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Jacques Loussier(1934-2019)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Jacques Loussier was born on 26 October 1934 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. He was a composer and actor, known for Inglourious Basterds (2009), Dark of the Sun (1968) and Le Doulos (1962). He was married to Elizabeth Note and Sylvie de Tournemire. He died on 5 March 2019 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France.
BornOctober 26, 1934
DiedMarch 5, 2019(84)
BornOctober 26, 1934
DiedMarch 5, 2019(84)
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Known for

Brad Pitt, Til Schweiger, Daniel Brühl, Mélanie Laurent, Eli Roth, Christoph Waltz, and Diane Kruger in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Inglourious Basterds
8.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2009
Dark of the Sun (1968)
Dark of the Sun
6.8
  • Composer
  • 1968
Jean-Paul Belmondo and Monique Hennessy in Le Doulos (1962)
Le Doulos
7.7
  • Music Department
  • 1962
You Only Love Once (1968)
You Only Love Once
7.5
  • Composer
  • 1968

Credits

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Composer

  • The Deep (1999)
    The Deep
    7.7
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Etienne Chicot and Catherine Frot in Un homme (1997)
    Un homme
    9.0
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Guillaume Canet and Nicole Garcia in Jeanne (1994)
    Jeanne
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1994
  • Renseignements généraux (1989)
    Renseignements généraux
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1994
  • The Young Girls Turn 25 (1993)
    The Young Girls Turn 25
    7.0
    • Composer
    • 1993
  • Karim Allaoui, Roger Hanin, and François Périer in Le gorille (1990)
    Le gorille
    5.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Le peuple singe (1989)
    Le peuple singe
    7.1
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Un château au soleil (1988)
    Un château au soleil
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Tout est dans la fin (1986)
    Tout est dans la fin
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • Luis Rego and Dominique Valadié in Le croc-note show (1986)
    Le croc-note show
    TV Series
    • Composer (1986)
    • 1986–1990
  • Les poneys sauvages (1982)
    Les poneys sauvages
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1982–1983
  • Boulevard des assassins (1982)
    Boulevard des assassins
    5.5
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Éva Darlan, Claude Jade, and Gilles Ségal in Nous ne l'avons pas assez aimée (1980)
    Caméra une première
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Cinéma 16 (1975)
    Cinéma 16
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1976–1982
  • Le féminin pluriel (1982)
    Le féminin pluriel
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1982

Music Department

  • Play Bach... and More
    Video
    • music arranger
    • 2005
  • Great Composers (1997)
    Great Composers
    8.0
    TV Series
    • musician: keyboard
    • 1997
  • Turning Table (1988)
    Turning Table
    7.1
    • composer: stock music
    • 1988
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • music played by
    • 1982
  • Dark of the Sun (1968)
    Dark of the Sun
    6.8
    • conductor
    • 1968
  • Play Bach
    TV Special
    • music arranger
    • 1964
  • Eurovision 10ème anniversaire
    TV Movie
    • orchestrator
    • 1964
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Monique Hennessy in Le Doulos (1962)
    Le Doulos
    7.7
    • musician: piano-bar
    • 1962
  • Five Miles to Midnight (1962)
    Five Miles to Midnight
    6.2
    • composer: additional music
    • 1962
  • The Twilight Girls (1957)
    The Twilight Girls
    5.2
    • musician: piano solos
    • 1957

Actor

  • Un égale trois (1964)
    Un égale trois
    TV Series
    • Various characters
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 26, 1934
    • Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
  • Died
    • March 5, 2019
    • Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Elizabeth Note1998 - March 5, 2019 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Jean-Baptiste Loussier
  • Other works
    Piano recordings of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and other classical composers.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    The French pianist became famous for his jazz interpretations of the works of classical composer Johann Sebastian Bach with his series of acclaimed albums "Play Bach" 1, 2, 3, etc. His recording studio in Miraval in southern France has hosted such pop luminaries as Sting, Elton John, Pink Floyd and Sade, to name just a few.

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