Georges Delerue
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 Academy Awards for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), The Day of the Dolphin (1973), Julia (1977), and Agnes of God (1985), four additional César Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and one Genie Award for Black Robe (1991). The French newspaper Le Figaro named him "the Mozart of cinema." Delerue was the first composer to win three consecutive César Awards for Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1979), Love on the Run (1980), and The Last Metro (1981). Georges Delerue was named Commander of Arts and Letters, one of France's highest honours. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filmography (34)
Curly Sue
Joe Versus the Volcano
Cadence
Steel Magnolias
Beaches
Twins
Biloxi Blues
To Kill a Priest
The House on Carroll Street
The Pick-up Artist
Escape from Sobibor
A Man in Love
Platoon
Salvador
Confidentially Yours
Silkwood
One Deadly Summer
True Confessions
A Little Romance
Love on the Run
Julia
Day for Night
The Day of the Jackal
Hibernatus
Women in Love
Oscar
A Man for All Seasons
The Sucker
That Man from Rio
The Pumpkin Eater
Contempt
Jules and Jim
Shoot the Piano Player
