Francis Lai is particularly known for being the composer of Claude Lelouch. He was also awarded an Oscar in 1970 for the movie Love Story. He died at the age of 86.
Born April 4, 1932 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes), Francis Lai died at the age of 86 years. The Mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, has confirmed the information on his Twitter account.
It is with immense pain that I learn of the death of Francis Lai, a formidable musician and composer from Nice, to whom we owe in particular the music of "A man and a woman" and "Love Story" for which he had received an Oscar. Thoughts for his family and loved ones. pic.twitter.com/qbxzW1IE3x
- Christian Estrosi (@cestrosi) November 7, 2018Francis Lai is known for having composed many music films. He was awarded an Oscar in 1970 for Love Story.
The composer of Claude Lelouch
The musician also collaborated a lot with Claude Lelouch. His first success: A man and a woman, in 1966. The theme of music, sung by Nicole Croisille, will be repeated hundreds of times. This feature film will win an Oscar in Hollywood.
He will then work on many of the director's films: A Man Who Pleases Me and Le Voyou (1970), The Courage d'Aimer (2005), Salaud On T'aime (2014) ...
In 2014, Claude Lelouch explained to Ouest-France his fifty years of companionship with Francis Lai : "Francis speaks to the heart of the audience, me to their gray matter. " Explanation of the composer: " Claude tells me the story up and down, then I write the music. It only turns once the music written. To which the filmmaker responded: "In fact, I tell him in a very rational way and he tells me in an irrational way. "
Francis Lai began his career as an accordionist with Bernard Dimey. With him, he will write for the greatest artists of this generation: Edith Piaf, Yves Montand, Juliette Greco ...