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Claire Kitson, Channel 4’s pioneering commissioner of animation, said of Rowland that he was 'one of the two pre-eminent composers for animation in Britain today'; the other being Julian Nott (1999; quote used with permission).
Rowland has composed scores for over twenty 'shorts', mostly animations, including many Channel 4 commissions; this is a selection:
ANIMATION SHORTS
Waterfall. Dir. Janet Simmonds (Royal College of Art). Rowland's first film score, and the only one with a full orchestral soundtrack. This film and the same animator’s “The Merlin” won him the British Film Institute’s Anthony Asquith Young Composer Award, in 1986.
The
Little Wolf. Dir.An Vrombaut (Royal College of Art). One of the most successful
RCA student films ever, This has notched up an impressive collection of awards
from all over the world. It was used in the USA as a cinema “short”,
in programme with “Blade Runner – The Director’s Cut”
The
Animated Millennium. Dir. Bob Godfrey. A 25’ animated historical musical, commissioned
by Channel 4 for the eve of the millennium. (Claire Kitson’s final commission
for Channel 4).
The Fairest of Them All. Dir. Jason Stalman (Whitehorse Films). Written by Lily Savage.
When I Grow up I Want to be a Tiger. Dir. An Vrombaut (Codename Cartoon).
School
Disco. Dir. Brian Wood (Polkadot).
LIVE ACTION SHORTS
Drip– a narcissistic love story. Made as part of BBC2’s “Dance for the Camera” season, this is essentially a 15-minute ballet commissioned by Adventures in Motion Pictures and choreographed by Matthew Bourne. Produced by the Christmas TV and Film Co.
The Boot. Dir. Peter Boyd Maclean (Independent).
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