Stephen Donald Rucker (born June 27, 1949) is an American composer. Rucker studied piano with M. Mendelsohn of the

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. He has composed and conducted for the

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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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He also composed the score for another Cartoon Network series, '' Codename: Kids Next Door'', with Thomas Chase. Rucker and Chase also provided musical score for Alvin and the Chipmunks 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'', ''

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'', '' Jack Reacher: Never Go Back'' and ''

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'' (ABC). He also continues to contribute for reality TV including '' Survivor'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

Television

Accolades

References

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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 {{US-composer-20thC-stub