Acting

Bruce Fowler

Born 1947-07-10

Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.

Department: Acting

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

Prominent works featuring Bruce Fowler

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
Zappa	Self (archive footage)	Movie	2020
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words	Self (archive footage)	Movie	2016
Cheepnis	Himself	Movie	2014
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation	Self	Movie	2007
Frank Zappa: Roxy, 1973	Self / Appearance	Movie	2007
Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note	Self	Movie	2002
Band from Utopia: A Tribute to the Music of Frank Zappa	Himself	Movie	2002
Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die	Self	Movie	2000
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart	Himself	Movie	1997
Classic Albums	Self	TV Series	1997
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels	Self (archive footage)	Movie	1988
Frank Zappa: Opopoppa Stockholm, Sweden	Self / Appearance	Movie	1973