Joseph Kosma
Though perhaps most familiar for the standard "Autumn Leaves," composer Joseph Kosma also scored several of the greatest films in cinematic history, including a series of pictures for legendary director Jean Renoir. Born in Budapest, Hungary, on October 22, 1905, he studied at the Budapest Conservatory, earning a scholarship to the Berlin Opera before joining Bertolt Brecht's touring company in 1929. Working alongside Kurt Weill and Hanns Eisler proved a major influence on Kosma's own work as he began writing his earliest film scores. After settling in Paris in 1933, he began his collaboration with Renoir on 1936's Le Crime de Monsieur Lange; their partnership subsequently yielded 1937's La Grande Illusion and 1939's La Règle du Jeu, both deserving of serious consideration among the finest motion pictures ever made. Kosma also scored the 1945 Marcel Carné classic Les Enfants du Paradis; that same year, the composer also teamed with the film's screenwriter, Jacques Prévert, on the ballet Rendezvous. He and Prévert also collaborated on a number of songs, including the 1947 perennial "Autumn Leaves" (adapted in English by Johnny Mercer). By and large, Kosma's compositions gravitated more toward classical themes than pop, including the 1954 operetta Les Chansons de Bilitis and a handful of comic operas, including 1962's Un Amour Electronique and 1964's La Revolte des Canuts. He died near Paris on August 7, 1969.
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Grand Illusion [La Grande Illusion] (1937 Film Score)
Soundtracks - Erschienen bei Classic Soundtracks am 23.07.2012
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La musique de film de Joseph Kosma (Original Movie Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Disques Cinémusique am 03.01.2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Autumn Leaves (arr. V. Puce and D. Tenis)
Klassik - Erschienen bei DAGAMBA, 2020 am 30.10.2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
La grande illusion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Stage & Screen am 07.10.2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Joseph Kosma : Baptiste, suite d'orchestre tirée du ballet du film Les Enfants du Paradis (Original Movie Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Disques Cinémusique am 01.01.2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Katia
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Disques Cinémusique am 05.01.2018
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Aubervilliers (Bande originale du film)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Disques Cinémusique am 03.01.2020
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Les enfants du paradis (Marcel Carné, Jacques Prévert et la musique)
Joseph Kosma, Maurice Jaubert, Maurice Thiriet
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Milan am 01.10.2012
Qobuz’ Schallplattensammlung16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Elena et les hommes (Original Movie Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Disques Cinémusique am 04.01.2019
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Les chansons de Bilitis (Mono version)
Orchestre du Théâtre des Capucines, Chœur du Théâtre des Capucines, Joseph Kosma
Französischer Chanson - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1954
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Grand'rue (calle mayor) (Original Movie Soundtrack)
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Disques Cinémusique am 01.01.2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Les amants de Vérone (Bande originale du film)
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Disques Cinémusique am 03.01.2020
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Passione
Luca Luciano, Joseph Kosma, Vincenzo Valente
Jazz - Erschienen bei Nausicaa\'s Garden am 11.11.2016
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Autumn Leaves (Cover)
Dance - Erschienen bei DumeZweni am 24.07.2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo