OVERTURE from Miracle on 34th Street - Bruce Broughton (Score & Parts) **DIGITAL DOWNLOAD**

Full Orchestra - Advanced - Digital Download

By Bruce Broughton. Score. 169 pages. Published by Chris Siddall Music Publishing.

Bruce Broughton’s score for 1994’s Miracle on 34th Street is a warm, confident embrace of classic Hollywood Christmas music, crafted with sincerity rather than irony. Drawing on lush orchestration, ringing bells, and expansive string melodies, Broughton reinforces the film’s central theme: the quiet power of belief. His main themes carry a dignified optimism, evoking both childhood wonder and adult reassurance, while never tipping into excessive sentimentality.

What makes the score especially effective is its narrative clarity. Broughton uses traditional musical language—clear motifs, strong harmonic progressions, and generous orchestral colour—to ground the film’s magic in emotional truth. The music doesn’t try to modernize the story; instead, it connects this remake to the timeless spirit of the original 1947 movie. As a result, the score feels less like background accompaniment and more like a storyteller in its own right, gently guiding the audience toward faith, generosity, and the enduring possibility of miracles.

Created from the original manuscript, this release offers a rare opportunity to perform film music in its authentic, original orchestration and arrangement. An opportunity not to be missed!

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Instrumentation

FLUTE 1
FLUTE 2
FLUTE 3 / PICCOLO
OBOE 1
OBOE 2
ENGLISH HORN
Bb CLARINET 1
Bb CLARINET 2
Bb CLARINET 3 / Bb BASS CLARINET
BASSOON 1
BASSOON 2
CONTRABASSOON / BASSOON 3

F HORN 1
F HORN 2
F HORN 3
F HORN 4
Bb TRUMPET 1
Bb TRUMPET 2
Bb TRUMPET 3
TROMBONE 1
TROMBONE 2
TROMBONE 3
TUBA

TIMPANI / SLEIGH BELLS

PERCUSSION 1 (CHIMES, PIATTI, SUSPENDED CYMBAL, MARK TREE, SNARE DRUM)
PERCUSSION 2 (CROTALES, GLOCKENSPIEL, XYLOPHONE, SUSPENDED CYMBAL)
PERCUSSION 3 (XYLOPHONE, TRIANGLE, PICCOLO SNARE DRUM, TAMBOURINE, PIATTI)

HARP

PIANO / CELESTA

CHOIR

VIOLIN 1
VIOLIN 2
VIOLA
VIOLONCELLO
CONTRABASS

Duration: 6m 07s