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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name = Michel Colombier
| name = Michel Colombier
| background = non_performing_personnel
| background = non_performing_personnel
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|5|23}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|5|23}}
| birth_place = [[Lyon]], France
| birth_place = [[Lyon]], France
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|11|14|1939|5|23}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|11|14|1939|5|23}}
| death_place = [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], California, U.S.
| death_place = [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], California, U.S.
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[progressive rock]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[Contemporary classical music|contemporary classical]], [[Avant-garde music|avant-garde]], [[film score]]
| genre = [[Film score]]
| occupation = Composer, conductor
| occupation = Composer, conductor, arranger, songwriter
| instrument = Keyboards
| instrument = Keyboards
| years_active = 1962–2003
| years_active = 1962–2003
| website = {{url|www.michelcolombier.com}}
| website = {{url|www.michelcolombier.com}}
| associated_acts = [[Eddie Barclay]], [[Petula Clark]], [[Maurice Béjart]], [[Serge Gainsbourg]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
}}
}}


'''Michel Colombier''' (May 23, 1939 &ndash; November 14, 2004) was a French [[composer]], [[songwriter]], [[arranger]], and [[conductor]]. In a career that spanned over four decades, he composed over 100 film and television scores, as well as [[chamber music]], [[Ballet|ballets]], and [[Concept album|concept albums]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-nov-17-me-colombier17-story.html|title=Michel Colombier, 65; Composer Was Known for His Versatility|date=2004-11-17|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref> He won a [[César Award for Best Original Music]] for [[Élisa (film)|''Élisa'']], and was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] and three [[Grammy Award|Grammy Awards]].
'''Michel Colombier''' (May 23, 1939 &ndash; November 14, 2004) was a French composer, arranger, and conductor.


== Early life ==
He wrote the scores of several motion pictures and TV productions. He also wrote chamber music and ballets. With composer [[Pierre Henry]] he wrote music for ''Messe pour le temps présent'', a piece created by choreographer [[Maurice Béjart]] in 1967. He released an album on A&M Records, "Wings", in 1972, which included a collaboration with Lani Hall on lead vocal, his song "We Could Be Flying, with
Colombier was born in [[Lyon]], [[France]] into a musical family. His father taught him [[piano]], harmony, counterpoint, and conducting from the age of six. By eleven he started to improvise and at fourteen he discovered jazz and performed with small combos and big bands for which he wrote and orchestrated arrangements. In the meantime, his father continued his education by adding the study of church organ and Gregorian chant. During his stint in the [[French Army]] he continued composing, arranging and playing the widest range of music from chamber orchestra to jazz band.
lyrics by Paul Williams. Recorded in Paris, with Colombier on piano, it was also included on the album
"Sun Down Lady", Lani Halls' first solo album after her years as lead singer for Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66, released in 1972 on A&M Records.


== Career ==
He was married to Dana Colombier, with whom he had two children. He is buried in [[Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]].
At the age of 22, he spent one year with avant-garde composer [[Michel Magne]] and was hired as the in-house musical director of [[Barclay (record label)|Barclay]], a record label founded by namesake [[Eddie Barclay]]. His first assignment was to arrange [[Charles Aznavour]]'s first album in English, produced by [[Quincy Jones]], for release in the [[United States]]. Around this time, he began writing and arranging [[Commercial jingle|commercial jingles]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/nov/19/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries2|title=Obituary: Michel Colombier|last=O'Connor|first=Patrick|date=2004-11-19|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-07-25|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>


In 1967, Colombier collaborated with composer [[Pierre Henry]] to write music for ''Messe pour le temps présent'', a piece created by choreographer [[Maurice Béjart]]. His interest in modern dance led him to collaborate with the likes of [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]], [[Twyla Tharp]], [[Roland Petit]], [[Jean Babilée]], and [[Daniel Ezralow]], composing and arranging pieces for the [[American Ballet Theatre]] and the [[Paris Opera Ballet]]. He also composed music for a staging of ''[[Le Bourgeois gentilhomme]]'' by [[Comédie-Française]], re-arranging original composer [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]]'s music with contributions from contemporary pop singers and musicians. The collaboration turned into a huge popular success, and the play went on for years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/arts/music/michel-colombier-french-composer-dies-at-65.html|title=Michel Colombier, French Composer, Dies at 65|last=Reuters|date=2004-11-21|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-07-25|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
== Selected film scores ==

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In 1968, English singer and actress [[Petula Clark]] hired him as her musical director. She took him with her to the United States and introduced him to [[Herb Alpert]] of [[A&M Records]], who signed him as an artist, composer, performer. The collaboration with Herb gave birth to "Wings", an entirely new [[concept album]] hailed as "the first pop symphony" and "the first rock oratorio." It used a rock band, a full brass section, an electric string trio, an entire array of percussion, 5 soloists, a choir and the Paris Opera Orchestra. The composition earned Colombier critical acclaim and attention, and earned him three [[Grammy Award]] nominations and the Grand Prize of the [[Académie Charles Cros]]. In Canada, the music of Wings became a TV special which won the [[Genie Award for Best Music Score]] and in Japan, he became known as "Fusion-Sama" or "Godfather of fusion."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jango.com/music/Michel+Colombier|title=Michel Colombier|website=Jango Radio|language=en|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref>
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* ''[[Every Bastard a King]]'' (1968)
Filmmaker [[Jacques Demy]] asked Colombier to compose the music for ''[[Une chambre en ville]]'', which Demy called his "dearest and most serious film." Although the film was not a commercial success, it was unanimously lauded by the French film critics, and earned Colombier a [[César Award]] nomination for Best Original Score.
* ''[[Colossus: The Forbin Project]]'' (1970)

* ''[[Law Breakers]]'' (1971)
His score for [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'s [[Purple Rain (film)|''Purple Rain'']] won a [[People's Choice Awards|People's Choice Award]], the song "Elisa", which he co-wrote with [[Serge Gainsbourg]], became the inspiration for the [[Élisa (film)|film of the same name]] and went on to win a Cesar for Best Score. He is also the recipient of a [[Japan Music Awards|Japan Music Award]] and the Prix de la Musique Symphonique Légère.
* ''[[Un flic]]'' (1972)

* ''[[The Inheritor]]'' (1973)
== Personal life ==
* ''[[Paul and Michelle]]'' (1974)
Colombier was married to Dana Colombier, with whom he had two children. He died in 2004 in [[Santa Monica, California]], and is buried in [[Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]].
* ''[[Steel (1979 film)|Steel]]'' (1979)

* ''[[Une chambre en ville]]'' (1982)
== Filmography ==
* ''[[Against All Odds (film)|Against All Odds]]'' (1984)

* ''[[Purple Rain (film)|Purple Rain]]'' (1984)
=== Film ===
* ''[[White Nights (1985 film)|White Nights]]'' (1985)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* ''[[The Money Pit]]'' (1986)
|-
* ''[[Ruthless People]]'' (1986)
! Year
* ''[[The Golden Child]]'' (1986)
! Title
* ''[[Surrender (1987 film)|Surrender]]'' (1987)
! Director
* ''[[The Couch Trip]]'' (1988)
! class="unsortable" | Notes
* ''[[Cop (film)|Cop]]'' (1988)
|-
* ''[[Satisfaction (film)|Satisfaction]]'' (1988)
| rowspan="2" | 1964
* ''[[Who's Harry Crumb?]]'' (1989)
|''FX 18''
* ''[[Out Cold (1989 film)|Out Cold]]'' (1989)
|[[Maurice Cloche]]
* ''[[Loverboy (1989 film)|Loverboy]]'' (1989)
|
* ''[[Asterix and the Big Fight (film)|Asterix and the Big Fight]]'' (1989)
|-
{{col-2}}
|''Un drôle de caïd''
* ''[[Impulse (1990 film)|Impulse]]'' (1990)
|[[Jacques Poitrenaud]]
* ''[[Buried Alive (1990 TV film)|Buried Alive]]'' (1990)
|
* ''[[Midnight Cabaret]]'' (1990)
|-
* ''[[New Jack City]]'' (1991)
| rowspan="3" |1965
* ''[[The Dark Wind (1991 film)|The Dark Wind]]'' (1991)
|''La famille Hernandez''
* ''[[Strictly Business (1991 film)|Strictly Business]]'' (1991)
|Geneviève Baïlac
* ''[[Deep Cover]]'' (1992)
|
* ''[[Folks!]]'' (1992)
|-
* ''[[Posse (1993 film)|Posse]]'' (1993)
* ''[[The Program (1993 film)|The Program]]'' (1993)
|''[[The Dictator's Guns]]''
|[[Claude Sautet]]
* ''[[Major League II]]'' (1994)
|Composed with [[Eddie Barclay]]
* ''[[Élisa (film)|Élisa]]'' (1995)
|-
* ''[[Mary & Tim]]'' (1996)
|''L'or du duc''
* ''[[Barb Wire (film)|Barb Wire]]'' (1996)
|[[Jacques Baratier]]
* ''[[Meet Wally Sparks]]'' (1997)
|
* ''[[Claudine's Return|Kiss of Fire]]'' (1998)
|-
* ''[[Woo (film)|Woo]]'' (1998)
| rowspan="2" |1966
* ''[[How Stella Got Her Groove Back]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Pros & Cons]]'' (1999)
|''[[Un monde nouveau]]''
|[[Vittorio De Sica]]
* ''[[Screwed (2000 film)|Screwed]]'' (2000)
|
* ''[[Largo Winch (film)|Largo Winch]]'' (2001)
|-
* ''[[Swept Away (2002 film)|Swept Away]]'' (2002)
|''[[The Gardener of Argenteuil]]''
{{col-end}}
|[[Jean-Paul Le Chanois]]
|
|-
|1967
|''[[If I Were a Spy]]''
|[[Bertrand Blier]]
|Composed with [[Serge Gainsbourg]]
|-
|1968
|''[[Every Bastard a King]]''
|[[Uri Zohar]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1969
|''[[Mr. Freedom]]''
|[[William Klein (photographer)|William Klein]]
|
|-
|''The Scarlet Lady''
|Jean Valère
|
|-
|1970
|''[[Colossus: The Forbin Project]]''
|[[Joseph Sargent]]
|First American film
|-
|1971
|''[[Law Breakers]]''
|[[Marcel Carné]]
|
|-
|1972
|''[[Un flic]]''
|[[Jean-Pierre Melville]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1973
|''[[The Inheritor]]''
|[[Philippe Labro]]
|
|-
|''Tarot''
|[[José María Forqué]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1974
|''[[Paul and Michelle]]''
|[[Lewis Gilbert]]
|
|-
|''Le hasard et la violence''
|[[Philippe Labro]]
|
|-
|1975
|''Les onze mille verges''
|Eric Lipmann
|
|-
|1976
|''[[L'Alpagueur]]''
|[[Philippe Labro]]
|
|-
|1977
|''[[The Model Couple]]''
|[[William Klein (photographer)|William Klein]]
|Composed with [[Hugues Aufray]]
|-
|1979
|''[[Steel (1979 film)|Steel]]''
|[[Steve Carver]]
|
|-
|1982
|''[[Une chambre en ville]]''
|[[Jacques Demy]]
|Nominated- [[César Award for Best Original Music]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |1984
|''[[Against All Odds (film)|Against All Odds]]''
|[[Taylor Hackford]]
|Composed with [[Larry Carlton]]
Nominated- [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media]]
|-
|''[[Purple Rain (film)|Purple Rain]]''
|[[Albert Magnoli]]
|Composed with [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
Nominated- [[Saturn Award for Best Music]]
|-
|1985
|''[[White Nights (1985 film)|White Nights]]''
|[[Taylor Hackford]]
|Nominated- [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |1986
|''[[The Money Pit]]''
|[[Richard Benjamin]]
|
|-
|''[[Ruthless People]]''
|[[Jim Abrahams]]<br>[[David Zucker (director)|David Zucker]]<br>[[Jerry Zucker]]
|
|-
|''[[The Golden Child]]''
|[[Michael Ritchie (film director)|Michael Ritchie]]
|Composed with [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |1987
|''[[Surrender (1987 film)|Surrender]]''
|[[Jerry Belson]]
|
|-
|''The Wild Pair''
|[[Beau Bridges]]
|Composed with [[John Debney]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |1988
|''[[The Couch Trip]]''
|[[Michael Ritchie (film director)|Michael Ritchie]]
|
|-
|''[[Cop (film)|Cop]]''
|[[James B. Harris]]
|
|-
|''[[Satisfaction (film)|Satisfaction]]''
|[[Joan Freeman (actress)|Joan Freeman]]
|
|-
|''In extremis''
|Olivier Lorsac
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |1989
|''[[Who's Harry Crumb?]]''
|Paul Flaherty
|
|-
|''[[Out Cold (1989 film)|Out Cold]]''
|[[Malcolm Mowbray]]
|
|-
|''[[Loverboy (1989 film)|Loverboy]]''
|[[Joan Micklin Silver]]
|
|-
|''[[Asterix and the Big Fight (film)|Asterix and the Big Fight]]''
|Philippe Grimond
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1990
|''[[Catchfire]]''
|[[Dennis Hopper]]
|Composed with [[Curt Sobel]]
|-
|''[[Impulse (1990 film)|Impulse]]''
|[[Sondra Locke]]
|
|-
|''Midnight Cabaret''
|Pece Dingo
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1991
|''[[New Jack City]]''
|[[Mario Van Peebles]]
|Composed with Vassal Benford
|-
|''[[Strictly Business (1991 film)|Strictly Business]]''
|[[Kevin Hooks]]
|
|-
|''[[The Dark Wind (1991 film)|The Dark Wind]]''
|[[Errol Morris]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1992
|''[[Diary of a Hitman]]''
|[[Roy London]]
|
|-
|''[[Deep Cover]]''
|[[Bill Duke]]
|
|-
|''[[Folks!]]''
|[[Ted Kotcheff]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1993
|''[[Posse (1993 film)|Posse]]''
|[[Mario Van Peebles]]
|
|-
|''[[The Program (1993 film)|The Program]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[David S. Ward]]
|
|-
|1994
|''[[Major League II]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1995
|''[[Élisa (film)|Élisa]]''
|[[Jean Becker (director)|Jean Becker]]
|Composed with [[Serge Gainsbourg]] & [[Zbigniew Preisner]]
[[César Award for Best Original Music]]
|-
|''The World of Jacques Demy''
|[[Agnès Varda]]
|Documentary film
|-
| rowspan="2" |1996
|''[[Barb Wire (film)|Barb Wire]]''
|David Hogan
|
|-
|[[Foxfire (1996 film)|''Foxfire'']]
|Annette Haywood-Carter
|
|-
|1997
|''[[Meet Wally Sparks]]''
|[[Peter Baldwin (director)|Peter Baldwin]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1998
|''[[Claudine's Return|Kiss of Fire]]''
|Antonio Tibaldi
|
|-
|''[[Woo (film)|Woo]]''
|[[Daisy von Scherler Mayer]]
|
|-
|''[[How Stella Got Her Groove Back]]''
|[[Kevin Rodney Sullivan]]
|
|-
|1999
|''[[Pros & Cons]]''
|Boris Damast
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2000
|''Innocents''
|[[Gregory Marquette]]
|
|-
|''[[Screwed (2000 film)|Screwed]]''
|[[Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski|Scott Alexander]]<br>[[Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski|Larry Karaszewski]]
|
|-
|''[[Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135]]''
|[[Mel Stuart]]
|Documentary film
|-
| 2002
|[[Swept Away (2002 film)|''Swept Away'']]
|[[Guy Ritchie]]
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1969
|''[[Harold Robbins' The Survivors]]''
|15 episodes
|-
|1970
|[[The Name of the Game (TV series)|''The Name of the Game'']]
|Episode: "The Tradition"
|-
|1977
|''[[The Rhinemann Exchange]]''
|[[Miniseries]]
|-
|1978
|[[What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (TV series)|''What Really Happened to the Class of '65?'']]
|Episode: "Class Athlete"
|-
|1979
|''11th Victim''
|[[Television film]]
|-
|1985-86
|[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985 TV series)|''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'']]
|7 episodes
|-
|1986
|[[Florida Straits (film)|''Florida Straits'']]
|[[Television film]]
Nominated- [[CableACE Award|CableACE Award for Best Original Score in a Movie/Dramatic Special]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |1987
|[[Shell Game (TV series)|''Shell Game'']]
|6 episodes
|-
|''[[The Magical World of Disney]]''
|Episode: "Double Switch"
|-
|1987-89
|[[Desperado (film series)|''Desperado'']]
|5 episodes
|-
| rowspan="4" |1990
|[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|''Tales from the Crypt'']]
|Episode: "Lower Berth"
|-
|''[[Buried Alive (1990 TV film)|Buried Alive]]''
| rowspan="21" |[[Television film]]
|-
|''[[Sudie and Simpson]]''
|-
|''The Fatal Image''
|-
| rowspan="4" |1991
|''Fatal Exposure''
|-
|''Tagget''
|-
|''Fever''
|-
|[[Strays (1991 film)|''Strays'']]
|-
|1992
|''Dirty Work''
|-
| rowspan="2" |1993
|''Fade to Black''
|-
|[[Daybreak (1993 film)|''Daybreak'']]
|-
| rowspan="2" |1994
|''[[Out of Darkness]]''
|-
|''Incident at Deception Ridge''
|-
|1996
|''[[Mary & Tim]]''
|-
| rowspan="4" |1997
|''Color of Justice''
|-
|''[[Murder in My Mind]]''
|-
|''[[Buried Alive II]]''
|-
|''[[The Right Connections]]''
|-
|1998
|''[[Scattering Dad]]''
|-
|1998
|''The Long Way Home''
|-
|1999
|''[[Sabrina Down Under]]''
|-
|2001
|''[[Warden of Red Rock]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" |2001-03
|[[Largo Winch (TV series)|''Largo Winch'']]
|39 episodes
|-
|[[Messiah (TV series)|''Messiah'']]
|4 episodes
|-
|2003
|[[Deacons for Defense (film)|''Deacons for Defense'']]
|[[Television film]]
|}

== References ==


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 01:36, 26 July 2019

Michel Colombier
Born(1939-05-23)May 23, 1939
Lyon, France
DiedNovember 14, 2004(2004-11-14) (aged 65)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
GenresPop, progressive rock, rock, contemporary classical, avant-garde, film score
Occupation(s)Composer, conductor, arranger, songwriter
InstrumentKeyboards
Years active1962–2003
Websitewww.michelcolombier.com

Michel Colombier (May 23, 1939 – November 14, 2004) was a French composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor. In a career that spanned over four decades, he composed over 100 film and television scores, as well as chamber music, ballets, and concept albums.[1] He won a César Award for Best Original Music for Élisa, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and three Grammy Awards.

Early life

Colombier was born in Lyon, France into a musical family. His father taught him piano, harmony, counterpoint, and conducting from the age of six. By eleven he started to improvise and at fourteen he discovered jazz and performed with small combos and big bands for which he wrote and orchestrated arrangements. In the meantime, his father continued his education by adding the study of church organ and Gregorian chant. During his stint in the French Army he continued composing, arranging and playing the widest range of music from chamber orchestra to jazz band.

Career

At the age of 22, he spent one year with avant-garde composer Michel Magne and was hired as the in-house musical director of Barclay, a record label founded by namesake Eddie Barclay. His first assignment was to arrange Charles Aznavour's first album in English, produced by Quincy Jones, for release in the United States. Around this time, he began writing and arranging commercial jingles.[2]

In 1967, Colombier collaborated with composer Pierre Henry to write music for Messe pour le temps présent, a piece created by choreographer Maurice Béjart. His interest in modern dance led him to collaborate with the likes of Mikhail Baryshnikov, Twyla Tharp, Roland Petit, Jean Babilée, and Daniel Ezralow, composing and arranging pieces for the American Ballet Theatre and the Paris Opera Ballet. He also composed music for a staging of Le Bourgeois gentilhomme by Comédie-Française, re-arranging original composer Jean-Baptiste Lully's music with contributions from contemporary pop singers and musicians. The collaboration turned into a huge popular success, and the play went on for years.[3]

In 1968, English singer and actress Petula Clark hired him as her musical director. She took him with her to the United States and introduced him to Herb Alpert of A&M Records, who signed him as an artist, composer, performer. The collaboration with Herb gave birth to "Wings", an entirely new concept album hailed as "the first pop symphony" and "the first rock oratorio." It used a rock band, a full brass section, an electric string trio, an entire array of percussion, 5 soloists, a choir and the Paris Opera Orchestra. The composition earned Colombier critical acclaim and attention, and earned him three Grammy Award nominations and the Grand Prize of the Académie Charles Cros. In Canada, the music of Wings became a TV special which won the Genie Award for Best Music Score and in Japan, he became known as "Fusion-Sama" or "Godfather of fusion."[4]

Filmmaker Jacques Demy asked Colombier to compose the music for Une chambre en ville, which Demy called his "dearest and most serious film." Although the film was not a commercial success, it was unanimously lauded by the French film critics, and earned Colombier a César Award nomination for Best Original Score.

His score for Prince's Purple Rain won a People's Choice Award, the song "Elisa", which he co-wrote with Serge Gainsbourg, became the inspiration for the film of the same name and went on to win a Cesar for Best Score. He is also the recipient of a Japan Music Award and the Prix de la Musique Symphonique Légère.

Personal life

Colombier was married to Dana Colombier, with whom he had two children. He died in 2004 in Santa Monica, California, and is buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
1964 FX 18 Maurice Cloche
Un drôle de caïd Jacques Poitrenaud
1965 La famille Hernandez Geneviève Baïlac
The Dictator's Guns Claude Sautet Composed with Eddie Barclay
L'or du duc Jacques Baratier
1966 Un monde nouveau Vittorio De Sica
The Gardener of Argenteuil Jean-Paul Le Chanois
1967 If I Were a Spy Bertrand Blier Composed with Serge Gainsbourg
1968 Every Bastard a King Uri Zohar
1969 Mr. Freedom William Klein
The Scarlet Lady Jean Valère
1970 Colossus: The Forbin Project Joseph Sargent First American film
1971 Law Breakers Marcel Carné
1972 Un flic Jean-Pierre Melville
1973 The Inheritor Philippe Labro
Tarot José María Forqué
1974 Paul and Michelle Lewis Gilbert
Le hasard et la violence Philippe Labro
1975 Les onze mille verges Eric Lipmann
1976 L'Alpagueur Philippe Labro
1977 The Model Couple William Klein Composed with Hugues Aufray
1979 Steel Steve Carver
1982 Une chambre en ville Jacques Demy Nominated- César Award for Best Original Music
1984 Against All Odds Taylor Hackford Composed with Larry Carlton

Nominated- Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Purple Rain Albert Magnoli Composed with Prince

Nominated- Saturn Award for Best Music

1985 White Nights Taylor Hackford Nominated- Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
1986 The Money Pit Richard Benjamin
Ruthless People Jim Abrahams
David Zucker
Jerry Zucker
The Golden Child Michael Ritchie Composed with John Barry
1987 Surrender Jerry Belson
The Wild Pair Beau Bridges Composed with John Debney
1988 The Couch Trip Michael Ritchie
Cop James B. Harris
Satisfaction Joan Freeman
In extremis Olivier Lorsac
1989 Who's Harry Crumb? Paul Flaherty
Out Cold Malcolm Mowbray
Loverboy Joan Micklin Silver
Asterix and the Big Fight Philippe Grimond
1990 Catchfire Dennis Hopper Composed with Curt Sobel
Impulse Sondra Locke
Midnight Cabaret Pece Dingo
1991 New Jack City Mario Van Peebles Composed with Vassal Benford
Strictly Business Kevin Hooks
The Dark Wind Errol Morris
1992 Diary of a Hitman Roy London
Deep Cover Bill Duke
Folks! Ted Kotcheff
1993 Posse Mario Van Peebles
The Program David S. Ward
1994 Major League II
1995 Élisa Jean Becker Composed with Serge Gainsbourg & Zbigniew Preisner

César Award for Best Original Music

The World of Jacques Demy Agnès Varda Documentary film
1996 Barb Wire David Hogan
Foxfire Annette Haywood-Carter
1997 Meet Wally Sparks Peter Baldwin
1998 Kiss of Fire Antonio Tibaldi
Woo Daisy von Scherler Mayer
How Stella Got Her Groove Back Kevin Rodney Sullivan
1999 Pros & Cons Boris Damast
2000 Innocents Gregory Marquette
Screwed Scott Alexander
Larry Karaszewski
Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 Mel Stuart Documentary film
2002 Swept Away Guy Ritchie

Television

Year Title Notes
1969 Harold Robbins' The Survivors 15 episodes
1970 The Name of the Game Episode: "The Tradition"
1977 The Rhinemann Exchange Miniseries
1978 What Really Happened to the Class of '65? Episode: "Class Athlete"
1979 11th Victim Television film
1985-86 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 7 episodes
1986 Florida Straits Television film

Nominated- CableACE Award for Best Original Score in a Movie/Dramatic Special

1987 Shell Game 6 episodes
The Magical World of Disney Episode: "Double Switch"
1987-89 Desperado 5 episodes
1990 Tales from the Crypt Episode: "Lower Berth"
Buried Alive Television film
Sudie and Simpson
The Fatal Image
1991 Fatal Exposure
Tagget
Fever
Strays
1992 Dirty Work
1993 Fade to Black
Daybreak
1994 Out of Darkness
Incident at Deception Ridge
1996 Mary & Tim
1997 Color of Justice
Murder in My Mind
Buried Alive II
The Right Connections
1998 Scattering Dad
1998 The Long Way Home
1999 Sabrina Down Under
2001 Warden of Red Rock
2001-03 Largo Winch 39 episodes
Messiah 4 episodes
2003 Deacons for Defense Television film

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  1. ^ "Michel Colombier, 65; Composer Was Known for His Versatility". Los Angeles Times. 2004-11-17. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  2. ^ O'Connor, Patrick (2004-11-19). "Obituary: Michel Colombier". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  3. ^ Reuters (2004-11-21). "Michel Colombier, French Composer, Dies at 65". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-07-25. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Michel Colombier". Jango Radio. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
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