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Georges Delerue (March 12, 1925 Roubaix - 20 March 1992 Los Angeles) was a renowned French film composer who composed over 500 scores for cinema and television. He won numerous important awards including Rome Prize (1949), Emmy Award (1968 - Our World), Genie Award (1986 - Sword Of Gideon), ACE Award (1991 - The Josephine Baker Story) and Academy Award in 1979 for A Little Romance and 4 other Academy Nominations (1969 - Anne Of 1000 Days; 1973 - The Day Of The Dolphin; 1977 - Julia, and; 1985 - Agnes Of God).
Le Figaro Magazine (France, 1981) addressed him as “Mozart of Cinema” (Georges Delerue le Mozart des salles obscures), and he marks France history that Delerue’s the first and perhaps the only composer won 3 Cesar Awards consecutively (1979 - Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, 1980 - Love On The Run and 1981 - The Last Metro) plus 5 other Cesar Nominations (1977 - Le Grand Escogriffe and Police Python 357, 1983 - La Passante, 1984 - L’ete Meurtrier and 1993 - Dien Bien Phu). Georges Delerue was a Commander of Arts and Letters, one of France’s highest honours.
His career was diverse and he composed frequently for major avant-garde directors, most often François Truffaut, but also for Jean-Luc Godard’s film Contempt, and for Alain Resnais, Louis Malle, and Bernardo Bertolucci, besides working on several Hollywood productions.
He composed the music for Flemming Flindt’s ballet, Enetime (The Lesson), based on Ionesco’s play, La Leçon. During his 42 years career he put his talent to the service of nearly 200 feature movies, 125 short ones, 70 TV films and 35 TV serials.
Le Figaro Magazine (France, 1981) addressed him as “Mozart of Cinema” (Georges Delerue le Mozart des salles obscures), and he marks France history that Delerue’s the first and perhaps the only composer won 3 Cesar Awards consecutively (1979 - Get Out Your Handkerchiefs, 1980 - Love On The Run and 1981 - The Last Metro) plus 5 other Cesar Nominations (1977 - Le Grand Escogriffe and Police Python 357, 1983 - La Passante, 1984 - L’ete Meurtrier and 1993 - Dien Bien Phu). Georges Delerue was a Commander of Arts and Letters, one of France’s highest honours.
His career was diverse and he composed frequently for major avant-garde directors, most often François Truffaut, but also for Jean-Luc Godard’s film Contempt, and for Alain Resnais, Louis Malle, and Bernardo Bertolucci, besides working on several Hollywood productions.
He composed the music for Flemming Flindt’s ballet, Enetime (The Lesson), based on Ionesco’s play, La Leçon. During his 42 years career he put his talent to the service of nearly 200 feature movies, 125 short ones, 70 TV films and 35 TV serials.
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mmtje12 wrote:
Listen to Tours du ciel, a summer story, rapture suite and l'adieu.
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konungr wrote:
"The Conformist" is him best work.
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jmmv wrote:
Catherine et Jim <3
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mmxstarr wrote:
les tribulations d'un chinois en chine <3
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Deathroner wrote:
The salvador main theme is epic!
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Metalfight667 wrote:
Platoon - Adagio For Strings ♥
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Epitymbidia wrote:
Hm, actually there is the title track from "Beaches" available on the 6CD box "Le Cinéma de Georges Delerue", on the third disc…
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Epitymbidia wrote:
Oh, and I highly recommend the record with arrangements of themes from "A Walk with Love and Death" by Robert Lafond. That score is beautiful and inspiring in the original as well as in the arranged version. The interpretations with acoustic instruments and synthesizers by Lafond add something quite interesting.
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Epitymbidia wrote:
"The Friendship Theme" is the only original score piece from "Beaches" that is officially available, sadly.
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phoustsince1991 wrote:
Theme De Camille is such a heavy piece of music, literally crush the soul under it's weight.
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Thorpe wrote:
Is there any score release for Beaches? I think I can only find the "Friendship Theme".
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joshua4keaton wrote:
'Crimes of the Heart' anyone?
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thewaysheposed wrote:
oh my lord i love the contempt score
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Chiaroscurist wrote:
J'adore. <3
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irene-val wrote:
Dans l’architecture de sentiments jusqu’a la beauté de l’ame
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irene-val wrote:
De l’architecture de sentiments jusqu’à la beauté de l’âme
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staytooned wrote:
A+
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Maloficio wrote:
Much better picture.
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wjp4107 wrote:
Good day... Please check out the Movie Score Addicts... group. We would be very glad to have you as a member too. Thanks...
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October88 wrote:
I love, I believe it is my favorite composer! The sublimity of Le Mepris (Camille) and L'Important c'est d'aimer (Largo) are indisputable! Listen to believe!
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