Stephen Rae | |
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| Born | 8 November 1961 Sydney, Australia |
| Other names | Douglas 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] Over his 30 year career, Stephen Rae has composed music for a varied roster of television, film, theatre and advertising.
He has created scores for several iconic Australian television series, including Love My Way, Puberty Blues, Gallipoli and Safe Harbour, for which he won the 2018 FIPA (Federation Internationale de production Audiovisuale) Gold Prize for his music.
Stephen’s film credits include the 2020 feature documentary EL METIDO, as well as Mary (2016) The Turning, (2014), Temptation (2003), Blackjack (2003) THE ROAD FROM COORAIN (2002), The Well (1997), Dead Heart (1996), Mary (1995) and Traps (1994). He has won the Australian Film Institute (AACTA), the Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCC) and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) awards for Best Screen Music. He has also won a CLIO (New York) for his work in advertising.
He 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.
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 162
- ^ ABC - Local Radio