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Georges Delerue Biography

Birth Name:Georges Delerue

Birth Place:Roubaix, France

Profession Soundtrack, Music department, Actor

Fast Facts

Has won eight awards for his scores in film, including an Academy Award for Best Original Score for "A Little Romance․"
Started as a teenager playing the clarinet, but later on switched to piano and went on to study Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and other great pianists
By the time he was in his mid-twenties, he was already composing music for short films and writing for theatrical productions
In addition to composing music for ballets and operas, he has scored several Son Et Lumiere shows in places Egypt
Has composed musical scores for over 300 works, including 200 feature films and 125 short films
He was awarded the high position of Commandeur des Arts et Lettres, by the French government
Received a scholarship to the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied and was encouraged to write scores for film

1970Oscar-Best Music, Original Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical): nominated
1970Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music-: nominated
1970Golden Globe-Best Original Score: nominated
1974Oscar-Best Music, Original Dramatic Score: nominated
1974Golden Globe-Best Original Score - Motion Picture: nominated
1977César-Best Music (Meilleure musique): nominated
1978Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
1979Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music-: nominated
1979César-Best Music (Meilleure musique): winner
1980Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: winner
1980César-Best Music (Meilleure musique): winner
1980Golden Globe-Best Original Score - Motion Picture: nominated
1981César-Best Music (Meilleure musique): winner
1983César-Best Music (Meilleure musique): nominated
1984César-Best Music (Meilleure musique): nominated
1986Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
1987Gemini-Best Music Composition for a Program (Dramatic Underscore): winner
1988ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
1988ACE-Original Score: nominated
1990ASCAP Award-Top Box Office Films: winner
1991Genie-Best Music Score: nominated
1992AFI Award-Best Original Music Score: nominated
1992CableACE-Original Score: winner
1993César-Best Music (Meilleure musique): nominated