Michel Colombier
Personal Info
Known for
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-05-23
Day of Death
2004-11-14 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Lyon, Rhône, France
Michel Colombier
Biography
Michel Colombier (23 May 1939 – 14 November 2004) was a French composer, arranger, and conductor.
Colombier wrote the scores of several motion pictures and TV productions. He also wrote chamber music and ballets. With composer Pierre Henry he wrote music for Messe pour le temps présent, a piece created by choreographer Maurice Béjart in 1967. He released an album on A&M Records, "Wings", in 1972, which included a collaboration with Lani Hall on lead vocal, his song "We Could Be Flying", with lyrics by Paul Williams. Recorded in Paris, with Colombier on piano, it was also included on the album "Sun Down Lady", Lani Halls' first solo album after her years as lead singer for Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66, released in 1972 on A&M Records.
The piece of music for which Colombier was perhaps, most famous, was the piece Emmanuel, named after and written in memory of his young son, who died in his infancy. It was used by the French television channel Antenne 2, alongside an 80 second animation known as Les Hommes Volants (The Flying Men), by Jean Michel Folon, to signal the beginning and end of their broadcast day between the years of 1975 and 1983.
Colombier's death from cancer came shortly after midnight on November 14, 2004. He left behind a widow, Dana Colombier, with whom he fathered two children. He is interred in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA.
Source: Article "Michel Colombier" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Crew
(2005)
Deacons for Defense
Music
(2002)
Swept Away
Original Music Composer
(2001)
Warden of Red Rock
Original Music Composer
(2000)
Screwed
Original Music Composer
(2000)
Innocents
Music
(1999)
Freak City
Music
(1999)
Sabrina, Down Under
Original Music Composer
(1999)
Trippin'
Original Music Composer
(1998)
Scattering Dad
Music
(1998)
The Long Way Home
Music
(1998)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Original Music Composer
(1998)
Woo
Original Music Composer
(1998)
Claudine's Return
Music
(1997)
Buried Alive II
Original Music Composer
(1997)
(1997)
Color of Justice
Music
(1997)
Murder in My Mind
Music
(1997)
Meet Wally Sparks
Original Music Composer
(1996)
Foxfire
Original Music Composer
(1996)
Barb Wire
Original Music Composer
(1996)
Mary & Tim
Original Music Composer
(1995)
Elisa
Original Music Composer
(1995)
The World of Jacques Demy
Original Music Composer
(1994)
Major League II
Original Music Composer
(1994)
Out of Darkness
Music
(1994)
Incident at Deception Ridge
Original Music Composer
(1993)
The Program
Original Music Composer
(1993)
Posse
Original Music Composer
(1993)
Daybreak
Original Music Composer
(1993)
Fade to Black
Original Music Composer
(1992)
The Dark Wind
Original Music Composer
(1992)
Deep Cover
Original Music Composer
(1992)
Dirty Work
Music
(1992)
Folks!
Original Music Composer
(1991)
Fatal Exposure
Music
(1991)
Strays
Original Music Composer
(1991)
Fever
Original Music Composer
(1991)
Diary of a Hitman
Original Music Composer
(1991)
New Jack City
Original Music Composer
(1990)
Sudie and Simpson
Original Music Composer
(1990)
Impulse
Original Music Composer
(1990)
Buried Alive
Original Music Composer
(1990)
Midnight Cabaret
Original Music Composer
(1990)
The Fatal Image
Original Music Composer
(1989)
Asterix and the Big Fight
Original Music Composer
(1989)
Who's Harry Crumb?
Original Music Composer
(1989)
Out Cold
Music
(1989)
(1989)
(1989)
Loverboy
Original Music Composer
(1988)
Cop
Original Music Composer
(1988)
(1988)
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
Original Music Composer
(1988)
Satisfaction
Music
(1988)
The Wizard of Loneliness
Original Music Composer
(1988)
The Spirit of Norway
Conductor, Music
(1988)
The Couch Trip
Original Music Composer
(1987)
Surrender
Music
(1986)
The Money Pit
Original Music Composer, Conductor
(1986)
Ruthless People
Original Music Composer
(1986)
The Golden Child
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
(1986)
Florida Straits
Music
(1985)
White Nights
Original Music Composer
(1984)
11th Victim
Music
(1984)
Purple Rain
Original Music Composer
(1984)
Against All Odds
Original Music Composer
(1982)
A Room in Town
Original Music Composer, Conductor
(1981)
Documenteur
Musician
(1979)
Steel
Music
(1977)
The Model Couple
Music
(1976)
Hunter Will Get You
Original Music Composer
(1975)
The 11,000 Sexes
Music
(1974)
Paul and Michelle
Original Music Composer
(1974)
Chance and Violence
Music
(1973)
Tarot
Music
(1973)
The Inheritor
Original Music Composer
(1972)
A Cop
Original Music Composer
(1971)
Law Breakers
Original Music Composer
(1970)
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Original Music Composer
(1970)
The Other Man
Music
(1969)
Mr. Freedom
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
(1969)
The Scarlet Lady
Music, Original Music Composer
(1968)
(1968)
Pasha
Original Music Composer
(1968)
Manon 70
Music
(1968)
Every Bastard a King
Original Music Composer
(1967)
(1967)
If I Were a Spy
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
(1967)
Horizon
Music Director
(1966)
The Gardener of Argenteuil
Original Music Composer
(1966)
(1966)
A Young World
Original Music Composer
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
The Dictator's Guns
Original Music Composer
(1965)
L'or du duc
Music
(1964)
A Mouse with the Men
Original Music Composer