Douglas Stephen Rae (born 8 November 1961)[1] is an Australian AFI-award winning composer, musician and actor. [2]
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Rae was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the second son and third child of Lesley and Tony Rae AM. He attended Trinity Grammar School Preparatory, Strathfield, (1965-1968), Albury Grammar School (1969-1971) and Newington College (1972-1979) all schools where his father was on staff, the later two as Headmaster. [3]
Composition credits include:
Rae has composed music for theatre productions at Belvoir St Theatre and the Sydney Theatre Company. He has also worked as an actor in many productions with directors including Geoffrey Rush and Jim Sharman.
His debut solo album, Feet Lift Off The Ground, blends music of different eras using Renaissance music for melodic inspiration. It also features Geoffrey Rush on several tracks reading poems that Rae has set to music.
Rae has won the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the Australian Performing Rights Association (APRA), the Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCC) and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) awards. He has also won a CLIO (New York) for his work in advertising.