
François de Roubaix
Biography
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François de Roubaix (April 3, 1939 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine – November 22, 1975 in Tenerife, Canary Islands) was a French film score composer.
Roubaix did not receive any formal education in music, but began studying jazz on his own at age 15, forming a band and learning trombone as an autodidact. His father, filmmaker Paul de Roubaix, made educational films, and offered to let François compose scores for them. His first film score was for a 1961 film by Robert Enrico; through the late 1960s and early 1970s he scored films for Enrico, Jose Giovanni, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Pierre Mocky, and Yves Boisset. Notable in his style is his use of folk elements, as well as electronic musical instruments such as synthesizers and early drum machines. Roubaix had a home studio where he would overdub parts until he was satisfied with the result. He died in 1975 in a diving accident; in 1976, his score for Le Vieux Fusil was awarded a César Award.
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Strip-teaseuses ou ces femmes que l'on croit faciles | 1964 | Original Music Composer |
| The Wise Guys | 1965 | Original Music Composer |
| Les Combinards | 1966 | Original Music Composer |
| The Last Adventure | 1967 | Original Music Composer |
| The Ponies | 1967 | Original Music Composer |
| The Blonde from Peking | 1967 | Original Music Composer |
| Le Samouraï | 1967 | Original Music Composer |
| Diabolically Yours | 1967 | Original Music Composer |
| Zita | 1968 | Original Music Composer |
| Farewell, Friend | 1968 | Original Music Composer |
| The Witness | 1969 | Original Music Composer |
| Emma Zunz | 1969 | Original Music Composer |
| Jeff | 1969 | Original Music Composer |
| The Strangers | 1969 | Original Music Composer |
| Last Known Address | 1970 | Original Music Composer |
| Only the Cool | 1970 | Original Music Composer |
| The One Man Band | 1970 | Original Music Composer |
| Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay | 1971 | Original Music Composer |
| One Way Ticket | 1971 | Original Music Composer |
| Daughters of Darkness | 1971 | Original Music Composer |
| The Pariah | 1972 | Original Music Composer |
| One-Eyed Men Are Kings | 1974 | Original Music Composer |
| Comment ça va je m'en fous | 1975 | Writer |
| The Old Gun | 1975 | Original Music Composer |
| Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau | 2019 | Original Music Composer |