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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L'Equipage (Réalisé par André Michel)
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Le Fils du Français (Bande originale du film de Gérard Lauzier avec Fanny Ardant et Josiane Balasko)
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La Tête dans le sac (Bande originale du film de Gérard Lauzier avec Guy Marchand, Marisa Berenson, Fanny Bastien, Patrick Bruel)
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La Dernière Bourrée à Paris (Bande originale du film de Raoul André avec Francis Blanche, Annie Cordy et Roger Coggio)
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Les Mystères de Paris (Bande originale du film de André Hunebelle)
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Images Spatiales
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Le Président Ferrare (Bande originale de la série TV de Alain Nahum avec Jean-Claude Brialy)
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A votre bon coeur Mesdames (Bande originale du film de Jean-Pierre Mocky)
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Les Grands Détectives (Bande originale de la série TV de Alexandre Astruc)
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Le Cheval de cœur (Bande originale du téléfilm de Charlotte Brandström avec Jean Yanne, Guillaume Canet, Hélène de Fougerolles et Bernard Fresson)
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La Mer promise (Bande originale du film de Jacques Ertaud)
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Octav (Bande originale du film de Serge Ioan Celibidachi avec Victor Rebengiuc, Eric Aradits et Alessia Tofan)
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Les Grands sentiments font les bons gueuletons (Bande originale du film de Michel Berny)
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Le Bœuf clandestin (Bande originale du film de Lazare Iglesis)
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Claire (Bande originale du film de Lazare Iglesis d'après le roman de Jacques Chardonne)
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La Raison d'Etat (Générique)
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Madame le juge (Bande originale de la série TV de Raymond Thévenin)
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Drôle de samedi (Bande originale du film de Bay Okan Avec Francis Huster, Carole Laure, Jacques Villeret, Michel Blanc, Catherine Alric)
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Le Complot du renard (Night of the fox) (Bande originale du film de Charles Jarrott avec George Peppard, Michael York, Deborah Raffin)
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Le Collectionneur de cerveaux (Bande originale du film de Michel Subiela)
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Adios (Bande originale du film de Andre Michel avec Marie Dubois et Jean-Luc Bideau)
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