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Nicolas Errèra

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Nicolas Errèra

Nicolas Errèra is a composer born on May 21, 1967 in Paris, France. He is known for The Shadow's Edge, Survive and In Her Name. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Sound
Born
May 21, 1967
Place of birth
Paris, France

Biography

Nicolas Errèra (born 21 May 1967) is a French composer and musician working all over the world. Co-founder of innovatives electronics groups Grand Popo Football Club and Rouge Rouge, he also composes soundtracks for films and television. Nicolas Errèra comes from a family of artists. An only child, his father is a playwright and his mother a set designer. He was born in Paris. He majored in science to attain his baccalaureate and also studied philosophy. When he was a teenager he joined the group of the English theatre director Peter Brook, under whom he featured in 3 plays. Alongside his studies he took lessons in piano and composing at the École normale de musique de Paris, studying under Serge Petigirard (piano) and Max Deutsch (composing). Here he was awarded his first prize for composing. He also studied Harmony and Counterpoint with the composer Jeannine Richer. In 1998 he set up the electro pop group Grand Popo Football Club and in 2002 he created the group Rouge Rouge. Both groups went on to be associated with the French touch He has written music for more than 60 French and international films, including Au nom de ma fille, Sleepless Night[4] by Frédéric Jardin, The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir, Sticky Fingers by the Canadian filmmaker Ken Scott, The Lookout by the Italian director Michele Placido. Nocturna by Spain's Victor Maldonado and Adrian Garcia, and The Butterfly with Michel Serrault. In 2008 the success in China of the film The Butterfly (which was watched by more than 10 million people) led to a meeting with the Hong Kong director Benny Chan. This paved the way for him to work in Asian movies, as he composed the soundtracks for three of Chan's films – The White Storm, Shaolin and Connected. In 2015, he composed the music for Mountain Cry directed by Larry Yang (closing film at Busan International Film Festival). In 2018, he composed the music for the movie Hidden Man directed by Jiang Wen. Hidden Man has been chosen by China as its nominee for Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards. In 2022 he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards for "Drop the Rock", a song he cowrote with Craig Walker for the 2021 film Goodbye Happiness (Au revoir le bonheur). As with his work for the cinema, Errèra wrote the music for fictional TV series such as XIII: The Conspiracy, XIII: The Series the French-Canadian series adapted from the graphic novels by William Vance and Jean Van Hamme. He also wrote music for television movies for Alain Tasma, and many more. In 2017 Ne m'abandonne pas won an International Emmy Awards Best TV Movie/Mini-Series. In 2006 Errèra met the photographer and director Jean-Baptiste Mondino, with whom he regularly collaborates on music for promotional films for prestigious brands (including (Yves Saint Laruent, Chanel, Christian Dior SE, Givenchy and many more). ... Source: Article "Nicolas Errèra" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

  1. 2026ForsakenMusic
  2. 2026Alter EgoMusic
  3. 2025After TyphoonMusic
  4. 2025The Shadow's EdgeMusic
  5. 2025When He Comes BackMusic
  6. 2025Tout le monde ment 4Music
  7. 2025Tout le monde ment 3Music
  8. 2025Once Upon My MotherMusic
  9. 2024The Sinking of the Lisbon MaruMusic
  10. 2024SurviveMusic
  11. 2024Serpent's PathMusic
  12. 2024Tout le monde ment 2Music
  13. 2022Polar RescueMusic
  14. 2022Algiers ConfidentialMusic
  15. 2021Emma BovaryMusic
  16. 2021Raging FireMusic
  17. 2018War on BeastsMusic
  18. 2018Hidden ManMusic
  19. 2018The Extraordinary Journey of the FakirMusic
  20. 2018Death in the SoulMusic
  21. 2017Remembering YouMusic
  22. 2017The ConfessionMusic
  23. 2016Mountain CryMusic
  24. 2016In Her NameMusic
  25. 2016Don't Leave Me!Music
  26. 2013The White StormMusic
  27. 2013La SourceMusic
  28. 2013Alias Caracalla, au cœur de la RésistanceMusic
  29. 2012The LookoutMusic
  30. 2011Sleepless NightMusic
  31. 2009DivorcesMusic
  32. 2008ConnectedMusic
  33. 2008Me TwoMusic
  34. 2007NocturnaMusic
  35. 2005Au suivant !Music
  36. 2004Les parallèlesMusic
  37. 2003The OvereaterMusic
  38. 2002The ButterflyMusic
  39. 2002Cravate ClubMusic
  40. 2000A Head for BusinessMusic
  41. 2000The Soeur BrothersMusic
  42. 2000Scénarios sur la drogueMusic
  43. 1989Aller à Dieppe sans voir la merDirector