Australian films The Man from Snowy River and The Man from Snowy River II had musical score

Film score

A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...

s composed by Australian composer Bruce Rowland

Bruce Rowland

Bruce Rowland is a well-known Australian composer. He composed the soundtrack for the 1982 movie "The Man from Snowy River", as well as the soundtrack for its 1988 sequel "The Man from Snowy River II"...

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Rowland composed a version of the main title music track for the 2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

2000 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics was described by IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch as the most beautiful ceremony the world has ever seen. Held on the evening of Friday 15 September 2000, the Opening Ceremony represented everything Australian, from sea creatures and flora/fauna...

. Rowland's Olympic Games theme can be heard here: http://www.ilovewavs.com/TV/Sports/TV%20Theme%20-%20Olympics,%20Sydney%20Opening%20Ceremony%20-%20The%20Man%20From%20Snowy%20River%20(Olympic%20Version).wav

Rowland wrote new arrangements of his The Man from Snowy River score for the 2002 musical theatre

Musical theatre

Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...

 production The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular

The Man From Snowy River: Arena Spectacular

The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular, which was based on Banjo Paterson's poem The Man from Snowy River, was a very popular musical theatre production which toured Australian capital cities twice during 2002....

. Lee Kernaghan

Lee Kernaghan

Lee Kernaghan OAM is an Australian country music singer and songwriter. He was the 2008 Australian of the Year.-Honours:Kernaghan received the Order of Australia Medal in 2004....

 and Garth Porter

Garth Porter

Garth Porter is an Australian musician, songwriter and record producer best known as a member of the 1970s pop group Sherbet, and for his key role as co-writer and producer for country music singer Lee Kernaghan....

 wrote music and lyrics for the musical's country songs

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

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Music albums

• The Man from Snowy River (1982 film) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  The Man from Snowy River (1982 film) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  The Man from Snowy River soundtrack is the original motion picture soundtrack from the 1982 film The Man from Snowy River.Bruce Rowland composed the music for the film, and also conducted the orchestra during the recording of the album...
  
  
• The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular (Original Cast Recording)