Lai, Francis 1932–
LAI, Francis 1932–
PERSONAL
Full name, Francis Albert Lai; born April 26, 1932, in Nice, France; son of market gardeners; married Dagmar Puetz, 1968; children: two sons, one daughter. Avocational Interests: Electric trains, drawing cartoon strips, football, tennis, skiing.
Addresses: Office— 23 Rue Franklin, 75016 Paris, France. Agent— Milander, Schleussner, Kaufman Agency, 4146 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 401, North Hollywood, CA 91602.
Career: Composer. Performer as an orchestra musician, beginning 1950; accompanist for other performers, including Claude Goaty, 1955, Edith Piaf, 1960–63, and Mireille Mathieu, 1965. Composer for radio broadcasts.
Awards, Honors: Gold record certification, Recording Industry Association of America, Triumph Award, and Best Original Song award, all 1966, for the album A Man and a Woman; Golden Globe Award nomination, best original score, 1967, for Un homme et une femme; Golden Globe Award nomination, best original score, 1968, nomination for Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1969, and Broadcast Music Award, 1974, all for Vivre pour vivre; Best Music Score award, 1969, for Le passager de la pluie; Grammy Award nominations, best instrumental and best original score, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and gold record certification, all 1970, for the album Love Story; Academy Award, best original music score, Golden Globe Award, best original score, and nomination for Golden Laurel, best composer, Laurel Awards, all 1971, for Love Story; French Film Board Award, best music score, 1972, for Smic, Smac, Smoc; Midem Trophy Award, 1972; Beograd Music Festival Award, 1972; Tokyo Song Festival Award, 1972, for "Pour un homme"; decorated chevalier, French Order of Arts and Letters, 1973; Tokyo Song Festival Award, 1974, for "Et ce soir tu telephones"; nomination for Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music, 1975, for La bonne annee; gold record certification, 1976, for Francis Lai—The Man and His Music; gold record certification, 1977, for Les etoiles du cinema; Yamaha Song Festival Award, best foreign song, 1977, for "Bonsoir Tristesse"; Europe 1 Award and Cesar Award nomination, best music written for a film, Academie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema, 1978, for Bilitis; gold record certification, 1978, platinum record certification, Recording Industry Association of America, gold record award (Switzerland), and platinum record award (France), all 1980, all for the album Bilitis; Cesar Award nomination, best music written for a film, 1982, for Les uns et les autres; Cesar Award, best music written for a film, 1989, for Itineraire d'un enfant gate; Cesar Award nomination, best music written for a film (with Claude Bolling), 1999, for Hasards ou coiencidences.
CREDITS
Film Appearances:
(Uncredited) Blind man, Smic, Smac, Smoc, GSF, 1971.
Edith et Marcel (also known as Edith and Marcel ), Miramax, 1984.
Hasards ou coiencidences (also known as Chance or Coincidence and Chances or Coincidences ), UGC–Fox Distribution, 1998.
Film Work:
Music performer, Robert et Robert, Quartet, 1978.
Television Appearances; Specials:
Interviewee, Edith Piaf: La vie en rose, PBS, 1998.
RECORDINGS
Albums:
Love Story (soundtrack recording), MCA, 1970.
Lai's music is represented on a number of albums, including the soundtrack recordings from Bilitis, A Man and a Woman (album from Un homme et une femme ), and Vivre pour vivre, and on the albums Les etoiles du cinema and Francis Lai—The Man and His Music. Recordings of singles include "Bonsoir Tristesse," "Et ce soir tu telephones," and "Pour un homme."
WRITINGS
Film Music:
Circle of Love (also known as La ronde ), Continental, 1964.
Un homme et une femme (also known as A Man and a Woman ), Allied Artists, 1966.
Masculine Feminine (also known as Masculin feminin ), Royal, 1966.
The Bobo, Warner Bros., 1967.
Vivre pour vivre (also known as Live for Life and Vivere per vivere ), United Artists, 1967.
Mon amour, mon amour (also known as My Love, My Love ), 1967.
I'll Never Forget What's 'is Name, Regional, 1968.
La louve solitaire (also known as The Lone She Wolf and La gatta dagli artigli d'oro ), 1968.
13 jours en France (documentary; also known as Challenge in the Snow and Grenoble ), 1968.
La lecon particuliere (also known as Tender Moment ), 1968.
Le soleil des voyous (also known as Action Man, Leather and Nylon, and Il piu grande colpo del secolo ), H. K. Film Distribution, 1969.
La vie, l'amour, la mort (also known as Life Love Death and La vita, l'amore, la morte ), Lopert, 1969.
Three into Two Won't Go, Universal, 1969.
House of Cards, Universal, 1969.
Mayerling, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1969.
Hannibal Brooks, United Artists, 1969.
The Games, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1970.
Hello–Goodbye, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1970.
Un homme qui me plait (also known as Again a Love Story, Love Is a Funny Thing, A Man I Like, Histoire d'aimer, and Un tipo che mi piace ), United Artists, 1970.
Le passager de la pluie (also known as Passenger in the Rain, Rider in the Rain, and L'uomo venuto dalla pioggia ), Avco Embassy, 1970.
Love Story, Paramount, 1970.
Madly (also known as The Love Mates and Madly, il piacere dell'uomo ), New Line Cinema, 1970.
Le petite matin (also known as Early Morning ), 1970.
Du soliel plein les yeux (also known as Eyes Full of Sun ), 1970.
La modification, 1970.
Smic, Smac, Smoc, GSF, 1971.
Le voyou (also known as The Crook and Simon the Swiss ), United Artists, 1971.
Les petroleuses (also known as Frenchie King, The Legend of Frenchie King, The Oil Girls, The Petroleum Girls, and Le pistolere ), Hemdale, 1971.
L'odeur des fauves (also known as Scandal Man ), 1971. La course du lievre a travaers leschamps (also known as ... And Hope to Die and La corsa della lepre attraverso i campi ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1972.
L'aventure c'est l'aventure (also known as Money Money Money and L'avventura e l'avventura ), GSF, 1972.
Le petite poucet (also known as Tom Thumb ), 1972.
Un homme libre (also known as A Free Man ), 1973.
Par le sang des autres (also known as By the Blood of Others ), 1973.
Un amour de pluie (also known as Loving in the Rain, Male d'amore, and Sommerliebelei ), 1973.
La bonne annee (also known as Happy New Year, The Happy New Year Caper, and Una donna e una canaglia ), Avco Embassy, 1973.
Les hommes (also known as Killing in the Sun, Men, and Regolamenti di conti ), Cocinor, 1973.
Reigen (also known as Dance of Love and Merry–Go– Round ), 1973.
Dans le poussiere du soleil (also known as Dust in the Sun and Lust in the Sun ), 1973.
Visit to a Chief's Son, United Artists, 1974.
Emmanuelle, 1974.
Jeune fille libre le soir (also known as The Babysitter, L.A. Babysitter, The Raw Edge, Wanted: Babysitter, Babysitter—Un maledetto pasticcio, and Das Banz grosse Ding ), Titanus, 1975.
Le chat et la souris (also known as Cat and Mouse and Seven Suspects for Murder ), Quartet, 1975.
Child under a Leaf (also known as Love Child ), Cinema National, 1975.
Toute une vie (also known as And Now My Love and Tutta una vita ), Avco Embassy, 1975.
Mariage (also known as Marriage ), 1975.
Emmanuelle II (also known as Emmanuelle's 7th Heaven, Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman, and Emmanuelle l'antivierge ), 1975.
Si c'etait a refaire (also known as If I Had to Do It All Over Again and Second Chance ), United Artists Classics, 1976.
Le corps de mon ennemi (also known as Body of My Enemy ), AMLF, 1976.
Le bon et les mechants (also known as The Good Guys and the Bad Guys ), 1976.
The Good and the Bad, Paramount, 1976.
Bilitis, Topar, 1976.
Strip–tease (also known as Insanity ), 1976.
Un autre homme, une autre chance (also known as Another Man, Another Chance and Another Man, Another Woman ), United Artists, 1977.
Anima persa (also known as The Forbidden Room, Lost Soul, and Ames perdues ), Dean Films/Les Productions Fox Europe, 1977.
Nido de viudas (also known as Widow's Nest ), Navarro Productions, 1977.
First musical theme, Robert et Robert, Quartet, 1978.
International Velvet, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1978.
Les ringards (also known as The Small Timers ), 1978.
Leidenschaftliche Bluemchen (also known as Boarding School, Passion Flower Hotel, Preppy School Girls, and Virgin Campus ), 1978.
(With Lee Holdridge; and song "Oliver's Theme") Oliver's Story, Paramount, 1979.
A nous deux (also known as An Adventure for Two and Us Two ), AMLF, 1979.
Les borsalini, 1980.
(And song "J'attends l'amour") Beyond the Reef (also known as Sea Killer and Shark Boy of Bora Bora ), Universal, 1981.
Madame Claude 2 (also known as Intimate Moments ), 1981.
(With Michel Legrand) Bolero (also known as Within Memory and Les uns et les autres ), Double 13/Sharp Features, 1982.
Salut la puce, Naja Film, 1983.
Canicule (also known as Dog Day ), UGC, 1984.
Edith et Marcel (also known as Edith and Marcel ), Miramax, 1984.
Les ripoux (also known as My New Partner and Le cop ), AMLF, 1984.
(With Roman Romanelli) Gefahr fuer die Liebe—Aids (also known as AIDS—A Danger for Love and A.I. D.S.: Trop jeune pour mourir ), Cinevox, 1985.
J'ai rencontre le Pere Noel (also known as Here Comes Santa Claus ), New World, 1985.
Marie (also known as Marire: A True Story ), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1985.
Saijo densetsu, 1985.
Un homme et une femme: Vingt ans deja (also known as A Man and a Woman: Twenty Years Later ), Warner Bros., 1986.
Attention Bandits! (also known as Bandits ), Grange Communications/Jerry Winters, 1987.
Oci ciornie (also known as Dark Eyes and Ochi Chyornye ), Island Pictures, 1987.
(With others) Date with an Angel, DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group, 1987.
L'association des malfaiteurs (also known as Association of Wrongdoers ), AMLF, 1987.
Bernadette, Cannon, 1988.
Les pyramides bleues (also known as The Novice, Paradise Calling, and La novicia ), Sofracima/FR3 Films/Artedis, 1988.
Itineraire d'un enfant gate (also known as Itinerary of a Spoiled Child and Der Loewe ), AFMD, 1988.
Keys to Freedom (also known as Death Dealers ), RPB Pictures/Queen's Cross Productions, 1989.
Der Atem (also known as The Spirit ), 1989.
La passion de Bernadette, 1989.
Ripoux contre ripoux (also known as My New Partner at the Races, My New Partner II, and Le cop 2 ), AMLF, 1990.
Tolgo il disturbo (also known as I'll Be Going Now and Valse d'amour ), 1990.
Il y a des jours ... et des lunes (also known as There Were Days and Moons ), 1990.
Le provincial, 1990.
Les cles du paradis (also known as The Keys to Paradise ), 1991.
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L'inconnu dans la maison (also known as Stranger in the House ), 1992.
Tout ca ... pour ca! (also known as All That ... for This? ), Jose Frade Producciones Cinematograficas, 1993.
Le voleur et la menteuse (also known as The Thief and the Liar ), Les Films 13/Les Films Tapon, 1994.
Les Miserables (also known as Les miserables du vingtieme siecle ), Warner Bros., 1995.
Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi (also known as Men, Women: A User's Manual ), Gala Films, 1996.
Le serment sous la lune, 1997.
Hasards ou coiencidences (also known as Chance or Coincidence and Chances or Coincidences ), UGC–Fox Distribution, 1998.
Une pour toutes (also known as One 4 All ), Bac Films, 1999.
Les insaisissables, Opening Distribution, 2000.
Plastic Tree, 2003.
Ripoux 3, Gaumont, 2003.
Also composer for the film Indian Summer.
Songs Featured in Films:
Many of Lai's original film songs have been featured in subsequent films. The music from Love Story was featured in Earth Girls Are Easy, released in 1988; Trop belle pout roi (also known as Too Beautiful for You ), released by Orion Classics in 1990; and 200 Cigarettes, released by Paramount in 1999. Excerpts of his music were included in One Hundred and One Nights, released by Cinema Village Features in 1995. The music from Un homme et une femme was featured in Hustle, released in 1970; My Best Friend's Wedding, released by TriStar in 1997; in Bringing Down the House, released by Buena Vista in 2003; and in The In–Laws, released in 2003. Several of Lai's songs were featured in the film The Kid Stays in the Picture, released by Focus Features in 2002.
Television Music; Miniseries:
Les uns et les autres, 1983.
(Including theme song, "Hard to Be Tender") Sins (also known as 3Sins ), CBS, 1986.
Disperatamente Giulia, 1989.
Television Music; Movies:
The Berlin Affair, NBC, 1970.
Theme song, The Sex Symbol, ABC, 1974.
Television Music; Other:
Brigitte Bardot (special), NBC, 1968.
Ein Abend zu zweit, 1969.
Pig in the Middle (series), 1980.
Also composer of music for Les etoiles du cinema. The theme music for the film Love Story was also featured in the television series Love Story, broadcast by NBC in 1973. Lai's original compositions have been featured in subsequent television programs. The music from the film Bilitis was featured in the television series Celeste, broadcast in 1977; and Celeste siempre Celeste, broadcast in 1994.
Other:
Contributor to periodicals, including Film Francais.
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press, 1996.
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