Léon Moreau (13 July 1870 – 11 April 1946) was a French/Breton composer, winner of the second prize for composition in the

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. Born in Brest, he was active as a piano teacher and composer in Brest and Paris. A member of the short-lived

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, he also wrote a number of film scores for the

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(1894-1929), and also saxophone pieces for

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Works (selection)

* Film scores **

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: '' L'Agonie de Byzance'' by

Louis Feuillade Louis Feuillade (; 19 February 1873 – 25 February 1925) was a French filmmaker of the silent film, silent era. Between 1906 and 1924, he directed over 630 films. He is primarily known for the crime serial film, serials ''Fantômas (1913 ser ...

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: '' The Agony of the Eagles'' by Dominique Bernard-Deschamps and

Julien Duvivier Julien Duvivier (; 8 October 1896 – 29 October 1967) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was prominent in French cinema in the years 1930–1960. Amongst his most original films, chiefly notable are ''La Bandera (film), La Bandera'', ...

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: ''

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'' by

Tony Lekain Tony Lekain, real name Tony Théodore Weill, (5 November 1888 – 26 December 1966) was a French film director, who was active during the 1920s and 1930s. Selected filmography * '' Ferragus'' (1923) * 1926: '' Le Fauteuil 47'' with Gaston Ra ...

and

Gaston Ravel Gaston Ravel (; 1878–1958) was a French screenwriter and film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and ...

Bibliography

* Séverine Abhervé: ''Discours des compositeurs de musique sur le cinématographe en France (1919–1937): Ambitions, obstacles et horizons d'attente'', o
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