Georges Delerue

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Georges Delerue

Sound March 12, 1925

Roubaix, Nord, France

Georges Delerue (12 March 1925 – 20 March 1992) was a French composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television. Delerue won numerous important film music awards, inc…

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Platoon

Platoon

7.7 1986 Movie
Twins

Twins

6.1 1988 Movie
Jules and Jim

Jules and Jim

7.5 1962 Movie
Contempt

Contempt

7.0 1963 Movie
Hiroshima Mon Amour

Hiroshima Mon Amour

7.7 1959 Movie
Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias

7.2 1989 Movie
The Conformist

The Conformist

7.6 1971 Movie
The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

7.5 1973 Movie
The Sucker

The Sucker

7.4 1965 Movie
Day for Night

Day for Night

7.8 1973 Movie
Joe Versus the Volcano

Joe Versus the Volcano

5.8 1990 Movie
Night and Fog

Night and Fog

8.3 1956 Movie

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Georges Delerue (12 March 1925 – 20 March 1992) was a French composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television. Delerue won numerous important film music awards, including an Academy Award for A Little Romance (1980), three César Awards (1979, 1980, 1981), two ASCAP Awards (1988, 1990), and one Gemini Award for Sword of Gideon (1987). He was also nominated for four additional Academy Awards for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), The Day of the Dolphin (1973), Julia (1977), and Agnes of God (1985), four additional César Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and one Genie Award for Black Robe (1991). The French newspaper Le Figaro named him "the Mozart of cinema." Delerue was the first composer to win three consecutive César Awards for Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1979), Love on the Run (1980), and The Last Metro (1981). Georges Delerue was named Commander of Arts and Letters, one of France's highest honours. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

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  1. 2020
    In The Tracks Of - Special Edition

    Movie Self

  2. 2018
    Jean-Luc Godard and Anne-Marie Miéville on Google StreetView

    Movie Music

  3. 2018
    The Apparition

    Movie Music

  4. 2013
    Tours du monde, tours du ciel 2009

    Movie Music

  5. 2005
    Hiroshima: The Time of Return

    Movie Music

  6. 2003
    Day for Night: An Appreciation

    Movie Music

  7. 2002
    The Gleaners and I: Two Years Later

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 2001
    Cinéma, de notre temps: Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub - cinéastes

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 1996
    Remember Me

    Movie Music

  10. 1995
    Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue

    Movie Self

  11. 1992
    Rich in Love

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 1992
    Man Trouble

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 1992
    Memento Mori

    Movie Music

  14. 1992
    Céline

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 1992
    Dien Bien Phu

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 1991
    Curly Sue

    Movie Original Music Composer

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  1. 1991
    Black Robe

    Movie Original Music Composer

  2. 1991
    Without Warning: The James Brady Story

    Movie Music

  3. 1991
    The White Queen

    Movie Original Music Composer

  4. 1991
    Mister Johnson

    Movie Original Music Composer

  5. 1991
    American Friends

    Movie Original Music Composer

  6. 1991
    The Josephine Baker Story

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 1990
    Cadence

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 1990
    A Show of Force

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 1990
    Joe Versus the Volcano

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 1989
    Steel Magnolias

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 1989
    Seven Minutes

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 1989
    The French Revolution

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 1989
    Paris by Night

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 1989
    Her Alibi

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 1988
    Beaches

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 1988
    Twins

    Movie Original Music Composer

  17. 1988
    Heartbreak Hotel

    Movie Original Music Composer

  18. 1988
    Memories of Me

    Movie Original Music Composer

  19. 1988
    To Kill a Priest

    Movie Music

  20. 1988
    A Summer Story

    Movie Original Music Composer

  21. 1988
    Biloxi Blues

    Movie Original Music Composer

  22. 1988
    Chouans !

    Movie Music

  23. 1988
    The House on Carroll Street

    Movie Original Music Composer

  24. 1987
    The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

    Movie Original Music Composer