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François de Roubaix
François de Roubaix, portrait.
François de Roubaix, portrait.
Background information
Birth nameFrançois de Roubaix
Born3 April 1939
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died22 November 1975
Tenerife, Spain
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
Years active1961-1975
Websitehttps://www.francoisderoubaix.com/

François de Roubaix (3 April 1939, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine – 22 November 1975, Tenerife, Canary Islands) was a French film score composer.

Biography

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.[1] In 1976, his score for Le Vieux Fusil was awarded a César Award.

Scores

References

  1. ^ Mateu, Juan Carlos (2020-11-22). "Una trampa mortal en el fondo del mar tinerfeño". Diario de Avisos (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-22.
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