Stephen Rae (composer)

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Stephen Rae
Born (1961-11-08) 8 November 1961 (age 61)
Sydney, Australia
Other namesDouglas Stephen Rae
Education Newington College
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Occupation(s)Composer, Musician, Actor
Website http://stephenraemusic.com

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

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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 and television

Composition credits include: [4]

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. Most recently, Rae won the 2018 FIPA (Federation Internationale de production Audiovisuale) Gold prize for his music for the Television Series "Safe Harbour".

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References

  1. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 162
  2. ABC - Local Radio
  3. Newington Across the Years, A History of Newington College 1863 - 1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 173
  4. IMDb Stephen Rae