Gérard Calvi
Sound
- Born
- July 26, 1922 · Paris, France
- Died
- February 20, 2015 (age 92)
Gérard Calvi (born Grégoire Krettly; 26 July 1922 – 20 February 2015) was a French composer.
Interested in music from an early age, Calvi's first composing work was for the French production The Patron in 1949. From here he provided music for various French films, most notably Gangster Boss, as well as the show La Plume de Ma Tante, which was nominated for Best Musical at the 13th Tony Awards.
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He composed music for three Asterix films: Asterix the Gaul, Asterix and Cleopatra and The Twelve Tasks of Asterix.
He also composed the memorable Asterix theme for the first film, which was dispensed with by the time the music for The Twelve Tasks of Asterix was composed in 1976.
His last work was for the feature film The Crab Revolution in 2004. He died in 2015, aged 92.
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Known for
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
June 26, 1976
Asterix and Cleopatra
December 19, 1968
Asterix the Gaul
December 20, 1967
The Little Bather
March 22, 1968
The Black Tulip
February 28, 1964
The Annuity
January 19, 1972
The Restroom Robbery
January 22, 1975
The American Beauty
September 29, 1961
Carom Shots
May 17, 1963
Peek-a-boo
October 15, 1954
The Big Scare
October 28, 1964
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
February 6, 1974
Behind the camera33
- 2004The Revolution of the Crabs Original Music Composer
- 1994Bon week-end Monsieur Bennett ! Music
- 1991Héloïse Music
- 1988Bonjour l'angoisse Music
- 1979La Grâce Original Music Composer
- 1976The Twelve Tasks of Asterix Original Music Composer
- 1975The Restroom Robbery Original Music Composer
- 1974Shut Up, Gulli Writer
- 1974The Down-in-the-Hole Gang Original Music Composer
- 1972The Annuity