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Olivier Messiaen(1908-1992)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Writer
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Olivier Messiaen was born on 10 December 1908 in Avignon, Vaucluse, France. He was a composer and writer, known for The Revenant (2015), The Favourite (2018) and The Dinner (2017). He was married to Yvonne Loriod and Claire Delbos. He died on 27 April 1992 in Paris, France.
BornDecember 10, 1908
DiedApril 27, 1992(83)
BornDecember 10, 1908
DiedApril 27, 1992(83)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant (2015)
The Revenant
8.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2015
Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, and Olivia Colman in The Favourite (2018)
The Favourite
7.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2018
Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan, and Rebecca Hall in The Dinner (2017)
The Dinner
4.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2017
7 Visiones del Amén (2013)
7 Visiones del Amén
5.6
  • Music Department
  • 2013

Credits

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Music Department

  • Niño de Elche in eXtrañas heterodoXias (2021)
    eXtrañas heterodoXias
    Podcast Series
    • composer: Quartet for the End of Time
    • 2022
  • Vom Ende der Welt in Görlitz: Olivier Messiaen und sein 'Quatuor pour la fin du temps' (2021)
    Vom Ende der Welt in Görlitz: Olivier Messiaen und sein 'Quatuor pour la fin du temps'
    TV Movie
    • Music Department
    • 2021
  • La fine del Tempo
    • Music Department
    • 2021
  • Hope@Home (2020)
    Hope@Home
    TV Series
    • music
    • 2020
  • Quartet for the End of Time (2017)
    Quartet for the End of Time
    Short
    • Music Department
    • 2017
  • Prr Fchx (2014)
    Prr Fchx
    • music
    • 2014
  • 7 Visiones del Amén (2013)
    7 Visiones del Amén
    5.6
    • music by
    • 2013
  • Mr. Softee (2011)
    Mr. Softee
    Short
    • Music Department
    • 2011
  • Aleksandr Sokurov in Alexandre Sokurov: Questions de cinéma (2008)
    Alexandre Sokurov: Questions de cinéma
    6.6
    • music
    • 2008
  • Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise (2008)
    Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise
    Video
    • music
    • 2008
  • Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus (2005)
    Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus
    TV Special
    • Music Department
    • 2005
  • Music, passion, sharing (2003)
    Music, passion, sharing
    • soundtrack
    • 2003
  • Aurora borealis
    Short
    • music
    • 2002
  • Barbara Albert, Viacheslav Amirhanian, and Egbert de Jong in Memory of the Unknown (1996)
    Memory of the Unknown
    • music
    • 1996
  • Behind Closed Doors (1988)
    Behind Closed Doors
    Short
    • music (as Messiaen)
    • 1988

Composer

  • Poèmes pour Mi
    • Composer
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard spielt Olivier Messiaen - Auszüge aus 'Der Vogelkatalog' (2022)
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard spielt Olivier Messiaen - Auszüge aus 'Der Vogelkatalog'
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2022
  • Ekpyrosis
    • Composer
    • 2013
  • Z.U.G.A. (2013)
    Z.U.G.A.
    4.3
    • Composer
    • 2013
  • Dresdner Interregnum 1991
    8.8
    • music by
    • 2009
  • Voices (2006)
    Voices
    6.2
    Short
    • Composer (as Olivier Messian)
    • 2006
  • Una noche
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2002
  • De wording (1988)
    De wording
    7.5
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Angel Torralba in Cuarteto para el fin del tiempo (1983)
    Cuarteto para el fin del tiempo
    5.5
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • Emmenez-moi au théâtre (1982)
    Emmenez-moi au théâtre
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • Tant qu'il y aura des feuilles
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • Full House (1972)
    Full House
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • Olivier Messiaen...ein unbekannter Duft, ein Vogel ohne Schlaf
    TV Short
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • The Window Cleaner
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1968

Writer

  • Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise (2008)
    Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2008
  • Emmenez-moi au théâtre (1982)
    Emmenez-moi au théâtre
    TV Series
    • libretto
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Messiaen
  • Born
    • December 10, 1908
    • Avignon, Vaucluse, France
  • Died
    • April 27, 1992
    • Paris, France
  • Spouses
      Yvonne LoriodJuly 1, 1961 - April 27, 1992 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    French composer (contemporary music). He was the teacher of Pierre Boulez.

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