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
Hard Cell
2022
Kiloran Bay
2026
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
2021
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
2014
A Merry Scottish Christmas
2023
Much Ado About Nothing
2011
The Nan Movie
2022
National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night
2017
National Theatre Live: Antony & Cleopatra
2018
Keeping Company with Sondheim
2022
A Scottish Love Scheme
2024
National Theatre Live: Man and Superman
2015