Bruce Fowler
Acting • Born 1947-07-10
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.
Filmography
13 credits
Cheepnis
Movie • 2014
Himself
Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die
Movie • 2000
Self
Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note
Movie • 2002
Self
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
Movie • 1988
Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
Movie • 2007
Self
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Zappa
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
Movie • 1997
Himself
Band from Utopia: A Tribute to the Music of Frank Zappa
Movie • 2002
Himself
Frank Zappa - Over-Nite Sensation
Movie • 1973
Frank Zappa: Opopoppa Stockholm, Sweden
Movie • 1973
Frank Zappa: Roxy, 1973
Movie • 2007
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
Self