François Rauber (19 January 1933 – 14 December 2003) was a French pianist, composer, arranger and conductor known for his works with

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Jacques Brel Jacques Romain Georges Brel (, ; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, l ...

. He served as the music director for the 1975 film ''

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''. Rauber was born in

Neufchâteau, Vosges Neufchâteau ( or ) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Geography Positioned at the confluence of the rivers Meuse and Mouzon, the little town dominates the Vosges Plain. It is at the centre of the various ...

and studied music at the Nancy Conservatoire and the

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. Rauber is also the composer of the Napoleonic March in the '' Colonel Chabert'' French movie by

Yves Angelo Yves Angelo (born 22 January 1956) is a French cinematographer, film director and screenwriter. Angelo has won the César Award for Best Cinematography three times: in 1990 for '' Nocturne indien'', in 1992 for '' Tous les matins du monde'', ...

. In 1979 Rauber was awarded the Grand Prize for Light Symphonic Music. During the 1980s and early 1990s, he worked extensively with

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singer-songwriter

Fernando Tordo Fernando Travassos Tordo (born March 29, 1948 in Lisbon, Portugal) is Portuguese singer and songwriter. Since 2003 he has been a Commander of the Order of Merit, an honor bestowed on him by the Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio. Considered one ...

and served as arranger and conductor in some of his records. In 2003, he was awarded the Chanson Française Grand Prize.

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1933 births 2003 deaths People from Neufchâteau, Vosges Conservatoire de Paris alumni Jacques Brel French composers French male composers French music arrangers French male conductors (music) Eurovision Song Contest conductors 20th-century French conductors (music) 20th-century French male musicians {{france-conductor-stub