Raphael Elig | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Paris, France |
| Genres | Soundtrack |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, Guitar, Computer, Synthesizer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Website | cargocollective |
Raphael Elig (born Raphael Eligoulachvili in Paris) is a French musician and composer of Georgian origin.
After classical studies at the École Normale de Musique de Paris [1] and harmony, counterpoint and fugue lessons with Jeannine Richer, Elig followed the film music classes of Laurent Petitgirard. He completed his training by studying electronic music at the CCRMA, (Center For Computer Research In Music & Acoustics) acoustic and musical research centre of the Stanford University in California.
His professional career began as a composer, author and performer at EMI Group where he released two records in the early 1990s (J'me Fais du Bien and Les Garçons Aiment les Filles). In parallel he writes music for the theatre (Patrick Timsit, Clémentine Célarié, Sophia Aram, for the TV (Chic, Square Artist on Arte and Cash Investigation , Thalassa on France TV) and also composes advertising music for prestigious brands (Cartier, Vuitton, Air France, etc.).
He wrote songs for Gloria Gaynor, [2] Yi Zhou, Sophia Aram
In the mid 90's, he joined the band Res Rocket, [3] with English and American musicians on the Internet. The principle was to play music remotely and use the Internet as a vector of creation. The project was covered by many international medias (CNN, MTV, Canal+, etc.).
In 2003 he explored video [4] and new technologies for a while to experiment with new artistic forms. [5]
In 2008, he composed the music in collaboration with Eric Wenger for Marc Caro's ( Delicatessen and La Cité des enfants perdus ) first solo feature, Dante 01.
And in 2013, he composed the music for Rue Mandar, an Idit Cebula's film. [6]
In 2019, he began recording his album Préludes - Avant le Jeu. [1] For this piano project he finds simplicity and minimalism in the composition of his melodies. He inscribes this work in the tradition of piano pieces such as Schumann's Children's Scenes, Giya Kancheli's 33 miniatures, Chick Corea's Children Songs, "I wrote these pieces to express the simplicity as beauty, as represented in the mind of a child. "
It is this personal work around childhood and transmission that allows the meeting with the director Samir Guesmi at the end of 2019. He composes and performs the music for his feature film Ibrahim produced by Why Not Productions.
The rediscovery of the use of music in John Cassavetes' A Woman Under the Influence convinces him to record the music for the film on his study piano in his apartment, as an extension of his work on the album. There is a large place for silence, considering that this is part of the composition, the music and its breathing.
In September 2020, at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival, Ibrahim won prizes including that for best music. "The film music that we have decided to reward takes the place it should take, it sublimates without ever caricaturing. We were very touched by this sensitive and naive piano matched to the emotions of adolescence." Prizes awarded on stage by singer Clara Luciani on behalf of the 2020 Festival Jury. In November 2021 the film Ibrahim won the First Feature Award at COLCOA the French Film Festival in Los Angeles. [7]
His research in the field of music for images has always allowed encounters and interactions with the world of other artists.
Raphael Eligoulachvili
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Raphael Elig
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