Robin Coudert (born 15 May 1978), also known by his stage name ROB, is a French

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/rock musician, singer-songwriter, producer and film score composer.

Life and career

Born in Caen, Robin Coudert, alias ROB, is a musician, author, singer, composer, producer. He began learning music with the classical trumpet at the age of 8, and continued his instruction with the synthesizer and the piano, and thus created his first electronic compositions at the age of 10. Rob discovered performing with a heavy-metal band at 14, then a funk band at 16. Along with his musical experiences, he entered the Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1996, where he joined the studio of the painter Vladimir Velickovic. However, it was the Source label that spotted Rob, presented by his friends from the band Phoenix. In 1998, he participated in the Source Rocks compilation, from which his first EP, "Musique pour un enfant jouet", was extracted. In 2001, Source released his first album "Don't Kill", followed by "Satyred Love" in 2002. During the production of these, he met the sound engineer Jack Lahana, with whom he continued for all of his works. Rob then began a series of collaborations: with

Sébastien Tellier Sébastien Tellier (; born 22 February 1975) is a French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with his song " Divine". He has also produced songs for Dita Von Teese and composed ...

or Phoenix, whom he will accompany on stage on keyboards and percussion since then. He then produced / directed albums for various artists, Melissa Mars (2007), Zaza Fournier (2008 and 2011), Alizée (2010), Adanowsky (2010) or Leon Larregui (2016)… In 2010, with the Institubes label, he created the “Dodecalogue” project, a series of 12 instrumental discs devoted to the Gospels. The work will be left unfinished in the sixth volume with the closing of Institubes. His cinematographic experience began in 2005 with the short film "Pink Cowboy Boots" by Maria Larrea, which he married that same year, and has been actively pursued since 2010. Rob creates the original music for "Belle Épine" by

Rebecca Zlotowski Rebecca Zlotowski (born 21 April 1980) is a French film director and screenwriter. Education A former student at prestigious Ecole Normale Supérieure, Rebecca Zlotowski received her teaching qualification in French modern literature in 2003. S ...

(2010), "Populaire" by Régis Roinsard (2012) nominated for the Césars for best original music, "Maniac" by

Franck Khalfoun Franck Ange Khalfoun (born 9 March 1968) is a French film director and screenwriter, known for directing '' P2'', '' Wrong Turn at Tahoe'', ''Maniac'', and the ''Amityville'' franchise entry '' Amityville: The Awakening''. His latest film was th ...

(2012), "Made In France" by Nicolas Boukhrief (2015), “Revenge” by Coralie Fargeat (2018)… In 2015 he began his collaboration with Éric Rochant on “Le Bureau des Légendes”, for which he created the original music for the five seasons, until 2020. His career continues to continue in cinema, series and documentaries with more than 30 original music composed to date. The Parisian studio Hippocampus, created with Jack Lahana, houses all of his productions.

Discography

Singles

* "Musique pour un enfant jouet" (1999) * "Amours" (2000) * "Power glove" (2001)

Albums

* ''Don't kill'' (2001) * ''Satyred love'' (2002)

EPs

* ''Dodécalogue Vol I : Pierre'' (2009) * ''Dodécalogue Vol II : Jean'' (2009) * ''Dodécalogue Vol III : Jacques Le Majeur'' (2009) * ''Dodécalogue Vol IV : Jude Thadée'' (2009) * ''Dodécalogue Vol V : Matthieu'' (2010) * ''Dodécalogue Vol VI : Philippe'' (2010)

Other work

Musical compositions

* 2010 : for French singer

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– three songs on the album ''

Une enfant du siècle ''Une enfant du siècle'' (in English: ''A Child of the Century'') is the fourth studio album by the French recording artist Alizée. The first one released under Jive Records/Epic label and her first French-English-Spanish language album. The fu ...

''.

Art director / producer

* ''2007'' - Album « À la recherche de l’amour perdu » by

Melissa Mars Melissa Mars is a French actress and singer-songwriter. She appeared alongside John Travolta in ''From Paris With Love'' produced by Luc Besson (''Nikita, Lucy''). She won a best supporting actress award for her performance in ''The Cabining'', ...

(Polydor) *''2008 -'' Album « La vie à deux » by Zaza Fournier (Warner) *''2010'' - Album « Un enfant du siècle » by

(Sony) *''2010'' - Album « Amador » by Adanowsky (Emi) *''2011'' - Album « Regarde-moi » by Zaza Fournier (Warner) *''2013'' - Album « Cute kid » by Junesex (Jia) *''2016'' - Album « Voluma » by Leon Larregui – Disque de Platine (Universal)

Original soundtracks

* '' Pink Cowboy Boots'' by Maria Larrea (Short Film – 2005) *''

Belle Épine ''Dear Prudence'' (french: Belle Épine; ) is a 2010 French drama film and the directorial debut of Rebecca Zlotowski. The film stars Léa Seydoux, Anaïs Demoustier, Agathe Schlenker, Johan Libéreau and Guillaume Gouix. It premiered in the Inter ...

'' by

(2010) * ''

Jimmy Rivière ''Jimmy Rivière'' is a 2011 French drama film directed by Teddy Lussi-Modeste. Plot Jimmy Rivière is passionate about Muay Thai. He seeks a possible life where he could reconcile his faith and his love for Sonia, a young Muslim girl, also in l ...

'' by Teddy Lussi-Modeste (2011) *'' Radiostars'' by

Romain Lévy Romain may refer to: People Given name * Romain Bussine (1830–1899), French poet and voice professor * Romain Rolland (1866–1944), French writer * Romain de Tirtoff (1892–1990), French artist and designer known as Erté * Romain Belle ...

(2012) *'' Populaire'' by Régis Roinsard (2012) *''

Maniac Maniac (from Greek μανιακός, ''maniakos'') is a pejorative for an individual who experiences the mood known as mania. In common usage, it is also an insult for someone involved in reckless behavior. Maniac may also refer to: Film * ' ...

'' by

(2012) *''

Je suis un supporter du standard Je or JE may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''JE'' (TV series), a Canadian television newsmagazine series on TVA * Joy Electric, an analogue purist synthpop group Businesses and organizations * Johnny's Entertainment, a Japanese talent agen ...

'' by

Riton Liebman Henri Liebman (born 29 January 1964), known as Riton Liebman, is a Belgian comedian, actor, and director. Career Liebman made his first impression with audiences at age 13, when French director Bertrand Blier discovered him and cast him as Christ ...

(2013) *''

Rock the Casbah "Rock the Casbah" is a song by the English punk rock band The Clash, released in 1982. The song was released as the second single from their fifth album, ''Combat Rock''. It reached number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the US (t ...

'' by

Laïla Marrakchi Laila Marrakchi (born 1975 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan film maker most famous for the controversial film '' Marock''. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. She is married to film director Alexan ...

(2013) *'' Grand Central'' by

(2013) *'' Every Secret Thing'' by Amy J. Berg (2014) *''

Tristesse Club ''Fool Circle'' (french: Tristesse Club) is a 2014 French comedy-drama film directed by Vincent Mariette and starring Ludivine Sagnier, Laurent Lafitte and Vincent Macaigne. Cast * Ludivine Sagnier as Chloé * Laurent Lafitte as Léon Camus ...

'' by

Vincent Mariette Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists * Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Gogh ...

(2014) *'' Horns'' by

Alexandre Aja Alexandre Jouan-Arcady, known professionally as Alexandre Aja, (; born 7 August 1978) is a French filmmaker best known for his work in the horror genre. He rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film '' Haute Tension'' (known as ''Hig ...

(2014) * ''The Bureau'', 1st season by Eric Rochant (2015) *'' Made in France'' by

Nicolas Boukhrief Nicolas Boukhrief (born 4 June 1963) is a French screenwriter, film director and actor. Boukhrief started his career as a journalist. In 1990 he created ''the Newspaper of the cinema'' on Canal+, and was the writer in chief until 1993, when he ...

(2015) *''

Enragés The ''Enragés'' (French for "enraged ones") commonly known as the Ultra-radicals (french: Ultra-radicaux) were a small number of firebrands known for defending the lower class and expressing the demands of the extreme radical sans-culottes duri ...

'' by Eric Hannezot (2015) *'' Down by love'' by Pierre Godeau (2016) *''

Planetarium A planetarium ( planetariums or ''planetaria'') is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation. A dominant feature of most planetarium ...

'' by

(2016) *'' Amityville: The Awakening'' by

(2016) *'' Beautiful Accident'' by Wi Ding Ho (2016) *'' The Bureau'', 2nd season by Eric Rochant (2016) *''Sarah Winchester, ópera fantôme - 3ème scène'', by Bertrand Bonello (2016) *'' Et les Mistrals Gagnants'' by

Anne-Dauphine Julliand Anne-Dauphine Julliand (born 23 November 1973) is a French woman writer. Her two published works are ' (Two Small Footprints in Wet Sand: A Mother's Memoir) in 2011 and ''Une journée particulière'' in 2013, essays recounting her family life exper ...

(Documentary – 2017) *'' Seuls'' by David Moreau (2017) *'' The Bureau'', 3rd season by Eric Rochant (2017) *'' Un Ciel Radieux'' by

(2017) *'' Le Prix du Succès'' by Teddy Lussi-Modeste (2017) *''Feroce'' by Izu Troin (2017) *'' Gangsterdam'' by

(2017) *''

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'' by

Coralie Fargeat Coralie Fargeat (born 1976) is a French film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 2017 debut feature film ''Revenge'', for which she received awards from independent film festivals across the world. Fargeat lists David Cronenbe ...

(2018) *'' Campfire Creepers'' by

(2018) * ''Troy: Fall of a city'', by David Farr (2018) *'' The Bureau,'' 4rd season by Eric Rochant (2017) *''

Cities of Last Things ''Cities of Last Things'' ( zh, 幸福城市) is a drama film, directed by Ho Wi Ding and released in 2018.

'' by

Ho Wi Ding Ho Wi-ding (; born 30 November 1971) is a Malaysia-born Taiwanese filmmaker. Life and career Ho was born in Malaysia of Chinese ethnic background, and he graduated from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. In 2001, he moved to Tai ...

(2018) *Le Plus Beau Pays du Monde, by

Frédéric Fougea Frédéric Fougea is a French author, director and cinema and television producer, born on 4 March 1961 in Paris. He heads the production company Boréales, which he founded in 1987. His films are recognisable for their particular style, mixing do ...

(2019) * Papicha, by Mounia Meddour (2019) *Trois Jours et Une Vie, by

(2019) *Les sauvages, by

(2019) *''

Gretel & Hansel ''Gretel & Hansel'' (also known as ''Gretel & Hansel: A Grim Fairy Tale'') is a 2020 dark fantasy horror film based on the German folklore tale "Hansel and Gretel" by the Brothers Grimm. The film is directed by Oz Perkins, and produced by Fr ...

'' by

Oz Perkins Osgood Robert "Oz" Perkins II (born February 2, 1974) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. Early life Perkins was born in Manhattan, New York, the elder son of actor Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) and phot ...

(2020) *''

Run Sweetheart Run ''Run Sweetheart Run'' is a 2020 American supernatural horror film directed by Shana Feste from a screenplay by Feste, Keith Josef Adkins and Kellee Terrell. The film stars Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbæk, Dayo Okeniyi, Betsy Brandt, Ava Grey, Lama ...

'', by Shana Feste (2020) *''

Oxygène ''Oxygène'' (, en, Oxygen) is the third studio album by French electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre. It was first released in France in December 1976 by Disques Motors, and distributed internationally in 1977 by Polydor Records. J ...

'', by

(2021)

Remix

* Produced a

Remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...

of the title ''"Playground love"'' by

Air The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases, known collectively as air, retained by Earth's gravity that surrounds the planet and forms its planetary atmosphere. The atmosphere of Earth protects life on Earth by creating pressure allowing for ...

. It is available on the maxi-single "Playground love".

Honors

Nomination

* 2013 - Césars : nomination for the

César Award for Best Music Written for a Film Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt * César Award, a French film award Places * Cesar, Portugal * Ces ...

for '' Populaire'' *''2017'' - Prix Lumière: Nominated for the Music Category for ''

'' *''2017'' - Festival de la fiction TV de la Rochelle: Awarded for best music for ''Un Ciel Radieux'' *''2017'' - Lauriers de la Radio et de la Télévision: Awarded for the original music of an audiovisual work for ''Un Ciel Radieux'' *''2018'' - Prix UCMF (Union des Compositeurs de Musique de Film - Union of Film Music Composers): Awarded for the best original music of an audiovisual work for ''Un Ciel Radieux''

References

External links

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Rob – Because Editions

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Rob on Discogs

Rob on AllMusic
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