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Francis Lai

Francis Lai

Composer

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.

Born: April 26, 1932 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Died: November 7, 2018 (Age 86)

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Francis Lai  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
5.1
ActorBlind Accordionist1971
Movie
7.1
ActorSelf (archive footage)2011
Movie
5.2
ActorSelf2022
Movie
ActorSelf2020
TV Show
7.6
ActorSelf
3 Episodes
1972
TV Show
6.1
ActorSelf
2 Episodes
1975-1980
TV Show
6.7
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1982-2013
TV Show
4.1
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1985
Movie
6.5
SoundOriginal Music Composer1968
Movie
7.6
SoundOriginal Music Composer1966
Movie
5.6
SoundOriginal Music Composer1986
Movie
6.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1967
Movie
6.5
SoundOriginal Music Composer1972
Movie
6.8
SoundMusic1974
Movie
6.7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1977
Movie
6.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer1977
Movie
6.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer1987
Movie
6.6
SoundOriginal Music Composer, Music1988
Movie
4.5
SoundOriginal Music Composer1979
Movie
5.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1977
Movie
4.5
SoundMusic1978
Movie
6.7
SoundMusic1976
Movie
7.1
SoundMusic1981
Movie
6.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1975
Movie
7.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer1987
Movie
5.6
SoundMusic1984
Movie
5.7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1983
Movie
5
SoundOriginal Music Composer1975
Movie
5.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1971
Movie
6.5
SoundOriginal Music Composer1969
Movie
7.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1973
Movie
6.3
SoundOriginal Music Composer1998
Movie
4.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1970
Movie
5.9
SoundOriginal Music Composer1996
Movie
5.8
SoundOriginal Music Composer1968
Movie
6
SoundOriginal Music Composer1967
Movie
6
SoundOriginal Music Composer1978
Movie
7.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer1988
Movie
2.9
SoundOriginal Music Composer1984
Movie
4.7
SoundMusic1988
Movie
7
SoundMusic1972
Movie
6.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1992
Movie
6.4
SoundMusic1990
Movie
5.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer2005
Movie
7.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1995
Movie
4.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1991
Movie
6.8
SoundMusic1969
Movie
6.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1967
Movie
6.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1969
Movie
7
SoundMusic, Original Music Composer1970
Movie
4.1
SoundMusic1981
Movie
6.4
SoundOriginal Music Composer1985
Movie
6.5
SoundOriginal Music Composer1974
Movie
6.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1968
Movie
5.9
SoundOriginal Music Composer1973
Movie
6
SoundOriginal Music Composer1973
Movie
7.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer1984
Movie
6.3
SoundOriginal Music Composer1990
Movie
5.9
SoundMusic2003
Movie
6.5
SoundOriginal Music Composer1970
Movie
6.3
SoundMusic1978
Movie
5.7
SoundOriginal Music Composer2014
Movie
5.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1975
Movie
5.1
SoundMusic1971
Movie
5.9
SoundMusic1992
Movie
6.7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1968
Movie
7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1970
Movie
5.9
SoundOriginal Music Composer1970
Movie
5.7
SoundMusic1968
Movie
6.5
SoundOriginal Music Composer1976
Movie
5.8
SoundOriginal Music Composer1990
Movie
5.7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1969
Movie
6.6
SoundOriginal Music Composer1991
Movie
5.7
SoundMusic1972
Movie
6.5
SoundOriginal Music Composer1989
Movie
6.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1993
Movie
6
SoundOriginal Music Composer2015
Movie
5.7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1974
Movie
6.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer1979
Movie
6
SoundMusic1974
Movie
6.3
SoundOriginal Music Composer2010
Movie
5.8
SoundOriginal Music Composer1985
Movie
5.9
SoundMusic1977
Movie
3.5
SoundMusic1983
Movie
5.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer1974
Movie
4.7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1976
Movie
4.7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1970
Movie
7.1
SoundOriginal Music Composer2011
Movie
6.3
SoundMusic1974
Movie
5.9
SoundMusic1970
Movie
5.7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1967
Movie
6.5
SoundMusic1968
Movie
4.7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1993
Movie
6.6
SoundOriginal Music Composer2019
Movie
5.6
SoundMusic1972
Movie
5.2
SoundMusic2022
Movie
7.2
SoundOriginal Music Composer2006
Movie
7.1
SoundMusic Arranger
Movie
SoundMusic1998
TV Show
4.3
SoundMusic
5 Episodes
1981
TV Show
5.7
SoundMusic
1 Episode
1985
Short Film
5.6
SoundMusic1992
Short Film
7
SoundOriginal Music Composer1973
Short Film
SoundMusic, Original Music Composer1965
Short Film
7.4
SoundMusic1977
Movie
5
SoundMusic1974
Movie
6.7
SoundMusic1970
Movie
SoundMusic1983
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