---
name: "Bruce Langhorne"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bruce-langhorne"
fi1m_id: "bruce-langhorne"
imdb_id: "nm0486443"
tmdb_id: 42625
wikidata_id: "Q4977835"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "11 May 1938"
died: "14 April 2017"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T17:20:11.537217+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bruce Langhorne

## Identity

Bruce Langhorne

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bruce-langhorne
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bruce-langhorne
- **IMDb ID:** nm0486443
- **TMDB ID:** 42625
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4977835
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Langhorne, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4977835, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0486443/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42625

Composer. Born 11 May 1938 in Tallahassee. Died 14 April 2017.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 11 May 1938, Tallahassee
- **Died:** 14 April 2017
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Langhorne, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4977835, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0486443/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42625

## Biography

Bruce Langhorne was an American folk musician and film composer. Born in Tallahassee, Florida, he became a prominent session guitarist in the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 1960s, performing and recording with artists including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Richie Havens and Judy Collins.

He composed the score for the 1971 western *The Hired Hand*, directed by and starring Peter Fonda. Langhorne also provided music for other films including *Stay Hungry* (1976), *Melvin and Howard* (1980) and *Night Warning* (1982).

In later years he founded Brother Bru-Bru's African Hot Sauce company. Langhorne died in Venice, California, in 2017.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Hired Hand* (1971), Fi1m 80, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hired-hand.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *O SWEET AMERICA!* (2025), Music
- *Positively Porco: The Untold Story of Folk City’s Golden Era* (2024), Actor
- *The Argument* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *Annie's Garden* (1997), Music
- *The Upstairs Neighbour* (1994), Music
- *Smart Alec* (1986), Additional Music, Technical Advisor
- *The Fourth Wise Man* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker* (1981), Original Music Composer
- *Word of Honor* (1981), Music
- *Melvin and Howard* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Jimmy B. & Andre* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Outlaw Blues* (1977), Original Music Composer
- *Stay Hungry* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *Fighting Mad* (1976), Original Music Composer
- *Idaho Transfer* (1973), Original Music Composer
- *The Hired Hand* (1971), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hired-hand.md)

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