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Georges Delerue
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Georges Delerue was a French composer, film score composer, conductor, and musician. Born in Roubaix on March 12, 1925, he began his work period in 1947. He studied under Darius Milhaud and played the piano. His career spanned several decades, with a noted floruit starting in 1971.
Delerue received the Prix de Rome and an Academy Award for Best Original Score, in addition to being nominated for the same award. His top works include Suite d'été, Le concerto de l'adieu, and Tryptyque. He was associated with the Black & Blue record label.
He died in Los Angeles on March 20, 1992, due to cerebrovascular disease. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Père Lachaise Cemetery. His works are held in the collection of the National Museum of World Cultures.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1925
- Died
- 1992
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Suite d'été
- Le concerto de l'adieu =
- Tryptyque
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Film & TV
Sound · 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, 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…
Known for
- In The Tracks Of - Special Edition — Self2020
- Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue — Self1995
- Champs-Elysées — Self1982
- 30 millions d'amis — Self1976
- Les Musiciens de la pellicule — lui-même1974
- Day for Night — Georges, the Composer (narration) (uncredited)1973
- Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
- Two English Girls — Claude's Business Agent1971
- Don’t Shoot the Composer — Himself1966
- Discorama — Self1959
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1925-03-12
- Active to
- 1992-03-20
Discography
- Interlude1968
- Moyen Age1978
- Eternity1984
- Quatuors à cordes n° 1 et n° 2, Pièces pour clarinette et piano, Prélude & danse pour hautbois et piano2006
- Œuvres pour guitare et flûte2006
- Les Plus Beaux Thèmes pour le piano2007
- Les plus beaux thèmes pour la flûte et le hautbois2008
- Œuvres pour piano et instruments divers2008
- Partitions Inédites / Unused Scores2011
- Trumpet Concertos2015
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 166,533
- Total plays
- 1,273,194
Tags
Georges Delerue (March 12, 1925 Roubaix - 20 March 1992 Los Angeles) was a renowned French film composer who composed over 500 scores for cinema and television. He won numerous important awards including Rome Prize (1949), Emmy Award (1968 - Our World), Genie Award (1986 - Sword Of Gideon), ACE Award (1991 - The Josephine Baker Story) and Academy Award in 1979 for A Little Romance and 4 other Academy Nominations (1969 - Anne Of 1000 Days; 1973 - The Day Of The Dolphin; 1977 - Julia, and; 1985 -
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension
· 2018 · cited 8,303x
- Dynamical mean-field theory of strongly correlated fermion systems and the limit of infinite dimensions
· 1996 · cited 6,414x
- Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
· 2024 · cited 4,533x
- Preexposure Chemoprophylaxis for HIV Prevention in Men Who Have Sex with Men
· 2010 · cited 4,373x
- Host–microbe interactions have shaped the genetic architecture of inflammatory bowel disease
· 2012 · cited 4,299x
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Georges
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Roubaix
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Student of
- Darius Milhaud
- Field of work
- film score
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Black & Blue
- Official website
- www.georges-delerue.com
- Image
- GeorgesDelerue-1961-Harcourt.png
- Work location
- Paris
Show 11 more facts
- date of birth
- 1925-03-12
- date of death
- 1992-03-20
- Commons category
- Georges Delerue
- name in native language
- Georges Delerue
- cause of death
- cerebrovascular disease
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
- has works in the collection
- National Museum of World Cultures
- floruit
- 1971-01-01
- related category
- Category:Films scored by Georges Delerue
- P12674
- Ketino Kachiani
- manner of death
- natural causes
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