Robin Coudert (born 15 May 1978), also known by his stage name ROB, is a French pop/rock musician, singer-songwriter, producer and film score composer.

Life and career

Born in Caen, Robin Coudert, alias ROB, is a musician, author, singer, composer, producer. He began learning music with the classical trumpet at the age of 8, and continued his instruction with the synthesizer and the piano, and thus created his first electronic compositions at the age of 10. Rob discovered performing with a heavy-metal band at 14, then a funk band at 16. Along with his musical experiences, he entered the Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1996, where he joined the studio of the painter Vladimir Velickovic. However, it was the Source label that spotted Rob, presented by his friends from the band Phoenix. In 1998, he participated in the Source Rocks compilation, from which his first EP, "Musique pour un enfant jouet", was extracted. In 2001, Source released his first album "Don't Kill", followed by "Satyred Love" in 2002. During the production of these, he met the sound engineer Jack Lahana, with whom he continued for all of his works. Rob then began a series of collaborations: with

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or Phoenix, whom he will accompany on stage on keyboards and percussion since then. He then produced / directed albums for various artists, Melissa Mars (2007), Zaza Fournier (2008 and 2011), Alizée (2010), Adanowsky (2010) or Leon Larregui (2016)… In 2010, with the Institubes label, he created the “Dodecalogue” project, a series of 12 instrumental discs devoted to the Gospels. The work will be left unfinished in the sixth volume with the closing of Institubes. His cinematographic experience began in 2005 with the short film "Pink Cowboy Boots" by Maria Larrea, which he married that same year, and has been actively pursued since 2010. Rob creates the original music for "Belle Épine" by

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(2010), "Populaire" by Régis Roinsard (2012) nominated for the Césars for best original music, "Maniac" by

Franck Khalfoun Franck Ange Khalfoun (born 9 March 1968) is a French film director and screenwriter, known for directing '' P2'', ''Wrong Turn at Tahoe'', ''Maniac'', and the ''Amityville'' franchise entry '' Amityville: The Awakening''. His latest film was the ...

(2012), "Made In France" by Nicolas Boukhrief (2015), “Revenge” by Coralie Fargeat (2018)… In 2015 he began his collaboration with Éric Rochant on “Le Bureau des Légendes”, for which he created the original music for the five seasons, until 2020. His career continues to continue in cinema, series and documentaries with more than 30 original music composed to date. The Parisian studio Hippocampus, created with Jack Lahana, houses all of his productions.

Discography

Singles

* "Musique pour un enfant jouet" (1999) * "Amours" (2000) * "Power glove" (2001)

Albums

* ''Don't kill'' (2001) * ''Satyred love'' (2002)

EPs

* ''Dodécalogue Vol I : Pierre'' (2009) * ''Dodécalogue Vol II : Jean'' (2009) * ''Dodécalogue Vol III : Jacques Le Majeur'' (2009) * ''Dodécalogue Vol IV : Jude Thadée'' (2009) * ''Dodécalogue Vol V : Matthieu'' (2010) * ''Dodécalogue Vol VI : Philippe'' (2010)

Other work

Musical compositions

* 2010 : for French singer

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– three songs on the album '' Une enfant du siècle''.

Art director / producer

* ''2007'' - Album « À la recherche de l’amour perdu » by

Melissa Mars Melissa Mars is a French actress and singer-songwriter. She appeared alongside John Travolta in ''From Paris With Love'' produced by Luc Besson (''Nikita, Lucy''). She won a best supporting actress award for her performance in ''The Cabining'', ...

(Polydor) *''2008 -'' Album « La vie à deux » by Zaza Fournier (Warner) *''2010'' - Album « Un enfant du siècle » by

(Sony) *''2010'' - Album « Amador » by Adanowsky (Emi) *''2011'' - Album « Regarde-moi » by Zaza Fournier (Warner) *''2013'' - Album « Cute kid » by Junesex (Jia) *''2016'' - Album « Voluma » by Leon Larregui – Disque de Platine (Universal)

Original soundtracks

* '' Pink Cowboy Boots'' by Maria Larrea (Short Film – 2005) *'' Belle Épine'' by

(2010) * ''

Jimmy Rivière ''Jimmy Rivière'' is a 2011 French drama film directed by Teddy Lussi-Modeste. Plot Jimmy Rivière is passionate about Muay Thai. He seeks a possible life where he could reconcile his faith and his love for Sonia, a young Muslim girl, also in l ...

'' by

Teddy Lussi-Modeste Teddy is an English language given name, usually a hypocorism of Edward or Theodore. It may refer to: People Nickname * Teddy Atlas (born 1956), boxing trainer and fight commentator * Teddy Bourne (born 1948), British Olympic epee fencer * Teddy ...

(2011) *''

Radiostars ''Radiostars'' is a 2012 French comedy film co-written and directed by Romain Levy. Plot Having failed to break into show business in New York as a comedian, Ben returned to Paris with his unaccomplished dream. He meets Alex, the star anchor of ...

'' by Romain Lévy (2012) *'' Populaire'' by

Régis Roinsard Regis or Régis may refer to: People * Regis (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Regis (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Regis (musician), full name Karl O'Connor, an English ...

(2012) *''

Maniac Maniac (from Greek μανιακός, ''maniakos'') is a pejorative for an individual who experiences the mood known as mania. In common usage, it is also an insult for someone involved in reckless behavior. Maniac may also refer to: Film * ' ...

'' by

(2012) *'' Je suis un supporter du standard'' by

Riton Liebman Henri Liebman (born 29 January 1964), known as Riton Liebman, is a Belgian comedian, actor, and director. Career Liebman made his first impression with audiences at age 13, when French director Bertrand Blier discovered him and cast him as Christ ...

(2013) *''

Rock the Casbah "Rock the Casbah" is a song by the English punk rock band The Clash, released in 1982. The song was released as the second single from their fifth album, ''Combat Rock''. It reached number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the US (t ...

'' by

Laïla Marrakchi Laila Marrakchi (born 1975 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan film maker most famous for the controversial film '' Marock''. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. She is married to film director Alexand ...

(2013) *'' Grand Central'' by

(2013) *'' Every Secret Thing'' by

Amy J. Berg Amy J. Berg is an American filmmaker. Her 2006 documentary '' Deliver Us from Evil'' (2006), about sex abuse cases in the Roman Catholic Church, was nominated for an Academy Award and won Berg the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documenta ...

(2014) *'' Tristesse Club'' by Vincent Mariette (2014) *''

Horns Horns or The Horns may refer to: * Plural of Horn (instrument), a group of musical instruments all with a horn-shaped bells * The Horns (Colorado), a summit on Cheyenne Mountain * ''Horns'' (novel), a dark fantasy novel written in 2010 by Joe Hill ...

'' by

Alexandre Aja Alexandre Jouan-Arcady, known professionally as Alexandre Aja, (; born 7 August 1978) is a French filmmaker best known for his work in the horror film, horror genre. He rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film ''High Tension, Haute ...

(2014) * ''The Bureau'', 1st season by

Eric Rochant The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...

(2015) *''

Made in France Made or MADE may refer to: Entertainment Film *Made (1972 film), ''Made'' (1972 film), United Kingdom *Made (2001 film), ''Made'' (2001 film), United States Music *Made (Big Bang album), ''Made'' (Big Bang album), 2016 *Made (Hawk Nelson album), ...

'' by

Nicolas Boukhrief Nicolas Boukhrief (born 4 June 1963) is a French screenwriter, film director and actor. Boukhrief started his career as a journalist. In 1990 he created ''the Newspaper of the cinema'' on Canal+, and was the writer in chief until 1993, when he ...

(2015) *''

Enragés The ''Enragés'' (French for "enraged ones") commonly known as the Ultra-radicals (french: Ultra-radicaux) were a small number of firebrands known for defending the lower class and expressing the demands of the extreme radical sans-culottes durin ...

'' by Eric Hannezot (2015) *'' Down by love'' by Pierre Godeau (2016) *''

Planetarium A planetarium ( planetariums or ''planetaria'') is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation. A dominant feature of most planetarium ...

'' by

(2016) *'' Amityville: The Awakening'' by

(2016) *'' Beautiful Accident'' by Wi Ding Ho (2016) *'' The Bureau'', 2nd season by

(2016) *''Sarah Winchester, ópera fantôme - 3ème scène'', by Bertrand Bonello (2016) *'' Et les Mistrals Gagnants'' by Anne-Dauphine Julliand (Documentary – 2017) *''

Seuls ''Seuls'' is a Franco-Belgian fantasy adventure children's comic book series written by Fabien Vehlmann and drawn by Bruno Gazzotti for Spirou Magazine. It centers on the adventures of five children who must fend for themselves in a mysterious w ...

'' by

David Moreau David Moreau, also known as the Genegineer, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Working for the island nation of Genosha, he developed a mind control device which made mutant slavery possible. ...

(2017) *'' The Bureau'', 3rd season by

(2017) *'' Un Ciel Radieux'' by

(2017) *'' Le Prix du Succès'' by

(2017) *''Feroce'' by Izu Troin (2017) *''

Gangsterdam ''Gangsterdam'' is a 2017 French comedy film starring Kev Adams, Manon Azem, Côme Levin and Rutger Hauer. Plot A student in Amsterdam tries to win over a young woman by chasing after a packet of drugs, which happens to belong to a Organized cri ...

'' by Romain Lévy (2017) *''

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'' by

Coralie Fargeat Coralie Fargeat (born 1976) is a French film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 2017 debut feature film ''Revenge'', for which she received awards from independent film festivals across the world. Fargeat lists David Cronenbe ...

(2018) *'' Campfire Creepers'' by

(2018) * ''Troy: Fall of a city'', by David Farr (2018) *'' The Bureau,'' 4rd season by

(2017) *'' Cities of Last Things'' by Ho Wi Ding (2018) *Le Plus Beau Pays du Monde, by Frédéric Fougea (2019) *

Papicha ''Papicha'' is a 2019 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Mounia Meddour. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Algerian entry for the Best International Feature ...

, by Mounia Meddour (2019) *Trois Jours et Une Vie, by

(2019) *Les sauvages, by

(2019) *''

Gretel & Hansel ''Gretel & Hansel'' (also known as ''Gretel & Hansel: A Grim Fairy Tale'') is a 2020 dark fantasy horror film based on the German folklore tale "Hansel and Gretel" by the Brothers Grimm. The film is directed by Oz Perkins, and produced by Fred ...

'' by

Oz Perkins Osgood Robert "Oz" Perkins II (born February 2, 1974) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director. Early life Perkins was born in Manhattan, Manhattan, New York, the elder son of actor Anthony Perkins (April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) ...

(2020) *''

Run Sweetheart Run ''Run Sweetheart Run'' is a 2020 American supernatural horror film directed by Shana Feste from a screenplay by Feste, Keith Josef Adkins and Kellee Terrell. The film stars Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbæk, Dayo Okeniyi, Betsy Brandt, Ava Grey, La ...

'', by Shana Feste (2020) *''

Oxygène ''Oxygène'' (, en, Oxygen) is the third studio album by French electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre. It was first released in France in December 1976 by Disques Motors, and distributed internationally in 1977 by Polydor Records. J ...

'', by

(2021)

Remix

* Produced a

Remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...

of the title ''"Playground love"'' by

Air The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases, known collectively as air, retained by Earth's gravity that surrounds the planet and forms its planetary atmosphere. The atmosphere of Earth protects life on Earth by creating pressure allowing f ...

. It is available on the maxi-single "Playground love".

Honors

Nomination

* 2013 - Césars : nomination for the

César Award for Best Music Written for a Film Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol * ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt * César Award, a French film award Places * Cesar, Portugal * Ce ...

for '' Populaire'' *''2017'' - Prix Lumière: Nominated for the Music Category for ''

'' *''2017'' - Festival de la fiction TV de la Rochelle: Awarded for best music for ''Un Ciel Radieux'' *''2017'' - Lauriers de la Radio et de la Télévision: Awarded for the original music of an audiovisual work for ''Un Ciel Radieux'' *''2018'' - Prix UCMF (Union des Compositeurs de Musique de Film - Union of Film Music Composers): Awarded for the best original music of an audiovisual work for ''Un Ciel Radieux''

References

External links

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Rob – Because Editions

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Rob on Discogs

Rob on AllMusic
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coudert, Robin 1978 births Living people French pop singers French singer-songwriters French composers French male composers French record producers Musicians from Caen 21st-century French singers 21st-century French male singers French male singer-songwriters