Stephen Rae (composer)

Douglas Stephen Rae (born 8 November 1961)^[1] is an Australian AFI-award winning composer, musician and actor.^[2]

Early life

Rae was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, 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] He is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with a degree in Composition.

Film & television

Composition credits include:^[4]

• Gallipoli
• Power Games
• The Turning
• My Mistress
• Howzat
• Puberty Blues
• Beaconsfield
• Paper Giants, the birth of Cleo
• Love My Way
• Rush
• Dead Heart
• The Well
• Traps
• Secret Men's Business
• Fireflies
• Naked
• The Alice
• Mary
• A Difficult Woman
• Outriders
• Big Sky

Theatre

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.

Album

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.

Awards

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.

External links

• Personal Website

References