Michel Colombier (23 May 1939 – 14 November 2004) was a French composer, arranger, and conductor.

Career

Colombier wrote the scores of several motion pictures and TV productions. He also wrote chamber music and ballets. With composer

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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 1971, 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

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, 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 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

and 1983.

Death

Colombier's death from

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came shortly after midnight on November 14,

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight ...

. He left behind a widow, Dana Colombier, with whom he fathered two children. He is interred in

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, CA.

Selected film scores

* ''

Anna (1967 film) ''Anna'' is a 1967 French musical- comedy film directed by Pierre Koralnik and starring Anna Karina. Cast * Anna Karina as Anna * Jean-Claude Brialy as Serge (as J.C. Brialy) * Marianne Faithfull as a young woman at the evening dance * Serge ...

'' (1967) * ''

Every Bastard a King ''Every Bastard a King'' ( he, כל ממזר מלך, translit. Kol Mamzer Melech) is a 1968 Israeli drama film directed by Uri Zohar. The film was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 41st Academy Awards ...

'' (1968) * '' Colossus: The Forbin Project'' (1970) * ''

Law Breakers ''Law Breakers'' (french: Les Assassins de l'ordre) is a 1971 French drama film starring Jacques Brel, directed by Marcel Carné. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. Based on a real-life incident, an idealistic and ...

'' (1971) * '' Un flic'' (1972) * ''

The Inheritor ''The Inheritor'' (french: L'Héritier) is a 1973 French film starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. Plot Hugo Cordell, media and industrial tycoon, dies when his plane explodes between Geneva and Paris. Examination of the plane's debris cannot establish ...

'' (1973) * '' Paul and Michelle'' (1974) * ''

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'' (1979) * '' Une chambre en ville'' (1982) * '' Against All Odds'' (1984) * '' Purple Rain'' (1984) * ''

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'' (1985) * '' The Money Pit'' (1986) * '' Ruthless People'' (1986) * '' The Golden Child'' (1986) * ''

Surrender Surrender may refer to: * Surrender (law), the early relinquishment of a tenancy * Surrender (military), the relinquishment of territory, combatants, facilities, or armaments to another power Film and television * ''Surrender'' (1927 film), an ...

'' (1987) * '' The Wild Pair'' (1987) * ''

The Couch Trip ''The Couch Trip'' is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie. It stars Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin and Donna Dixon. It is loosely based on the 1971 novel ''The Couch Trip'', by Ken Kolb. Plot Alleged mental pat ...

'' (1988) * '' Cop'' (1988) * '' Satisfaction'' (1988) * ''

Who's Harry Crumb? ''Who's Harry Crumb?'' is a 1989 American comedy- mystery film featuring John Candy as the title character. Paul Flaherty directed the film, which co-stars Annie Potts, Jeffrey Jones and Shawnee Smith. An uncredited cameo appearance is made by J ...

'' (1989) * '' Out Cold'' (1989) * ''

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'' (1989) * '' Asterix and the Big Fight'' (1989) * '' Impulse'' (1990) * '' Buried Alive'' (1990) * ''Midnight Cabaret'' (1990) * ''

New Jack City ''New Jack City'' is a 1991 American action crime film based upon an original story and written by Thomas Lee Wright and Barry Michael Cooper, and directed by Mario Van Peebles in his feature film directorial debut. Released in the United S ...

'' (1991) * ''

The Dark Wind ''The Dark Wind'' is the fifth crime fiction novel in the Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series by Tony Hillerman, published in 1982. It is the second of the novels to feature Officer Jim Chee. Now working from Tuba City, Sgt. Chee ...

'' (1991) * '' Strictly Business'' (1991) * '' Deep Cover'' (1992) * ''

Folks! ''Folks!'' is a 1992 American comedy-drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Robert Klane and starring Tom Selleck as a selfish yuppie who takes in his parents after their house burns down. It was panned by critics, earning Selleck a Ra ...

'' (1992) * '' Posse'' (1993) * '' The Program'' (1993) * '' Major League II'' (1994) * '' Élisa'' (1995) * '' Mary & Tim'' (1996) * ''

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'' (1996) * '' Meet Wally Sparks'' (1997) * '' Kiss of Fire'' (1998) * '' Woo'' (1998) * ''

How Stella Got Her Groove Back ''How Stella Got Her Groove Back'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan, adapted from Terry McMillan's best-selling 1996 novel of the same title. The film stars Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs (in his film ...

'' (1998) * '' Pros & Cons'' (1999) * '' Screwed'' (2000) * '' Swept Away'' (2002)

References

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