Alain Goraguer
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Alain Goraguer (1931 – 2023) was a French composer, pianist and arranger perhaps best known for his work on Fantastic Planet (1973), which has been sampled by the likes of J Dilla, Madlib and Mac Miller.
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Biography
His family was from Nice, on the coast of the Mediterranean, where young Alain studied the piano. He abandoned the violin without remorse, and at the age of twenty had an influential encounter with pianist Jack Diéval, passing through Nice, who firmly advised him to give up everything for the piano. At the same time, Alain strudied harmony with Julien Falk, and soon won second place in an amateur jazz competition.
He soon went to paris where he indulged his passion for jazz. At Saint-Germain-des-Prés, where he accompanied singer Simone Alma, he met Boris Vian. Together, they wrote "Je Bois", "La Java des bombes atomiques", "Fais-moi mal Johnny" et "Ne vous mariez pas les filles". Alain then scored the music for the film J'irai cracher sur vos tombes (1959). He wrote the orchestration for young Serge Gainsbourg, indeed he arranged all of his albums up until Gainsbourg percussions (1964). With Gainsbourg, Goraguer scored more film music, such as that for L'Eau à la bouche (1960).
In the 1960s and 1970s, he be came the remarkable arranger for the remarkable orchestration for "Poupée de cire, poupée de son", winning the grand prize for The Eurovision Song Contest in 1965. He wrote numerous arrangements for Jean Ferrat, France Gall, Juliette Gréco, Nana Mouskouri and many others. Alain Gorageur then opened the door for a renewal in popularity of orchestral compositions. He also composed the title theme La Vache enragée (1965), sung by Brigitte Fontaine.
He Also wrote a number of easy listening albums under the name Laura Fontaine.
Trivia
Producer Madlib avowedly inspired himself from, and sampled Goraguer's work on the first Quasimoto album.
Composer
| Film | Year |
|---|---|
| Deux jours à tuer | 2008 |
| Jeux de plage | 1995 |
| L'aigle et le cheval (TV Movie) | 1994 |
| Le raisin d'or (TV Movie) | 1994 |
| Au beau rivage (TV Movie) | 1994 |
| L'oeil écarlate | 1993 |
| Le galopin (TV Movie) | 1993 |
| Le réveillon, c'est à quel étage? (TV Movie) | 1992 |
| Quiproquos! (TV Movie) | 1991 |
| Bébé express (TV Movie) | 1991 |
| L'ordinateur amoureux (TV Movie) | 1991 |
| Marie Pervenche (TV Series) (1 episode) | 1990 |
| Adieu je t'aime | 1988 |
| À notre regrettable époux | 1988 |
| Comment Wang-Fo fut sauvé (Short) | 1987 |
| Florence ou La vie de château (TV Series) | 1987 |
| Ich heirate eine Familie (TV Series) | 1983-1985 |
| L'Initiation d'une femme mariée | 1983 |
| Chambres d'amis très particulières | 1983 |
| Merci Sylvestre (TV Series) | 1983 |
| Jakob und Adele (TV Series) | 1982 |
| The Dominici Affair | 1973 |
| Fantastic Planet | 1973 |
Soundtracks
| Film | Year |
|---|---|
| Dansez gym tonic" | 2015 |
| Saint Laurent | 2014 |
| Memòries de la tele (TV Series) | 2008 - 2010 |
| Deux jours à tuer (music: "Le temps qui reste") | 2008 |
| Enemies closer (writer: "Le cha cha cha du loup") | 2008 |
| La vie de bohème | 1992 |
| Ein Heim für Tiere (TV Series) | 1985 |
| Marie Pervenche (TV Series) | 1984 |
| The Eurovision Song Contest (TV Special) (performer: "Bien plus fort") | 1966 |
| The Eurovision Song Contest (TV Special) (performer: "Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son") | 1965 |
| Maillan 33-33 (TV Movie) (music: "Le Zouave du Pont de l'Alma") | 1964 |
| L'eau à la bouche (performer: "L'eau à la bouche") | 1960 |
Linking in in 2023
Baby pop, Bonnie and Clyde (Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot album), Brigitte Bardot, Capital Punishment (Big Pun album), Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends, Deltron 3030 (album), Denise Benoît, Du chant à la une !..., Dusty Fingers, Faces (mixtape), Fais-moi mal, Johnny, Fantastic Planet, Flamagra, France Gall, Gainsbourg Percussions, Intoxicated Women, Je chante avec toi Liberté, Jean Ferrat, Julien Falk, Laisse tomber les filles, Les Femmes de ma vie, Les Sucettes (album), L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg, List of songs about Paris, Love Me No More (film), Mes premières vraies vacances, Michèle Arnaud, N° 2, Perched on a Tree, Poupée de cire, poupée de son (album), Quasimoto, Raymond Guiot, Richer Than I Ever Been, Sacré Charlemagne (album), Serge Gainsbourg N° 4, Serge Gainsbourg, That Man George, The Dominici Affair (film), Tuberose (album)
