Don Rooke
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Don Rooke is a musician and composer. He played on the soundtrack to
the Academy Award winning film "Ryan". His was nominated for
Achievement In Music - Original Score at the March 2013 Canadian Screen
Awards for his work on "Still Mine". He has played various guitars and
slide guitars - lap steel,Dobro, Weissenborn etc - on many soundtracks.
As well as being featured on the soundtrack to "Ryan", he's worked on various TV series (co-composing two seasons of the CBC TV show Drop The Beat, and as featured instrument on two seasons of The Rez), and several feature movies. He recently co-composed the score for the feature film "Still Mine", starring James Cromwell and Genevieve Bujold, a May 2013 release. And most recently he composed the score to the Canadian documentary "The Lost Highway".
He also plays regularly in two bands, The Henrys and Three Metre Day, and has written music for 7 CDs. He lives in Toronto.
As well as being featured on the soundtrack to "Ryan", he's worked on various TV series (co-composing two seasons of the CBC TV show Drop The Beat, and as featured instrument on two seasons of The Rez), and several feature movies. He recently co-composed the score for the feature film "Still Mine", starring James Cromwell and Genevieve Bujold, a May 2013 release. And most recently he composed the score to the Canadian documentary "The Lost Highway".
He also plays regularly in two bands, The Henrys and Three Metre Day, and has written music for 7 CDs. He lives in Toronto.