Rogier van Otterloo
Rogier van Otterloo (born December 11, 1941 in Amsterdam , † January 29, 1988 in Bilthoven ) was a Dutch jazz big band leader, arranger and composer.
life and work
He was the eldest son of the conductor and composer Willem van Otterloo (1907–1978). First he learned drums and played in the "Orion Jazz Band" in 1955 (with the " Dutch Swing College Band " as a model). In 1958 he founded his own “Gold Coast Combo” with his classmate, the jazz singer Edwin Rutten (* 1943). After graduating from high school in 1962, he was in the Royal Military Band (KMK) during his military service and took part in military jazz competitions with his Gold Coast Band . Then he attended the music school in Amsterdam, with flute and music theory as a major, piano as a minor with Hans Henkemans. Even then he was writing music for plays on the side. In 1966/7 he was a pianist at Lurelei Cabaret, where he accompanied cabaret artists such as Jasperina de Jong and Gerard Cox. At the same time he started working with the blind composer, singer, pianist and songwriter Jules de Corte (1924–1996), whom he describes as his musical mentor. B. for TV projects.
In the 1970s he was the orchestra leader of the "Grand Gala du Disque Populaire" (on the occasion of the award of the Edison Prize ). At the same time he developed into the most successful Dutch film composer, especially for the successful films "Turks Fruit" ( Turkish fruits ) by Paul Verhoeven (1973) and " Soldaat van Oranje " (directed by Paul Verhoeven, 1977, like Turks Fruit also with Rutger Hauer ). He wrote other film scores for "Grijpstra en De Gier" (based on the crime novels by Jan Willem van de Wetering ) (1979), "Help, de Doktor Verzuipt!" (1974), "Juliana 70" (1979), " Keetje Tippel " (Directed by Paul Verhoeven, 1975). He released the record "Music All In" with Pim Jacobs and arranged for Rita Reys .
In 1980 he succeeded Dolf van der Linden as director of the Metropole Orkest , whose repertoire he expanded to include pop music. His successor was Dick Bakker from 1991 to 2005 , with whom he had already worked in the 1960s when he was a sound engineer. He was also the conductor for the Dutch contribution to the Eurovision singing competition five times in the 1980s . Otterloo died of cancer in 1988 after a long illness.
Otterloo won an Edison (music award) in 1971 and posthumously in 1988 .
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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NL | |||
1973 | Turks Fruit |
NL7 (5 weeks) NL |
with Louis van Dijk
|
Telepathy |
NL4 (8 weeks) NL |
with Louis van Dijk
|
|
1974 | Music All In |
NL4 (7 weeks) NL |
with Pim Jacobs
|
Visions |
NL16 (2 weeks) NL |
||
1976 | On the move |
NL20 (1 week) NL |
|
Musica per la notte di natale |
NL10
gold
(3 weeks)NL |
with Thijs van Leer & Louis van Dijk
|
|
1981 | The land is successful |
NL41 (3 weeks) NL |
with Thijs van Leer & Louis van Dijk
|
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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NL | |||
1974 | Muziek Uit Help! De Dokter Verzuipt: Help! |
NL16 (7 weeks) NL |
Film music (selection)
- 1973: Turkish fruits (Turks fruit)
- 1975: The girl Keetje Tippel (Keetje Tippel)
- 1977: The Soldier of Orange (Soldaat van Oranje)
- 1983: The Flachsacker (De vlaschaard)
Web links
- Web presence
- Rogier van Otterloo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
swell
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Otterloo, Rogier van |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch jazz musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1941 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 1988 |
Place of death | Bilthoven |