20 March 1992(1992-03-20) (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Film scores, classical
Occupation(s)
Composer
Instrument(s)
Piano, clarinet
Years active
1947–1992
Website
www.georges-delerue.com
Musical artist
Georges Delerue (12 March 1925 – 20 March 1992) was a French composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television.[1][2] 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."[3] 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.[4]
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an international jury awarding the Grand Prix for Best Film and the GeorgesDelerue Award for Best Soundtrack or Sound Design. Apart from the official...
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it was nominated for two Academy Awards, for Best Original Score (GeorgesDelerue) and Best Sound (Richard Portman and Larry Jost). Levine also claimed...
Won: Best Editing (Martine Barraqué) Won: Best Film Won: Best Music (GeorgesDelerue) Won: Best Production Design (Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko) Won: Best Sound...
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Shepard Cinematography John A. Alonzo Edited by Paul Hirsch Music by GeorgesDelerue Production company Rastar Distributed by Tri-Star Pictures Release...
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