Artist

Philippe Sarde

Genre: Stage & Screen ,Soundtracks ,Film Score ,Film Music ,Original Score
Origin: U.S.A
Active: 1969 - Present
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From an early age, Philippe Sarde displayed remarkable versatility as a French composer of film music, ultimately amassing more than 200 scores, though recognition for his work has remained largely confined to France. His mother, an opera singer, fostered his musical interest beginning at three, and by four he had already conducted a section of Carmen at the Paris Opera. Sound recording experiments followed at five, while his teenage years saw the creation of initial short films. Torn between careers in filmmaking and music as an avid cinephile, Sarde resolved the question after friends responded to one of his shorts with praise directed chiefly at its score. He pursued formal training at the Paris Conservatory under Noël Gallon. Songs written for Régine led to his first scoring assignment for Claude Sautet’s Les Choses de la Vie in 1969, initiating a collaboration that extended across 25 years and 11 films. Equally enduring ties developed with Bertrand Tavernier, Pierre Granier-Deferre, Georges Lautner, André Téchiné, and Jacques Doillon. Further partnerships encompassed Roman Polanski’s The Tenant together with the Oscar-nominated music for Tess, Bertrand Blier’s Beau-Père, Alain Corneau’s Fort Saganne, and three projects by Marshall Brickman: Lovesick, The Manhattan Project, and Sister Mary Explains It All. Lautner frequently expressed astonishment at Sarde’s capacity to devise a distinctive musical solution for every picture. The resulting soundtracks, notable for their inventive and masterful orchestrations, regularly featured appearances by Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Stéphane Grappelli, and Maurice Vander.
Un mauvais fils
2026
Joyeuses Pâques
2026
Philippe Sarde - The Essentials
2026
Romy Schneider, un portrait musical
2026
Devil in The Flesh
2025
Le regard musical
2025
La garce
2025
Le dernier civil
2025
Il faut tuer Birgitt Haas
2025
La vieille qui marchait dans la mer
2024
Une histoire simple (Bande originale du film)
2024
Mademoiselle (Bande originale du film)
2024
Flic ou voyou / Le Guignolo (Bandes originales des films)
2024
Attention une femme peut en cacher une autre (Bande originale du film)
2023
L’homme aux yeux d’argent (Original Soundtrack)
2023
Le fils préféré
2023
La petite apocalypse (Bande originale du film)
2017
Rodin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2017
La maison de Jade (Bande originale du film)
2017
Ponette (Bande originale du film)
2017
Comédie (Bande originale du film)
2017
Garçon ! (Bande originale du film)
2017
Hellé (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2016
Les deux amis (Bande originale du film)
2015
Joshua Then and Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2014
Les Choses De La Vie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2012
BaRocco (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2012
Alice et Martin (Bande originale du film)
1998
Lucie Aubrac (Bande originale du film)
1997
Le bossu (Bande originale du film)
1997
Les voleurs (Bande originale du film)
1996
Dis-moi oui... (Bande originale du film)
1995
La fille de d'Artagnan (Bande originale du film)
1994
Uncovered (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1994
Cesar et Rosalie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1993
Max et Jérémie (Bande originale du film)
1992
L'ami retrouvé (Bande originale du film)
1989
L'Ours (Bande originale du film)
1988
Mangeclous (Bande originale du film)
1988
Ennemis intimes
1987
Cours privé (OST)
1986
Harem (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1985
Fort Saganne (Bande originale du film)
1984
La pirate (Bande originale du film)
1984
Stella
1983
J’ai épousé une ombre (Original Soundtrack)
1983
L'étoile du Nord (Bande originale du film)
1982
La guerre du feu (Bande originale du film)
1981
Le choix des armes (Bande originale du film)
1981
Allons z'enfants
1981
Tess (Bande originale du film)
1980
L'adolescente (Bande originale du film)
1979
Le sucre (Bande originale du film)
1978
Mort d'un pourri
1977
Des enfants gâtés
1977