Georges van Parys was the son of a textile manufacturer. Before joining music, van Parys studied law for a few semesters in his hometown of Paris . In 1924 van Parys began working as a freelance composer, initially as a pianist in the cabaret Chez Fyscher . On the piano he accompanied Lucienne Boyer and Arletty, among others . At this time he was already composing his first operettas , including Madame la comtesse and Lulu .
Van Parys began composing for the film for the first time in the late 1920s. At the beginning of his work in sound film he worked with René Clair and Luis Buñuel , but soon afterwards, until the end of the Second World War , had to be content with composing less important films. In 1946, Georges van Parys resumed his collaboration with Clair at Schweigen ist Gold . In the 50s and 60s, Georges van Parys became one of the most sought-after cinema composers in his country. An abundance of entertainment films, some of which have been produced at a high price, including high-profile cinema classics such as Caroline chérie, Goldhelm , Fanfan, der Husar , Die Schönen der Nacht , Madame de ... , The Maurizius Case, The Great Maneuver and The Wretched , were accompanied by his catchy compositions . His "floating, supple and flattering melodies testify to great elegance and eloquence without ever being flavourful or even vulgar."
Despite his intensive work for the cinema, Georges van Parys continued to find time for theatrical compositions. He wrote stage music for Fra Diavolo and La dame de chez Maxim's . The operetta Mademoiselle Virginie and the ballet Voulez-vous dansez avec moi? are van Parys works. He also composed chansons performed by Maurice Chevalier , Danielle Darrieux , Albert Préjean and Georges Brassens , among others , and wrote a large number of short film compositions for short films between 1945 and 1963. For some time, Georges van Parys was vice-president of the Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique .
Georges van Parys became known to German television viewers in the 1960s when he wrote the film scores for the ZDF four-part series "Robinson Crusoe".
1968: I will not be fooled (Faut pas prendre les enfants du Bon Dieu pour des canards sauvages)
1969: L'auvergnat et l'autobus
1969: Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas .... mais elle cause
1971: La demoiselle d'Avignon (TV series)
literature
Georges van Parys: Les jours comment ils viennent . Plon, Paris 1969.
Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 148.
Individual evidence
↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 148.
