Biography
Willem Rogier van Otterloo (11 December 1941 β 29 January 1988) was a Dutch composer and conductor. Van Otterloo was the eldest son of the conductor Willem van Otterloo, in Bilthoven, Netherlands. He composed several soundtracks for Dutch films and in 1980 became conductor of the Metropole Orkest for jazz music in Amsterdam. He conducted five Dutch entries in Eurovision Song Contests: "Amsterdam" (1980), "Het is een wonder" (1981), "Jij en ik" (1982), "Ik hou van jou" (1984) and "Rechtop in de wind" (1987). He has also composed jazz music.
He died from mesothelioma in Bilthoven in 1988.
Filmography
all 11
Movies 10
TV Shows 1
Composer
The Good Hope (1986)
Movie
Composer
De Vlaschaard (1983)
Movie
Composer
Vrijdag (1981)
Movie
Composer
Fatal Error (1979)
Movie
Original Music Composer
For Queen and Country (1979)
TV
Composer
Soldier of Orange (1977)
Movie
Composer
Katie Tippel (1975)
Movie
Composer
Turkish Delight (1973)
Movie
Information
Known ForSound
Birthday1941-12-11
Deathday1988-01-29 (46 years old)
CitizenshipsKingdom of the Netherlands
AwardsGolden Harp
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