Dirk Brossé

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Dirk Brossé, from Ghent, is a composer and conductor. He teaches composition and conducting at the conservatoire in Ghent. He has written more than twenty film scores, often for Flemish films, such as Boerenpsalm (1989) and Koko Flanel. His best-known film work is Daens (1992) by Stijn Coninx, about the priest Adolf Daens and the workers in Aalst. That film was nominated for an Oscar for best non-English-language film. Brossé writes for large symphony orchestra, with broad themes and a romantic sound. Later he also wrote the music for the BBC/HBO series Parade's End (2012). He is also known as a conductor of film concerts, such as Star Wars in Concert.

Listening

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  Sanctus · Dirk Brossé, 1989
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  March for Justice · Dirk Brossé, 1992
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  Daens Main Theme · Dirk Brossé & The New Belgian Chamber Orchestra, 1992
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  Générique Daens · Dirk Brossé, 1992

Discography

Studio albums

• 1986Originele muziek voor de film "Springen" (soundtrack)
• 1989Boerenpsalm (original Soundtrack of "A Peasant's Psalm") (soundtrack)
• 1990Koko Flanel (soundtrack)
• 1992Daens (soundtrack)
• 1995Artesia
• 1996Sacco & Vanzetti
• 1997When the Light Comes (soundtrack)
• 1999Die Stunde des Lichts (soundtrack)
• 2001Kuifje: De zonnetempel (De Musical)
• 2005Secret Inspirations
• 2007De Kavijaks (soundtrack)
• 2010Shigeru Umebayashi: Music For Film
• 2012Parade's End (soundtrack)
• 2014Cliff Martinez: Music for Film
• 2015Alan Silvestri
• 2015The Lovers (soundtrack)
• 2018Genius of Film Music: Hollywood 1980s‐2000s
• 2019Marco Beltrami: Music For Film
• 2020Brussels Philharmonic Plays Dirk Brossé: A Symphonic Journey From Philly to Utopia
• 2020Daens (soundtrack)
• 2020World Soundtrack Awards: Tribute to the Film Composer
• 2021Mychael Danna: Music For Film
• 2021The Pulse of Joy
• 2022Onze Natuur (soundtrack)
• 2023Laurence Rosenthal: Music for Film and Television
• 2025Craig Armstrong: Music for Film
• 2026Philip Glass: Music for Film

In School of Rock

The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.

• Film Music Map^NL Map
• The Dream Factory: Film Reel 3^NL Reader

Mentioned in other articles

• Dutch and Flemish film music GenreThe Flemish conductor and composer Dirk Brossé wrote a romantic orchestral score for Stijn Coninx's Daens (1992).

See also

• Dutch and Flemish film music