Francis Lai

Birthday:
04/26/1932
Place of birth:
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France:
Biography:
Francis Albert Lai (26 April 1932 – 7 November 2018) was a French composer, noted for his film scores. He won the 1970 Oscar for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film Love Story. The soundtrack album went to No. 2 in the Billboard album charts and the film's theme, "Where Do I Begin", was a hit single for Andy Williams. Lai was born on 26 April 1932, in Nice, France, the son of market gardeners of Italian origin. From a very early age, Lai was fascinated by music and he played first in his local regional orchestras. In Marseilles he discovered jazz and met Claude Goaty, a singer of popular songs in the 50s. While in his twenties, Lai left home and followed Goaty to Paris, where he became part of the lively Montmartre music scene. The "Taverne d'Attilio" on the Place du Tertre in Montmartre, was a favorite place for the young talented Bernard Dimey with whom Lai composed his first song. Their song-writing partnership would extend to a hundred or so. After a short period with the orchestra of Michel Magne, Lai became an accompanist for Édith Piaf and composed for her. In 1965, he met filmmaker Claude Lelouch and was hired to help write the score for the film A Man and a Woman. Released in 1966, the film was an international success, earning a number of Academy Awards. The young Lai received a Golden Globe Award nomination for "Best Original Score". This initial success brought more opportunities to work for the film industry both in his native France, where he continued to work with Lelouch on scores to films such as Vivre pour vivre (1967), Un homme qui me plaît (1969), Le voyou (1970) and La bonne année (1973), as well as in Great Britain and the United States. He was known for his support of Mireille Mathieu in many compositions and recordings. In 1970 he wrote the score for director René Clément's film, Rider on the Rain ("Le passager de la pluie"). It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc in September 1971. In 1970, Lai won the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film Love Story. In the United States, the soundtrack album reached No. 2 in the Billboard album charts and the film's theme, "Where Do I Begin", was a hit single with lyrics by Carl Sigman for singer Andy Williams. The song would also be recorded successfully by Lai himself, with a full orchestra, and by Henry Mancini and Shirley Bassey. Lai's "Love Story" theme was heard in the 1978 Love Story sequel titled Oliver's Story, although the main score was composed by Lee Holdridge. ... Source: Article "Francis Lai" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Credits

Tourner pour vivre (2022)
as Self
In The Tracks Of - Special Edition (2020)
as Self
Smic, Smac, Smoc (1971)
as Blind Accordionist
Le cinéma de Francis Lai
Original Music Composer
Stjepan Hauser joue Bach et Morricone Château de Neuschwanstein 2025
Music
Tourner pour vivre
Music
Les plus belles années d'une vie
Original Music Composer
Chacun sa vie
Original Music Composer
Un + une
Original Music Composer
Salaud, on t'aime
Original Music Composer
D'un film à l'autre
Original Music Composer
Ces amours-là
Original Music Composer
Amore e libertà - Masaniello
Original Music Composer
Le Courage d'aimer
Original Music Composer
플라스틱 트리
Music
Panorama: The Wonderland Club
Music Arranger
Une pour toutes
Original Music Composer
Hasards ou coïncidences
Original Music Composer
Panorama: Defend the Children
Music
Hommes, femmes : Mode d'emploi
Original Music Composer
Les Misérables
Original Music Composer
Tout ça… pour ça !
Original Music Composer
Gayniggers from Outer Space
Music
Le Voleur et la menteuse
Original Music Composer
L'Inconnu dans la maison
Original Music Composer
La Belle Histoire
Original Music Composer
Les Clés du Paradis
Original Music Composer
Tolgo il disturbo
Original Music Composer
Le Provincial
Original Music Composer
La Passion de Bernadette
Original Music Composer
Il y a des jours... et des lunes
Original Music Composer
Ripoux contre Ripoux
Original Music Composer
Trop belle pour toi
Original Music Composer
Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté
Original Music Composer
Bernadette
Music
Bernadette
Original Music Composer
Keys to Freedom
Music
Attention bandits !
Original Music Composer
Очи черные
Original Music Composer
Un homme et une femme, 20 ans déjà
Original Music Composer
Gefahr für die Liebe - AIDS
Original Music Composer
Marie: A True Story
Original Music Composer
聖女伝説
Original Music Composer
J'ai rencontré le Père Noël
Original Music Composer
Les Ripoux
Original Music Composer
Canicule
Music
Wunderland
Music
Salut la puce
Music
Edith et Marcel
Original Music Composer
Madame Claude 2
Music
Les uns et les autres
Original Music Composer
Beyond the Reef
Original Music Composer
À nous deux
Original Music Composer
International Velvet
Original Music Composer
Robert et Robert
Music
Leidenschaftliche Blümchen
Original Music Composer
Nido de viudas
Music
Un autre homme, une autre chance
Original Music Composer
Bilitis
Original Music Composer
Anima Persa
Original Music Composer
Türkiye
Music
Le Corps de mon ennemi
Music
Le Bon et les Méchants
Original Music Composer
Striptease
Original Music Composer
Emmanuelle: L'antivierge
Original Music Composer
La Baby-Sitter
Original Music Composer
Le Chat et la Souris
Original Music Composer
Mariage
Original Music Composer
Child Under a Leaf
Original Music Composer
The Sex Symbol
Music
Toute une vie
Music
Visit to a Chief's Son
Music
Par le sang des autres
Original Music Composer
Un amour de pluie
Original Music Composer
Reigen
Original Music Composer
La Bonne Année
Original Music Composer
Les Hommes
Original Music Composer
Le Petit Poucet
Music
La Course du lièvre à travers les champs
Original Music Composer
Dans la poussière du soleil
Music
L'Aventure c'est l'aventure
Music
Les Pétroleuses
Original Music Composer
Smic, Smac, Smoc
Music
Iran
Original Music Composer
Love Story
Original Music Composer
Madly
Compositor
Le Voyou
Original Music Composer
Berlin Affair
Music
The Games
Original Music Composer
La Modification
Original Music Composer
Hello-Goodbye
Original Music Composer
Du soleil plein les yeux
Original Music Composer
Le Passager de la pluie
Original Music Composer
Un Homme Qui Me Plaît
Original Music Composer
3 Into 2 Won't Go
Original Music Composer
La vie, l'amour, la mort
Music
Hannibal Brooks
Original Music Composer
Les Neiges de Grenoble
Music
La Leçon particulière
Original Music Composer
Mayerling
Original Music Composer
13 jours en France
Original Music Composer
House of Cards
Original Music Composer
La Louve solitaire
Music
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Original Music Composer
Vivre pour vivre
Original Music Composer
Mon amour, mon amour
Original Music Composer
Le Soleil des voyous
Original Music Composer
The Bobo
Original Music Composer
Un homme et une femme
Original Music Composer
Fragilité, ton nom est femme
Music
Fragilité, ton nom est femme
Original Music Composer

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