- Jean-Claude Petit
Jean-Claude Petit (born 1943) is a French composer and arranger, born in
Vaires-sur-Marne . After accompanying jazzmen in his childhood, Petit went to theConservatoire de Paris , where he studied harmony and counterpoint. He did the string arrangements forMink DeVille 's "Le Chat Bleu " album, as well as orchestrating the backing parts to some French pop singles in the mid- to late 1960s, including those ofErick Saint-Laurent andyé-yé girlsChristine Pilzer andMonique Thubert .1979 saw his first major film soudtrack commission (
Alexandro Jodorowsky 's "Tusk"), but he had been releasing solo records at least a decade earlier, including at least four for theChappell Music Library , as well as his album "Chez Jean-Claude Petit", released in the early 1970s. In addition, he was a frequent collaborator with French film music composerJack Arel : the pair's most well-known production, "Psychedelic Portrait", was featured in an episode of the cult TV series "The Prisoner ".Filmography
* 1979: "Tusk"
* 1982: "Lively Social Life"
* 1985: "Billy-Ze One-Kick"
* 1986: "Jean de Florette "
* 1986: "Manon des Sources" (US title: "Manon of the Spring")
* 1987: "Fucking Fernand"
* 1988: "Savannah"
* 1990: "Cyrano de Bergerac"
* 1990: "Uranus"
* 1991: "Always Alone"
* 1991: "Mayrig "
* 1992: "588, Street Paradises"
* 1992: "The Zebra"
* 1994: "In Antonin Company Artaud"
* 1995: "The Horseman on the Roof "
* 1996: "Beaumarchais The Insolent One"
* 1997: "Sirs, The Rock Children"
* 1998: "Paddy"
* 2000: "Lumumba"
* 2002: "Like Your Father"
* 2004: "Podium"
* 2007: "Dance With Him"External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006223/ IMDb entry]
* [http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/jean_claude_petit Jean-Claude Petit discography at Rateyourmusic.com]
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