Nicolas Errèra (born 21 May 1967) is a French

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

and musician working all over the world. Co-founder of innovatives electronics groups

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and Rouge Rouge, he also composes soundtracks for films and television.

Early life

Nicolas Errèra comes from a family of artists. An only child, his father is a playwright and his mother a set designer. He was born in Paris. He majored in science to attain his baccalaureate and also studied philosophy. When he was a teenager he joined the group of the English theatre director

Peter Brook Peter Stephen Paul Brook (21 March 1925 – 2 July 2022) was an English theatre and film director. He worked first in England, from 1945 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, from 1947 at the Royal Opera House, and from 1962 for the Royal Shak ...

, under whom he featured in 3 plays. Alongside his studies he took lessons in piano and composing at the

École normale de musique de Paris The École Normale de Musique de Paris "Alfred Cortot" (ENMP) is a leading conservatoire located in Paris, Île-de-France, France. At the time of the school's foundation in 1919 by Auguste Mangeot, Alfred Cortot. The term ''école normale'' (Engl ...

, studying under Serge Petigirard (piano) and

Max Deutsch Max Deutsch (17 November 1892 – 22 November 1982) was an Austrian-French composer, conductor, and academic teacher. He studied with Arnold Schönberg and was his assistant. Teaching at the Sorbonne and the École Normale de Musique de Paris, he ...

(composing). Here he was awarded his first prize for composing. He also studied Harmony and Counterpoint with the composer Jeannine Richer . In 1998 he set up the electro pop group

and in 2002 he created the group Rouge Rouge. Both groups went on to be associated with the

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Career

Cinema

He has written music for more than 60 French and international films, including ''

Au nom de ma fille ''Kalinka'' (french: Au nom de ma fille) (released on home video and VOD as ''In Her Name'') is a 2016 French-German drama film directed by . The film is based on the true story of the Kalinka Bamberski case which took place in 1982. The film was ...

'', '' Sleepless Night'' by Frédéric Jardin, ''

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir ''The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir'' is a 2018 adventure comedy film directed by Ken Scott and starring Dhanush and Erin Moriarty. It is based on a novel by Romain Puertolas titled ''The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped ...

'', ''

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'' by the Canadian filmmaker

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, '' The Lookout'' by the Italian director

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. '' Nocturna'' by Spain's Victor Maldonado and Adrian Garcia, and '' The Butterfly'' with

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. In 2008 the success in China of the film ''The Butterfly'' (which was watched by more than 10 million people) led to a meeting with the Hong Kong director Benny Chan. This paved the way for him to work in Asian movies, as he composed the soundtracks for three of Chan's films – ''

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'', '' Shaolin'' '' and

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''. In 2015, he composed the music for

Mountain Cry ''Mountain Cry'' ( zh, 喊山) is a 2015 Chinese drama film directed by Larry Yang. The film is based on the novel of the same title by Ge Shuiping.

directed by Larry Yang (closing film at Busan International Film Festival ). In 2018, he composed the music for the movie ''

Hidden Man ''Hidden Man'' () is a 2018 Chinese action comedy film co-written and directed by Jiang Wen and starring Eddie Peng, Liao Fan, Jiang Wen, Zhou Yun, and Xu Qing. The film is an adaptation of Zhang Beihai's wuxia novel ''Xia Yin''. The film was rele ...

'' directed by

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. ''Hidden Man'' has been chosen by China as its nominee for Best Foreign Language Film at the

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. In 2022 he received a

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nomination for

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at the

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for "Drop the Rock", a song he cowrote with Craig Walker for the 2021 film '' Goodbye Happiness (Au revoir le bonheur)''.

Television

As with his work for the cinema, Errèra wrote the music for fictional TV series such as '' XIII: The Conspiracy'', '' XIII: The Series'' the French-Canadian series adapted from the graphic novels by

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and

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. He also wrote music for television movies for Alain Tasma, and many more. In 2017 ''

Ne m'abandonne pas ''Ne m'abandonne pas'' (French for ''Don't Leave Me'') is a French TV movie directed by Xavier Durringer, which was broadcast on 3 February 2016 on France 2. The film deals with the topic of young French Muslims who are radicalized and encoura ...

'' won an International Emmy Awards Best TV Movie/Mini-Series. In 2006 Errèra met the photographer and director

Jean-Baptiste Mondino Jean-Baptiste Mondino (born Aubervilliers, France on 21 July 1949) is a French fashion photographer and music video director. He has directed music videos for Madonna, David Bowie, Sting, Björk, Don Henley, Neneh Cherry, Axel Bauer and Les Ri ...

, with whom he regularly collaborates on music for promotional films for prestigious brands (including ( Yves Saint Laruent,

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and many more).

Theatre

In 2008 Errèra met

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. He composed the music for two productions directed by the American, namely: ''Good Canary'' by

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, directed by

in the Théâtre Comedia (awarded the 2008 Molière prize for best director), and, in 2012, ''

Les Liaisons Dangereuses ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (; English: ''Dangerous Liaisons'') is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu from March 23, 1782. It is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and ...

'', directed by John Malkovich in the

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in Paris. The production has also a limited engagement in July 2013 at the

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in New York City

Radio

In 1999 he met

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, the founder of Actuel magazine and Radio Nova. Since 2004 he has been producing and hosting a programme on Radio Nova entitled ''Le Pudding'', (every Sunday from 8pm).

Selected filmography

* '' The Butterfly'' - 2002 * ''

Die Straße ''The Street'' (german: Die Straße) is a 1923 German silent drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Anton Edthofer, Aud Egede-Nissen, and Leonhard Haskel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Karl Görge. Cast Synopsis ...

'' - 2004 (composition of an original music for the silent movie directed by Karl Grune in 1923) * '' Nocturna'' - 2007 * ''

'' - 2008 * '' XIII: The Conspiracy'' - 2008 * ''

'' - 2009 * '' Sleepless Night'' - 2011 * '' XIII: The Series'' - 2011-2012 * '' Shaolin'' - 2012 * '' Le Guetteur'' - 2013 * ''

'' - 2013 * ''

Mountain Cry ''Mountain Cry'' ( zh, 喊山) is a 2015 Chinese drama film directed by Larry Yang. The film is based on the novel of the same title by Ge Shuiping.

'' - 2016 * ''

'' - 2016 * ''Ne m'abandonne pas'' - 2016 * ''La Confession'' - 2017 * '' My Other Home'' - 2017 * ''

'' - 2018 * ''

'' - 2018 * '' Raging Fire'' - 2021 * '' Goodbye Happiness (Au revoir le bonheur)'' - 2021

Awards and nominations

Awards

*2017 Jerry Goldsmith Awards 2017 - Best Music Award for the movie "

Mountain Cry ''Mountain Cry'' ( zh, 喊山) is a 2015 Chinese drama film directed by Larry Yang. The film is based on the novel of the same title by Ge Shuiping.

'' *2016 Award Ucmf 2016 - Best Music Award for the movie "Ne m'abandonne pas" *2014 Best Music Award (Golden Deer) - Changchun China Film Festival for the movie ''

Selected Discography

* ''Venom in the grass'' ''(Pschent)'' (2010) * ''My Territory'' featuring Tania Bruna-Rosso ''(Pschent)'' (2008) * ''Men Are Not Nice Guys'' ''(Atmosphériques)'' (2002) * ''Shampoo Victims'' ''(Atmosphériques)'' (2000) * ''Each Finger Has An Attitude'' ''(Atmosphériques)'' (1999) RougeRouge * ''Ce soir,après diner'' ''(Wagram)'' (2003) * '' Hôtel Costes, Vol. 5'' ''(Wagram)'' (2002) * ''L'amour'' ''(Wagram)'' (2002) Soundtrack * ''Mountain Cry'' ''(Music-Box / ENKA)'' (2021) * ''The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir'' ''(Enka)'' (2018) * ''La Confession'' ''(Enka)'' (2017) * ''Mountain Cry'' ''(Enka)'' (2016) * ''Au nom de ma fille'' ''(LGM/Noodles)'' (2016) * ''The White Storm'' ''(Enka)'' (2014) * ''Sleepless Night'' ''(Moviescoremedia)'' (2011) * ''Shaolin'', ''(Moviescoremedia MMS-11018)'' (2011) * ''Nocturna'' ''(Milan/Universal)'' * ''L'Outremangeur'', ''(Milan/Universal)'' (2002) * ''Cravate Club'' ''(East-West/Warner)''(2002) * ''The Butterfly'' ''(Universal)''(2002) * ''Les Frères Sœur'' ''(APC)''(2000) Remix * Remix of the soundtrack ''

Le Samouraï ''Le Samouraï'' (; ), is a 1967 neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. The film follows a professional hitman named Jef Costello who is identified by witnesses and his efforts to provide himself with an alibi ...

''
, Review about the Samourai’s Soundtrack(Universal) Theatre * ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' '' (Enka -12001])'' (2011)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Errera, Nicolas 1967 births Living people Musicians from Paris French film score composers French male film score composers École Normale de Musique de Paris alumni