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name: "Bruce Miller"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bruce-miller-1494366"
fi1m_id: "bruce-miller-1494366"
imdb_id: "nm0588004"
tmdb_id: 1494366
wikidata_id: "Q2926446"
roles: ["Composer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:39:30.719050+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."
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# Bruce Miller

## Identity

Bruce Miller

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bruce-miller-1494366
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bruce-miller-1494366
- **IMDb ID:** nm0588004
- **TMDB ID:** 1494366
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2926446
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2926446, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588004/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1494366

Composer. Born in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2926446, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588004/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1494366

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Frasier*](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md) (88)

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## Biography

Bruce Miller is an American composer and music arranger. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he began his career as a saxophonist and guitarist, touring with Paul Anka before moving to Los Angeles to work as an orchestral arranger for soul and R&B artists including the Commodores, the Temptations and Rose Royce.

Miller has composed for numerous television series. He created the theme music for *Frasier* (1993–2004), with lyrics by Darryl Phinnessee, and returned for the 2023 revival alongside his son Jason Miller. Other credits include *Knots Landing*, *Designing Women*, *Wings*, *Becker*, *The Odd Couple* (2015) and *'Til Death* (2006), as well as the television films *Bonanza: The Return* (1993) and *Bonanza: Under Attack* (1995).

He received Emmy nominations for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music for *Frasier* in 1994 and for music direction on the *Sammy Davis Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration*.

*Sources: imdb.com, audiomodeling.com, consequence.net.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Frasier* (1993), Fi1m 88, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

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

- *Frasier* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Odd Couple* (2015), series, Original Music Composer
- *'Til Death* (2006), series, Original Music Composer
- *Out of Practice* (2005), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Hunting of the President* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *A Minute with Stan Hooper* (2003), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Designing Women Reunion* (2003), Music
- *The Random Years* (2002), series, Original Music Composer
- *In Pursuit* (2001), Music
- *Pistol Pete* (1996), Original Music Composer
- *Bonanza: The Return* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Frasier* (1993), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Mother of the Bride* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Christmas on Ice* (1990), Conductor
- *Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer* (1990), Music Arranger
- *Ski Patrol* (1990), Music
- *Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues* (1988), Music
- *The Outing* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart* (1987), Music
- *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, Music
- *Knots Landing* (1979), series, Music
- *Southern Discomfort*, series, Original Music Composer

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song 1986: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song (nominated), for *The Last Dragon*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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