Michel Colombier
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- May 23, 1939
- Died
- November 14, 2004 (aged 65)
- Birthplace
- Lyon, Rhône, France
Biography
Michel Colombier (23 May 1939 – 14 November 2004) was a French composer, arranger, and conductor. Colombier wrote the scores of several motion pictures and TV productions. He also wrote chamber music and ballets. With composer Pierre Henry he wrote music for Messe pour le temps présent, a piece created by choreographer Maurice Béjart in 1967. He released an album on A&M Records, "Wings", in 1972, which included a collaboration with Lani Hall on lead vocal, his song "We Could Be Flying", with lyrics by Paul Williams. Recorded in Paris, with Colombier on piano, it was also included on the album "Sun Down Lady", Lani Halls' first solo album after her years as lead singer for Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66, released in 1972 on A&M Records. The piece of music for which Colombier was perhaps, most famous, was the piece Emmanuel, named after and written in memory of his young son, who died in his infancy. It was used by the French television channel Antenne 2, alongside an 80 second animation known as Les Hommes Volants (The Flying Men), by Jean Michel Folon, to signal the beginning and end of their broadcast day between the years of 1975 and 1983. Colombier's death from cancer came shortly after midnight on November 14, 2004. He left behind a widow, Dana Colombier, with whom he fathered two children. He is interred in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA. Source: Article "Michel Colombier" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
Deacons for Defense
Movie · Music
Swept Away
Movie · Original Music Composer
Warden of Red Rock
Movie · Original Music Composer
Screwed
Movie · Original Music Composer
Innocents
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sabrina, Down Under
Movie · Original Music Composer
Trippin'
Movie · Original Music Composer
Freak City
Movie · Original Music Composer
Pros & Cons
Movie · Original Music Composer
Scattering Dad
Movie · Music
The Long Way Home
Movie · Music
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Movie · Original Music Composer
Woo
Movie · Original Music Composer
Claudine's Return
Movie · Music
Buried Alive II
Movie · Original Music Composer
Murder in My Mind
Movie · Music
Meet Wally Sparks
Movie · Original Music Composer
Color of Justice
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Right Connections
Movie · Original Music Composer
Foxfire
Movie · Original Music Composer
Barb Wire
Movie · Original Music Composer
Mary & Tim
Movie · Original Music Composer
Élisa
Movie · Original Music Composer
The World of Jacques Demy
Movie · Original Music Composer
Major League II
Movie · Original Music Composer
Out of Darkness
Movie · Music
Incident at Deception Ridge
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Program
Movie · Original Music Composer
Posse
Movie · Original Music Composer
Daybreak
Movie · Original Music Composer
Fade to Black
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Dark Wind
Movie · Original Music Composer
Deep Cover
Movie · Original Music Composer
Dirty Work
Movie · Music
Folks!
Movie · Original Music Composer
Fatal Exposure
Movie · Music
Strays
Movie · Original Music Composer
Fever
Movie · Original Music Composer
Diary of a Hitman
Movie · Original Music Composer
New Jack City
Movie · Original Music Composer
Strictly Business
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sudie and Simpson
Movie · Original Music Composer
Buried Alive
Movie · Original Music Composer
Impulse
Movie · Original Music Composer
Midnight Cabaret
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Fatal Image
Movie · Original Music Composer
Asterix and the Big Fight
Movie · Original Music Composer
Who's Harry Crumb?
Movie · Original Music Composer
Out Cold
Movie · Music
Desperado: Badlands Justice
Movie · Music
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Movie · Music
Loverboy
Movie · Original Music Composer
Tales from the Crypt
TV · Music · 1 ep
Cop
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Return of Desperado
Movie · Music
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
Movie · Original Music Composer
Satisfaction
Movie · Music
The Wizard of Loneliness
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Couch Trip
Movie · Original Music Composer
Norway
Movie · Music
Surrender
Movie · Music
The Money Pit
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Ruthless People
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Golden Child
Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Florida Straits
Movie · Music
White Nights
Movie · Original Music Composer
11th Victim
Movie · Music
Purple Rain
Movie · Original Music Composer
Against All Odds
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Room in Town
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Documenteur
Movie · Musician
Steel
Movie · Music
The Model Couple
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hunter Will Get You
Movie · Original Music Composer
Cérémonie des César
TV · Orchestrator · 1 ep
The 11,000 Sexes
Movie · Music
Paul and Michelle
Movie · Original Music Composer
Chance and Violence
Movie · Music
Tarot
Movie · Music
The Inheritor
Movie · Original Music Composer
Un Flic
Movie · Original Music Composer
Law Breakers
Movie · Original Music Composer
Colossus: The Forbin Project
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Other Man
Movie · Music
Mr. Freedom
Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
The Scarlet Lady
Movie · Music, Original Music Composer
Marguerite Duras and the '68ers
Movie · Music
Pasha
Movie · Original Music Composer
Manon 70
Movie · Music
Every Bastard a King
Movie · Original Music Composer
Marguerite Duras and the Prison Governess
Movie · Music
If I Were a Spy
Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Horizon
Movie · Music Director
The Gardener of Argenteuil
Movie · Original Music Composer
Marguerite Duras in the Lions' Den
Movie · Music
A Young World
Movie · Original Music Composer
Marguerite Duras and Stripper Lolo Pigalle
Movie · Music
Marguerite Duras interviews Jeanne Moreau
Movie · Music
The Dictator's Guns
Movie · Original Music Composer
L'Or du duc
Movie · Original Music Composer
Dim Dam Dom
TV · Original Music Composer · 66 eps
A Mouse with the Men
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hole in the Moon
Movie · Original Music Composer