Gérard Calvi

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Gérard Calvi

Sound July 26, 1922

Paris, France

Gérard Calvi (born Grégoire Krettly; 26 July 1922 – 20 February 2015) was a French composer. Interested in music from an early age, Calvi's first composing work was for the Frenc…

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The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

7.3 1976 Movie
Asterix and Cleopatra

Asterix and Cleopatra

6.9 1968 Movie
Asterix the Gaul

Asterix the Gaul

6.5 1967 Movie
Sacrée soirée

Sacrée soirée

5.7 1987 TV Show
Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

6.8 1982 TV Show
The Little Bather

The Little Bather

6.6 1968 Movie
Apostrophes

Apostrophes

8.5 1975 TV Show
The Black Tulip

The Black Tulip

6.3 1964 Movie
Victoires de la musique

Victoires de la musique

3.3 1985 TV Show
The Annuity

The Annuity

6.7 1972 Movie
La Chance aux chansons

La Chance aux chansons

6.5 1984 TV Show
The Restroom Robbery

The Restroom Robbery

6.4 1975 Movie

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Gérard Calvi (born Grégoire Krettly; 26 July 1922 – 20 February 2015) was a French composer. Interested in music from an early age, Calvi's first composing work was for the French production The Patron in 1949. From here he provided music for various French films, most notably Gangster Boss, as well as the show La Plume de Ma Tante, which was nominated for Best Musical at the 13th Tony Awards. He composed music for three Asterix films: Asterix the Gaul, Asterix and Cleopatra and The Twelve Tasks of Asterix. He also composed the memorable Asterix theme for the first film, which was dispensed with by the time the music for The Twelve Tasks of Asterix was composed in 1976. His last work was for the feature film The Crab Revolution in 2004. He died in 2015, aged 92. Source: Article "Gérard Calvi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

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  1. 2004
    The Revolution of the Crabs

    Movie Original Music Composer

  2. 1994
    Bon week-end Monsieur Bennett !

    Movie Music

  3. 1991
    Héloïse

    Movie Music

  4. 1988
    Bonjour l'angoisse

    Movie Music

  5. 1987
    Sacrée soirée

    TV show Self

  6. 1985
    Victoires de la musique

    TV show Self

  7. 1984
    La Chance aux chansons

    TV show Self

  8. 1983
    Bonjour Mr Lewis

    TV show Original Music Composer

  9. 1982
    Champs-Elysées

    TV show Self

  10. 1982
    La Nouvelle Malle des Indes

    TV show Original Music Composer

  11. 1979
    La Grâce

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 1976
    Minichronique

    TV show Original Music Composer

  13. 1976
    The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 1975
    The Restroom Robbery

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 1975
    Apostrophes

    TV show Self

  16. 1975
    Jo Gaillard

    TV show Music

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  1. 1974
    Shut Up, Gulli

    Movie Writer

  2. 1974
    The Down-in-the-Hole Gang

    Movie Original Music Composer

  3. 1972
    The Annuity

    Movie Original Music Composer

  4. 1971
    Samedi soir

    TV show Self

  5. 1968
    Asterix and Cleopatra

    Movie Original Music Composer

  6. 1968
    The Little Bather

    Movie Le chef de la fanfare

  7. 1967
    Asterix the Gaul

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 1967
    Dead Run

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 1967
    Jerk in Istanbul

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 1967
    Order of the Daisy

    Movie Music

  11. 1966
    The Saint Lies in Wait

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 1964
    The Big Scare

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 1964
    Champagne for Savages

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 1964
    The Black Tulip

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 1963
    Carom Shots

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 1961
    The American Beauty

    Movie Original Music Composer

  17. 1961
    The Fenouillard Family

    Movie Music

  18. 1958
    Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon

    Movie Original Music Composer

  19. 1957
    La Polka des menottes

    Movie Original Music Composer

  20. 1957
    We at Champignol

    Movie Music

  21. 1957
    What a Team!

    Movie Music

  22. 1956
    The Flea in the Ear

    Movie Music

  23. 1956
    En direct de...

    TV show self

  24. 1954
    Peek-a-boo

    Movie Chef d'orchestre et pianiste / Voleur du bar "À Chicago" (uncredited)