Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 10, 1947
Place of Birth:
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
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Bruce Fowler
Biography
Bruce Lambourne Fowler (born July 10, 1947) is an American trombonist and composer. He played trombone on many Frank Zappa records, as well as with Captain Beefheart and in the Fowler Brothers Band. He composes and arranges music for movies, and has been the composer, orchestrator, or conductor for many popular films.
He is the son of jazz educator William L. Fowler and the brother of multi-instrumentalist Walt Fowler and bassist Tom Fowler. Bruce Fowler is participating in the Band from Utopia, the Mar Vista Philharmonic, and Jon Larsen's Strange News from Mars, featuring Zappa alumni Tommy Mars and Arthur Barrow. He also recorded albums with Air Pocket, a band including his siblings.
Fowler is the recipient of the 2007 Film & TV Music Awards for Best Score Conductor and Best Orchestrator.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Zappa | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words | Self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | Cheepnis | Himself |
| 2007 | Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation | Self |
| 2007 | Frank Zappa: Roxy, 1973 | |
| 2002 | Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note | Self |
| 2002 | Band from Utopia: A Tribute to the Music of Frank Zappa | Himself |
| 2000 | Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die | Self |
| 1997 | The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart | Himself |
| 1988 | The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels | Self (archive footage) |
| 1973 | Frank Zappa - Over-Nite Sensation | |
| 1973 | Frank Zappa: Opopoppa Stockholm, Sweden |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Classic Albums | Self |