Gérard Calvi
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Gérard Calvi (born July 26, 1922 in Paris ; † February 20, 2015 there ; born: Grégoir Krettly ) was a French composer.
Life
Gérard Calvi studied at the Paris Conservatory and won the Prix de Rome in 1956 . He composed more than 300 chansons, a. a. for Frank Sinatra , Liza Minnelli and Trini Lopez , chamber music and symphonic works. But above all he became known as a film music composer . He wrote one of the most famous cartoon themes with the Asterix Theme .
Calvi was involved in the French society for authors' rights SACEM , of which he was director from 1970 to the end of the 1990s.
Film music (selection)
- 1951: Bluebeard
- 1961: The Great American (La belle Américaine)
- 1961: The Fenouillard family's involuntary trip around the world (La famille Fenouillard)
- 1963: Carambolage (Carambolages)
- 1963: In the company of Max Linder (En compagnie de Max Linder)
- 1964: Fear in the City (La cité de l'indicible peur)
- 1964: The black tulip (La tulipe noire)
- 1966: The Lord with the MP (Le Saint prend l'affût)
- 1967: Baldwin, the dry swimmer (Le Petit baigneur)
- 1967: Asterix the Gaul (Astérix le Gaulois)
- 1967: Secrets in golden nylons (Deux billets pour Mexico)
- 1968: Asterix and Cleopatra (Astérix et Cléopâtre)
- 1972: how can I become a hero? (À la guerre comme à la guerre)
- 1976: Asterix conquers Rome ( Les Douze Travaux d'Astérix)
- 1981: Race to Bombay (La nouvelle malle des Indes) (TV)
Individual evidence
Web links
- Literature by and about Gérard Calvi in the catalog of the German National Library
- Gérard Calvi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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| SURNAME | Calvi, Gérard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Krettly, Grégoir (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French film composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 20, 2015 |
| Place of death | Paris |