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He was Stage musicals onclude ''[[African Footprint]]'' musical director in ''[[Sex, Tango and Everything Else]]'' in 2001 at the [[State Theatre Arena]]..
 
He was Stage musicals onclude ''[[African Footprint]]'' musical director in ''[[Sex, Tango and Everything Else]]'' in 2001 at the [[State Theatre Arena]]..
  
Film and TV soundtracks include the original scores of ''[[Groetnis vir die Eerste Minister]]'' (1973), Boland! (1974), Land Apart (1974), Olie Kolonie (1975), Claws (1982), The Gordimer Stories (1982), Shaka Zulu (1986), ''[[That Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily Hobhouse]]'' (1990), ''[[Thieves of Fortune (1990), ''[[Night of the Cyclone]]'' (1990), .
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Film and TV soundtracks include the original scores of ''[[Groetnis vir die Eerste Minister]]'' (1973), Boland! (1974), Land Apart (1974), Olie Kolonie (1975), Claws (1982), The Gordimer Stories (1982), Praise (1982), Good Climate, Friendly Inhabitants (1982), An Entirely New Concept in Packaging (1983), Shaka Zulu (1986), Moordspeletjies (1988), It's Murphy's Fault (1988), The Sea Tiger (1988), Night of the Cyclone (1989), [[The Game]] (1989-1990), ''[[That Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily Hobhouse]]'' (1990), ''[[Thieves of Fortune (1990), ''[[Night of the Cyclone]]'' (1990), Die Elefantenbrau (1993).
 
 
 
 
Die Elefantenbraut
 
TV Movie
 
Composer
 
1993
 
 
 
The Game
 
TV Series
 
Composer (as Dave Pollecutt)
 
1990
 
 
 
Kris Kristofferson and Jeffrey Meek in Night of the Cyclone (1990)
 
Night of the Cyclone
 
4.1
 
Composer
 
1990
 
 
 
That Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily Hobhouse (1990)
 
That Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily Hobhouse
 
5.1
 
Composer
 
1990
 
 
 
The Game
 
8.6
 
TV Series
 
Composer (1989)
 
1989
 
 
 
The Sea Tiger (1988)
 
The Sea Tiger
 
TV Series
 
Composer (as Dave Pollecutt)
 
1988
 
 
 
It's Murphy's Fault (1988)
 
It's Murphy's Fault
 
5.7
 
Composer (as Dave Pollecut)
 
1988
 
 
 
Moordspeletjies
 
TV Series
 
Composer (as Dave Pollecutt)
 
1988
 
 
 
Shaka Zulu (1986)
 
Shaka Zulu
 
7.7
 
TV Mini Series
 
Composer (as Dave Pollecutt)
 
1986
 
10 episodes
 
 
 
An Entirely New Concept in Packaging
 
TV Movie
 
Composer
 
1983
 
 
 
Good Climate, Friendly Inhabitants
 
TV Movie
 
Composer (as Dave Pollecutt)
 
1982
 
 
 
Praise
 
TV Movie
 
Composer (as Dave Pollecutt)
 
1982
 
 
 
The Gordimer Stories
 
4.9
 
Composer (segment Six Feet of the Country)
 
1982
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 07:41, 9 June 2024

Dave Pollecutt (1942-2001). Professional musician, composer, arranger and music producer.

Biography

Born David Pollecutt March 27, 1942 in Greytown, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.

A composer and musical director, he was also a writer of award-winning advertising jingles. Worked in the business for over 40 years before his sudden death on 13 October 2001 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Married to Laura, and the couple had two daughters (Larissa and Samantha) and two sons Michael and Brendan Pollecutt.

Conctribution to South African theatre, film,media and performance

He was Stage musicals onclude African Footprint musical director in Sex, Tango and Everything Else in 2001 at the State Theatre Arena..

Film and TV soundtracks include the original scores of Groetnis vir die Eerste Minister (1973), Boland! (1974), Land Apart (1974), Olie Kolonie (1975), Claws (1982), The Gordimer Stories (1982), Praise (1982), Good Climate, Friendly Inhabitants (1982), An Entirely New Concept in Packaging (1983), Shaka Zulu (1986), Moordspeletjies (1988), It's Murphy's Fault (1988), The Sea Tiger (1988), Night of the Cyclone (1989), The Game (1989-1990), That Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily Hobhouse (1990), [[Thieves of Fortune (1990), Night of the Cyclone (1990), Die Elefantenbrau (1993).

Sources

Pretoria News, 11 April 2001.

The Citizen, 16 October 2001.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689534/

http://www.discogs.com/Dave-Pollecutt-Shaka-Zulu-Original-Soundtrack/release/560761

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