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- Michel Colombier, who has died of cancer aged 65, was one of the most prolific film composers in France and the US for four decades. He became known in Hollywood as "the Funky Frenchman", and his recordings from the early 1970s, especially Wings and Old Fool Back On Earth, have become cult albums.
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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.
Michel Colombier, the prolific French-born composer who scored more than 100 motion pictures and television productions including “White Nights,” “Against All Odds,” and “Purple Rain,” has...
He composed the music for "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" at the Comedie Francaise, his only creation for stage. Michel entered the world of ballet with one of Maurice Bejart's masterpieces, "Messe Pour Le Temps Present, co-written with legendary avant-garde composer, Pierre Henry.
Nov 14, 2004 · Explore Michel Colombier's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Michel Colombier on AllMusic.
As a composer, Colombier has written ballets, songs, chamber music, symphonic works, four concertos, and four video operas. Colombier wrote music for more than 100 cable, television, and feature films. He won three Grammy Awards, and his score for Purple Rain won the People’s Choice Award.
Nov 21, 2004 · LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17 - The French film and television composer Michel Colombier, who helped write the score for Prince's film "Purple Rain" and who collaborated with French stars like Charles...
Nov 17, 2004 · French film score composer Michel Colombier died Nov. 14 at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., following a six-month battle with cancer. He was 65. Colombier was a classically trained musician...
