Francis Lai

Age: N/A | From: Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

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Person Details

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Aliases: Francis Laï , Francis Albert Lai , Francis Lay

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Homepage: http://www.francis-lai.com/

Movie Involvements: 101

TV Involvements: 4

Most Famous Work

Biography

Francis Albert Lai (26 April 1932 – 7 November 2018) was a French composer, noted for his film scores. He won the 1970 Oscar for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film Love Story. The soundtrack album went to No. 2 in the Billboard album charts and the film's theme, "Where Do I Begin", was a hit single for Andy Williams. Lai was born on 26 April 1932, in Nice, France, the son of market gardeners of Italian origin. From a very early age, Lai was fascinated by music and he played first in his local regional orchestras. In Marseilles he discovered jazz and met Claude Goaty, a singer of popular songs in the 50s. While in his twenties, Lai left home and followed Goaty to Paris, where he became part of the lively Montmartre music scene. The "Taverne d'Attilio" on the Place du Tertre in Montmartre, was a favorite place for the young talented Bernard Dimey with whom Lai composed his first song. Their song-writing partnership would extend to a hundred or so. After a short period with the orchestra of Michel Magne, Lai became an accompanist for Édith Piaf and composed for her. In 1965, he met filmmaker Claude Lelouch and was hired to help write the score for the film A Man and a Woman. Released in 1966, the film was an international success, earning a number of Academy Awards. The young Lai received a Golden Globe Award nomination for "Best Original Score". This initial success brought more opportunities to work for the film industry both in his native France, where he continued to work with Lelouch on scores to films such as Vivre pour vivre (1967), Un homme qui me plaît (1969), Le voyou (1970) and La bonne année (1973), as well as in Great Britain and the United States. He was known for his support of Mireille Mathieu in many compositions and recordings. In 1970 he wrote the score for director René Clément's film, Rider on the Rain ("Le passager de la pluie"). It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc in September 1971. In 1970, Lai won the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film Love Story. In the United States, the soundtrack album reached No. 2 in the Billboard album charts and the film's theme, "Where Do I Begin", was a hit single with lyrics by Carl Sigman for singer Andy Williams. The song would also be recorded successfully by Lai himself, with a full orchestra, and by Henry Mancini and Shirley Bassey. Lai's "Love Story" theme was heard in the 1978 Love Story sequel titled Oliver's Story, although the main score was composed by Lee Holdridge. ... Source: Article "Francis Lai" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Most Famous Work

Average

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2022	Self	Shoot to Live 2022-05-11 Movie
2020	Self	In The Tracks Of - Special Edition 2020-03-27 Movie
2011	Self (archive footage)	D'un film à l'autre 2011-04-13 Movie
1985	Self	Victoires de la musique 1985-11-23 TV Show
1982	Self	Champs-Elysées 1982-01-16 TV Show
1975	Self	Les Rendez-vous du dimanche 1975-01-12 TV Show
1972	Self	Le Grand Échiquier 1972-01-12 TV Show
1971	Blind Accordionist	Smic, Smac, Smoc 1971-09-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Music	Shoot to Live 2022-05-11 Movie
2019	Original Music Composer	The Best Years of a Life 2019-05-22 Movie
2015	Original Music Composer	Un + une 2015-12-09 Movie
2014	Original Music Composer	We Love You, You Bastard 2014-04-02 Movie
2011	Original Music Composer	D'un film à l'autre 2011-04-13 Movie
2010	Original Music Composer	What War May Bring 2010-09-15 Movie
2006	Original Music Composer	Amore e libertà - Masaniello 2006-06-28 Movie
2005	Original Music Composer	The Courage to Love 2005-06-29 Movie
2003	Music	Plastic Tree 2003-08-29 Movie
1998	Original Music Composer	Chance or Coincidence 1998-11-18 Movie
	Music	Panorama: Defend the Children 1998-05-11 Movie
1996	Original Music Composer	Men, Women: A User's Manual 1996-08-28 Movie
1995	Original Music Composer	Les Miserables 1995-03-22 Movie
1993	Original Music Composer	All That... for This?! 1993-06-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Le Voleur et la menteuse 1993-01-01 Movie
1992	Music	Stranger in the House 1992-10-03 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Beautiful Story 1992-03-18 Movie
	Music	Gayniggers from Outer Space 1992-01-01 Movie
1991	Original Music Composer	I'll Be Going Now 1991-02-08 Movie
1990	Music	The Passion of Bernadette 1990-05-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	There Were Days... and Moons 1990-04-11 Movie
	Original Music Composer	My New Partner II 1990-02-07 Movie
1989	Original Music Composer	Too Beautiful for You 1989-10-21 Movie
1988	Original Music Composer	Itinerary of a Spoiled Child 1988-11-30 Movie
	Music	Bernadette 1988-02-17 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Bernadette 1988-02-17 Movie
	Music	Keys to Freedom 1988-01-01 Movie
1987	Original Music Composer	Bandits 1987-06-03 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Dark Eyes 1987-02-01 Movie
1986	Original Music Composer	A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later 1986-05-13 Movie
1985	Original Music Composer	Marie 1985-09-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	No More God, No More Love 1985-03-23 Movie
	Music	Astrolab 22 1985-01-01 TV Show
1984	Original Music Composer	I Believe in Santa Claus 1984-12-05 Movie
	Original Music Composer	My New Partner 1984-09-19 Movie
	Music	Dog Day 1984-01-10 Movie
1983	Music	Wunderland 1983-11-26 Movie
	Music	Salut la puce 1983-01-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Edith and Marcel 1983-01-01 Movie
1981	Music	Das Traumschiff 1981-11-22 TV Show
	Music	Madame Claude 2 1981-08-26 Movie
	Music	Bolero: Dance of Life 1981-05-27 Movie
1979	Original Music Composer	Beyond the Reef 1979-12-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Us Two 1979-05-23 Movie
1978	Original Music Composer	International Velvet 1978-07-19 Movie
	Music	Robert et Robert 1978-06-13 Movie
	Music	Boarding School 1978-04-14 Movie
1977	Music	Widows' Nest 1977-12-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Another Man, Another Chance 1977-09-28 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Bilitis 1977-03-16 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Lost Soul 1977-01-20 Movie
	Music	Türkiye 1977-01-10 Movie
1976	Music	The Body of My Enemy 1976-10-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Good and the Bad 1976-01-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Striptease 1976-01-01 Movie
1975	Original Music Composer	Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman 1975-12-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Baby Sitter 1975-10-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Cat and Mouse 1975-09-03 Movie
1974	Original Music Composer	Marriage 1974-12-31 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Child Under A Leaf 1974-10-11 Movie
	Music	The Sex Symbol 1974-09-17 Movie
	Music	And Now My Love 1974-05-15 Movie
	Music	Visit to a Chief's Son 1974-03-15 Movie
	Music	Par le sang des autres 1974-03-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Un amour de pluie 1974-01-10 Movie
1973	Original Music Composer	Reigen 1973-10-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Happy New Year 1973-04-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Killing in the Sun 1973-03-15 Movie
1972	Music	Tom Thumb 1972-12-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	And Hope to Die 1972-09-15 Movie
	Music	Dust in the Sun 1972-06-09 Movie
	Music	Money Money Money 1972-05-04 Movie
1971	Original Music Composer	The Legend of Frenchie King 1971-12-16 Movie
	Music	Smic, Smac, Smoc 1971-09-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Iran 1971-01-01 Movie
1970	Original Music Composer	Love Story 1970-12-16 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Crook 1970-11-20 Movie
	Music	Berlin Affair 1970-11-02 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Games 1970-08-07 Movie
	Music	The Modification 1970-07-31 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Hello-Goodbye 1970-07-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Eyes Full of Sun 1970-04-24 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Rider on the Rain 1970-01-21 Movie
1969	Original Music Composer	Love Is a Funny Thing 1969-12-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	3 Into 2 Won't Go 1969-07-02 Movie
	Music	Life Love Death 1969-01-29 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Hannibal Brooks 1969-01-18 Movie
1968	Music	Snows of Grenoble 1968-12-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Tender Moment 1968-12-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Mayerling 1968-10-31 Movie
	Original Music Composer	13 Days in France 1968-09-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	House of Cards 1968-09-16 Movie
	Music	The Golden Claws of the Cat Girl 1968-02-09 Movie
1967	Original Music Composer	I'll Never Forget What's'isname 1967-12-18 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Live for Life 1967-09-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	My Love, My Love 1967-06-08 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Action Man 1967-05-31 Movie
1966	Original Music Composer	A Man and a Woman 1966-05-27 Movie
1965	Music	Fragilité, ton nom est femme 1965-01-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Fragilité, ton nom est femme 1965-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv