Francis Ley [7] [8] , more correct Le ( fr. Francis Lai , April 26, 1932 , Nice - November 7, 2018 , Paris ) - French composer, known mainly for his music for movies. Winner of the Academy Award in 1970 for the music for the American film " Love Story ".
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Biography
He started his musical career as accompanist of pop singers, including Edith Piaf .
Fame acquired in the early 1960s as a film composer. Of the 60 Ley soundtracks , music for such films as Man and Woman is most popular (nominated for Golden Globe for Best Music in 1967 ), Rain Passenger , Love Story ( Oscar award for 1970). year) and others. Long and fruitfully collaborated with director Claude Lelush .
He composed many songs for Edith Piaf , Juliette Greco , Yves Montana , Mireille Mathieu , Johnny Holliday . These songs were also performed by Tom Jones , Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald . In Russia, Leia's songs were performed by Muslim Magomayev , Tamara Gverdtsiteli and a number of other performers. Some of his songs (“Sur notre étoile”, “La Rose Bleue”, both 1974 ) were performed by him.
Filmography
- 1964 - Carousel / Circle of Love / "La Ronde"; director roger vadim
- 1966 - Man and woman / Un homme et une femme ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1967 - Live to live / Vivre pour vivre ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1967 - Sun wanderers / You did not say everything, Monsieur Farran / Le Soleil des voyous ; director Jean Delannoy
- 1968 - 13 days in France / 13 jours en France (documentary); director Claude Lelouch
- 1968 - Mayerling ; director Terence Young
- 1969 - The Passenger of the Rain / Le Passager de la pluie ; director Rene Clement
- 1969 - The man I like / Un homme qui me plaît ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1970 - Love Story / Love Story ; director arthur hiller
- 1970 - Le Voyou ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1971 - Smik Smek / Smic Smac Smoc ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1971 - Oil plowers / Les pétroleuses ; director christian jacques
- 1972 - Le Petit Poucet ; director Michel Boisrond
- 1972 - Running a hare through the fields / La Course Du Lievre A Travers Les Champs ; director Rene Clement
- 1972 - Adventure is an adventure / L'aventure, c'est l'aventure ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1973 - Happy New Year! / La Bonne Année ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1974 - Un amour de pluie ; director Jean-Claude Brialy
- 1974 - All Life / Toute une vie ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1974 - Marriage / Marriage / Mariage ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1975 - Emmanuel 2 / Emmanuelle: L'antivierge ; director francis jacobetti
- 1975 - Cat and Mouse / Le Chat et la souris ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1975 - The corpse of my enemy ; director Henri Verneuil
- 1976 - Good and evil / Le Bon et les Méchants ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1976 - Si c'était à refaire ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1977 - The Lost Soul / Anima persa ; director Dino Reese
- 1977 - Another man, another chance / Un autre homme, une autre chance ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1977 - Bilitis / Bilitis ; director david hamilton
- 1978 - Robert and Robert / Robert et Robert ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1978 - Les Ringards ; director Robert Pouret
- 1979 - For us two / A nous deux
- 1981 - Some and Others / Bolero / Les uns et les autres (Bolero) ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1983 - Edith and Marcel / Édith et Marcel ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1984 - Clavoule ; director Yves Boisset
- 1984 - Discover the police! / Les Ripoux ; director Claude Zidi
- 1986 - Man and woman: 20 years later / Un homme et une femme: vingt ans déjà ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1986 - Attention, the bandits! / Caution: Bandits! / Attencion Bandits! ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1987 - The Association of Malefactors / Association de malfaiteurs ; director Claude Zidi
- 1987 - The eyes are black ; director Nikita Mikhalkov.
- 1988 - The Fate of Fate / Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1990 - Discover the police! 2 / Ripoux contre ripoux ; director Claude Zidi
- 1990 - There are days ... There are nights / Il ya des jours ... et des lunes ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1990 - Please do not worry (Waltz of Love) / Tolgo il disturbo ( Valse d'amour ); director Dino Reese
- 1991 - Les Clés du paradis ; director Philippe de Broca
- 1992 - A Beautiful Story / La belle histoire ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1992 - Unknown in the house / l'Inconnu dans la maison ; director Georges Lautner
- 1993 - All this? for that?! / Tout ça ... pour ça ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1995 - Les Misérables ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1996 - Men, Women: Operation Guide / Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1998 - Accidents and laws / Hasards ou coïccidences ; director Claude Lelouch
- 1999 - One for all / Une pour toutes ; director Claude Lelouch
- 2003 - Discover the police! 3 / Ripoux 3 ; director Claude Zidi
- 2004 - The human race: Parisians / Le genre humain - 1: Les parisiens ; director Claude Lelouch
- 2005 - Courage to love / Le Courage d'aimer ; director Claude Lelouch
- 2006 - Une équipe de rêve / Zidane's Dream Team
- 2010 - Woman and Men / Ces amours là ; directed by Claude Lelouch .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 134438310 // General Regulatory Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Discogs - 2000.
- ↑ http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2018/11/07/97001-20181107FILWWW00353-mort-du-compositeur-et-musicien-francis-lai.php
- ↑ Nederlandse Top 40
- ↑ https://www.nicematin.com/musique/videos-quand-francis-lai-jouait-en-live-au-piano-a-nice-quelques-jours-avant-son-deces-275340
- ↑ Musical encyclopedic dictionary . M., 1990, p. 300
- ↑ Film music // BDT . T.13. M., 2009, p.714.