Stephen Donald Rucker (born June 27, 1949) is an American composer. Rucker studied piano with M. Mendelsohn of the
Paris Conservatory.
He has composed and conducted for the
London Symphony Orchestra in the animated film, ''
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland'', with Thomas Chase.'' He has worked on film scores for animated series including ''
Dexter's Laboratory
''Dexter's Laboratory'' is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. It follows Dexter, a short, enthusiastic boy-genius with a hid ...
'', ''
The Powerpuff Girls'',
and ''
Jonny Quest''. He also composed the score for another
Cartoon Network
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series, ''
Codename: Kids Next Door'', with Thomas Chase. Rucker and Chase also provided musical score for
Alvin and the Chipmunks
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He was awarded Best Original Score for the Civil War drama ''Josephine'' at the 2016 Richmond International Film Festival. He composed film trailer cues including work for ''Goldwing'' (1978) ''
Coco'', ''
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'', ''
Hidden Figures'', ''
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back'' and ''
Designated Survivor'' (ABC). He also continues to contribute for reality TV including ''
Survivor
Survivor(s) may refer to:
Actual survivors
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*Last survivors of historical events
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities
* Survivors, characters in the 1997 ''KKnD'' video-game series
* ''The Survivors'', or the ''New Survivors Found ...
'' and ''
The Dog Whisperer''.
Filmography
Television
Accolades
References
External links
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1949 births
American male composers
21st-century American composers
Living people
American television composers
Musicians from Glendale, California
21st-century American male musicians
Animation composers
Annie Award winners
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