Nicolas Errèra (born 21 May 1967) is a French

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and musician working all over the world. Co-founder of innovative electronics groups

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and Rouge Rouge, he also composes soundtracks for films and television.

Early life

Nicolas Errèra comes from a family of artists. An only child, his father is a playwright and his mother a set designer. He was born in Paris. He majored in science to attain his baccalaureate and also studied philosophy. When he was a teenager he joined the group of the English theatre director

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, under whom he featured in 3 plays. Alongside his studies he took lessons in piano and composing at the

École normale de musique de Paris The École Normale de Musique de Paris "Alfred Cortot" (ENMP) is a leading conservatoire located in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. The school was founded in 1919 by Auguste Mangeot and Alfred Cortot. The term ''école normale'' (English: no ...

, studying under Serge Petigirard (piano) and

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(composing). Here he was awarded his first prize for composing. He also studied Harmony and Counterpoint with the composer Jeannine Richer . In 1998 he set up the electro pop group

and in 2002 he created the group Rouge Rouge. Both groups went on to be associated with the

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Career

Cinema

He has written music for more than 60 French and international films, including '' Au nom de ma fille'', '' Sleepless Night'' by Frédéric Jardin, ''

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'', ''

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'' by the Canadian filmmaker

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, '' The Lookout'' by the Italian director

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. '' Nocturna'' by Spain's Victor Maldonado and Adrian Garcia, and '' The Butterfly'' with

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. In 2008 the success in China of the film ''The Butterfly'' (which was watched by more than 10 million people) led to a meeting with the Hong Kong director Benny Chan. This paved the way for him to work in Asian movies, as he composed the soundtracks for three of Chan's films – ''

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'', '' Shaolin'' '' and

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''. In 2015, he composed the music for

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directed by Larry Yang (closing film at

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). In 2018, he composed the music for the movie ''

Hidden Man ''Hidden Man'' () is a 2018 action comedy film co-written and directed by Jiang Wen and starring Eddie Peng, Liao Fan, Jiang Wen, Zhou Yun, and Xu Qing. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film is an adaptation of Zhang Beihai's wuxia novel ' ...

'' directed by

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. ''Hidden Man'' has been chosen by China as its nominee for Best Foreign Language Film at the

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. In 2024, he Composed the music for the movie ''

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'' directed by

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. In 2022 he received a

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nomination for

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at the

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for "Drop the Rock", a song he cowrote with Craig Walker for the 2021 film '' Goodbye Happiness (Au revoir le bonheur)''.Brent Furdyk
"2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack"
''

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'', February 15, 2022.

Television

As with his work for the cinema, Errèra wrote the music for fictional TV series such as '' XIII: The Conspiracy'', '' XIII: The Series'' the French-Canadian series adapted from the graphic novels by

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and

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. He also wrote music for television movies for Alain Tasma, and many more. In 2017 ''

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'' won an International Emmy Awards Best TV Movie/Mini-Series. In 2006 Errèra met the photographer and director

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, with whom he regularly collaborates on music for promotional films for prestigious brands (including ( Yves Saint Laruent,

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and many more).

Theatre

In 2008 Errèra met

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. He composed the music for two productions directed by the American, namely: ''Good Canary'' by

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, directed by

in the Théâtre Comedia (awarded the 2008 Molière prize for best director), and, in 2012, ''

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'', directed by John Malkovich in the

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in Paris. The production has also a limited engagement in July 2013 at the

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in New York City

Radio

In 1999 he met

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, the founder of Actuel magazine and Radio Nova. Since 2004 he has been producing and hosting a programme on Radio Nova entitled ''Le Pudding'', (every Sunday from 8pm).

Selected filmography

* '' The Butterfly'' - 2002 * ''

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'' - 2004 (composition of an original music for the silent movie directed by Karl Grune in 1923) * '' Nocturna'' - 2007 * ''

'' - 2008 * '' XIII: The Conspiracy'' - 2008 * ''

'' - 2009 * '' Sleepless Night'' - 2011 * '' XIII: The Series'' - 2011-2012 * '' Shaolin'' - 2012 * '' Le Guetteur'' - 2013 * ''

'' - 2013 * ''

Mountain Cry ''Mountain Cry'' ( zh, 喊山) is a 2015 Chinese drama film directed by Larry Yang. The film is based on the novel of the same title by Ge Shuiping.

'' - 2016 * '' Au nom de ma fille'' - 2016 * ''Ne m'abandonne pas'' - 2016 * ''La Confession'' - 2017 * '' My Other Home'' - 2017 * ''

'' - 2018 * ''

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'' - 2021 * '' Goodbye Happiness (Au revoir le bonheur)'' - 2021 * '' Ma Nuit '' - 2021 * ''

'' - 2024

Awards and nominations

Awards

*2017 Jerry Goldsmith Awards 2017 - Best Music Award for the movie "

Mountain Cry ''Mountain Cry'' ( zh, 喊山) is a 2015 Chinese drama film directed by Larry Yang. The film is based on the novel of the same title by Ge Shuiping.

" *2016 Award Ucmf 2016 - Best Music Award for the movie "Ne m'abandonne pas" *2014 Best Music Award (Golden Deer) - Changchun China Film Festival for the movie ''

Nominations

*2021 Les Lauriers de l'Audiovisuel. Best Original Music for the tv serie "Le Mensonge" *2022

at the

for "Drop the Rock".

Selected discography

* ''Venom in the grass'' ''(Pschent)'' (2010) * ''My Territory'' featuring Tania Bruna-Rosso ''(Pschent)'' (2008) * ''Men Are Not Nice Guys'' ''(Atmosphériques)'' (2002) * ''Shampoo Victims'' ''(Atmosphériques)'' (2000) * ''Each Finger Has An Attitude'' ''(Atmosphériques)'' (1999) RougeRouge * ''Ce soir,après diner'' ''(Wagram)'' (2003) * '' Hôtel Costes, Vol. 5'' ''(Wagram)'' (2002) * ''L'amour'' ''(Wagram)'' (2002) Soundtrack * ''The Serpent's Path'' ''(Enka)'' (2024) * ''Ma Nuit'' ''(Enka)'' (2022) * ''Hidden Man'' ''(Soundtrack Magazine)'' (2022) * ''Mountain Cry'' ''(Music-Box / ENKA)'' (2021) * ''The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir'' ''(Enka)'' (2018) * ''La Confession'' ''(Enka)'' (2017) * ''Mountain Cry'' ''(Enka)'' (2016) * ''Au nom de ma fille'' ''(LGM/Noodles)'' (2016) * ''The White Storm'' ''(Enka)'' (2014) * ''Sleepless Night'' ''(Moviescoremedia)'' (2011) * ''Shaolin'', ''(Moviescoremedia MMS-11018)'' (2011) * ''Nocturna'' ''(Milan/Universal)'' * ''L'Outremangeur'', ''(Milan/Universal)'' (2002) * ''Cravate Club'' ''(East-West/Warner)''(2002) * ''The Butterfly'' ''(Universal)''(2002) * ''Les Frères Sœur'' ''(APC)''(2000) Remix * Remix of the soundtrack ''

Le Samouraï ''Le Samouraï'' (; ) is a 1967 neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon, and Cathy Rosier. A Franco-Italian production, it depicts the intersecting pa ...

''
, Review about the Samourai’s Soundtrack(Universal) Theatre * ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' '' (Enka -12001])'' (2011)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Errera, Nicolas 1967 births Living people Composers from Paris French film score composers French male film score composers École Normale de Musique de Paris alumni