Velton Ray Bunch

• Name — Velton Ray Bunch • Born — 22 January 1948 • Birthplace — Goldsboro, North Carolina, US • Occupation — Television/film musical score composer • Years Active — 1980–present • Known for — Work on various TV series, including Quantum Leap, JAG, Walker, Texas Ranger, and Star Trek: Enterprise • Awards — 3 Emmy Award nominations, 1 win (2004) for Star Trek: Enterprise

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.

Bunch resides in North Hollywood, California.

• 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 • 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