François de Roubaix, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

François de Roubaix

French composer

Date of Birth: 03-Apr-1939

Place of Birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 21-Nov-1975

Profession: composer, pianist, film score composer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About François de Roubaix

  • François de Roubaix (3 April 1939 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine – 22 November 1975 in Tenerife, Canary Islands) was a French film score composer. Roubaix did not receive any formal education in music, but began studying jazz on his own at age 15, forming a band and learning trombone as an autodidact.
  • His father, filmmaker Paul de Roubaix, made educational films, and offered to let François compose scores for them.
  • His first film score was for a 1961 film by Robert Enrico; through the late 1960s and early 1970s he scored films for Enrico, Jose Giovanni, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Pierre Mocky, and Yves Boisset.
  • Notable in his style is his use of folk elements, as well as electronic musical instruments such as synthesizers and early drum machines.
  • He is thus seen as a precursor of the french electronic music.
  • Roubaix had a home studio where he would overdub parts until he was satisfied with the result.
  • He died in 1975 in a diving accident.
  • In 1976, his score for Le Vieux Fusil was awarded a César Award.

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