Gustave Rudman Rambali

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Rambali in 2019
Background information
Birth nameGustave Chand Rudman Rambali
Also known asGustave Naast
Born Paris, France
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Composer
  • arranger
  • record producer
  • songwriter
  • orchestra conductor
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards
Years active2007 (2007)–present
Labels
  • EMI France
  • Source Etc
Formerly of

Gustave Chand Rudman Rambali is a Franco-Swedish record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger and orchestra conductor. He is the former vocalist and guitarist of the group Naast, [1] [2] and has arranged or produced music for artists including Kanye West, Woodkid, the Weeknd, and Labrinth. [3] [4] He has since composed music for soundtrack of the HBO series Euphoria , [5] [6] as well as the 2021 documentary Tranchées  [ uk ], which was selected at the 78th Venice International Film Festival. [7] In 2022, he composed original music for fashion shows by Balenciaga [8] Alaia [9] and Gucci. He worked with Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign on their collaborative album Vultures 1 (2024), as a producer and songwriter on its title track.

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Biography

Rambali is the son of Paul Rambali, a British rock critic from NME and editor of The Face . He was born in Paris, France and began learning piano as a child at his local conservatory. Aged 20, he enrolled at the Schola Cantorum de Paris. [10] From there, he was admitted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris [11] where he studied composition and orchestration. In 2013, he received from the CNSMDP the Prix d’harmonie, and in 2015 the Prix d’écriture XX-XXIème. [12] [13]

In 2004, as Gustave Naast, he formed the group Naast with members Jeff Brakha, Nicolas Ballay and Lucas Sensi. [14] His song Mauvais Garçon from their debut album Antichambre was featured in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. [15] In 2008, he disbanded the group to pursue his classical music studies. Later in the year, he composed the music for the animated children's TV series Podcats.

In 2007, after a concert in Bordeaux, he assaulted the member of another French rock band with a fork, causing a serious eye injury. He was sentenced to 10 months in prison (suspended) in 2010. [16]

In 2011, his arrangement of the song Iron by Woodkid marked his career debut as an arranger and producer. [3] The arrangement was later sampled by Kendrick Lamar for The Spiteful Chant. Whilst continuing his studies, he composed, arranged or produced music for artists including Clean Bandit, The Weeknd, Birdy and LSD (a supergroup comprising Labrinth, Sia and Diplo). In 2015, he did arrangements for Losers on The Weeknd's Grammy award-winning album, Beauty Behind The Madness.

In 2017, he composed the soundtrack of Atacama, a short film directed by French contemporary artist Caroline Corbasson. [17] In 2019, he composed music for the HBO series Euphoria, directed by Sam Levinson. [18] In 2021, he composed the original soundtrack for the documentary Tranchées which had its out of category world premiere at 78th Venice International Film Festival. [7] In 2022, he was invited by fashion brands Balenciaga [19] and Alaia [20] to compose the music for their haute couture shows at the Paris Fashion Week.

Discography

YearProjectTrackCredits
2006 Naast Mauvais Garçon Songwriter, arranger, co-producer, singer, guitarist
2007Va-Et-Vient
Point aveugle
Tu te trompes
Derrière cette porte
Coeur de glace
La fille que j'aime
Complications
Sublimation
Je te cherche
2008 Podcats SoundtrackComposer, co-composer, lyricist, singer, guitarist, producer
2011 Woodkid [21] Iron Arranger
Remix by Mystery Jets
Remix by Gucci Vump
Kendrick Lamar The Spiteful Chant
2012EnticsLontana Da MeCo-composer
2013 La Fouine A bout de brasCo-composer
James Arthur RosesCo-composer, arranger, co-producer
2014 Ella Eyre TwoArranger
Clean Bandit [22] Extraordinary Co-composer
Labrinth [23] [24] Let It Be Co-composer, arranger, programmer, orchestra conductor, additional vocals
Jealous Arranger, orchestra conductor
2015 Josef Salvat Shoot & RunArranger, orchestra conductor
Punchline
Til I Found You
Closer
Mika Ordinary ManCo composer, co-producer
The Weeknd feat. Labrinth Losers [25] Arranger, orchestra conductor
2016 Klingande Losing YouCo-composer, arranger, co-producer, orchestra conductor
Birdy Give UpArranger, orchestra conductor
2017 Wilkinson feat. Karen Harding Sweet LiesCo-producer, programmer
Noah Cyrus feat. XXX Tentacion Again
Atacama (dir. Caroline Corbasson)Original film scoreComposer
Gustave Rudman SunComposer, Arranger, Producer
IntermezzoComposer
2018 Mikky Ekko FameStrings and orchestration
LSD Genius Co-arranger, additional production, additional vocal production
Genius feat. Lil Wayne
Audio Arranger, co-producer
MountainsAdditional production
2019 Labrinth feat. Sia OblivionArranger, orchestra conductor
Euphoria (HBO series)Episode 4: Shook One Pt II

Episode 5: '03 Bonnie and Clyde

Co-composer, co-producer
Sia feat. Labrinth OblivionArranger, orchestra conductor
202 Labrinth x Gustave Rudman Tears of a synthesized SoulCo-composer, co-producer
2021 Woodkid Iron 2021Arranger
Tranchées  [ uk ]Original Film ScoreComposer
2022 Euphoria (HBO series) season IIThe Lake (episodes 1 & 8)Co-composer, co-producer
Alaia Original MusicComposer
Physics (dir. Caroline Corbasson)Original film scoreComposer
Gustave Rudman AvionComposer
Gucci Original soundtrack feat. Marianne Faithfull Composer
Gustave Rudman, Vanessa Beecroft Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless ChildComposer
Balenciaga BFRND feat. Gustave Rudman - Love in E MinorCo-composer
2023 Gustave Rudman Two ShadowsComposer

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