Loïc D
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Hi there,
Lately I thought to expose more of French film composers, probably unknown to most of us.
Why ? Because I think there's a special vibe in French film music, something I can't really find in European and US scoring.
So, I will post here bio & links for composers from any period of time.
Feel free to comment and bring your own favorites here.
Also, if you are a French film composer, please post here too !
Some names I want to cover over the coming months : Philippe Sarde, Bruno Coulais, Erwann Kermorvant, Francis Lai, Vladimir Cosma, Georges Auric, Claude Bolling, Eric Demarsan, Jean-Michel Bernard, Georges Delerue, Michel Colombier, Michel Magne, Darius Milhaud, André Popp, Laurent Petitgirard, Eric Serra, Vincent Scotto, Yann Tiersen, Gabriel Yared, Paul Misraki,...
(I don't plan to cover the most famous like Desplats, Jarre, Legrand, etc.)
Ok, first one of the list
François de Roubaix (1939-1975)
Biography
François de Roubaix was a shooting star among French composers.
Born in 1939, fond of jazz since his childhood, he self-studied music and was one of the first musician to build his home studio back in 1972 and one of the early and most creative adopter of synthesizers and effects.
He has been working for TV, documentaries - notably nature -, and a lot of short movies. He was composing for French singers too.
He career was short, he's been scoring movies in the 60s-70s with a new generation of French directors (Giovanni, Enrico, Melville, Boisset,...).
Aside from his composer life, he used to attend jazz gigs every weekend, playing trombone with friends and renowned jazzmen.
His other passion was the sea. Sadly, the sea took his life in a diving accident in the Canaries island. He was 36.
He was praised by all his peers as a very friendly man, full of passion and curiosity. Most of his collaborators became friends.
He was considered as the most promising composer at the time of his death.
His score for Dernier domicile connu became internationally famous after it was sampled for Robbie Williams' Supreme in 2000.
Personal quote
He's probably one my favorite composer : you can absolutely feel his enthusiasm and passion in every score he made. This is how composing should be !
His writing covers a lot of styles, from irrestible vintage electronic to elaborate classical scores though jazz and rock'n'roll.
Associated directors
Robert Enrico, José Giovanni, Jean-Pierre Melville
Notable awards & nominations
French Cesar Award : Le Vieux Fusil (1975, posthumous)
Some links (tell me if some are not visible)
- Dernier domicile connu (1970)
- Le Samourai (1967)
- Les Dunes d'Ostende (1971)
- Chapi chapo (1974) - the thickest bass ever
- Le Vieux Fusil (1975)
- La Scoumoune (1972)
Lately I thought to expose more of French film composers, probably unknown to most of us.
Why ? Because I think there's a special vibe in French film music, something I can't really find in European and US scoring.
So, I will post here bio & links for composers from any period of time.
Feel free to comment and bring your own favorites here.
Also, if you are a French film composer, please post here too !
Some names I want to cover over the coming months : Philippe Sarde, Bruno Coulais, Erwann Kermorvant, Francis Lai, Vladimir Cosma, Georges Auric, Claude Bolling, Eric Demarsan, Jean-Michel Bernard, Georges Delerue, Michel Colombier, Michel Magne, Darius Milhaud, André Popp, Laurent Petitgirard, Eric Serra, Vincent Scotto, Yann Tiersen, Gabriel Yared, Paul Misraki,...
(I don't plan to cover the most famous like Desplats, Jarre, Legrand, etc.)
Ok, first one of the list
François de Roubaix (1939-1975)
Biography
François de Roubaix was a shooting star among French composers.
Born in 1939, fond of jazz since his childhood, he self-studied music and was one of the first musician to build his home studio back in 1972 and one of the early and most creative adopter of synthesizers and effects.
He has been working for TV, documentaries - notably nature -, and a lot of short movies. He was composing for French singers too.
He career was short, he's been scoring movies in the 60s-70s with a new generation of French directors (Giovanni, Enrico, Melville, Boisset,...).
Aside from his composer life, he used to attend jazz gigs every weekend, playing trombone with friends and renowned jazzmen.
His other passion was the sea. Sadly, the sea took his life in a diving accident in the Canaries island. He was 36.
He was praised by all his peers as a very friendly man, full of passion and curiosity. Most of his collaborators became friends.
He was considered as the most promising composer at the time of his death.
His score for Dernier domicile connu became internationally famous after it was sampled for Robbie Williams' Supreme in 2000.
Personal quote
He's probably one my favorite composer : you can absolutely feel his enthusiasm and passion in every score he made. This is how composing should be !
His writing covers a lot of styles, from irrestible vintage electronic to elaborate classical scores though jazz and rock'n'roll.
Associated directors
Robert Enrico, José Giovanni, Jean-Pierre Melville
Notable awards & nominations
French Cesar Award : Le Vieux Fusil (1975, posthumous)
Some links (tell me if some are not visible)
- Dernier domicile connu (1970)
- Le Samourai (1967)
- Les Dunes d'Ostende (1971)
- Chapi chapo (1974) - the thickest bass ever
- Le Vieux Fusil (1975)
- La Scoumoune (1972)