Bernard Gérard (composer)
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Bernard Gérard was a French
composer of film scores. He was one of Michel Magne
's principal orchestra
tors, and worked as well with Georges Lautner
and Jean-Pierre Melville. Films upon which he worked include Ne nous fâchons pas, La Grande Sauterelle, Le Deuxième souffle, and La Route de Salina.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
composer of film scores. He was one of Michel Magne
Michel Magne
Michel Magne born 20 March 1930, Lisieux, Calvados, France died 19 December 1984, Cergy-Pontoise, Val-d'Oise of suicide was a French film and experimental music composer. He was nominated in 1962 for an Academy Award and Golden Globe award for scoring the Jackie Gleason film Gigot...
's principal orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
tors, and worked as well with Georges Lautner
Georges Lautner
Georges Lautner is a French film director and screenwriter.He was born in Nice, the son of actress Renée Saint-Cyr.- As director :* 1958 : La Môme aux boutons* 1960 : Arrêtez les tambours* 1960 : Marche ou crève...
and Jean-Pierre Melville. Films upon which he worked include Ne nous fâchons pas, La Grande Sauterelle, Le Deuxième souffle, and La Route de Salina.