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10 Facts About Philippe Sarde

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Philippe Sarde was born on 21 June 1948 and is a French film composer.

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Philippe Sarde received an Academy Award nomination for Tess, and twelve Cesar Award nominations, winning for Barocco.

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Philippe Sarde was born 21 June 1948 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Ile-de-France, France.

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Philippe Sarde's mother, Andree Gabriel, was a singer in the Paris Opera.

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Philippe Sarde loved both music and film, and had trouble deciding on his career direction.

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Philippe Sarde entered the Paris Conservatory, where he studied harmony, counterpoint, fugue, and composition under Noel Gallon.

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At the age of eighteen, after writing songs for Regine, Philippe Sarde met Claude Sautet, who asked him to write the music for his film The Things of Life.

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8.

Philippe Sarde established close associations with directors Bertrand Tavernier, Pierre Granier-Deferre, Georges Lautner, Andre Techine, and Jacques Doillon.

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Philippe Sarde collaborated with Roman Polanski on The Tenant and Tess, which garnered an Academy Award nomination, Bertrand Blier's on Beau-Pere, Alain Corneau on Fort Saganne, and Marshall Brickman on Lovesick, The Manhattan Project, and Sister Mary Explains It All.

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In 1988, Philippe Sarde was a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival.