Dave Pollecutt

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), Shaka Zulu (1986), That Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily Hobhouse (1990), [[Thieves of Fortune (1990), Night of the Cyclone (1990), .

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

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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