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François de Roubaix (1939-1975)

Alias:
Cisco El Rubio

Birthplace:
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Born:
April 3, 1939

Died:
November 22, 1975

Biography from TheMovieDB

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  François de Roubaix (April 3, 1939 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine – November 22, 1975 in Tenerife, Canary Islands) was a French film score composer.  Roubaix did not receive any formal education in music, but began studying jazz on his own at age 15, forming a band and learning trombone as an autodidact. His father, filmmaker Paul de Roubaix, made educational films, and offered to let François compose scores for them. His first film score was for a 1961 film by Robert Enrico; through the late 1960s and early 1970s he scored films for Enrico, Jose Giovanni, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Pierre Mocky, and Yves Boisset. Notable in his style is his use of folk elements, as well as electronic musical instruments such as synthesizers and early drum machines. Roubaix had a home studio where he would overdub 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.

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Film Production

Conductor:
1971  Daughters of Darkness

Director:
1971  Daughters of Darkness
1975  Comment ça va je m'en fous

Music:
1964  Strip-teaseuses ou ces femmes que l'on croit faciles
1965  The Ghostly Rental
1966  Les combinards
1966  The Conqueror Of The Useless
1968  1001 Ways to Love
1968  Birds of Prey
1968  Ho!
1968  The Big Wash
1968  The Teenagers
1969  Jeff
1970  Pour un sourire
1970  The Stud
1971  Daughters of Darkness
1971  Rum Runners
1971  The Friends
1971  Where Did Tom Go?
1975  Comment ça va je m'en fous
1975  Death of a Guide
1975  Mais où sont passées les jeunes filles en fleurs ?
1978  Liquid Crystals
1980  Le Miroir de la terre
1983  The dragoness
1984  El misteri dels cines desapareguts

Original Music Composer:
1964  Strip-teaseuses ou ces femmes que l'on croit faciles
1965  The Ghostly Rental
1965  The Wise Guys
1966  Les combinards
1966  The Conqueror Of The Useless
1967  Diabolically Yours
1967  Le Samouraï
1967  The Blonde from Peking
1967  The Last Adventure
1967  The Ponies
1968  1001 Ways to Love
1968  Birds of Prey
1968  Farewell, Friend
1968  Ho!
1968  The Big Wash
1968  The Teenagers
1968  Zita
1969  Emma Zunz
1969  Jeff
1969  The Strangers
1969  The Witness
1970  Last Known Address
1970  Only the Cool
1970  Pour un sourire
1970  The One Man Band
1970  The Stud
1971  Daughters of Darkness
1971  Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay
1971  One Way Ticket
1971  Rum Runners
1971  The Friends
1971  Where Did Tom Go?
1972  The Pariah
1974  One-Eyed Men Are Kings
1975  Comment ça va je m'en fous
1975  Death of a Guide
1975  Mais où sont passées les jeunes filles en fleurs ?
1975  The Old Gun
1978  Liquid Crystals
1980  Le Miroir de la terre
1983  The dragoness
1984  El misteri dels cines desapareguts
2019  Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau

Script:
1964  Strip-teaseuses ou ces femmes que l'on croit faciles
1965  The Ghostly Rental
1965  The Wise Guys
1966  Les combinards
1966  The Conqueror Of The Useless
1967  Diabolically Yours
1967  Le Samouraï
1967  The Blonde from Peking
1967  The Last Adventure
1967  The Ponies
1968  1001 Ways to Love
1968  Birds of Prey
1968  Farewell, Friend
1968  Ho!
1968  The Big Wash
1968  The Teenagers
1968  Zita
1969  Emma Zunz
1969  Jeff
1969  The Strangers
1969  The Witness
1970  Last Known Address
1970  Only the Cool
1970  Pour un sourire
1970  The One Man Band
1970  The Stud
1971  Daughters of Darkness
1971  Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay
1971  One Way Ticket
1971  Rum Runners
1971  The Friends
1971  Where Did Tom Go?
1972  The Pariah
1974  One-Eyed Men Are Kings
1975  Comment ça va je m'en fous
1975  Death of a Guide
1975  Mais où sont passées les jeunes filles en fleurs ?
1975  The Old Gun
1978  Liquid Crystals
1980  Le Miroir de la terre
1983  The dragoness
1984  El misteri dels cines desapareguts
2019  Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau

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TV Production

Compositor:
1968  Les Secrets de la mer Rouge

Music:
1968  Les Secrets de la mer Rouge
1969  Sial IV
1971  Les Sesterain ou le miroir 2000
1973  La mer est grande
1974  À vous de jouer Milord

Musical:
1968  Les Secrets de la mer Rouge
1969  Sial IV
1971  Les Sesterain ou le miroir 2000
1973  La mer est grande
1974  Chapi Chapo
1974  À vous de jouer Milord

Original Music Composer:
1967  L'Amateur
1968  Les Secrets de la mer Rouge
1969  Sial IV
1971  Les Sesterain ou le miroir 2000
1973  La mer est grande
1974  Chapi Chapo
1974  À vous de jouer Milord

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