Francis Lai is dead. This is reported by the French newspapers L'Observateur and Le Parisien. Among other things, the Frenchman became famous for his film classic "Love Story". In 1970 he received the Oscar for the best film music for the world-famous theme tune.
He also wrote the 1966 soundtrack of "A Man and a Woman" and then collaborated with director Claude Lelouch on numerous other films, including "Live the Life," "Hail the Hijackers," and "The Lion." ".
In addition, Lai has written over 600 chansons for renowned interpreters, including Mireille Mathieu, Édith Piaf and Yves Montand. Lai also composed the music for the second season of the German television series "The Dream Ship". Francis Lai was 86 years old.