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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Joyeuses funérailles (Bande originale du film de Horatiu Malaele)
Miscellaneous - Released by Larghetto on Jun 9, 2023
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La Galette du roi (Bande originale du film de Jean-Michel Ribes avec Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jean Rochefort, Pierre-Loup Rajot, Roger Hanin, Pauline Lafont, Jacques Villeret, Christophe Bourseiller, Claude Piéplu, Philippe Khorsand et Eddy Mitchell)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Jan 1, 1986
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Hello Einstein (Réalisé par Lazare Iglesis)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Sep 16, 2022
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Les Marloupins (Bande originale de la série TV de Michel Berny)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Jan 1, 1978
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La Belle Anglaise 2 (Bande originale de la série TV de Jacques Besnard)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Apr 28, 2023
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Night Of The Fox (Bande originale du film de Charles Jarrott avec George Peppard, Michael York, Deborah Raffin)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Jan 6, 2023
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La Belle Vie (Réalisé par Lazare Iglesis)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Sep 16, 2022
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Les Filles de Malemort (Bande originale du film de Daniel daert)
Miscellaneous - Released by Larghetto on Sep 8, 2023
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Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea (Original TV Show Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Jan 1, 1985
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Contemporary Ensemble
Vladimir Cosma, Alain Kremski, Vincent Gemignani
Classical - Released by Kosinus on May 21, 2010
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Le Deal (Bande originale du film de Jean-Pierre Mocky)
Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Apr 3, 2024
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Le Bar du téléphone (Bande originale du film de Claude Barrois avec Daniel Duval et Georges Wilson)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Jan 1, 2016
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La Femme Abandonnée (Bande originale du film de Édouard Molinaro avec Charles Denner, Charlotte Rampling, Niels Arestrup)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Dec 9, 2022
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Mort un dimanche de pluie (Bande originale du film de Joël Santoni avec Nicole Garcia, Dominique Lavanant, Jean-Pierre Bacri et Jean-Pierre Bisson)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Jan 1, 2016
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La Pagaille (Bande originale du film de Pascal Thomas)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Larghetto on Feb 17, 2023
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