Roger Bellon Biography ((?)-)

Born in Paris, France. Addresses: Agent: Linda Kordek, The Kordek Agency, 211 West Alameda Ave., Suite 101, Burbank, CA 91502.

Nationality
French
Gender
Male
Occupation
Composer, orchestrator

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Work
  • Orchestrator; Miniseries
  • The Last Don (also known as Mario Puzo's The Last Don), CBS, 1997
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • Recorded Highlander--The Series, Highlander--The Series, VolumeII (Music and Songs from Seasons 4 & 5), The Last Don, and Selected Works, all Bellchant Records; Roger Bellon-Jazz Compositionsfor Small Orchestra, and Zero, Zero--A Children's Christmas Album, both RCA; Highlander: A Celtic Opera, B.C. Electrola; and PrivateFlight, Palo Alto/Tall Trees.
  • WRITINGS
  • Film Music
  • The Princess Academy, Empire, 1987
  • Hide and Go Shriek, Image Organization, 1988
  • Options, Vestron, 1988
  • The Unholy, Vestron, 1988
  • Waxwork (also known as Reise zurueck in die Zeit), Vestron,1988
  • The Plant, 1991
  • Social Suicide, Imperial Entertainment, 1991
  • Dark Horse, Republic, 1992
  • Hitman's Run, Lions Gate Films, 1999
  • Also scored the documentaries Doctors without Borders (also knownas Medecin sans frontiere) and Tuesday's Child.
  • Television Music
  • Series
  • Falcon Crest, CBS, 1981-1990
  • Yellowthread Street, Yorkshire Television, beginning in 1990
  • Highlander (also known as Highlander: The Series), syndicated, 1992-1998
  • (And theme) Cafe Americain, NBC, 1993-1994
  • (And theme) The New Adventures of Robin Hood (also known as Lesnouvelles aventures de Robin des bois), TNT and syndicated, 1997
  • Miniseries
  • Hors limites (also known as Off Limits), 1996
  • The Last Don (also known as Mario Puzo's The Last Don), CBS, 1997
  • The Last Don II (also known as Mario Puzo's The Last Don II), CBS, 1998
  • Movies
  • Frankenstein, CBS, 1987
  • Hi Honey--I'm Dead, Fox, 1991
  • Vents contraires (also known as Crosswinds), TF1 Paris, 1995
  • The Assassination File (also known as Out in the Cold), Starz!, 1996
  • Unforgivable, CBS, 1996
  • My Husband's Secret Life, USA Network, 1998
  • Final Jeopardy, ABC, 2001
  • Provided original music for a broadcast of the 1921 silent film The Sheik, American Movie Classics.
  • Specials
  • The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story, ABC, 1987
  • Darkness at High Noon: The Carl Foreman Documents, PBS, 2002
  • Other
  • Scored La chambre du haut, La marseillaise, Les heroiques, Tribal Journeys--"Txucaramae"; and documentary films for Frenchtelevision.
  • Stage Scores
  • Signe Modigliani (ballet), Cal Arts, then Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 1993
  • Also wrote Highlander: A Celtic Opera.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Electronic
    • Roger Bellon Official Site, http://www.bellchant.com, July 5, 2002