Michel Fano (born 9 December 1929) is a French musician, composer, writer, filmmaker, and sound designer. He developed the concept of to describe the potential for a film's soundtrack to interact with its visual content. During the early 1950s, he was part of a generation of composers associated with the

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, and was a lifelong friend of

Pierre Boulez Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (; 26 March 1925 – 5 January 2016) was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war Western classical music. Born in Mont ...

. From 1962 until 1975, he regularly collaborated with

Alain Robbe-Grillet Alain Robbe-Grillet (; 18 August 1922 – 18 February 2008) was a French writer and filmmaker. He was one of the figures most associated with the '' Nouveau Roman'' (new novel) trend of the 1960s, along with Nathalie Sarraute, Michel Butor and C ...

on cinematic projects, creating (or "sound-scores") for five of Robbe-Grillet's films.

Works

Compositions

The following are Fano's acknowledged compositions; numerous works of juvenilia and works-in-progress also exist. * Sonate pour deux pianos (1952) * ''Étude XV'' (Picc. Fl. Ob. Eh. Cl ♭ Cl. Bcl. 2Hn. Ptpt. 2Tpt. Sax. 2Vln. 2Va. 2Vlc. Cb) (1954, premiered 2021) * ''La Chambre Secréte'' (Electronic music with text by Alain Robbe-Grillet) * ''Fab V'' (piano solo, 1995)

Partitions sonores

* ''

L'Immortelle ''L'Immortelle'' is a 1963 international co-produced drama film directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet, his first feature after the worldwide success of Last Year at Marienbad which he wrote. Entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival, it ...

'' (1963, dir. Alain Robbe-Grillet) * ''

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'' (1966, dir. Alain Robbe-Grillet) * ''

L'homme qui ment ''The Man Who Lies'' (french: L'Homme qui ment, sk, Muž, ktorý luže) is a 1968 French-Czechoslovak drama film, drama art film directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet. It was entered into the 18th Berlin International Film Festival, where Jean-Louis ...

'' (1968, dir. Alain Robbe-Grillet) * '' L'éden et après'' (1970, dir. Alain Robbe-Grillet) * '' Glissements progressifs du plaisir'' (1974, dir. Alain Robbe-Grillet)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fano, Michel French musicians French filmmakers French male film score composers French writers 1929 births Living people