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Jérôme Leroy (composer)
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Jérôme Leroy is a film composer, orchestrator and conductor currently living in Los Angeles
, California
, U.S.
.
, France
. He was first introduced to music as a young child playing the piano. He started serious study and practice at age five and at age fourteen turned to composition.
Leroy attended high school at Lycée Claude Monet
in Paris, where he took traditional music history classes with Annick Chartreux, a French conductor and composer, and performed in numerous concerts as a pianist and singer. The growth of the Internet in these years pushed him to keep in touch with new technologies, giving him useful technical skills early on.
After having written various chamber pieces in his teens (his minimalist duology, 2017, was premiered at the Conservatoire Municipal de Paris Maurice Ravel
and at Lycée Claude Monet
in 1999), he applied in 2001 for the Berklee College of Music
in Boston
, Massachusetts
, for which he was awarded the Berklee Entering Student Scholarship.
At Berklee, his Invention in G was selected by the Berklee Composition Faculty to be premiered by pianist Marti Epstein
, and, in 2004, his string quartet Triage was selected to be performed by the world-class Esterhazy Quartet
at Berklee's David Friend Recital Hall.
Leroy used his experience as orchestra manager to found the first student-run classical orchestra at Berklee, which produced its first recording in April 2004. In fact, Leroy carefully planned out the orchestra's structure so that it would continue after his graduation.
While in Boston, he also joined a community theater company, The Longwood Players. In the Spring of 2004, he was Orchestra Manager and Arranger on their production of Stephen Sondheim
's Company
, and was appointed conductor in Spring 2005 on their production of La Cage aux Folles.
to pursue a career in the field. Once on the West Coast of the United States
, he started working as a technician for various composers. This led him to meet John Frizzell
, who eventually gave him his first orchestration opportunity on a TV film (A Little Thing Called Murder
), and a few weeks later on a feature film (Stay Alive
).
In April 2006, Leroy started working for composer and orchestrator William Ross
, (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
, Ladder 49
, Tuck Everlasting
), and did music preparation on a score composed by Alan Silvestri
. Around the same period, he also re-orchestrated a suite from Conan The Barbarian (Basil Poledouris
), to be performed under the composer's direction in July 2006, at the second International Film Music Conference in Ubeda
, Spain
.
Leroy attended Summer conducting courses at UCLA Extension in 2006, where he studied with Eimar Noone. He is also the creator of CreateFilmScores.net, an independent weblog which provides daily Film Scoring technical news to its readers, started in October 2006.
Since then, Leroy focused his work on movie music orchestration with First Born
in 2006, Primeval and The Reaping
, composed by John Frizzell, and Feast
and Finding Rintintin composed by Steve Edwards in 2007. The same year Leroy orchestrated the movie music Say It in Russian composed by Pinar Toprak
.
.
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, U.S.
United States
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.
Early life and family
Jérôme Leroy was born on September 2, 1981, in ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He was first introduced to music as a young child playing the piano. He started serious study and practice at age five and at age fourteen turned to composition.
Leroy attended high school at Lycée Claude Monet
Claude Monet
Claude Monet was a founder of French impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein-air landscape painting. . Retrieved 6 January 2007...
in Paris, where he took traditional music history classes with Annick Chartreux, a French conductor and composer, and performed in numerous concerts as a pianist and singer. The growth of the Internet in these years pushed him to keep in touch with new technologies, giving him useful technical skills early on.
After having written various chamber pieces in his teens (his minimalist duology, 2017, was premiered at the Conservatoire Municipal de Paris Maurice Ravel
Maurice Ravel
Joseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects...
and at Lycée Claude Monet
Claude Monet
Claude Monet was a founder of French impressionist painting, and the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement's philosophy of expressing one's perceptions before nature, especially as applied to plein-air landscape painting. . Retrieved 6 January 2007...
in 1999), he applied in 2001 for the Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, for which he was awarded the Berklee Entering Student Scholarship.
Berklee College of Music
Marti Epstein
Marti Epstein began composition studies in 1977 while still in high school with Professor Robert Beadell at the University of Nebraska. She earned degrees from the University of Colorado and Boston University...
, and, in 2004, his string quartet Triage was selected to be performed by the world-class Esterhazy Quartet
Esterhazy Quartet
The Esterhazy Quartet is an American string quartet founded in the 1970s, interpreting pieces from both standard and modern repertoires. Its members are:* Eva Szekely * Susan Jensen * Leslie Perna * Darry Dolezal...
at Berklee's David Friend Recital Hall.
Leroy used his experience as orchestra manager to found the first student-run classical orchestra at Berklee, which produced its first recording in April 2004. In fact, Leroy carefully planned out the orchestra's structure so that it would continue after his graduation.
While in Boston, he also joined a community theater company, The Longwood Players. In the Spring of 2004, he was Orchestra Manager and Arranger on their production of Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Joshua Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist for stage and film. He is the winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, multiple Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and the Laurence Olivier Award...
's Company
Company (musical)
Company is a musical with a book by George Furth and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The original production was nominated for a record-setting fourteen Tony Awards and won six....
, and was appointed conductor in Spring 2005 on their production of La Cage aux Folles.
Hollywood
In May 2005, Jérôme Leroy graduated from Berklee College of Music. Encouraged by his peers and teachers, he decided to move to Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
to pursue a career in the field. Once on the West Coast of the United States
West Coast of the United States
West Coast or Pacific Coast are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the United States. The term most often refers to the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. Although not part of the contiguous United States, Alaska and Hawaii do border the Pacific Ocean but can't be included in...
, he started working as a technician for various composers. This led him to meet John Frizzell
John Frizzell
John B. Frizzell is a Canadian screenwriter and film producer.After several years writing, directing and co-producing the documentary series A Different Understanding for TVOntario, Frizzell joined partners Niv Fichman, Barbara Willis Sweete and Larry Weinstein to found the Canadian production...
, who eventually gave him his first orchestration opportunity on a TV film (A Little Thing Called Murder
A Little Thing Called Murder
A Little Thing Called Murder is a 2006 drama film starring Judy Davis and Jonathan Jackson and directed by Richard Benjamin. This film made for television, by Stonemade Entertainment for Lifetime TV, was based on a true story, as told in the book Dead End by reporter Jeanne King.-Synopsis:Judy...
), and a few weeks later on a feature film (Stay Alive
Stay Alive
Stay Alive is a 2006 horror film directed by William Brent Bell, who cowrote it with Matthew Peterman. It was produced by McG, co-produced by Hollywood Pictures and released on March 24, 2006 in the US. In the U.S. the film was rated PG-13 for horror violence, disturbing images, language, and brief...
).
In April 2006, Leroy started working for composer and orchestrator William Ross
William Ross (composer)
William Ross is an American composer, orchestrator, arranger, conductor and music director. He has worked with a large array of artists and musicians, from famous Hollywood composers John Williams, Alan Silvestri, John Powell, Michael Giacchino, Klaus Badelt, or Michael Kamen, to pop music icons...
, (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a 2002 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the second instalment in the Harry Potter film series, written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman...
, Ladder 49
Ladder 49
Ladder 49 is a 2004 film about the heroics of a Baltimore fireman Jack Morrison, who is trapped inside a warehouse fire and his recollection of the events that got him to that point. The movie is a celebration of the firefighting profession and the life that comes with it...
, Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting (2002 film)
Tuck Everlasting is a 2002 film based on the children's book of the same title by Natalie Babbitt published in 1975. This Disney version was directed by Jay Russell.- Plot summary :...
), and did music preparation on a score composed by Alan Silvestri
Alan Silvestri
Alan Anthony Silvestri is an American film composer and conductor.-Career:Silvestri is best known for his collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis, having scored Romancing the Stone , the Back to the Future trilogy , Who Framed Roger Rabbit , Death Becomes Her , Forrest Gump , Contact ,...
. Around the same period, he also re-orchestrated a suite from Conan The Barbarian (Basil Poledouris
Basil Poledouris
Vassilis Konstantinos "Basil" Poledouris was a Greek-American music composer who concentrated on the scores for films and television shows...
), to be performed under the composer's direction in July 2006, at the second International Film Music Conference in Ubeda
Úbeda
Úbeda is a town in the province of Jaén in Spain's autonomous community of Andalusia, with some 35,600 inhabitants. Both this city and the neighboring city of Baeza benefited from extensive patronage in the early 16th century resulting in the construction of a series of Renaissance style palaces...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
Leroy attended Summer conducting courses at UCLA Extension in 2006, where he studied with Eimar Noone. He is also the creator of CreateFilmScores.net, an independent weblog which provides daily Film Scoring technical news to its readers, started in October 2006.
Since then, Leroy focused his work on movie music orchestration with First Born
First Born
First Born is a British television serial produced by the BBC in 1988.Charles Dance starred as genetic researcher Edward Forester, whose work leads him to create a man-gorilla hybrid, using his own sperm and cells taken from a female gorilla...
in 2006, Primeval and The Reaping
The Reaping
The Reaping is an 2007 American horror film, starring Hilary Swank. The film was directed by Stephen Hopkins for Warner Bros. and Dark Castle Entertainment. The music for the film was scored by John Frizzell.-Plot:...
, composed by John Frizzell, and Feast
Feast (film)
Feast is a 2005 black comedy horror film, a result of Project Greenlights third season, the amateur filmmaking documentary series and contest. The winning team was composed of writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton, and director John Gulager...
and Finding Rintintin composed by Steve Edwards in 2007. The same year Leroy orchestrated the movie music Say It in Russian composed by Pinar Toprak
Pinar Toprak
Pınar Toprak is a Turkish composer, best known for composing the film score for Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil and the Xbox 360 video game Ninety-Nine Nights....
.
79th Academy Awards
In 2007 Jérôme Leroy worked as orchestrator and assistant to music director William Ross for the 79th Academy Awards79th Academy Awards
The 79th Academy Awards ceremony , honored the best films of 2006 and took place on February 25, 2007 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on ABC. Ellen DeGeneres hosted the ceremony for the first time. The producer was Laura Ziskin. The announcers were Don LaFontaine and Gina Tuttle.The nominees were...
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Film Music Orchestrations
- Conan The Barbarian (Suite for Orchestra, partial re-orchestration, 2006)
- A Little Thing Called Murder (2006)
- Stay Alive (2006)
- First Born (2006)
- Feast (2006)
- Primeval (2007)
- Finding Rintintin (2007)
- The Reaping (2007)
- Say It in Russian (2007)
- Our Lady of Victory (post-production) (2008)
- Order of Redemption (post-production) (2008)
Short Films
- Mille balles à gratter (directed by Matthieu Santelli, France, 2004)
- Heures Sup (directed by Matthieu Santelli, France, 2006)