular YOUR NEW HOUSE, Cartoon Network's 1 show (Nielsen Ratings, September 2002), DRAGONBALL Z, Fox's syndicated CHEATERS, or HDnet's BASS CHAMPS.Housed in 4,500 square feet of stunning acoustic architectural space designed by the nationally-acclaimed Russ Berger Design Group, we write and produce music for broadcast advertising, network television, feature film, musical theater and corporate communications. Faulconer has received over 80 awards.
Influences: Faulconer Productions Music creates original music scored to picture for feature film, broadcast television, advertising, radio, internet, musical theater, business theater, and museum- and site-specific corporate theater. Faulconer has been recognized nationally and internationally with orchestra and chamber music performances including commissions, numerous composer residencies, and composition grants.Faulconer Productions also creates original works in sound design, sound sculpture, and musique concréte, utilizing a wide array of state of the art as well as historic electronic music concepts, methods, and techniques.Specialized and general demos of Faulconer's music are available on CD, VHS, and DVD to producers, directors, and media executives.----------------------------------AWARDS LIST------------------------------------------17 Silver Telly Awards, National Non-Network and Cable TV Commercials [First Prize] 10 Bronze Telly Awards, National Non-Network and Cable TV Commercials [Second Prize] 15 Gold Addy Awards, American Advertising Federation 4 Silver Addy Awards, AAF Bronze Addy Award, AAF Gold Tops Award, Dallas Advertising League, Advertising Arts: Musical Score Silver Tops Award, Dallas Advertising League, Advertising Arts: Musical Score Bronze Tops Award, Dallas Advertising League, Advertising Arts: Musical Score 6 Merit Tops Awards, Dallas Advertising League, Advertising Arts: Musical Score 2 Gold Awards, Houston International Film Festival Finalist Award, Houston International Film Festival Silver Reel Award, ITVA Silver Quill Award of Excellence, International Association of Business Communicators Bronze Quill Award of Excellence, IABC Silver Mobius Award, The Mobius Advertising Awards Katy Award, Dallas Press Club Gold Award, The New York Festivals Silver Medal, The New York Festivals Bronze Award, The New York Festivals Award of Excellence, National Easter Seal Society Vendor Service Award, American Heart Association FIRST PRIZE, Regional, National Agri-Marketing Association 3 SECOND PRIZES, Regional, National Agri-Marketing Association MERIT AWARD, National Agri-Marketing Association Bronze Apple, National Educational Film & Video Festival JC Penney Communication Achievement AwardFINALIST Southland Corporation Cityfaire Composition Contest, Dallas COMMISSION by the McLean-Paris Foundation for Texas Sesquicentennial and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Ohio Arts Council, Individual Artist Grant National Endowment for the Arts Grant 2 Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowships, The Ohio State University FIRST PRIZE, Elkhart Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition Gaudeamus Music Week 78, Netherlands FIRST PRIZE, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition SECOND PRIZE, World Saxophone Congress Composition Contest
Sounds Like: Lady Death - The Motion Picture Set in 15th Century Sweden, Hope, the beautiful daughter of Matthias — believed to be a skilled mercenary, but who in actuality is Lucifer, the Lord of Lies — is accused of being the devil’s consort following a hellish incident witnessed by local villagers. Ultimately, Hope is sentenced by the town priest to be burned at the stake. Writhing in pain and unable to think clearly, she accepts Lucifer’s offer of life in Hell — presented by the malevolent Pagan — over a hideously painful death. Follow the link below for more.Read about Lady Death / buy DVD Lady Death headDragonBall Z on the Cartoon Network 220+ episodes. 1 rated show on all Cable Television (Nielsen Ratings, September 2002) and 1 rated show on Cartoon Network from 2000 to 2003. Services provided include original music, sound design, and audio post-production.Check out the Jon Allen Interview with DragonBall Z composer Bruce Faulconer. See A FAN'S VIEW article about DragonBall Z Composer Bruce Faulconer from A-Kon 13.Your New House on the Discovery Channel, 160+ episodes Services provided include original music, sound design, and audio post-production.Your New House in Syndicated TV, 9+ seasons. Services provided include original music and sound design.Bass Champs on HDNet and the Outdoor Channel. Services provided include original music, sound design, and audio post-production.To Life (Network To Be Announced) Services provided include original music, sound design, and audio post-production.Higher Definition on HDNet Services provided include sound design and audio post-production.Cheaters in Syndicated TV, 29+ episodes Services provided include sound design and audio post-production.Cheaters on various European TV Networks, 29+ episodes Services provided include sound design and audio post-production.Ambush Makeover on Fox. A reality makeover show. Services provided include voice-over recording.Original music for nationally produced documentaries on various networks including ABC and PBS include Tornado Alert, Fire - What You Need to Know, Fiesta in the Sky, Locked Out of the American Dream, the Writing Coach and The Presidential Debates.Scenes in the Dark -- a musical play within a movie, which won a prestigious Gold Award in the Houston International Film Festival. Services provided include original music and assistant direction over scenes involving vocal performances captured on film.Lebensborn -- a drama produced and directed by David Stevens. Services provided include original music and audio post-production supervision.Boondoggle 93-minute film, directed by Scott Reeder and written by Phyllis Allison. Hilariously unpredictable dark comedy set in a small Texas town on the 4th of July. Three neighbors must change their submissive ways to gain independence from their suppressors. Starring John McCalmont, Kirby Rosalie Reeder, Billy Adamson, Kate Williamson, Noah Bradford, and Robert Prentiss. Services provided include sound design, re-recording mixing, and audio post-production.Obsessed by Ted Dekker, WestBow Press. Recording and production of the fiction thriller audiobook. Services provided included audio recording, editing, sound design, music and audio post-production.
Record Label: Faulconer Productions Music
Type of Label: Indie