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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Adios (Bande originale du film de Andre Michel avec Marie Dubois et Jean-Luc Bideau)
Miscellaneous - Released by Larghetto on Apr 7, 2023
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Ils sont grands, ces petits (Bande originale du film de Joël Santoni avec Catherine Deneuve et Claude Brasseur)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Dec 30, 2022
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Dracula père et fils (Bande originale du film d'Edouard Molinaro)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Jan 27, 2023
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Vaincre à Olympie (Bande originale du film de Michel Subiela)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on May 12, 2023
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BUT (Bande originale du court-métrage)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Dec 1, 1967
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Les Pique-assiette (Bande originale du film de Jean Girault)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Apr 28, 2023
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La fiction des guignols (Bande originale du film)
Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Oct 21, 2016
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La trilogie Marseillaise - Marius - Fanny - Cesar (Bande originale des films de Nicolas Ribowski d'après Marcel Pagnol)
Miscellaneous - Released by Larghetto on Oct 6, 2023
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Course d'enfer (Bande originale du film de André cayatte avec Annie girardot)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Mar 31, 2023
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Retenez-moi... ou je fais un malheur (Bande originale du film de Michel Gérard avec Michel Blanc et Jerry Lewis)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Dec 30, 2022
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La Main enchantée (Bande originale du film de Michel Subiela)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on May 12, 2023
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La rivale (Bande originale du film de Sergio Gobbi)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Mar 10, 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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Le Bal (Bande originale du film d'Ettore Scola)
Miscellaneous - Released by Larghetto on Jan 1, 1983
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The Thriller Soundtrack
Vladimir Cosma, Viviane Willaume, Christophe La Pinta, Carolin Petit, Vincent Chaintrier, Bernard Grimaldi
Electronic - Released by Koka Media on Mar 9, 2008
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Dors mon lapin (Bande originale du film de Jean-Pierre Mocky)
Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Apr 26, 2024
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Le Chien de Mr Michel (Bande originale du court métrage de Jean Jacques Beinex)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Jan 6, 2023
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Dazzle (Bande originale de la série de Richard A. Colla, d'après une nouvelle de Judith Kranz)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Jan 6, 2023
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Le chapeau de Mitterrand (Bande originale du film)
Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Oct 21, 2016
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Richelieu (Bande originale du film)
Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Oct 21, 2016
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Teresa (Bande originale du film de Gerard Vergez)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Mar 10, 2023
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