Biography
Bruno Coulais composed the original score for another Focus Features release, LAIKA's acclaimed animated movie Coraline, directed by Henry Selick.
Mr. Coulais has been honored three times with the César Award (France's equivalent of the Oscar); these were for his scores to Eric Valli's Himalaya – l'enfance d'un chef, Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou's Microcosmos, and Christophe Barratier's Les Choristes. The latter film also brought him an Academy Award nomination in the Best Original Song category.
He was also a BAFTA Award nominee for scoring Les Choristes; a César Award nominee for scoring Mathieu Kassovitz' Crimson Rivers and Jacques Perrin's Winged Migration; and an Emmy Award nominee for scoring Raoul Peck's Sometimes in April...
Mr. Coulais began his musical education on the violin and piano. His entrée into film scores came via director François Reichenbach, who asked him to write the soundtrack for the documentary Mexico Magico. Subsequently, the first full-length feature he scored was Sébastien Grall's La femme secrète.
Among the other features that he has composed the music for are Christine Pascal's Le petit prince a dit; Agnès Merlet's The Son of the Shark; Jacques Weber's Don Juan; Elie Chouraqui's Harrison's Flowers; Pitof's Vidocq; Frédéric Schoendoerffer's Agents secrets; and James Huth's Brice de Nice and upcoming Lucky Luke.
Mr. Coulais has composed several operas, including for children. In 2005, he wrote and conducted his Stabat Mater in Saint Denis Cathedral with the participation of English musician Robert Wyatt.
Composer
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2022 |
Diane de Poitiers |
La Plus que reine (E02) |
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La Presque reine (E01) |
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2017 |
Aurore |
Requiem (E03) |
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Les Fantômes (E02) |
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2006 |
L'Affaire Villemin |
2005 |
A Cursed Monarchy |
La Louve de France (E04) |
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Les Poisons de la couronne (E03) |
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La Reine étranglée (E02) |
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Le Roi de fer (E01) |
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1999 |
Véga |
1998 |
Deux flics |
The Count of Monte Cristo |
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Episode 4 (E04) |
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Episode 3 (E03) |
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Episode 2 (E02) |
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Episode 1 (E01) |
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1997 |
La Belle Vie |
1995 |
L'Histoire du samedi |
La Rivière Espérance |
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1994 |
3000 scénarios contre un virus |
1993 |
Alice Nevers : Le juge est une femme |
L'Instit |
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1992 |
Police Secrets |
1989 |
Juliette en toutes lettres |
1988 |
Médecins des hommes |
1987 |
L'Heure Simenon |
1984 |
Série noire |
Rhapsodie en jaune (E12) |
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Meurtres pour mémoire (E09) |
Documentaries | |
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2022 |
The Forest Maker |
2017 |
Le Peuple des forêts (series) |
Au fil de l'histoire (E03) |
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L'Âge d'or de la forêt (E02) |
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L'Âge de glace (E01) |
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2016 |
A Journey Through French Cinema |
2015 |
Seasons |
2013 |
Amazonia |
2010 |
Babies |
2009 |
Oceans |
2008 |
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders |
2006 |
The White Planet |
2004 |
Genesis |
2002 |
Les Ailes de la nature (TV movie) |
2001 |
Origins of Life |
The Travelling Birds |
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1996 |
Microcosmos : Le peuple de l'herbe |
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2003 |
Toute une histoire |
2002 |
Les Tombales |
1997 |
Les Héros sont debout |
1986 |
Bel ragazzo |
1984 |
Oiseau de sang |
1978 |
Nuit féline |
Actor
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2019 |
In the Tracks of Jean-Michel Bernard |
2018 |
In the Tracks of – Special Edition |
2002 |
Compositeurs/réalisateurs, dialogue impossible ? |
Performer
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2000 |
On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde |
1985 |
Victoires de la musique |
Fans
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