Alain Goraguer
Alain Yves Réginald Goraguer (born August 20, 1931 in Rosny-sous-Bois ) is a French jazz pianist , arranger , composer of chansons and film music . He worked with Boris Vian and Serge Gainsbourg , among others .
Goraguer grew up in Nice, where his family came from. First he learned to play the violin, but after meeting the pianist Jack Diéval he concentrated on his advice on playing the piano. He won prizes in amateur jazz competitions and went to Paris . In the clubs of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, where he accompanied the singer Simone Alma , he met Boris Vian , with whom he worked on various chansons (“Je Bois”, “La Java des bombes atomiques”, “Fais-moi mal Johnny "," Ne vous mariez pas les filles "). In 1959 he wrote the jazz-inspired score for “J'irai cracher sur vos tombes” (directed by Michel Gast), which was based on a novel by Vian, but was rejected by Vian (he died of a heart attack during the screening because he got upset about the movie). He also worked with Vian on the arrangements for the first recording of the chansonist and jazz guitarist Henri Salvador (at that time Salvador recorded as Henry Cording). He then worked for Serge Gainsbourg , for whom he arranged up to his 1964 album “Gainsbourg percussions” (including the film “L'eau à la bouche” by Jacques Doniol-Valcroze in 1959). He also wrote other film music. For France Gall he orchestrated Poupée de cire, poupée de son von Gainsbourg, which won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965 . He also wrote arrangements for Jean Ferrat , Juliette Gréco , Nana Mouskouri , Serge Reggiani and Salvatore Adamo, among others . His score for the animated science fiction film " The Fantastic Planet " (La Planète Sauvage) by director René Laloux (1973) based on visual motifs by Roland Topor , who won the special prize in Cannes, became famous. He also wrote the theme songs for the series I Marry a Family and A Home for Animals .
As a jazz pianist, he only released the album Go Go Goraguer (Philips / Emarcy, 1956), with Paul Rovère (bass) and Christian Garros (drums). It has been republished in the “Collection Jazz in Paris”, as has his film music for “J'irai cracher sur vos tombes”.
Web links
- Alain Goraguer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Goraguer, Alain |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Goraguer, Alain Yves Réginald (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French jazz pianist and jazz composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rosny-sous-Bois |