François de Roubaix (3 April 1939, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine – 22 November 1975,

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, Canary Islands) was a French

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composer. In a decade, he created a musical style with new sounds, until his death in 1975.

Biography

Roubaix did not receive any formal education in music, but began studying jazz on his own at age 15, forming a band and learning

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as an autodidact. His father, the Oscar-winning filmmaker , who was a producer of the short film, "

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" and the creator of educational films, offered to let François compose scores for the latter. François' first film score was for a 1961 film by

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; through the late 1960s and early 1970s he scored films for Enrico, Jose Giovanni,

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, and

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. Notable in his style is his use of folk elements, as well as electronic musical instruments such as synthesizers and early drum machines. He is thus seen as a precursor of the

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. Roubaix had a home studio where he would

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parts until he was satisfied with the result. He died in 1975 in a diving accident. In 1976, his score for ''Le Vieux Fusil'' was awarded a César Award.

Scores

* 1961 : '' Thaumeatopoea, la vie des chenilles processionnaires du pin et de leur extermination controlée'' by

* 1962 : ''

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'' by

* 1964 : '' Contre-point'' by

* 1964 : '' Strip-teaseuses ou ces femmes que l'on croit faciles'' by

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* 1965 : '' Théâtre de la jeunesse : La redevance du fantôme'' (TV) by

* 1965 : '' Les Survivants'' (TV series) by Dominique Genée * 1966 : '' Les Chats by Philippe Durand'' * 1966 : '' Elles'' by Alain Magrou * 1966 : '' Les Combinards'' by

* 1966 : ''

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'' by

* 1967 : '' La loi du survivant'' by José Giovanni * 1967 : '' Les Poneyttes'' by Joel Lemoigne * 1967 : ''

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'' by Dolorès Grassian * 1967 : '' Des terrils et des Turcs'' by Jean-Michel Barjol * 1967 : '' Les aventuriers'' by

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reference * 1967 : '' Rue barrée (TV series) by René Versini'' * 1967 : '' La vie commence à minuit'' (TV series) by Yvan Jouannet * 1967 : '' Les Chevaliers du ciel'' or '' Les Aventures de Michel Tanguy -'' Les aventures de Tanguy et Laverdure ''(TV series) by

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'' * 1967 : ''

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'' by

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* 1967 : ''

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'' by

* 1967 : '' Diaboliquement vôtre'' by Julien Duvivier * 1968 : '' Le Paradis terrestre'' (TV series) * 1968 : ''

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* 1968 : ' by José Giovanni * 1968 : '' Les Teenagers'' by

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* 1968 : '' Les Secrets de la Mer Rouge'' (TV series) by Pierre Lary * 1968 : ''

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'' by

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* 1968 : '' Ho!'' by

* 1968 : '' La Grande Lessive'' by

* 1968 : '' Le Témoin'' by Anne Walter * 1969 : '' Pépin la bulle'' (TV series) by Italo Bettiol, Stefano Lonati * 1969 : '' Les Oiseaux sauvages'' (TV series) * 1969 : ''

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* 1969 : '' 48 heures d'amour'' by

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* 1969 : '' Que ferait donc Faber ?'' (TV series) by Dolorès Grassian * 1969 : ' by

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* 1970 : '' Les Amis'' by

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* 1970 : '' Une infinie tendresse'' by Pierre Jallaud * 1970 : '' L'Étalon'' by

* 1970 : '' Dernier domicile connu'' by José Giovanni * 1970 : '' Pour un sourire'' by François Dupont-Midy * 1970 : '' La Peau de Torpedo'' by Jean Delannoy * 1970 : '' Teva : Opération Gauguin'' (TV series) by Adolphe Sylvain * 1970 : ''

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'' by

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* 1970 : ''

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'' by

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* 1971 : '' Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay'' by

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* 1971 : ''

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'' (''Les Lèvres rouges'') by

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* 1971 : '' Où est donc passé Tom ?'' by José Giovanni * 1971 : '' Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément'' by

* 1971 : ''

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'' by

* 1972 : '' La Scoumoune'' by José Giovanni * 1974 : '' Chapi Chapo'' (TV series) * 1975 : '' Le Vieux Fusil'' by

References

Roubaix Roubaix ( or ; nl, Robaais; vls, Roboais) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial commune in the Nord department, which grew rapidly in the 19th century ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roubaix, Francois De 1939 births 1975 deaths People from Neuilly-sur-Seine French film score composers French male film score composers Accidental deaths in Spain Underwater diving deaths 20th-century French composers 20th-century French male musicians