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 de la série TV d'animation "Les Mondes engloutis" (1985) (Bande originale de la série animée)
TV Series - Released by Larghetto on 1 Jan 1985
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Vladimir Cosma en concert (Live)
Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on 3 Nov 2017
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Bande Originale du film "La Boum" (1980)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on 1 Jan 1980
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Bande Originale du film "Diva" (1981)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on 5 Jan 2010
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Bande Originale du film "La Boum 2" (1982) (Bande originale du film de Claude Pinoteau)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on 1 Jan 1982
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Les Incontournables (Volume I)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on 26 Oct 2010
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Bande Originale du film "Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire" (1972) (Bande originale du film d'Yves Robert)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on 1 Jan 1972
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Bande Originale du film "Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob" (1973)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on 1 Jan 1973
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Bande Originale du film "L'As des as" (1982) (Bande originale du film de Gérard Oury)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on 1 Jan 1982
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Les Incontournables (Volume II) (Bandes originales de films composées par vladimir cosma)
Miscellaneous - Released by Larghetto on 28 Oct 2010
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Celtic Mysteries
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on 1 Jan 2004
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Bande Originale du film "Les Fugitifs" (1986) (Bande originale du film de Francis Veber)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on 1 Jan 1986
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Les Incontournables (Volume III)
Vladimir Cosma, LAM Philarmonic Orchestra
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on 26 Oct 2010
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Bande Originale du film "La Septième cible" (1985) (Bande originale du film de Claude Pinoteau)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on 1 Jan 1983
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Bande Originale de la série télévisée "Les Roses de Dublin" (1981) (Bande originale de la série télévisée de Lazare Iglesis)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on 1 Jan 1981
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Bande Originale du film "Le Bal" (Ballando ballando - 1983) (Bande originale du film d'Ettore Scola)
Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on 1 Jan 1983
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Bande Originale du film "Maldonne" (1968) (Bande originale du film de Sergio Gobbi)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on 1 Jan 1968
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Fables de La Fontaine (Vladimir Cosma)
Vladimir Cosma, Lambert Wilson, Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Musical Theatre - Released by Larghetto on 26 Nov 2009
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Bande Originale de la série TV "Till We Meet Again" (1989) (Judith Krantz's Original Miniseries Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on 9 Jan 2015
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Just the Way You Are (Bande originale du film de Édouard Molinaro avec Kristy McNichol, André Dussolier et Michael Ontkean)
Miscellaneous - Released by Larghetto on 6 Oct 2023
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