Velton Ray Bunch
# Velton Ray Bunch

Velton Ray Bunch (born January 22, 1948 in Goldsboro, North Carolina) is a film and television composer. Sometimes credited as Ray Bunch. Bunch has been nominated for an Emmy three times for his work, and won the fourth time for his score to the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Similitude".

## Career

Bunch has worked on dozens of television series and TV movies, as well as occasional film composition (including additional, uncredited, scoring on the film version of Lost in Space). He studied and worked under famous television composer Mike Post (Magnum, PI, The Rockford Files, Quantum Leap, Hill Street Blues, much more) in various capacities, including ghostwriting for many popular series Post worked on, and taking over as main composer for Post on various series.

Bunch's credits include the NBC television series Quantum Leap, theme music for NBC's The Pretender (Emmy Nomination, 2000), Flight 93, a biopic based on Senator John McCain's book Faith of My Fathers, and the Action Pack theme music.

## Personal life

Bunch resides in North Hollywood, California.

## Partial filmography

| Year | Title | Notes |
| - | - | - |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | Composer, entire series |
| 1983 | J.J. Starbuck | Episode: "Rag Doll" |
| 1989–93 | Quantum Leap | Composer, 83 episodes |
| 1994 | Walker, Texas Ranger | 13 episodes (season 2) |
| 1995 | Crowfoot | TV movie |
| 1995 | JAG | 6 episodes (season 1) |
| 1996 | The Outer Limits | Episode: "Afterlife" |
| 1996–97 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Entire series |
| 1998 | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | TV special |
| 1999 | Blue Valley Songbird | TV movie |
| 2000 | The Pretender | 10 episodes |
| 2000–01 | Nash Bridges | 6 episodes and new opening/closing theme |
| 2002–05 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Composer, 13 episodes |
| 2004 | Jack | Feature film, composer, score |
| 2005 | Faith of My Fathers | TV Movie |
| 2011 | Silent Witness | TV movie |
| 2015 | Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors | TV movie |
| 2016 | Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love | TV movie |
