Michel Magne
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Michel Magne born 20 March 1930, Lisieux
, Calvados
, France died 19 December 1984, Cergy-Pontoise
, Val-d'Oise
of suicide was a French film and experimental music
composer. He was nominated in 1962 for an Academy Award and Golden Globe award for scoring the Jackie Gleason
film Gigot. He also scored Barbarella
and a series of OSS 117
films.
Magne wrote some songs with lyrics by Françoise Sagan
for Juliette Gréco
and provided orchestral accompaniment
.
In 1962 he purchased the Chateau d'Herouville
and coverted it into a residential recording studio
in 1969 which through the 70s was used by a series of artists such as Elton John
(at his Honky Château
), Pink Floyd
, David Bowie
, Jethro Tull
, Cat Stevens
among many others.
.
Lisieux
Lisieux is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Lisieux is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland...
, Calvados
Calvados
The French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the English Channel coast...
, France died 19 December 1984, Cergy-Pontoise
Cergy-Pontoise
Cergy-Pontoise is a new town in France, in the Val d'Oise département, northwest of Paris on the Oise River. It owes its name to two of the communes that it covers, Cergy and Pontoise....
, Val-d'Oise
Val-d'Oise
Val-d'Oise is a French department, created in 1968 after the split of the Seine-et-Oise department and located in the Île-de-France region. In local slang, it is known as "quatre-vingt quinze" or "neuf cinq"...
of suicide was a French film and experimental music
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
composer. He was nominated in 1962 for an Academy Award and Golden Globe award for scoring the Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason was an American comedian, actor and musician. He was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy style, especially by his character Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners, a situation-comedy television series. His most noted film roles were as Minnesota Fats in the drama film The...
film Gigot. He also scored Barbarella
Barbarella (film)
Barbarella is a 1968 Franco-Italian science fiction film based on Jean-Claude Forrest's French Barbarella comics. The film was directed by Roger Vadim and stars Jane Fonda, who was Vadim's wife at the time.-Plot:...
and a series of OSS 117
OSS 117
OSS 117 is the codename for Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, a fictional secret agent initially from the pen of the prolific Jean Bruce. Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath is described as being an American Colonel from Louisiana of French descent...
films.
Magne wrote some songs with lyrics by Françoise Sagan
Françoise Sagan
Françoise Sagan – real name Françoise Quoirez – was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Hailed as "a charming little monster" by François Mauriac on the front page of Le Figaro, Sagan was known for works with strong romantic themes involving wealthy and disillusioned bourgeois...
for Juliette Gréco
Juliette Gréco
Juliette Gréco, — also Michelle – is a French actress and popular chanson singer.-Early life and family:Juliette Gréco was born in Montpellier to a Corsican father and a mother who became active in the Résistance, in the Hérault département of southern France. She was raised by her maternal...
and provided orchestral accompaniment
Accompaniment
In music, accompaniment is the art of playing along with an instrumental or vocal soloist or ensemble, often known as the lead, in a supporting manner...
.
In 1962 he purchased the Chateau d'Herouville
Château d'Hérouville
The Château d'Hérouville is a French château of the 18th century located in the village of Hérouville, in the Oise valley near Paris. The castle was built in 1740 by Gaudot, an architect of the school of Rome. In the 19th century, it was used as courier relay station and stabled a hundred...
and coverted it into a residential recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
in 1969 which through the 70s was used by a series of artists such as Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
(at his Honky Château
Honky Château
Honky Château is the fifth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1972. In 2003, the album was ranked number 357 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It was certified Gold on 7/24/1972 and Platinum on 10/11/1995 by the R.I.A.A...
), Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
, David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
, Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull (band)
Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...
, Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
Yusuf Islam , commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam....
among many others.
.
Film scores
- 1955
- Le Pain vivant
- 1960
- Détournement de mineures
- Les Sérum de bonté (TV series)
- Les Filles sèment le vent
- 1961
- Les Livreurs
- Les Laches vivent d'espoir
- Rodophe Bresdin
- 1962
- Gigot
- Le Diable et les Dix CommandementsLe Diable et les Dix CommandementsLe Diable et les Dix Commandements , is a French comedy-drama film from 1963, directed by Julien Duvivier, written by David Alexander and Michel Audiard, starring Michel Simon and Louis de Funès...
- Le Repos du guerrier
- Les Filles de La Rochelle
- Konga YoKonga YoKonga Yo is a 1962 French adventure film directed by Yves Allégret. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Nicole Courcel - Marie* Jean Lefebvre - Jean* Sophie M'Bali - Angèle* Roger Pigaut - Georges...
- Un singe en hiver
- Les BricoleursLes bricoleursLes bricoleurs is a 1963 French thriller film directed by Jean Girault and starring Francis Blanche, Darry Cowl, Elke Sommer and Jacqueline Maillan. Two estate agents discover a body in a house they are about to sell to a customer...
- Le Gorille a mordu l'archevêque
- 1963
- Les Tontons flingueursLes Tontons flingueursLes Tontons flingueurs is a 1963 French-Italian-German film, made in the French language, directed by Georges Lautner. It is an adaptation of the Albert Simonin book Grisbi or not grisbi.The film was not enormously popular on first release, in 1963...
- Germinal
- Les Grands Chemins
- Symphonie pour un massacre
- Les Femmes d'abord
- Le Vice et la vertu
- Des frissons partout
- Méfiez-vous, mesdames
- OSS 117 se déchaîne
- Tante Aurore viendra ce soir
- Mélodie en sous-sol
- Les Tontons flingueurs
- 1964
- Angélique, Marquise des AngesAngélique, Marquise des AngesAngélique, Marquise des Anges is a French film, based on the novel of the same name by Anne and Serge Golon.-Synopsis:In Mid-17th century France: young Louis XIV is struggling for his throne, beggars and thieves haunt Paris and brigands roam the countryside. Fifth child of an impoverished country...
- Les Barbouzes
- FantômasFantômasFantômas is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre .One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appeared in a total of 32 volumes written by the two collaborators, then a subsequent 11...
- La RondeLa Ronde (1964 film)La Ronde is a 1964 film directed by Roger Vadim and based on Arthur Schnitzler's 1897 play of the same name.-Cast:* Jean-Claude Brialy - Alfred / Der 'Junge Herr'...
- Cyrano et d'Artagnan
- La chasse à l'homme
- Le Monocle rit jaune
- Banco à Bangkok pour OSS 117Banco à Bangkok pour OSS 117Banco à Bangkok pour OSS 117 released in the USA as Shadow of Evil is a 1964 French Eurospy spy-fi film. It was based on Jean Bruce's 1960 novel Lila de Calcutta, the 74th OSS 117 novel. It was the second OSS 117 film directed by André Hunebelle and produced by Paul Cadéac, the first in the series...
- Le Gentleman de Cocody
- Les Gros bras
- Angélique, Marquise des Anges
- 1965
- Fantômas se déchaîneFantômas se déchaîneFantômas se déchaîne is a 1965 film starring Jean Marais as the arch villain with the same name opposite Louis de Funès as the earnest but outclassed commissaire Juve and the journalist Fandor, also played by Marais. It was France's answer, with the Fantômas trilogy starting in 1964, to the James...
- Les Bons VivantsLes Bons VivantsLes Bons Vivants , is a French comedy film from 1965, directed by Gilles Grangier, written by Michel Audiard and Albert Kantof, starring Louis de Funès...
- Coplan FX 18 casse tout
- Mission spéciale à CaracasMission spéciale à CaracasMission to Caracas or Mission spéciale à Caracas is a 1965 spy film directed by Raoul André.-Cast:*Roland Carey ... Gil Becker *Jany Clair ... Caroline*Louise Carletti ... Martine de Lainville...
- Par un beau matin d'été
- Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117Furia à Bahia pour OSS 117 is a 1965 French Eurospy spy-fi film. It was the third OSS 117 film directed by André Hunebelle and produced by Paul Cadéac...
- Le Journal d'une femme en blancLe Journal d'une femme en blancLe Journal d'une femme en blanc is a 1965 Italian film, derected by Claude Autant-Lara, written by Jean Aurenche and André Soubiran.-Cast:* Marie-José Nat : Claude Sauvage* Claude Gensac : Mlle Viralleau* Jean Valmont : Pascal...
- Merveilleuse AngéliqueMerveilleuse Angélique-Synopsis:After the execution of Jeoffrey de Peyrac, Angélique finds refuge at the Cour des Miracles and the boss Calembredaine, he turns out to be her childhood friend and first love Nicolas. With his help she finds back her children. After a fight between two rivalling gangs, Nicolas is shot and...
- La Bonne Occase
- Compartiment tueurs
- Fantômas se déchaîne
- 1966
- Atout cœur à Tokyo pour OSS 117
- Avec la peau des autres
- Brigade antigangs
- Angélique et le roy
- Galia
- Estouffade à la Caraïbe
- 1967
- Indomptable Angélique
- Johnny Banco
- À cœur joie
- Un homme de trop
- Fantômas contre Scotland YardFantômas contre Scotland YardFantômas contre Scotland Yard is the final installment of a trilogy of films starring Jean Marais as the arch villain with the same name opposite Louis de Funès as the earnest but outclassed commissaire Juve and the journalist Fandor, also played by Marais. The trilogy was France's answer,...
- Batouk
- 1968
- The SergeantThe Sergeant (film)The Sergeant is an American drama film starring Rod Steiger and John Phillip Law, directed by John Flynn, and released by Warner Brothers.-External links:**...
- Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo
- Le Bâtard (musical direction)
- Barbarella (musical direction)
- Angélique et le sultan
- Catherine - il suffit d'un amour
- Fleur d'oseille
- The Sergeant
- 1969
- Les étrangers
- 1970
- De la part des copains
- Cran d'arrêt
- 1972
- Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil
- 1973
- Le Complot
- Don Juan ou Si Don Juan était une femme...Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a WomanDon Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman is a 1973 French-Italian drama film by Roger Vadim. It sees Vadim reunite with his leading lady and ex-wife Brigitte Bardot for their fifth film together...
de Roger VadimRoger VadimRoger Vadim was a French screenwriter, director, and producer as well as a journalist, author and actor, who launched Brigitte Bardot's career in the film And God Created Woman.-Early life:...
(orchestration) - Moi y'en a vouloir des sous
- 1974
- Les Chinois à Paris
- 1976
- NéaNEANEA or nea may refer to:* Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs * National Education Association, the largest labor union in the USA* National Endowment for the Arts* New Enterprise Associates* New Epoch Art...
- Néa
- 1978
- ViolViolThe viol is any one of a family of bowed, fretted and stringed musical instruments developed in the mid-late 15th century and used primarily in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The family is related to and descends primarily from the Renaissance vihuela, a plucked instrument that preceded the...
- Viol
- 1982
- Les MisérablesLes Misérables (1982 film)Les Misérables is a 1982 French drama film directed by Robert Hossein. It is one of the numerous screen adaptation of the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo.-Plot summary:...
- T'es folle ou quoi ?
- Les Misérables
- 1983
- S.A.S. à San SalvadorS.A.S. à San SalvadorS.A.S. à San Salvador is a French-German film adaptation of Gérard de Villiers' novel of the same name, directed by Raoul Coutard...
- Surprise Party
- L'indic
- S.A.S. à San Salvador
- 1984
- Réveillon chez Bob
- Emmanuelle 4Emmanuelle 4Emmanuelle 4 is the fourth official theatrical feature film in the Emmanuelle franchise. Sylvia Kristel returns in this strange blend of sci-fi and erotic romance, playing herself, and handing over the role of Emmanuelle to Mia Nygren.- Plot :...