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Francis Lai
12+ albums
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Francis Lai (Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France, 26 April 1932 - 7 November 2018) was a French composer, noted for his film scores. While in his twenties, Lai left home and went to Paris, where he became part of the lively Montmartre music scene. 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 a major 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 is 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 went to 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 traditional pop singer Andy Williams. The song would al
top songs
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La leçon particulière - Bande originale du film "La leçon particulière"
231,8782Un Homme Et Une Femme - Instrumental
131,8763A 200 à l'heure - Instrumental
84,0474Un homme et une femme
37,1285Theme From Love Story
35,7096Vivre pour vivre
32,2867L'arbre (de "Bilitis")
14,4958Plus Fort Que Nous - Instrumental
14,3959Vivre pour vivre - instrumental
10,49910Thème De L'Americain
9,929albums
Mayerling
Un homme et une femme (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Le cinéma de Francis Lai
Love Story
Bilitis (Original Movie Soundtrack)
Francis Lai: The Essential Film Music Collection
Love Story (Soundtrack)
La leçon particulière (Bande originale du film)
Un Homme et une femme
Le passager de la pluie (Original Soundtrack)
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30 Years of Film Music CD1
Un homme qui me plaît (Bande originale du film)