Michael Bruce
Sound
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.
Known for
A Merry Scottish Christmas
November 18, 2023
Much Ado About Nothing
May 16, 2011
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
January 29, 2014
The Nan Movie
March 18, 2022
A Scottish Love Scheme
January 4, 2024
National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra
December 6, 2018
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
September 28, 2021
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
January 28, 2016
National Theatre Live: Man and Superman
May 14, 2015
The Vote
May 7, 2015
National Theatre Live: Saint Joan
February 16, 2017
National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night
April 6, 2017
Behind the camera18
- 2026Kiloran Bay Director, Writer
- 2024A Scottish Love Scheme Music
- 2023A Merry Scottish Christmas Music
- 2023King Lear Music
- 2022National Theatre Live: Much Ado About Nothing Music
- 2022Keeping Company with Sondheim Original Music Composer
- 2022The Nan Movie Original Music Composer
- 2021National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet Original Music Composer
- 2019National Theatre Live: Hansard Music
- 2018