Composers Mark Leggett (left) and Velton Ray Bunch (right) with Dolly Parton. Photo by Crystal Mangano
Dolly Parton’s childhood came to life on NBC this past December, drawing the biggest viewing audience for an original television movie since 2011. “Coat of Many Colors,” watched by 15.5 million viewers, is based on Parton’s early years growing up in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.
Produced by Dolly Parton, Sam Haskell, and Hudson Hickman, with Stephen Herek directing, the original score was composed by Velton Ray Bunch and Mark Leggett. The score marks the first collaboration between Bunch and Leggett since their Emmy nomination for Outstanding Main Title Music for the television series “The Pretender” in 2000.
Slideshow photos by Kevin Porter
“Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors” Orchestra
Recorded at The Bridge, Nov. 12, 2015
Violin
Michael Markman, concertmaster
Leslie Katz
Marina Manukian
E. Samuel Fischer
Lorand Lokuszta
Joel Derouin
Jay Rosen
Kevin Connolly
Jessica Guideri
Dimitrie Leivici
Viola
Evan Wilson, 1st
Elizabeth Wilson
Karie Prescott
Margot Aldcroft
Cello
Paula Hochhalter, 1st
Matthew Cooker
Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick
Bass
Domenic Genova
Kenneth Wild
Flute
David Shostac
Oboe
Phillip Ayling
Clarinet
Joshua Ranz
Stuart Clark
Composer
Velton Ray Bunch
Mark Leggett
Conductor
Velton Ray Bunch
Engineer
Shinnosuke Miyazawa
Contractor
Lynette Thompson
