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Roger Desormière(1898-1963)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Roger Desormière was born on 13 September 1898 in Vichy, Allier, France. He was a composer, known for Beauty and the Beast (1946), The Rules of the Game (1939) and Stormy Waters (1941). He was married to Colette Steinlen. He died on 25 October 1963 in Paris, France.
BornSeptember 13, 1898
DiedOctober 25, 1963(65)
BornSeptember 13, 1898
DiedOctober 25, 1963(65)
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Known for

Beauty and the Beast (1946)
Beauty and the Beast
7.9
  • Music Department
  • 1946
Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, and Roland Toutain in The Rules of the Game (1939)
The Rules of the Game
7.9
  • Music Department(as Roger Desormières)
  • 1939
Stormy Waters (1941)
Stormy Waters
7.2
  • Music Department(as Roger Désormières)
  • 1941
Gates of the Night (1946)
Gates of the Night
7.1
  • Music Department
  • 1946

Credits

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Music Department

  • Turning Table (1988)
    Turning Table
    7.1
    • composer: stock music
    • 1988
  • Dream Ballerina (1950)
    Dream Ballerina
    5.0
    • conductor
    • 1950
  • Beauty and the Devil (1950)
    Beauty and the Devil
    7.3
    • musical director (as Roger Désormière)
    • 1950
  • L'homme que nous aimons le plus (1949)
    L'homme que nous aimons le plus
    Short
    • orchestra's conductor
    • 1949
  • The Wind Is My Lover (1949)
    The Wind Is My Lover
    5.6
    • conductor
    • 1949
  • White Paws (1949)
    White Paws
    7.4
    • conductor
    • 1949
  • Antoine & Antoinette (1947)
    Antoine & Antoinette
    7.3
    • musical director (as Roger Désormière)
    • 1947
  • Monsieur Vincent (1947)
    Monsieur Vincent
    7.0
    • conductor (as Roger Désormières)
    • 1947
  • Gates of the Night (1946)
    Gates of the Night
    7.1
    • conductor: Orchestre de la Sociéte des Concerts du Conservatoire
    • 1946
  • Le 6 juin à l'aube (1946)
    Le 6 juin à l'aube
    7.0
    • conductor
    • 1946
  • Farrebique (1946)
    Farrebique
    7.2
    • musical director
    • 1946
  • Pastoral Symphony (1946)
    Pastoral Symphony
    6.8
    • conductor (as Roger Desormieres)
    • 1946
  • Beauty and the Beast (1946)
    Beauty and the Beast
    7.9
    • orchestra's conductor
    • 1946
  • A Day in the Country (1946)
    A Day in the Country
    7.5
    Short
    • conductor (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • The Queen's Necklace (1946)
    The Queen's Necklace
    6.6
    • conductor
    • 1946

Composer

  • Aubusson
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1946
  • The Scarecrow (1946)
    The Scarecrow
    6.4
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1946
  • Le voleur de paratonnerres (1946)
    Le voleur de paratonnerres
    6.5
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1946
  • Le père Goriot (1945)
    Le père Goriot
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1945
  • Gaby Morlay in Night Shift (1944)
    Night Shift
    5.9
    • Composer (as Roger Désormière)
    • 1944
  • Aristide Maillol, sculpteur
    Short
    • Composer (as Roger Désormières)
    • 1943
  • Arlette et l'amour (1943)
    Arlette et l'amour
    • Composer
    • 1943
  • Madame et le mort (1943)
    Madame et le mort
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1943
  • Le voyageur de la Toussaint (1943)
    Le voyageur de la Toussaint
    7.3
    • Composer
    • 1943
  • Pierre Richard-Willm and Yakov Ruklevsky in The Count of Monte Cristo (1943)
    The Count of Monte Cristo - Part 2: Retribution
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1943
  • The Count of Monte Cristo (1943)
    The Count of Monte Cristo
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 1943
  • Jacques Dumesnil, Odette Joyeux, and André Luguet in Le mariage de Chiffon (1942)
    Le mariage de Chiffon
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1942
  • Cavalcade d'amour (1939)
    Cavalcade d'amour
    5.9
    • Composer (as Roger Désormière)
    • 1939
  • Phénomènes électriques
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • Suzy Vernon in Le clown Bux (1935)
    Le clown Bux
    • Composer
    • 1935

Soundtrack

  • Archipel des amours (1983)
    Archipel des amours
    4.9
    • performer: "Sylvia - extraits"
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Roger Desmormiere
  • Born
    • September 13, 1898
    • Vichy, Allier, France
  • Died
    • October 25, 1963
    • Paris, France(stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Colette Steinlen? - October 25, 1963 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1949
  • Nickname
    • Roger Desmormiere

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