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Étienne Roda-Gil(1941-2004)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Writer
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Étienne Roda-Gil was born on 1 August 1941 in Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. He was a composer and writer, known for Same Old Song (1997), Mad Love (1985) and Vanessa Paradis: Joe le taxi (Live) (2008). He died on 31 May 2004 in Paris, France.
BornAugust 1, 1941
DiedMay 31, 2004(62)
BornAugust 1, 1941
DiedMay 31, 2004(62)
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Known for

Same Old Song (1997)
Same Old Song
7.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 1997
Sophie Marceau, Tchéky Karyo, and Francis Huster in Mad Love (1985)
Mad Love
5.9
  • Writer(as Etienne Roda-Gil)
  • 1985
Vanessa Paradis: Joe le taxi (Live) (2008)
Vanessa Paradis: Joe le taxi (Live)
Music Video
  • Director
  • 2008
The White Gown (1975)
The White Gown
6.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1975

Credits

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Composer

  • Les Absents ont toujours tort (1991)
    Les Absents ont toujours tort
    TV Series
    • Composer (as Etienne Roda-Gil)
    • 1991–1992
  • Johnny Hallyday: Cadillac
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Johnny Hallyday: Les vautours
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Johnny Hallyday in Johnny Hallyday: Mirador (1989)
    Johnny Hallyday: Mirador
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Johnny Hallyday: Si j'étais moi
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Vanessa Paradis: Mosquito
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Vanessa Paradis: Coupe coupe
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Vanessa Paradis in Vanessa Paradis: Manolo Manolete (1988)
    Vanessa Paradis: Manolo Manolete
    6.9
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Vanessa Paradis in Vanessa Paradis: Marilyn et John (1988)
    Vanessa Paradis: Marilyn et John
    6.4
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Vanessa Paradis: Maxou
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Vanessa Paradis in Vanessa Paradis: Joe le taxi (Version 2) (1987)
    Vanessa Paradis: Joe le taxi (Version 2)
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • Vanessa Paradis in Vanessa Paradis: Joe le taxi (1987)
    Vanessa Paradis: Joe le taxi
    5.3
    Music Video
    • Composer (as Etienne Roda-Gil)
    • 1987

Music Department

  • Matt Pokora in M. Pokora: Alexandrie, Alexandra (2017)
    M. Pokora: Alexandrie, Alexandra
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2017
  • Eleftheria Arvanitaki & Hristos Thivaios: Istoria palia (La femme sans haine) (2001)
    Eleftheria Arvanitaki & Hristos Thivaios: Istoria palia (La femme sans haine)
    Music Video
    • lyrics
    • 2001
  • Gérard Depardieu and Christine Audhuy in Rendez-vous à Badenberg (1970)
    Rendez-vous à Badenberg
    4.3
    TV Series
    • lyrics: unknown song (as Etienne Roda-Gil)
    • 1970

Writer

  • Ben Mazué - Magnolias for Ever (Cover)
    Music Video
    • Writer
    • 2019
  • Sophie Marceau, Tchéky Karyo, and Francis Huster in Mad Love (1985)
    Mad Love
    5.9
    • script (as Etienne Roda-Gil)
    • 1985

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Discogs
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative name
    • Etienne Roda-Gil
  • Born
    • August 1, 1941
    • Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
  • Died
    • May 31, 2004
    • Paris, France(cerebral hemorrhage)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Famous lyricist, he's more famous for his collaboration with Julien Clerc but he also wrote lyrics for Mort Shuman, Alain Chamfort, Barbara, France Gall, Nicoletta, Claude François (including the hit "Alexandrie Alexandra"), Catherine Lara, Riccardo Cocciante, Gérard Lenorman, Vanessa Paradis (including "Joe le Taxi"), Johnny Hallyday or Juliette Gréco.

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