Bruno Coulais is a French composer, born in Paris on 13 January 1954. He ha… Read Full Bio ↴Bruno Coulais is a French composer, born in Paris on 13 January 1954. He has a father from Vendée and his mother is an Iraqi Jew. He is most widely known for his music on film soundtracks.
Coulais began his musical education on the violin and piano, aiming to become a composer of contemporary classical music. However, a series of acquaintances gradually re-oriented him towards film music. Coulais was particularly influenced by director François Reichenbach, who asked him in 1977 to write the soundtrack to his new documentary Mexico Magico. The first full-length production he composed the score for was the 1986 film La femme secrète by Sébastien Grall. Until the end of the 1990s, he remained low-profile, composing mainly for television. His name can often be found from TV films by Gérard Marx and Laurent Heynemann. He also composed the soundtracks for Christine Pascal's 1992 film Le petit prince a dit, and Agnès Merlet's Le fils du requin in 1993.
In 1994, he met the television producer Josée Dayan, who let him write a theme for the TV series La rivière Esperance, aired on the France 2 network in autumn 1995. He worked with Dayan again with other major productions such as Le comte de Monte-Cristo, Balzac, and Les nuiteux.
The largest turning point of his career came in 1996, when he worked with directors Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou of the documentary Microcosmos. This single film, which gave a great significance to the music in it, was a great success and made Coulais one of the most wanted composers of French film music. In 1997, he won the César award for the best musical score in a film, as well as a Victoire de la Musique. His reputation was confirmed by the soundtracks to Himalaya (1999) and Les rivières pourpres (2000), and after that Bruno Coulais's name was to be found on most new French blockbusters, such as Belphégor and Vidocq.
After producing the soundtrack to Winged Migration in 2001, Coulais announced that he wanted to significantly reduce his contributions to film music, and instead concentrate on other projects, such as the creation of an opera for children, and collaborations with Akhenaton, Akhenaton's group IAM and the Corsican group A Filetta, with whom he had worked since he had made the soundtrack for Jacques Weber's film Don Juan in 1998.
In 2002, his name was found on the ending credits of the animation L'enfant qui voulait être un ours, and in 2004, on Frédéric Schoendoerffer's Agents secrets. The same year, he wrote the soundtrack to the film Les choristes by Christophe Baratier, which subsequently became an international hit. The music for this film received as great praise as the film itself, and it won Coulais his third César award. Since then, Coulais's collaborations in cinema seem to be limited to works by directors with whom he already shares some history, in particular Jacques Perrin, Frédéric Schoendoerffer, and James Huth.
Bruno Coulais's musical style may vary significantly between different projects, but there are some constant factors visible: his taste for opera and for human voice (in particular that of children), for a search for original sonority, for world music and mixing different musical cultures, and finally, a certain tendency to give preference to the ambience created by lighting rather than the film's narration.
Coulais began his musical education on the violin and piano, aiming to become a composer of contemporary classical music. However, a series of acquaintances gradually re-oriented him towards film music. Coulais was particularly influenced by director François Reichenbach, who asked him in 1977 to write the soundtrack to his new documentary Mexico Magico. The first full-length production he composed the score for was the 1986 film La femme secrète by Sébastien Grall. Until the end of the 1990s, he remained low-profile, composing mainly for television. His name can often be found from TV films by Gérard Marx and Laurent Heynemann. He also composed the soundtracks for Christine Pascal's 1992 film Le petit prince a dit, and Agnès Merlet's Le fils du requin in 1993.
In 1994, he met the television producer Josée Dayan, who let him write a theme for the TV series La rivière Esperance, aired on the France 2 network in autumn 1995. He worked with Dayan again with other major productions such as Le comte de Monte-Cristo, Balzac, and Les nuiteux.
The largest turning point of his career came in 1996, when he worked with directors Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou of the documentary Microcosmos. This single film, which gave a great significance to the music in it, was a great success and made Coulais one of the most wanted composers of French film music. In 1997, he won the César award for the best musical score in a film, as well as a Victoire de la Musique. His reputation was confirmed by the soundtracks to Himalaya (1999) and Les rivières pourpres (2000), and after that Bruno Coulais's name was to be found on most new French blockbusters, such as Belphégor and Vidocq.
After producing the soundtrack to Winged Migration in 2001, Coulais announced that he wanted to significantly reduce his contributions to film music, and instead concentrate on other projects, such as the creation of an opera for children, and collaborations with Akhenaton, Akhenaton's group IAM and the Corsican group A Filetta, with whom he had worked since he had made the soundtrack for Jacques Weber's film Don Juan in 1998.
In 2002, his name was found on the ending credits of the animation L'enfant qui voulait être un ours, and in 2004, on Frédéric Schoendoerffer's Agents secrets. The same year, he wrote the soundtrack to the film Les choristes by Christophe Baratier, which subsequently became an international hit. The music for this film received as great praise as the film itself, and it won Coulais his third César award. Since then, Coulais's collaborations in cinema seem to be limited to works by directors with whom he already shares some history, in particular Jacques Perrin, Frédéric Schoendoerffer, and James Huth.
Bruno Coulais's musical style may vary significantly between different projects, but there are some constant factors visible: his taste for opera and for human voice (in particular that of children), for a search for original sonority, for world music and mixing different musical cultures, and finally, a certain tendency to give preference to the ambience created by lighting rather than the film's narration.
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Bruno Coulais Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Bruno Coulais:
Aisling Song You must go where I cannot... Pangur Ban, Pangur Ban, Nil …
Caress On The Ocean Caresse sur l'océan Porte l'oiseau si léger Revenant de terr…
Caresse sur l'océan Caresse sur l'océan Porte l'oiseau si léger Revenant des t…
cerf volant Cerf-volant Volant au vent Ne t'arrête pas Vers la mer…
Cerf-Volant Cerf-volant Volant au vent Ne t'arrête pas Vers la mer Haut …
chemin Vois sur ton chemin Gamins oubliés égarés Donne leur la ma…
Compère guilleri Il était un p'tit homme appelé Guilleri Carabi Il s'en fut…
Coraline Fly Creaking Van Iddli Fla Lu Va Pretty Sah Lu Feh Iddli…
End Credits Creaking van iddli fla lu va Pretty sah lu feh iddli…
Exploration Singing in rain, living in fidelity, gently romancing down a…
Glimmer Of Summer Lueur d'été Rêve animé Mon cœur s'enflamme Et soudain s'envo…
Good Ol Il était un p'tit homme appelé Guilleri Carabi Il s'en fut…
In Memoriam Kyrie eleison (Christe eleison) Kyrie Christe eleison (Requi…
In Memoriam A Cappella Kyrie eleison (Christe eleison) Kyrie Christe eleison (Requ…
Kite Cerf-volant Volant au vent Ne t'arrête pas Vers la mer Haut …
L Le Querrec est au pain sec Le Leclerc n'est pas très…
L'Abeille Et Les Fleurs Offesa verginella, piangendo il suo destino, tutta dolente …
La Fin Du Rêve Look at your feet This funny world Full of insane small crea…
La Nuit O nuit, viens apporter à la terre Le calme enchantement de…
LAmour Des Escargots Offesa verginella, piangendo il suo destino, tutta dolente …
Le Casse de Brice Casse! Casse! J'm'appelle Brice, j' viens de Nice, J'suis s…
Le Retour des Grues Libili Sa Libili Sa Dvama mladi, Te dvama mladi, Doshlo vrem…
Les As par les As Vois sur ton chemin Gamins oubliés égarés Donne-leur la ma…
Les Avions en papier Cerf-volant Volant au vent Ne t'arrête pas Vers la mer H…
Les Choristes Vois sur ton chemin Gamins oubliés, égarés Donne leur la…
Les choristes (arr. R. Butz for children Vois sur ton chemin Gamins oublies egares Donne leur la ma…
Les choristes : Vois sur ton chemin Vois sur ton chemin Gamins oubliés égarés Donne leur la ma…
Les Haras en Papier Cerf-volant Volant au vent Ne t'arrête pas Vers la mer Haut …
Look On Your Path Vois sur ton chemin Gamins oubliés égarés Donne leur la ma…
Lueur d'été Lueur d'été Rêve animé Mon coeur s'enflamme Et soudain s'…
Masters of the Field (feat. Robert Wyatt) Up above gathered on a field of clouds. Crowded a…
Microcosmos Look at your feet, this funny world. for love, insect no gra…
Night Oh nuit viens apporter à la terre Le calme enchantement de…
Norbu & Karma SO ya la tchi i la tcha li koula a…
Nous Sommes de Fond de L Le Querrec est au pain sec Le Leclerc n'est pas très…
Nous sommes de Fond-de-l Le Querrec est au pain sec Le Leclerc n'est pas très…
Other Father Song Making up a song about Coraline She's a peach, she's a…
Paper Airplanes Cerf-volant Volant au vent Ne t'arrête pas Vers la mer Haut …
Sirens of the Sea Between the here, between the now Between the north, between…
Snail-Love In quelle trine morbide... nellalcova dorata vè un silenzio …
The Chorus Vois sur ton chemin Gamins oubliés égarés Donne leur la main…
The Highest Gander Overland, above the dark seas Wild refugees flee the seasons…
The Monks Sanctus Domine Deus Sabaoth Sanctus Domine Sanctus Domine De…
The Night Oh nuit viens apporter à la terre Le calme enchantement de…
To Be By Your Side Across the oceans across the seas Over forests of blackened …
To Be by Your Side (feat. Nick Cave) Across the oceans Across the seas, Over forests of blackened…
Vois sur ton chemin Vois sur ton chemin Gamins oubliés, égarés Donne-leur la mai…
We Are From Fond de l Le Querrec est au pain sec Le Leclerc n'est pas très…
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milkomeda
O Nuit!
viens apporter à la Terre
le calme enchantement de ton mystère
L'ombre qui l'escorte est si douce!
Si doux est le concert
de tes voix chantant l'espérance,
Si grand est ton pouvoir
transformant tout en rêve heureux
B.F (UH!)
O Nuit!
oh laisse encore à la Terre
Le calme enchantement de ton mystère
L'ombre qui l'escorte est si douce!
Est il une beauté
aussi belle que le rêve?
Est il de vérité
plus douce que l'espérance
Richard Edwardson
Oh nuit viens apporter à la terre
Le calme enchantement de ton mystère
L'ombre qui t'escorte est si douce
Si doux est le concert de tes doigts
Chantant l'espérance
Si grand est ton pouvoir transformant tout en rêve heureux
Oh nuit, oh laisse encore à la terre
Le calme enchantement de ton mystère
L'ombre qui t'escorte est si douce
Est-il une beauté aussi belle que le rêve
Est-il de vérité plus douce que l'espérance
Lorène Cristini
Oh nuit viens apporter à la terre
Le calme enchantement de ton mystère
L'ombre qui l'escorte est si douce
Si doux est le concert de tes doigts
Chantant l'espérance
Si grand est ton pouvoir
Transformant tout en rêve heureux
Oh nuit, oh laisse encore à la terre
Le calme enchantement de ton mystère
L'ombre qui t'escorte est si douce
Est-il une beauté aussi belle que le rêve?
Est-il de vérité plus douce que l'espérance?
NEMO
Oh nuit vient apporter à la terre
Le calme enchantement de ton mystère
L'ombre qui l'escorte est si douce
Si doux est le concert de tes doigts
chantant l'espérance
Si grand est ton pouvoir transformant
tout en rêve heureux
Oh nuit, oh laisses encore à la terre
Le calme enchantement de ton mystère
L'ombre qui t'escorte est si douce
Est-il une beauté aussi belle que le rêve
Est-il de vérité plus douce que l'espérance
Infernus Black
Oh nuit vient apporter à la terre
Le calme enchantement de ton mystère
L'ombre qui l'escorte est si douce
Si doux est le concert de tes doigts
Chantant l'espérance
Si grand est ton pouvoir transformant
Tout en rêve heureux
Oh nuit, oh laisses encore à la terre
Le calme enchantement de ton mystère
L'ombre qui t'escorte est si douce
Est-il une beauté aussi belle que le rêve
Est-il de vérité plus douce que l'espérance
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English subtitles available
Chloé Grégam
@Almerinda Duarte Les choristes (Los ninos del corro) 🙂
Patrick BUNINO
Apprenez le français 😃
calzenwiner
Moi aussi
Jerome Bezsonoff
@Folie Parfaite 😍
Kaioa Hegg
Thanks
Losraketos
My mom loved that movie and that's why I am happy that we included this song at her funeral.
Jana Rohmen
Bless you ❤️
Nicolas Ramseier
🙏🏼🙏🏼🤍
dia
hope she rests in peace ❤️