Philippe Sarde

Last updated
Philippe Sarde
Born (1948-06-21) 21 June 1948 (age 75)
Hauts-de-Seine,
Île-de-France, France
Genres Film score
Occupation(s) Composer
Years active1970–present

Philippe Sarde (born 21 June 1948) is a French film composer. Considered among the most versatile and talented French film composers of his generation, [1] Sarde has scored over two hundred films, film shorts, and television mini-series. [2] [3] He received an Academy Award nomination for Tess (1979), and twelve César Award nominations, winning for Barocco (1976). In 1993, Sarde received the Joseph Plateau Music Award. [4]

Contents

Life and career

Philippe Sarde was born 21 June 1948 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France. His mother, Andrée Gabriel, was a singer in the Paris Opera. Through his mother's encouragement, he became interested in music from the early age of three. [1] When he was four years old, he conducted a brief section of Carmen at the Paris Opera. At the age of five, he began experimenting with sound recording and made his first short films. [1] Sarde loved both music and film, and had trouble deciding on his career direction.

Sarde entered the Paris Conservatory, where he studied harmony, counterpoint, fugue, and composition under Noël Gallon. [1] At the age of seventeen, he directed a short 35-mm film in black and white, for which he composed the music, asking Vladimir Cosma to help him with the orchestration. At the age of eighteen, after writing songs for Régine, Sarde met Claude Sautet, who asked him to write the music for his film The Things of Life (1969). The experience established his career direction and initiated a long partnership with Sautet that spanned twenty-five years and eleven films. [1]

Sarde also established close associations with directors Bertrand Tavernier, Pierre Granier-Deferre, Georges Lautner, André Téchiné, and Jacques Doillon. [1] Sarde also collaborated with Roman Polanski on The Tenant and Tess, which garnered an Academy Award nomination, Bertrand Blier's on Beau-Père, Alain Corneau on Fort Saganne, and Marshall Brickman on Lovesick, The Manhattan Project, and Sister Mary Explains It All. [1] In 1988, Sarde was a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival.

Film director Georges Lautner once observed that he was constantly amazed by the composer's ability to find a unique approach to each film that he scored. According to Yuri German, writing in the All Music Guide, Sarde's soundtracks are "masterfully and unconventionally arranged" and are often performed by such world-class musicians as Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Stéphane Grappelli, and Maurice Vander." [1]

In April 1990, Sarde married Nave Florence, but they divorced the following year. In 1994, he married Clotilde Burre. They have two daughters, Ponette (born 1998) and Liza (born 1999). Both are enrolled in the seventeenth arrondissement of Paris. Sarde is the brother of producer Alain Sarde.

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jean Carmet</span> French actor

Jean Carmet was a French actor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Claude Berri</span>

Claude Berri was a French film director, writer, producer, actor and distributor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Georges Delerue</span> French composer (1925–1992)

Georges Delerue was a French composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television. Delerue won numerous important film music awards, including an Academy Award for A Little Romance (1980), three César Awards, two ASCAP Awards, and one Gemini Award for Sword of Gideon (1987). He was also nominated for four additional Academy Awards for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), The Day of the Dolphin (1973), Julia (1977), and Agnes of God (1985), four additional César Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and one Genie Award for Black Robe (1991).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Josiane Balasko</span> French actress, writer, and director

Josiane Balasko is a French actress, writer, and director. She has been nominated seven times for César Awards, and won twice.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Claude Sautet</span> French film director and screenwriter

Claude Sautet was a French film director and screenwriter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alain Corneau</span> French film director and writer (1943–2010)

Alain Corneau was a French film director and writer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fabrice Luchini</span> French stage and film actor (born 1951)

Fabrice Luchini is a French stage and film actor. He has appeared in films such as Potiche, The Women on the 6th Floor, and In the House.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vladimir Cosma</span> Musical artist

Vladimir Cosma is a Romanian composer, conductor and violinist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pierre Lhomme</span> French cinematographer and filmmaker (1930–2019)

Pierre Lhomme was a French cinematographer and filmmaker.

<i>Le Crabe-tambour</i> 1977 French film

Le Crabe-tambour (Drummer-Crab) is a 1977 film directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer based on the novel he published in 1976. It was translated into English by the maritime novelist Patrick O'Brian as The Paths of the Sea (1977). The story concerns a trio of contemporary French naval officers on patrol in the North Atlantic who reminisce about their experiences in the First Indochina War and the Algiers Putsch. The Doctor has returned to naval service after an unsatisfying civilian life. The Capitan, suffering from cancer, is completing his final command. The title character, Willsdorf, played by Jacques Perrin and based on the famous French Navy officer Pierre Guillaume, had been their charismatic comrade in Vietnam but became alienated when he supported the military coup in Algeria. Willsdorf now commands a fishing vessel scheduled to rendezvous with the warship. The two naval officers relate their memories as they await a possible fraught meeting -- which never occurs.

<i>Barocco</i> 1976 French film

Barocco is a 1976 French romantic thriller film, directed by André Téchiné. The film stars Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu and Marie-France Pisier. Identity, redemption and resurrection are the themes of the film. The plot follows a young woman who convinces her boxer boyfriend to accept a bribe to tell a lie that discredits a local politician. When the boyfriend is murdered, she is racked with guilt until she meets the killer and plans to remake him into the image of her slain lover. The film won three César Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Cinematography and Best Music. The film had a total of 678,734 admissions in France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bruno Nuytten</span> French cinematographer turned director (born 1945)

Bruno Nuytten is a French cinematographer turned director.

Alain Sarde is a French film producer and actor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marie Dubois</span> French actress

Marie Dubois was a Parisian-born French actress.

The 5th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best French films of 1979 and took place on 2 February 1980 at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by Jean Marais and hosted by Pierre Tchernia and Peter Ustinov. Tess won the award for Best Film.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julien Guiomar</span> French actor

Julien Guiomar, was a Breton film actor.

<i>Fort Saganne</i> 1984 film

Fort Saganne is a 1984 French war film directed by Alain Corneau and starring Gérard Depardieu, Philippe Noiret, Catherine Deneuve, and Sophie Marceau. Based on the 1980 novel of the same name by Louis Gardel, the film is about a soldier of humble beginnings who volunteers for service in the Sahara in 1911. After falling in love with the beautiful young daughter of the regional administrator, he is ordered to go on missions in the desert, where he engages in several successful campaigns and experiences severe loneliness. Later, while on a diplomatic mission to Paris, he has a brief affair with a journalist. Returning to Africa, he leads a gallant defense against a feared sultan and is awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. He returns to his home a national hero and marries the young girl he has not forgotten, but their happiness is interrupted by the onset of World War I.

Armand Amar is a French composer, who grew up in Morocco. He won the 2008 César Award for Best Music for Le Concert.

Paul Westwood is an English bass player, composer, educator and author.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christian Gasc</span> French costumer (1945–2022)

Christian Gasc was a French costumer for film, theatre, and opera. He was a four-time winner of the César Award for Best Costume Design, one-time winner of the Molière du créateur de costumes, and was once nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Costume Design.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 German, Yuri. "Philippe Sarde". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Phillippe Sarde". Film Reference. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Phillippe Sarde". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Awards for Phillippe Sarde". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.