Bruce Rowland (born 9 May 1942 in

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) is an Australian composer.

Biography

Rowland composed the soundtrack for the 1982 movie '' The Man from Snowy River'', as well as the soundtrack for its 1988 sequel ''

The Man from Snowy River II ''The Man from Snowy River II'' is a 1988 Australian drama film, the sequel to the 1982 film ''The Man from Snowy River''. It was released in the United States by Walt Disney Pictures as ''Return to Snowy River'', and in the United Kingdom as ...

'' (which has the

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title of ''Return to Snowy River'', and the

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title of ''The Untamed''). Both films were based on

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's poem The Man from Snowy River.Bruce Rowland official website
/ref> His other film scores include '' Now and Forever'' (1983), ''

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'' (1983), ''

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'' (1987), ''

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'' (1989), '' Weekend with Kate'' (1990), ''

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'' (1993), '' Andre'' (1994), '' Lightning Jack'' (1994), '' Zeus and Roxanne'' (1997) and the TV movie '' Tidal Wave: No Escape'' (1997). He composed a special Olympics version of the main theme of ''The Man from Snowy River Suite'', as well as conducting the orchestra, for the Opening Ceremony of the

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which were held in Sydney,

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, Australia. He also composed special arrangements of some of his music for the 2002 musical theatre production "'' The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular''", which twice toured Australian capital cities. The

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of the show won the

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for Best Cast / Show Album). Rowland also composed new music for "The Australian Outback Arena Show" on Queensland's Gold Coast."And the winners are..."
—

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(published 2002-10-16) (accessdate 2007-09-14) Rowland composed the music to the Oscar nominated animation '' The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello'' (2005).

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also uses some of the music from '' The Man from Snowy River'' soundtrack for their coverage of

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. Some of his early work was in television, where he was musical director for ATV0's ''

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'', '' Fredd Bear's Breakfast-A-Go-Go'' and the ''

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'', then '' Adventure Island'' for the ABC. Rowland received his education at

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in his hometown. He learned piano and was a keyboard player for Australian music groups, and singers. He played drums on

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album, published in 1970.

Discography

Charting albums

Awards

Awards won by Bruce RowlandBruce Rowland Awards
— Bruce Rowland's official website 1982 * Won the

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for Best Score for '' The Man from Snowy River'' 1983 * Won the AFI Award for Best Score for ''

'' * Won the

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for Best Score for ''

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'' 1984 * Won the Australasian Performing Rights Association Award for Best Score for '' The Man from Snowy River'' 1985 * Won the AFI Award for Best Score for '' Rebel'' * Won the Australasian Performing Rights Association Award for Best Score for '' The Man from Snowy River'' * Won the Australasian Performing Rights Association Award for Best Score for ''

'' 1989 * Won the Australasian Performing Rights Association Award for Best Score for '' The Man from Snowy River'' ('' Return to Snowy River'') 2005 * Won the Australasian Performing Rights Association Award for Best Score for '' The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello'' * Awarded the APRA/AGSC 'International Achievement Award'

ARIA Music Awards

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, ''The Man from Snowy River II'' , Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album , , ARIA Award previous winners. , -

References

External links

Bruce Rowland Official Website
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Bruce Rowland Interview
NAMM Oral History Library (2017) {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowland, Bruce APRA Award winners Australian film score composers Male film score composers The Man from Snowy River People educated at Caulfield Grammar School Living people 1942 births Varèse Sarabande Records artists Musicians from Melbourne