Bruno Coulais
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)
- 1986: La femme secrète
- 1986: Qui trop embrasse
- 1986: Family ties (Liens de parente)
- 1988: Zanzibar
- 1990: La Campagne de Cicéron
- 1991: Le Jour des rois
- 1991: The Equilibrists (Les Equilibristes )
- 1992: Le Fils du requin
- 1992: Casanova's return (Le Retour de Casanova)
- 1993: Cognacq-Jay
- 1996: Mikrokosmos - The people of the grasses (Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe)
- 1997: Flames in Paradise (Les Raisons du cœur)
- 1997: Don Juan
- 1998: Serial Lover
- 1998: The Count of Monte Cristo (Le comte de Monte Cristo)
- 1998: My beautiful mother-in-law (Belle Maman)
- 1999: Himalaya - The childhood of a caravan driver (Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef)
- 1999: Balzac - A life full of passion (Balzac)
- 1999: La débandade
- 2000: Love and Freedom (Le Libertin)
- 2000: Belphégor
- 2000: The purple rivers (Les rivières pourpres)
- 2000: traces of blood (Scènes de crimes)
- 2001: Vidocq
- 2001: Nomads of the Skies - The Secret of the Migratory Birds (Le peuple migrateur)
- 2003: The children of Monsieur Mathieu (Les choristes)
- 2004: Agents Secrets - In the crosshairs of death (Agents secrets)
- 2004: Genesis
- 2005: When the Killing Began (Sometimes in April)
- 2005: Cool Waves - Brice de Nice (Brice de Nice)
- 2007: Hellphone
- 2006: The white planet (La planète blanche)
- 2007: The City Warriors (Truands - Crime Insiders)
- 2007: Le deuxième souffle
- 2007: Max & Co.
- 2007: Ulzhan - The Forgotten Light (Ulzhan)
- 2008: MR 73 - Until death redeems you (MR 73)
- 2008: Female Agents - Phoenix Secret Command (Les Femmes de l'ombre)
- 2009: Coraline
- 2009: Brendan and The Secret of Kells
- 2009: Lucky Luke
- 2009: Our Oceans (Océans)
- 2010: Babies (Bébé (s))
- 2010: Deep in the woods (Au fond des bois)
- 2011: The sea in the morning (La Mer à l'aube)
- 2011: My dearest nightmare (Mon pire chauchemar)
- 2011: Switch - A Murderous Exchange (Switch)
- 2011: The miracle of nature (La Clé des champs)
- 2012: Farewell my Queen! (Les Adieux à la reine)
- 2012: And by the way, great luck (Un bonheur n'arrive jamais seul)
- 2012: In the footsteps of Marsupilami (Sur la piste du Marsupilami)
- 2014: The Melody of the Sea (Song of the Sea)
- 2014: Gemma Bovery - A Summer with Flaubert (Gemma Bovery)
- 2015: Diary of a maid (Journal d'une femme de chambre)
- 2016: Marie Curie
- 2018: Eva
- 2018: A village is bare (Normandy nue)
Discography
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Awards / nominations (selection)
- 2005: Nomination - Best Score for The Children of Monsieur Mathieu
- 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
- 2005: Nomination - Best Score for The Children of Monsieur Mathieu
- 2005: Best score for The Children of Monsieur Mathieu and Genesis .
Web links
- unofficial website
- Bruno Coulais in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Information about the casting of Le Choristes
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
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SURNAME | Coulais, Bruno |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French film composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris , France |