François de Roubaix

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

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. 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; in 1976, his score for "Le Vieux Fusil" was awarded a César Award.

cores

* 1961 : "Thaumeatopoea, la vie des chenilles processionnaires du pin et de leur extermination controlée" of Robert Enrico
* 1962 : "Montagnes magiques" of Robert Enrico
* 1964 : "Contre-point" of Robert Enrico
* 1964 : "Strip-teaseuses ou ces femmes que l'on croit faciles" of Jean-Claude Roy
* 1965 : "" (TV) of Robert Enrico
* 1965 : "Les Survivants" (TV series) ofDominique Genée
* 1966 : "Les Chats of Philippe Durand
* 1966 : "Elles" of Alain Magrou
* 1966 : "Les Combinards" of Jean-Claude Roy
* 1966 : "Les Grandes Gueules" of Robert Enrico
* 1967 : "La loi du survivant" of José Giovanni
* 1967 : "Les Poneyttes" of Joel Lemoigne
* 1967 : "Contacts" of Dolorès Grassian
* 1967 : "Des terrils et des Turcs" of Jean-Michel Barjol
* 1967 : "Les Aventuriers" of Robert Enrico
* 1967 : "Rue barrée (TV series) of René Versini
* 1967 : "La vie commence à minuit" (TV series) of Yvan Jouannet
* 1967 : "Les Chevaliers du ciel" or "Les Aventures de Michel Tanguy - "Les Aventures de Tanguy et Laverdure" (TV series) of François Villiers
* 1967 : "La Blonde de Pékin" of Nicolas Gessner
* 1967 : "Le Samouraï" of Jean-Pierre Melville
* 1967 : "Diaboliquement vôtre" of Julien Duvivier
* 1968 : "Le Paradis terrestre" (TV series)
* 1968 : "Tante Zita" of Robert Enrico
* 1968 : "Le Rapace" of José Giovanni
* 1968 : "The Teenagers" of Pierre Roustang
* 1968 : "Les Secrets de la Mer Rouge" (TV series) of Pierre Lary
* 1968 : "Adieu l'ami" of Jean Herman
* 1968 : "Ho !" of Robert Enrico
* 1968 : "La Grande Lessive" of Jean-Pierre Mocky
* 1968 : "Le Témoin"
* 1969 : "Pépin la bulle" (TV series) of Italo Bettiol, Stefano Lonati
* 1969 : "Les Oiseaux sauvages" (TV series)
* 1969 : "Jeff" of Jean Herman
* 1969 : "48 heures d'amour" of Cécil Saint-Laurent
* 1969 : "Que ferait donc Faber ?" (TV series) of Dolorès Grassian
* 1969 : "Les Étrangers" of Jean-Pierre Desagnat
* 1970 : "Les Amis" of Gérard Blain
* 1970 : "Une infinie tendresse" of Pierre Jallaud
* 1970 : "L'Étalon" of Jean-Pierre Mocky
* 1970 : "Dernier domicile connu" of José Giovanni
* 1970 : "Pour un sourire" of François Dupont-Midy
* 1970 : "La Peau de Torpedo" of Jean Delannoy
* 1970 : "" (TV series) of Adolphe Sylvain
* 1970 : "L'Homme orchestre" of Serge Korber
* 1970 : "Les Novices" of Guy Casaril
* 1971 : "Où est donc passé Tom ?" of José Giovanni
* 1971 : "Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément" of Robert Enrico
* 1972 : "La Scoumoune" of José Giovanni
* 1974 : "Chapi Chapo" (TV series)
* 1975 : "Le Vieux Fusil" of Robert Enrico

References

* [http://wm01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:d9ftxqlhldfe~T1 Roubaix] at Allmusic