Michel Magne

Michel Magne

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1930-03-20
Deathday: 1984-12-19 (54 years old)

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Biography

Michel Magne (20 March 1930 in Lisieux, Calvados, France – 19 December 1984 in Cergy-Pontoise, Val-d'Oise) was a French film and experimental music composer.


He was the fifth child in a family of eight. As young as age five, he was intrigued by his parents' piano. The Lisieux cathedral’s organist taught him to play keyboards, and soon he played the harmonium during Sunday services. At age nine he found his parents' Wagner discs, and thereafter would often quote Wagner in his works.


He then studied music at the French: Caen Conservatory, in Caen, France. By age 16 he had written an oratorio and a piano concerto. In 1946, he left Caen to attend the Paris Conservatory, where he had lessons by Simone Plé-Caussade and Olivier Messiaen.


He was nominated in 1962 for an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for adapting the Jackie Gleason score to film Gigot. He also scored Barbarella and a series of OSS 117 films.


In 1962, he released the studio album Tropical Fantasy.


Magne wrote some songs with lyrics by Françoise Sagan for Juliette Gréco and provided orchestral accompaniment.


In 1962, he purchased the Château d'Hérouville, near Pontoise, and converted it into a residential recording studio in 1969, known as Studio d'enregistrement Michel Magne, which through the 1970s was used by a series of artists such as Elton John (at his Honky Château), Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Jethro Tull, Cat Stevens, and the Bee Gees among many others.


In the 1970's, Jean-Claude Petit scored Magne's films, without due credit.


In 1972, he married Marie-Claude, née Calvet, having met her in 1970, near Hérouville while she was hitch-hiking as a schoolgirl. The couple moved to the south of France in 1974.


Magne committed suicide in 1984, in a hotel room.


Source: Article "Michel Magne" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography

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Movies 78

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TV Shows 3

Director 1

Self
Michel Magne, le Fantaisiste Pop

Michel Magne, le Fantaisiste Pop (2009)

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New Year's Eve At Bob's

New Year's Eve At Bob's (1984)

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Composer
Emmanuelle 4

Emmanuelle 4 (1984)

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5.25
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Surprise Party

Surprise Party (1983)

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Composer
The Informer

The Informer (1983)

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Composer
S.A.S. San Salvador

S.A.S. San Salvador (1983)

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Original Music Composer
Les Misérables

Les Misérables (1982)

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Composer
T'es folle ou quoi ?

T'es folle ou quoi ? (1982)

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Composer
Rape

Rape (1978)

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Composer
Nea

Nea (1976)

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Composer
Chinese In Paris

Chinese In Paris (1974)

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Composer
Un ange au paradis

Un ange au paradis (1973)

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Composer
Le Complot

Le Complot (1973)

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Composer
Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman

Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman (1973)

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Moi y'en a vouloir des sous

Moi y'en a vouloir des sous (1973)

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Composer
Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful

Everybody He Is Nice, Everybody He Is Beautiful (1972)

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6
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Cadet Rousselle

Cadet Rousselle (1971)

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Original Music Composer
Four Nights of a Dreamer

Four Nights of a Dreamer (1971)

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Self
Samedi soir

Samedi soir (1971)

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Original Music Composer
Cold Sweat

Cold Sweat (1970)

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Composer
Safety Catch

Safety Catch (1970)

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Composer
The Strangers

The Strangers (1969)

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Composer
The Sergeant

The Sergeant (1968)

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The Bastard

The Bastard (1968)

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Original Music Composer
Angelique and the Sultan

Angelique and the Sultan (1968)

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7
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Batouk

Batouk (1968)

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Composer
Sorrel Flower

Sorrel Flower (1967)

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Music
Johnny Banco

Johnny Banco (1967)

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The Looters

The Looters (1967)

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Music
Two Weeks in September

Two Weeks in September (1967)

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Shock Troops

Shock Troops (1967)

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Original Music Composer
Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard

Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967)

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5.44
Original Music Composer
Untamable Angelique

Untamable Angelique (1967)

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4.67
Composer
To Skin a Spy

To Skin a Spy (1966)

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Brigade Anti Gangs

Brigade Anti Gangs (1966)

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Une femme en blanc se révolte

Une femme en blanc se révolte (1966)

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Original Music Composer
Angelique and the King

Angelique and the King (1966)

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5.75
Composer
Galia

Galia (1966)

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Original Music Composer
Fantomas Unleashed

Fantomas Unleashed (1965)

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5.34
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The Sleeping Car Murder

The Sleeping Car Murder (1965)

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Original Music Composer / Compositor
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning (1965)

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Composer
Mission to Caracas

Mission to Caracas (1965)

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Composer
The Exterminators

The Exterminators (1965)

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Composer
Husband for Sale

Husband for Sale (1965)

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Original Music Composer
Angelique: The Road To Versailles

Angelique: The Road To Versailles (1965)

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5.33
Music
OSS 117: Mission for a Killer

OSS 117: Mission for a Killer (1965)

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Composer
A Woman in White

A Woman in White (1965)

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Music
Ivory Coast Adventure

Ivory Coast Adventure (1965)

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Original Music Composer
Crime on a Summer Morning

Crime on a Summer Morning (1965)

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Composer
The Great Spy Chase

The Great Spy Chase (1964)

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Original Music Composer
Angelique

Angelique (1964)

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5.75
Original Music Composer
Fantomas

Fantomas (1964)

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5.76
Composer
Cyrano and d'Artagnan

Cyrano and d'Artagnan (1964)

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Composer
Circle of Love

Circle of Love (1964)

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Original Music Composer
Male Hunt

Male Hunt (1964)

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Composer
The Monocle's Sour Laugh

The Monocle's Sour Laugh (1964)

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Music
OSS 117: Panic in Bangkok

OSS 117: Panic in Bangkok (1964)

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Composer
Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent

Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent (1964)

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Composer
Les Gros Bras

Les Gros Bras (1963)

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Composer
Crooks in Clover

Crooks in Clover (1963)

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Composer
Germinal

Germinal (1963)

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Composer
Symphony for a Massacre

Symphony for a Massacre (1963)

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Composer
Of Flesh and Blood

Of Flesh and Blood (1963)

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Original Music Composer
OSS 117 Is Unleashed

OSS 117 Is Unleashed (1963)

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Music
Ladies First

Ladies First (1963)

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Original Music Composer
Any Number Can Win

Any Number Can Win (1963)

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Composer
Vice and Virtue

Vice and Virtue (1963)

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Composer
Who Stole the Body?

Who Stole the Body? (1963)

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Composer
Abel Gance, Yesterday and Tomorrow

Abel Gance, Yesterday and Tomorrow (1963)

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Composer
Le Gorille a mordu l'archevêque

Le Gorille a mordu l'archevêque (1962)

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Music / Music Director
The Devil and the Ten Commandments

The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)

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Composer
Love on a Pillow

Love on a Pillow (1962)

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Composer
A Monkey in Winter

A Monkey in Winter (1962)

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Composer
Konga Yo

Konga Yo (1962)

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Composer
Rodolphe Bresdin

Rodolphe Bresdin (1962)

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Composer
Les Livreurs

Les Livreurs (1961)

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Composer
The Fruit Is Ripe

The Fruit Is Ripe (1961)

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Composer
My Baby Is Black!

My Baby Is Black! (1961)

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Self
Discorama

Discorama (1959)

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Composer
Magirama

Magirama (1958)

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Composer
The Living Bread

The Living Bread (1955)

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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1930-03-20

Deathday
1984-12-19 (54 years old)

Birth Place
Lisieux, France

Citizenships
France


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