Bruce Fowler

Acting·Jul 10, 1947·Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.

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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.

Film	Credit
Zappa2020 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words2016 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Cheepnis2014 · Himself	Himself
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation2007 · Self	Self
Frank Zappa: Roxy, 19732007 · Actor	Actor
FFrank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note2002 · Self	Self
Band from Utopia: A Tribute to the Music of Frank Zappa2002 · Himself	Himself
FFrank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die2000 · Self	Self
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart1997 · Himself	Himself
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels1988 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa: Opopoppa Stockholm, Sweden1973 · Actor	Actor