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Michel Colombier(1939-2004)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Michel Colombier
Michel Colombier was born on 23 May 1939 in Lyon, Rhône, France. He was a composer, known for Purple Rain (1984), Man on Fire (2004) and The Golden Child (1986). He was married to Dana Ko. He died on 14 November 2004 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornMay 23, 1939
DiedNovember 14, 2004(65)
BornMay 23, 1939
DiedNovember 14, 2004(65)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 8 nominations total

Known for

Prince and Apollonia Kotero in Purple Rain (1984)
Purple Rain
6.5
  • Composer
  • 1984
Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)
Man on Fire
7.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2004
Eddie Murphy in The Golden Child (1986)
The Golden Child
6.0
  • Composer
  • 1986
Jeff Bridges and Rachel Ward in Against All Odds (1984)
Against All Odds
6.0
  • Composer
  • 1984

Credits

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Composer

  • Daniel Ezralow in Mandala. The Journey of a Dancer: Daniel Ezralow (2003)
    Mandala. The Journey of a Dancer: Daniel Ezralow
    • Composer
    • 2003
  • Largo Winch (2001)
    Largo Winch
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2001–2003
  • Forest Whitaker in Deacons for Defense (2003)
    Deacons for Defense
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2003
  • Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine (2002)
    Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 2003
  • Madonna and Adriano Giannini in Swept Away (2002)
    Swept Away
    3.6
    • Composer
    • 2002
  • Messiah (2001)
    Messiah
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 2001
  • James Caan in Warden of Red Rock (2001)
    Warden of Red Rock
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2001
  • Largo Winch: The Heir (2001)
    Largo Winch: The Heir
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2001
  • Next Stop, Eternity
    7.7
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Danny DeVito, Norm MacDonald, and Dave Chappelle in Screwed (2000)
    Screwed
    5.7
    • music by
    • 2000
  • Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135 (2000)
    Running on the Sun: The Badwater 135
    7.4
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Mia Kirshner and Connie Nielsen in Innocents (2000)
    Innocents
    4.7
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Sabrina, Down Under (1999)
    Sabrina, Down Under
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Tommy Davidson and Larry Miller in Pros & Cons (1999)
    Pros & Cons
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Trippin' (1999)
    Trippin'
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1999

Music Department

  • Largo Winch (2001)
    Largo Winch
    6.7
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 2001–2003
  • Jane Birkin: Arabesque (2002)
    Jane Birkin: Arabesque
    7.8
    Video
    • composer: song "Élisa"
    • 2002
  • Madonna in Madonna: Die Another Day (2002)
    Madonna: Die Another Day
    6.9
    Music Video
    • strings arrangement
    • 2002
  • Madonna in Madonna: Don't Tell Me (2000)
    Madonna: Don't Tell Me
    7.5
    Music Video
    • conductor: string arrangement
    • 2000
  • Mia Kirshner and Connie Nielsen in Innocents (2000)
    Innocents
    4.7
    • musician
    • 2000
  • Jada Pinkett Smith and Tommy Davidson in Woo (1998)
    Woo
    4.3
    • musician: keyboards
    • 1998
  • Pamela Anderson in Barb Wire (1996)
    Barb Wire
    3.6
    • musician
    • orchestrator
    • 1996
  • De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre de 1958 - 1991 (1994)
    De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre de 1958 - 1991
    7.3
    Video
    • composer: song "Élisa"
    • 1994
  • The Program (1993)
    The Program
    6.5
    • orchestrator
    • 1993
  • Stephen Baldwin, Tom Lister Jr., Tone Loc, Mario Van Peebles, Big Daddy Kane, and Charles Lane in Posse (1993)
    Posse
    5.6
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • music performer
    • 1993
  • Asterix and the Big Fight (1989)
    Asterix and the Big Fight
    6.4
    • conductor
    • 1989
  • John Candy in Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)
    Who's Harry Crumb?
    5.9
    • orchestrator
    • 1989
  • Surrender (1987)
    Surrender
    5.4
    • orchestrator / musician: keyboards, synthesizers
    • 1987
  • Shell Game (1987)
    Shell Game
    6.5
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1987
  • Eddie Murphy in The Golden Child (1986)
    The Golden Child
    6.0
    • orchestrator
    • 1986

Soundtrack

  • Rembob'Ina (2018)
    Rembob'Ina
    5.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "Emmanuel"
    • writer: "L'Aube / Emmanuel", "Emmanuel"
    • 2025
  • Pensando Sin Cansarme (2023)
    Pensando Sin Cansarme
    Podcast Series
    • writer: "Teen Tonic"
    • 2023
  • Ethos (2020)
    Ethos
    8.4
    TV Series
    • music: "Emmanuel"
    • 2020
  • Inside the Factory (2015)
    Inside the Factory
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Psyche Rock (Malpaso Mix by Fatboy Slim)" (uncredited)
    • 2020
  • Looking for Her (2015)
    Looking for Her
    6.5
    • music: "Elisa"
    • 2015
  • Shirley Bassey in ... Sings James Bond (2012)
    ... Sings James Bond
    6.2
    TV Special
    • writer: "Die Another Day"
    • 2012
  • Neighboring Sounds (2012)
    Neighboring Sounds
    7.1
    • music: "Cadavres En Serie"
    • 2012
  • Solyanka po-Piterski
    Short
    • music: "L'Alpagueur" (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
    Hobo with a Shotgun
    6.1
    • music: "L'Alpagueur"
    • 2011
  • Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010)
    Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
    6.9
    • music: "Requiem pour un Con"
    • 2010
  • Chris Botti in Boston (2009)
    Chris Botti in Boston
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • writer: "Emmanuel"
    • 2009
  • Madonna in Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection (2009)
    Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
    8.4
    Video
    • performer: "Don't Tell Me"
    • 2009
  • Frédéric Amico, Virgile Bayle, Fadila Belkebla, Sofiane Belmouden, Slimane Benaïssa, Stéphane Boucher, Jacques Boudet, Francis Boulogne, Florence Brunet, Thierry de Carbonnières, Didier Cauchy, Denis Chérer, Pierre Chevallier, Alain Choquet, Michel Cordes, Julien Courbey, Pasquale D'Inca, Sophie De La Rochefoucauld, Boris de Mourzitch, Serge Dupire, Alexandre Fabre, Sylvie Flepp, Léa François, Marie Fugain, Jean-François Garreaud, Emmanuel Gayet, Franck Gourlat, Nathalie Grandhomme, Richard Guedj, Pierre Gérard, Rebecca Hampton, Stéphane Henon, Cécilia Hornus, Arsène Jiroyan, Marie-Sophie L., Laurence Le Dantec, Valérie Leboutte, Christine Lemler, Nathalie Mann, Avy Marciano, Pierre Martot, Hélène Médigue, Didier Menin, Juliette Meyniac, Ambroise Michel, Pascal Mottier, Adama Niane, Niseema Theillaud, Marc Pistolesi, Maria Pitarresi, Colette Renard, Diane Robert, Léo Romain, Renaud Roussel, Marie Réache, Marc Samuel, Caroline Santini, Sylvie Weber, Philippe Duval, Mathilde Lebrequier, Laura Farrugia, Grace Libissa, Rosario Amedeo, Julien Duval, Jérôme Marc, Clémentine Domptail, Stéphane Roux, Romario Jeannet Dos Santos, Patrice Maktav, Stéphanie Daniel, Zuriel De Peslouan, Mélanie Guth, Guillaume Delorme, Valentin Duclaux, Jean-Charles Chagachbanian, Jérôme Bertin, Éloïse Bernazzi, Aurélie Konaté, Nicolas Berger-Vachon, Affif Ben Badra, Laurent Kérusoré, Aurélie Vaneck, Ibtissem Guerda, Anne Décis, Aliocha Itovich, Stéphane Coulon, Jean-Pierre Girard, Anne-Sophie Germanaz, Dounia Coesens, Fayçal Safi, Vanessa Valence, Fabienne Carat, Patricia Thibault, Demetrius Ferreira, Geoffroy Guerrier, Suzie Pillou, Mohamed Adi Bouafia, Joakim Latzko, Thibaud Vaneck, Olivier Martial, Ludivine Manca, Amélie de Vautibault, Virginie Pauc, Hervé Babadi, Elodie Catallan, Élodie Varlet, Julien Meunier, Jean-François Malet, Marie Daguerre, Marie-Anne Cordonnier, Christel Wallois, Corinne Blanc, Alexia Quintin, Julien Héteau, Renaud Dehesdin, Charlène Audiberti, Philippe Carlou, Dounya Hdia, Michaël Koné, Xavier Couleau, Magali Lerbey, David Van Severen, Yves Gerberat, Jérémie Chaplain, Lydia Robert, Stéphanie Bruardel, Ludovic Baude, Marion Stamegna, Coline D'Inca, Andrew Isar, Ladji Real, Hang Yin, Philippe Chuyen, Marwan Berreni, Gunther Van Severen, Didier Valton, Catherine Swartenbroekx, Victoire Bélézy, Eric Vastine, Florian Haas, Pauline Laulhe, Florian Guichard, Alexandre Bacon, Théo Bertrand, Quentin Santarelli, Milo Djurovic, Edith Alain-Miatti, Sacha Tarantovich, Athena Zelcovich, Bruce Tessore, David Ban, Lani Sogoyou, Alexis Baginama, Marco Horanieh, Roxane Turmel, Ana Ka, Bryan Trésor, Samuel Charle, Cyril Durel, Manon Bresch, Teddy Candela, Charlotte Forlay, Alexia Fourmond, Romane Libert, and Marylou Salvatori in Plus belle la vie (2004)
    Plus belle la vie
    2.8
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Elisa"
    • writer: "Elisa"
    • 2005
  • Lacey Chabert, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, and Amanda Seyfried in Mean Girls (2004)
    Mean Girls
    7.1
    • writer: "Psyche Rock (Fatboy Slim Malpaso Mix)"
    • 2004
  • Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)
    Man on Fire
    7.7
    • performer: "The Search"
    • writer: "The Search"
    • 2004

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Cinetalk.net (30 April 2019)
    • Official Site
  • Born
    • May 23, 1939
    • Lyon, Rhône, France
  • Died
    • November 14, 2004
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Dana KoOctober 13, 1990 - November 14, 2004 (his death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

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    Scored more than 100 motion pictures and TV productions also wrote chamber music and more than 20 ballets.

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