Bruno Coulais

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Bruno Coulais in July 2006

Bruno Coulais (born January 13, 1954 in Paris , France ) is a French film composer .

Life

Bruno Coulais was born in Paris on January 13, 1954. His father came from the Vendée department and his mother was an Iraqi Jew . He began his musical training on the piano and the violin . He initially wanted to compose contemporary classical music, but then decided to become a film composer. At the age of 17, Coulais composed his first film music. In 1977 he received an offer from François Reichenbach to write the music for the film Mexico Magico . But his first big commission came in 1986 with the feature film La Femme secrète (literally: The secret woman ). From this year he composed the music for a number of feature films, television films and documentaries. His music for the film Les Choristes (English: The Children of Monsieur Mathieu ) became world famous and earned him an Oscar nomination.

Bruno Coulais is married and has four children with his wife.

Filmography (selection)

Discography

  • Le Fils du Requin (1993)
  • La Rivière Espérance (1995)
  • Microcosmos (1996)
  • Les Raisons du Cœur (1997)
  • Don juan (1998)
  • Déjà Mort (1998)
  • Serial Lover (1998)
  • Le Comte de Monte Cristo (1998)
  • La Débandade (1999)
  • Himalaya L'Enfance d'un Chef (1999)
  • Belle Maman (1999)
  • Le Libertin (2000)
  • Comme un Aimant (2000)
  • Les Rivières Pourpres (2000)
  • Harrison's Flowers (2000)
  • Belphégor (2001)
  • De L'Amour (2001)
  • Vidocq (2001)
  • Le Peuple Migrateur (2001)
  • L'Enfant qui voulait être un Ours (2002)
  • Les Choristes (2004)
  • Agents Secrets (2004)
  • Genesis (2004)
  • Brice de Nice (2005)
  • Les Rois maudits (2005)
  • Stabat Mater (June 28, 2005 - Saint-Denis Basilica )
  • La Planète blanche (2006)
  • Truands (2007)

Awards / nominations (selection)

Oscar

  • 2005: Nomination - Best Score for The Children of Monsieur Mathieu

César

  • 1997: Best film music for Mikrokosmos - The people of the grasses
  • 2000: Best Score for Himalaya - The Childhood of a Caravan Leader
  • 2001: Nomination - Best Score for The Purple Rivers
  • 2002: Nomination - Best Film Music for Nomads of the Skies - The Secret of Migratory Birds
  • 2005: Best score for The Children of Monsieur Mathieu
  • 2011: Nomination - Best Score for Our Oceans

BAFTA Award

  • 2005: Nomination - Best Score for The Children of Monsieur Mathieu

Étoile d'Or

  • 2005: Best score for The Children of Monsieur Mathieu and Genesis .

Web links

Commons : Bruno Coulais  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Coulais, Bruno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French film composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris , France