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