Vladimir Cosma
One of France and Europe's most distinguished film composers, Vladimir Cosma scored more than 150 films and TV productions. Although he enjoyed almost immediate success in comedies, he continued to experiment with different styles and genres, and this versatility brought him wide international acclaim.
Born on April 13, 1940, in Bucharest, Romania, to the family of a renowned conductor and concert pianist, Cosma studied music from his early years onward, eventually attending the National Conservatory in Bucharest (from which he graduated with two first prizes, for violin and composition). In 1963, he went to Paris to advance his studies at the French Conservatory, where, in addition to his classical background, he developed an interest in jazz, folk music, and film music.
Between 1964 and 1967, he toured the world as a concert violinist, visiting the U.S., Latin America, and Southeast Asia. A meeting with popular film composer Michel Legrand became the first step toward his future career. Cosma always credits Legrand's importance, though he also admits the influence of such composers as Burt Bacharach and Henry Mancini.
In 1967, he began his long-running partnership with film director Yves Robert, for whom he scored the international hits Alexandre (1967), The Tall Blond With One Black Shoe (1972), and The Return of the Tall Blond (1974), as well as the critically acclaimed dramas My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle (both in 1990). He also wrote the music for several comedies directed by Francis Veber and Gerard Oury, starring such hit French comedians as Pierre Richard and Louis de Funes.
One of his biggest international hits was the Erik Satie-inspired soundtrack for Diva (1981), for which he was awarded his first Cesar (the French equivalent of the Oscar). He received another Cesar for Le Bal (1983), and the main instrumental theme from it became a substantial hit worldwide. Among the other awards given to Vladimir Cosma are the Sept d'Or, the French TV award for L'été '36 (1986), and a Cannes Film Festival award for the entire body of his work.
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Vladimir Cosma : Suite populaire
Vincent Beer-Demander, Gregory Daltin, Vladimir Cosma
Classical - Released by Larghetto on Jan 15, 2021
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L'Adieu aux as (Bande originale de la série de Jean-Pierre Decourt)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Jul 22, 2022
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L'été de la révolution (Bande originale du film de Lazare Iglesis)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Apr 14, 2023
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Le Cours de la vie (Un film de Frédéric Sojcher, avec Agnès Jaoui, Jonathan Zaccaï et Géraldine Nakache)
Miscellaneous - Released by Larghetto on May 15, 2023
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Tang (Bande Originale du feuilleton TV)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on May 6, 2022
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Bande Originale du film "Le plus beau métier du monde" (1996)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Jan 1, 1996
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Le Téléphone Rose (Bande originale du film réalisé par Edouard Molinaro)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Jan 27, 2023
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Le Loup Blanc (Bande originale du film de Jean-Pierre Decourt avec Jacques Rosny, Claude Giraud, Jacques Weber, Michel Vitold)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Dec 23, 2022
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Musique pour une série disparue (Original Series Soundtrack)
Miscellaneous - Released by Larghetto on Oct 6, 2023
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Catherine & Cie (Bande originale du film de Michel Boisrond avec Jane Birkin)
Miscellaneous - Released by Larghetto on Oct 6, 2023
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Pourquoi pas nous ? (Bande originale du film)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Jul 15, 2022
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Une Affaire d'hommes (Bande originale du film de Nicolas Ribowski avec Claude Brasseur et Jean-Louis Trintignant)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Mar 31, 2023
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Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses ! (Bande originale du film d'Edouard Molinaro, scénario de Francis Veber, avec Annie Girardot, Jean-Pierre Marielle)
Vladimir Cosma, Stéphane Grappelli
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Feb 17, 2023
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Enquête posthume sur un vaisseau fantôme (Bande originale du film de Michel Subiela)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on May 12, 2023
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Bande Originale de la série télévisée "Michel Strogoff" (1975)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Mar 3, 2010
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La Veuve Rouge (Bande originale du film d'Édouard Molinaro)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Dec 9, 2022
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Jamais avant le mariage (Bande originale du film de Daniel Ceccaldi avec Jean-Pierre Marielle et Mireille Darc)
Miscellaneous - Released by Larghetto on Oct 6, 2023
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La Jeune Femme en vert (Bande originale du film de Lazare Iglesis)
Miscellaneous - Released by Larghetto on Sep 8, 2023
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Dupont Lajoie (Bande originale du film de Yves Boisset avec Jean Carmet)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Dec 9, 2022
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Le Monde à l'envers (Bande originale du film de Charlotte Brandström avec Michel Leeb et Alexandra van der Noot)
Miscellaneous - Released by Larghetto on Oct 6, 2023
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