Composer
Éric Serra
Born 9 September 1959 · Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
Éric Serra is a French composer and musician best known for his long partnership with director Luc Besson. His electronic-leaning, atmospheric scores helped define the sound of French cinéma du look in the 1980s and 1990s. He also scored the James Bond film GoldenEye, a controversial departure from series tradition.
Key films
The Last Battle (1983)
His first feature score, launching his collaboration with Luc Besson.
The Big Blue (1988)
Its atmospheric score became one of his signature works and won him a César.
Léon: The Professional (1994)
A moody, widely recognised Besson score from one of his best-loved thrillers.
GoldenEye (1995)
His modern, synth-driven take on a Bond score divided critics and fans.
The Fifth Element (1997)
Inventive score for Besson's sci-fi spectacle, including the song credited to RXRA.
Key awards
- 1989 César Award for Best Original Music, for The Big Blue (Le Grand Bleu)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 27
- 1981The PenultimateComposer
- 1983The Last BattleComposer
- 1985SubwayComposer
- 1985Subway · as Le BassisteActor
- 1986KamikazeComposer
- 1988The Big BlueComposer
- 1990NikitaComposer
- 1992Djabote, Doudou N'Diaye RoseActor
- 1994Léon: The ProfessionalComposer
- 1995GoldenEyeComposer
- 1997The Fifth ElementComposer
- 2001WasabiComposer
- 2001L'Art (délicat) de la séductionComposer
- 2002RollerballComposer
- 2002Jet LagComposer
- 2002AdolpheComposer
- 2003Bulletproof MonkComposer
- 2006Arthur and the InvisiblesComposer
- 2006BandidasComposer
- 2009Arthur and the Revenge of MaltazardComposer
- 2010Arthur 3: The War of the Two WorldsComposer
- 2011The LadyComposer
- 2014LucyComposer
- 2017RenegadesComposer
- 2019AnnaComposer
- 2023DogmanComposer
- 2024The Wages of FearComposer
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.