Willem Rogier van Otterloo (11 December 1941 - 29 January 1988) was a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 composer and conductor.

Biography

Van Otterloo was the eldest son of the conductor Willem van Otterloo

Willem van Otterloo

Jan Willem van Otterloo was a Dutch conductor, cellist and composer.-Biography:Van Otterloo was born in Winterswijk, Gelderland, in the Netherlands, the son of William Frederik van Otterloo, a railway inspector, and his wife Anna Catharina Enderlé...

. He composed several soundtracks for Dutch films and in 1980 became conductor of the Metropole Orkest for jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 music in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

. He conducted four songs in Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

s: "Amsterdam)" (1980), "Het is een wonder

Het Is Een Wonder

"Het is een wonder" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, performed in Dutch by Linda Williams.The song is a ballad, with Williams singing about the effect that meeting her lover has had on her. She explains that she had not previously experienced happiness, but now she is...

" (1981), "Jij en ik

Jij En Ik

"Jij en ik" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, performed in Dutch by Bill van Dijk.The song is a love song with a simple melody...

" (1982), "Ik hou van jou

Ik Hou Van Jou

"Ik hou van jou" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Dutch by Maribelle and written by Peter van Asten and Richard Debois....

" (1984) and "Rechtop in de wind

Rechtop In De Wind

"Rechtop in de wind" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, performed in Dutch by Marcha.The song is a dramatic ballad, sung from the perspective of a woman whose relationship has just ended...

" (1987). He has also composed jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 music.

Discography

• 'Turks Fruit' 1973
• 'Visions' 1974
• 'Lets Go To Randstad/Randstad Reflection' 1974
• 'Munich 74' 1974
• 'On The Move' 1976
• 'Moods' 1976
• 'The French Collection' 1976
• 'Heartbeat/Farewell Song' 1976
• 'Soldaat van Oranje' 1977
• 'Tin Pan Alley' 1978
• 'Wereldsuccessen' 1978
• 'Juliana 70' 1979
• 'Grijpstra en de Gier'1979
• 'Collage' 1980
• 'First In The Air' 1984
• 'Silver Selection' 1985
• 'Verzameld Werk' 2005

Filmography

• Turks Fruit (1973)
• De vloek van Woestewolf
• Help, de dokter verzuipt! (1974)
• Keetje Tippel (1975)
• Soldaat van Oranje (1977)
• Grijpstra & De Gier
  Grijpstra & De Gier
  Grijpstra & De Gier is a 1979 Dutch crime film directed by Wim Verstappen.-Cast:* Rijk de Gooyer - Henk Grijpstra* Rutger Hauer - Rinus de Gier* Willeke van Ammelrooy - Constanze Verboom* Donald Jones - Habberdoedas van Meteren...
  
  (1979)
• Vrijdag (1981)
• Te Gek Om Los te Lopen (1981)
• De Vlaschaard (1983)
• Op hoop van zegen (1986)

External links

Official site