Stéphane Meer (born October 5, 1951 in

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) is a French composer of

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s. He wrote music for TV series and feature films such as '' Pondichéry, dernier comptoir des Indes'', ''L'ami du jardin'', ''Too Pure'' and ''Tristan et Iseult''.

Musical education and career

Meer first studied guitar and piano, and later drums and violin. After studying classical, contemporary and jazz harmony, he began working in 1986 with Bruno Gaumetou. After several albums as a music producer ( Indochine's ''

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'' and ''Sentiment Clou'' for EMI), he returned to composition for animation series such as ''Lupo Alberto'', ''SOS bout du monde'', ''The Last Reservation'', ''Shtoing Circus'' and ''

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''. Meer wrote an orchestral piece, ''"On a marché sous la mer"'', for the Cherbourg Sea City park and "The Battle of Normandie" for the Caen memorial museum before U.S. President George W. Bush's official visit. Meer worked on the Disney "Magic Music" project and, with Alix Arbert, composed music for the

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''Vice-Versa'' series in 2005. In 2010, he conducted the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra in a recording for the animated feature ''Mark Logan''.

Studio Capitale

Meer has owned the audio post-production company Studio Capitale since 1994.

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