Paul Misraki

Paul Misraki

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1908-01-28
Deathday: 1998-10-29 (90 years old)

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Paul Misraki (28 January 1908 – 29 October 1998) was a French composer of popular music and film scores. Over the course of over 60 years, Misraki wrote the music to 130 films, scoring works by directors like Jean Renoir, Claude Chabrol, Jacques Becker, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Luc Godard, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Orson Welles, Luis Buñuel and Roger Vadim.


For his work, he was made a Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur.


Born Paul Misrachi in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey) into a French Jewish family of Italian descent, Misraki showed an early aptitude for music. He went to Paris to study classical composition, and by the 1930s had become an established jazz pianist, arranger, and writer of popular songs; around this time he began composing film scores, with his first known work being for Jean Renoir's first sound film, On purge bébé (Baby's Laxative, 1931), for which he was not credited.


Like Renoir, Misraki fled France during the World War II German occupation. After a brief stay in Argentina, Misraki ended up in Hollywood, where he composed the music to all of Renoir's American films. After the war, Misraki returned to France, working busily throughout the 1950s, a period when he was routinely scoring half a dozen or more films a year. These included numerous films by Yves Allégret and Jean Boyer, as well as two films by Jacques Becker, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (Ali Baba et les 40 voleurs, 1954) and Montparnasse 19 (1958) and Orson Welles' Mr. Arkadin (1955). The 1960s saw Misraki slow down slightly, writing only 2–3 scores a year. During this period, he worked with many of the leading French directors of the period, including Jean-Luc Godard on Alphaville (1965), Jean-Pierre Melville on Le Doulos (1963) and Claude Chabrol, for whom he scored several films.


Misraki composed intermittently throughout the last two decades of his life. He composed his last score at age 85; by this point he had been working almost exclusively in television for several years. He died of natural causes at age 90 in Paris.


Misraki first found acclaim as a composer and lyricist of popular songs. His first hit was 1935's "Tout va très bien madame la marquise," and during his careers in France, America and Argentina he wrote successful songs in French, English and Spanish. In 1998, at the age of 90 years, Misraki collaborates with Singer Raquel Bitton on her American tribute to his songs in a CD entitled In a Jazzy mood. ...


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Filmography

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Movies 127

TV Shows 3

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Stress

Stress (1984)

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La Chance aux chansons

La Chance aux chansons (1984)

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Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées (1982)

TV
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Such a Lovely Town...

Such a Lovely Town... (1979)

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Fire's Share

Fire's Share (1978)

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Le Maestro

Le Maestro (1977)

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Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's

Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's (1976)

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The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside

The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside (1976)

Movie
Self
Système 2

Système 2 (1975)

TV
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The Arrest

The Arrest (1975)

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Bloody Murder

Bloody Murder (1974)

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Juliette et Juliette

Juliette et Juliette (1974)

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Closed Shutters

Closed Shutters (1973)

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A Murder Is a Murder

A Murder Is a Murder (1972)

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Le dernier homme

Le dernier homme (1969)

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The Day the Hot Line Got Hot

The Day the Hot Line Got Hot (1968)

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Attack of the Robots

Attack of the Robots (1966)

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Alphaville

Alphaville (1965)

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Le Majordome

Le Majordome (1965)

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Hard Boiled Ones

Hard Boiled Ones (1964)

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The Gallant Musketeer

The Gallant Musketeer (1964)

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Jack and Jenny

Jack and Jenny (1963)

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L'assassin connaît la musique

L'assassin connaît la musique (1963)

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Your Turn, Darling

Your Turn, Darling (1963)

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We Will Go to Deauville

We Will Go to Deauville (1962)

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Le Doulos

Le Doulos (1962)

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Clash of Steel

Clash of Steel (1962)

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Ladies' Man

Ladies' Man (1962)

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Rendezvous

Rendezvous (1961)

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Vengeance of the Three Musketeers

Vengeance of the Three Musketeers (1961)

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The Fighting Musketeers

The Fighting Musketeers (1961)

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Towards Ecstasy

Towards Ecstasy (1960)

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Women Are Like That

Women Are Like That (1960)

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Love and the Frenchwoman

Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)

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The Boss

The Boss (1960)

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The Good Girls

The Good Girls (1960)

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Fever Mounts at El Pao

Fever Mounts at El Pao (1959)

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À double tour

À double tour (1959)

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Way of Youth

Way of Youth (1959)

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The Gendarme of Champignol

The Gendarme of Champignol (1959)

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The Cousins

The Cousins (1959)

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Women Are Weak

Women Are Weak (1959)

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Dangerous Games

Dangerous Games (1958)

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Sunday Encounter

Sunday Encounter (1958)

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The Lovers of Montparnasse

The Lovers of Montparnasse (1958)

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Maigret Sets a Trap

Maigret Sets a Trap (1958)

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Sans famille

Sans famille (1958)

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Les fanatiques

Les fanatiques (1957)

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On Foot, on Horse, and on Wheels

On Foot, on Horse, and on Wheels (1957)

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Young Girls Beware

Young Girls Beware (1957)

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Sénéchal the Magnificent

Sénéchal the Magnificent (1957)

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The Irony of Money

The Irony of Money (1957)

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The Virtuous Bigamist

The Virtuous Bigamist (1956)

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...And God Created Woman

...And God Created Woman (1956)

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Death in the Garden

Death in the Garden (1956)

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The Lebanese Mission

The Lebanese Mission (1956)

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Plucking the Daisy

Plucking the Daisy (1956)

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My Priest Among the Poor

My Priest Among the Poor (1956)

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Fernandel the Dressmaker

Fernandel the Dressmaker (1956)

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Thunderstorm

Thunderstorm (1956)

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The Best Part

The Best Part (1955)

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The Little Rebels

The Little Rebels (1955)

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Mr. Arkadin

Mr. Arkadin (1955)

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6
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Oasis

Oasis (1955)

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Fortune carrée

Fortune carrée (1955)

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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1954)

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Le Fil à la patte

Le Fil à la patte (1954)

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Obsession

Obsession (1954)

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Dames Don't Care

Dames Don't Care (1954)

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Tourments

Tourments (1954)

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Une vie de garçon

Une vie de garçon (1954)

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The Proud and the Beautiful

The Proud and the Beautiful (1953)

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Napoleon Road

Napoleon Road (1953)

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Other Side of Paradise

Other Side of Paradise (1953)

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Femmes de Paris

Femmes de Paris (1953)

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Les Dents longues

Les Dents longues (1953)

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She and Me

She and Me (1952)

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Crazy for Love

Crazy for Love (1952)

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The Moment of Truth

The Moment of Truth (1952)

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Desperate Decision

Desperate Decision (1952)

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French Touch

French Touch (1952)

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The Man in My Life

The Man in My Life (1952)

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Monte Carlo Baby

Monte Carlo Baby (1951)

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Young Love

Young Love (1951)

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Utopia

Utopia (1951)

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Savage Triangle

Savage Triangle (1951)

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Dirty Hands

Dirty Hands (1951)

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Paris Vice Squad

Paris Vice Squad (1951)

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Dr. Knock

Dr. Knock (1951)

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The Gamblers

The Gamblers (1950)

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Ils ont vingt ans

Ils ont vingt ans (1950)

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Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés (1950)

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The Prize

The Prize (1950)

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No Pity for Women

No Pity for Women (1950)

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Thirst of Men

Thirst of Men (1950)

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The Chocolate Girl

The Chocolate Girl (1950)

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We Will All Go to Paris

We Will All Go to Paris (1950)

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All Roads Lead to Rome

All Roads Lead to Rome (1949)

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Manon

Manon (1949)

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Passport to Rio

Passport to Rio (1948)

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Mademoiselle Has Fun

Mademoiselle Has Fun (1948)

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Navidad de los pobres

Navidad de los pobres (1947)

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Are You Quite Sure?

Are You Quite Sure? (1947)

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Devil and the Angel

Devil and the Angel (1946)

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Loves, Delights and Organs

Loves, Delights and Organs (1946)

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Heartbeat

Heartbeat (1946)

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El fin de la noche

El fin de la noche (1944)

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La importancia de ser ladrón

La importancia de ser ladrón (1944)

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Siete mujeres

Siete mujeres (1944)

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Stella

Stella (1943)

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Eclipse de sol

Eclipse de sol (1943)

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The Duraton Family

The Duraton Family (1940)

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Beating Heart

Beating Heart (1940)

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Whirlwind of Paris

Whirlwind of Paris (1939)

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Feux de joie

Feux de joie (1939)

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Le Prince Bouboule

Le Prince Bouboule (1939)

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Place de la Concorde

Place de la Concorde (1939)

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I Was an Adventuress

I Was an Adventuress (1938)

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Beautiful Star

Beautiful Star (1938)

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Return at Dawn

Return at Dawn (1938)

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Chéri-Bibi

Chéri-Bibi (1938)

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Le chanteur de minuit

Le chanteur de minuit (1937)

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Original Music Composer
Claudine at School

Claudine at School (1937)

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The House Across the Street

The House Across the Street (1937)

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Les Gaietés du palace

Les Gaietés du palace (1936)

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Everything is Going Very Well Madame la Marquise

Everything is Going Very Well Madame la Marquise (1936)

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Moutonnet

Moutonnet (1936)

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Midnight, Place Pigalle

Midnight, Place Pigalle (1934)

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Coralie and Company

Coralie and Company (1934)

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Original Music Composer
Baby's Laxative

Baby's Laxative (1931)

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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1908-01-28

Deathday
1998-10-29 (90 years old)

Birth Name
Paul Marie Misrachi

Birth Place
Istanbul, Turkey

Citizenships
France

Also Known As
Paul Marie Misrachi

Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres


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