Vladimir Cosma
One of France and Europe's most distinguished film composers, Vladimir Cosma scored more than 150 films and TV productions. Although he enjoyed almost immediate success in comedies, he continued to experiment with different styles and genres, and this versatility brought him wide international acclaim.
Born on April 13, 1940, in Bucharest, Romania, to the family of a renowned conductor and concert pianist, Cosma studied music from his early years onward, eventually attending the National Conservatory in Bucharest (from which he graduated with two first prizes, for violin and composition). In 1963, he went to Paris to advance his studies at the French Conservatory, where, in addition to his classical background, he developed an interest in jazz, folk music, and film music.
Between 1964 and 1967, he toured the world as a concert violinist, visiting the U.S., Latin America, and Southeast Asia. A meeting with popular film composer Michel Legrand became the first step toward his future career. Cosma always credits Legrand's importance, though he also admits the influence of such composers as Burt Bacharach and Henry Mancini.
In 1967, he began his long-running partnership with film director Yves Robert, for whom he scored the international hits Alexandre (1967), The Tall Blond With One Black Shoe (1972), and The Return of the Tall Blond (1974), as well as the critically acclaimed dramas My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle (both in 1990). He also wrote the music for several comedies directed by Francis Veber and Gerard Oury, starring such hit French comedians as Pierre Richard and Louis de Funes.
One of his biggest international hits was the Erik Satie-inspired soundtrack for Diva (1981), for which he was awarded his first Cesar (the French equivalent of the Oscar). He received another Cesar for Le Bal (1983), and the main instrumental theme from it became a substantial hit worldwide. Among the other awards given to Vladimir Cosma are the Sept d'Or, the French TV award for L'été '36 (1986), and a Cannes Film Festival award for the entire body of his work.
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Bande Originale du film "La Totale !" (1991) (Bande originale du film de Claude Zidi)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Larghetto am 01.01.1991
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Contemporary Ensemble
Vladimir Cosma, Alain Kremski, Vincent Gemignani
Klassik - Erschienen bei Kosinus am 21.05.2010
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Dors mon lapin (Bande originale du film de Jean-Pierre Mocky)
Soundtracks - Erschienen bei Larghetto am 26.04.2024
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Le Bar du téléphone (Bande originale du film de Claude Barrois avec Daniel Duval et Georges Wilson)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Larghetto am 01.01.2016
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La Femme Abandonnée (Bande originale du film de Édouard Molinaro avec Charles Denner, Charlotte Rampling, Niels Arestrup)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Larghetto am 09.12.2022
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Mort un dimanche de pluie (Bande originale du film de Joël Santoni avec Nicole Garcia, Dominique Lavanant, Jean-Pierre Bacri et Jean-Pierre Bisson)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Larghetto am 01.01.2016
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La Pagaille (Bande originale du film de Pascal Thomas)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Larghetto am 17.02.2023
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La Femme enfant (Bande originale du film de Raphaële Billetdoux)
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Larghetto am 08.09.2023
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Les Filles de Malemort (Bande originale du film de Daniel daert)
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Larghetto am 08.09.2023
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Der Regenschirmmörder (Gérard Oury's Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Larghetto am 01.01.1980
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...und jetzt das Ganze nochmal von vorn... (Pierre Richard's Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Larghetto am 01.01.1978
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Tom Sawyers und Huckleberry Finns Abenteuer (Original TV Show Soundtrack) [Remastered HD 2009]
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Larghetto am 01.01.2009
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Der lange Blonde mit den roten Haaren (Claude Zidi's Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Larghetto am 01.01.1974
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