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Presenting a special
collection of film music works by composer Roger Bellon, best known for
his work on HIGHLANDER: THE SERIES.
Roger Bellon was born in Neuilly sur Seine, France. He began studying piano at the age of eight. He attended The Berklee College of Music, Boston, where he received his Bachelor of Music degree in Music Composition, and post graduate studies in composition and conducting at The École Normale de Musique, Paris. He received numerous commissions from the French Government for his chamber as well as symphonic and choral compositions.
Roger Bellon's music can be heard on a variety of movie and television soundtracks throughout the world. He composed the music to 120 episodes of the highly successful cult series HIGHLANDER: THE SERIES, as well as the acclaimed CBS six hour mini-series based on Mario Puzo's best selling book, THE LAST DON, (Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Miniseries) and its four hour sequel, THE LAST DON, PART 2.
Other television movies include FRANKENSTEIN, a four hour mini-series for Hallmark in 2004, starring Donald Sutherland and William Hurt, which was recorded in Sophia, Bulgaria with the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mr. Bellon. MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, a four hour mini-series, also for Hallmark in 2005, starring Patrick Stewart and Kyle MacLachlan. THE ASSASSINATION FILE, co-composed with ex "Police", drummer Stewart Copeland, a 1987 version of FRANKENSTEIN, (Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Achievement in Musical Composition and Direction) and the Warner Brothers television series, THE NEW ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, recorded in Vilnius, Lithuania with the Lithuanian Symphony Orchestra and Choir also conducted by Mr. Bellon.
Bellon's feature film credits include: BREAK A LEG, WAXWORK, THE SHEIK, the 1921 silent movie classic starring Rudolph Valentino, commissioned in honor of Paramount Studio's 75th anniversary, DARKNESS AT HIGH NOON: THE CARL FOREMAN DOCUMENTS, THE UNHOLY, THE WISHING WELL, a short film by director, producer and actor Rod Maxwell.
This collection
features music from HIGHLANDER along with THE NEW ADVENTURES OF ROBIN
HOOD, THE LAST DON and others.
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