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

chansonnier A chansonnier (, , Galician and , or ''canzoniéro'', ) is a manuscript or printed book which contains a collection of chansons, or polyphonic and monophonic settings of songs, hence literally " song-books"; however, some manuscripts are call ...

Jacques Brel Jacques Romain Georges Brel (; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed theatrical songs. He generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, but later throughout the world ...

. He served as the music director for the 1975 film '' Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris''. Rauber was born in

Neufchâteau, Vosges Neufchâteau ( or ) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. On 1 January 2025, the former commune of Rollainville was merged into Neufchâteau. Geography Positioned at the confluence of the rivers Meuse and ...

and studied music at the Nancy Conservatoire and the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), or the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (; CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue Jean Ja ...

. 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 A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as ...

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

Fernando Tordo Fernando Travassos Tordo (born 29 March 1948) is a 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 of the most proli ...

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) 20th-century French conductors (music) 20th-century French male musicians {{france-conductor-stub