Rogier van Otterloo

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

Rogier van Otterloo, son of the conductor Willem van Otterloo, was an arranger and conductor with Dutch broadcasting and in light music. In the 1970s he became the regular composer for Paul Verhoeven. For Turks Fruit (1973) he wrote a melancholy score in which Toots Thielemans's harmonica plays a leading role. Keetje Tippel (1975) and Soldaat van Oranje (1977) followed, with a large orchestra and a heroic main theme. Van Otterloo brought the sound of the broadcasting orchestra, with strings, jazz soloists and light pop influences, to the Dutch feature film. He died in 1988 at the age of 46.

Listening

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  Turks Fruit · Rogier van Otterloo, 1973
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  Keetje Tippel · Rogier van Otterloo, 1975
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  Soldaat van Oranje · Rogier van Otterloo, 1977

Discography

Studio albums

• 1973Telepathy
• 1973Turks Fruit (soundtrack)
• 1974Music-All-In
• 1976Moods
• 1976Music-All-In 2
• 1976On The Move
• 1977Concerto
• 1977Soldaat Van Oranje (soundtrack)
• 1979Grijpstra & De Gier (soundtrack)
• 1980Geluckig is het land (geliefde vaderlandsche melodieën)
• 1984First in the Air
• 1986Op Hoop van Zegen (soundtrack)
• 1987Made in Holland
• 1993Visions

Other work

• 1975Keetje Tippel

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 arranger and composer Rogier van Otterloo worked with Paul Verhoeven on Turks Fruit (1973) and Soldaat van Oranje (1977).

See also

• Dutch and Flemish film music