Composer
Georges Delerue
Born 12 March 1925 · Roubaix, Nord, France — died 20 March 1992
Georges Delerue (1925–1992) was a French composer who wrote more than 350 film and television scores. He became closely associated with the French New Wave, especially Truffaut and Godard, and later worked in Hollywood. Known for lyrical, melodic writing, he was nicknamed "the Mozart of cinema" by Le Figaro.
Key films
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Early major credit on Alain Resnais's landmark film, placing him at the start of the New Wave.
Jules and Jim (1962)On Cinespective
His tender, waltz-like score for Truffaut became one of the most recognisable themes of French cinema.
Contempt (1963)
His sweeping, melancholic theme is central to Godard's film and among his most celebrated pieces.
The Last Metro (1980)
Won him a César, part of a record three consecutive wins for Best Music.
Platoon (1986)
Brought his music to a wide international audience through Oliver Stone's Vietnam War drama.
Key awards
- 1980 Academy Award for Best Original Score (A Little Romance)
- 1979 César Award for Best Music (Get Out Your Handkerchiefs)
- 1980 César Award for Best Music (Love on the Run)
- 1981 César Award for Best Music (The Last Metro)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 180
- 1957A Girl in a PocketComposer
- 1957Chères vieilles chosesComposer
- 1958Along the CoastComposer
- 1958Diary of a Pregnant WomanComposer
- 1959Hiroshima Mon AmourComposer
- 1960Shoot the Piano PlayerComposer
- 1960The Big RiskComposer
- 1960Love ExistsComposer
- 1960Love and the FrenchwomanComposer
- 1960The Love GameComposer
- 1960Le Bel ÂgeComposer
- 1960Do or Die!Composer
- 1960A Mistress for the SummerComposer
- 1960Le SourireComposer
- 1961The Long AbsenceComposer
- 1961Five Day LoverComposer
- 1961The JokerComposer
- 1961The Passion of Slow FireComposer
- 1961Women and WarComposer
- 1961The Nina B. AffairComposer
- 1961PlaytimeComposer
- 1961Le bonheur est pour demainComposer
- 1962Jules and JimComposer
- 1962Antoine and ColetteComposer
- 1962Love at TwentyComposer
- 1962Vive Le TourComposer
- 1962Paris Pick-UpComposer
- 1962Le bureau des mariagesComposer
- 1963ContemptComposer
- 1963Magnet of DoomComposer
- 1963The Immortal OneComposer
- 1963Highway Pick-UpComposer
- 1963Portuguese VacationComposer
- 1963Till the End of the WorldComposer
- 1964That Man from RioComposer
- 1964The Soft SkinComposer
- 1964Greed in the SunComposer
- 1964The Pumpkin EaterComposer
- 1964Dandelions by the RootsComposer
- 1964Mata Hari, Agent H21Composer
- 1964That Tender AgeComposer
- 1964Male CompanionComposer
- 1964French DressingComposer
- 1964Let the Shooters ShootComposer
- 1964Trouble Among WidowsComposer
- 1965The SuckerComposer
- 1965Up to His EarsComposer
- 1965Viva Maria!Composer
- 1965RaptureComposer
- 1965The UninhibitedComposer
- 1965Tight Skirts, Loose PleasuresComposer
- 1965The Moment of PeaceComposer
- 1965Bestiary of LoveComposer
- 1966A Man for All SeasonsComposer
- 1966King of HeartsComposer
- 1966Don’t Shoot the Composer · as HimselfActor
- 1967OscarComposer
- 1967The 25th HourComposer
- 1967Our Mother's HouseComposer
- 1967The Sunday of LifeComposer
- 1967The Secret of Wilhelm StoritzComposer
- 1967On Sunday AfternoonComposer
- 1967Huckleberry FinnComposer
- 1968Nobody Runs ForeverComposer
- 1968InterludeComposer
- 1969HibernatusComposer
- 1969The BrainComposer
- 1969Women in LoveComposer
- 1969Anne of the Thousand DaysComposer
- 1969A Walk with Love and DeathComposer
- 1969The ErasersComposer
- 1970Countdown to VengeanceComposer
- 1970Promise at DawnComposer
- 1971The ConformistComposer
- 1971Two English Girls · as Claude's Business AgentActor
- 1971Two English GirlsComposer
- 1971The HorsemenComposer
- 1971MiraComposer
- 1971The Most Gentle ConfessionsComposer
- 1972A Gorgeous Kid Like MeComposer
- 1972MalpertuisComposer
- 1972Dear LouiseComposer
- 1973The Day of the JackalComposer
- 1973Day for Night · as Georges, the Composer (narration) (uncredited)Actor
- 1973Day for NightComposer
- 1973The Day of the DolphinComposer
- 1974The SlapComposer
- 1974Alien ThunderComposer
- 1975That Most Important Thing: LoveComposer
- 1975IncorrigibleComposer
- 1976Femmes FatalesComposer
- 1976Police Python 357Composer
- 1976BoomerangComposer
- 1976The Big OperatorComposer
- 1977JuliaComposer
- 1977Julie pot-de-colleComposer
- 1978Get Out Your HandkerchiefsComposer
- 1978Dear InspectorComposer
- 1978Your Turn, My TurnComposer
- 1979Love on the RunComposer
- 1979A Little RomanceComposer
- 1979An Almost Perfect AffairComposer
- 1979Pierrot mon amiComposer
- 1979The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 1Composer
- 1979Simone de BeauvoirComposer
- 1979The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 2Composer
- 1980The Last MetroComposer
- 1980Willie & PhilComposer
- 1980Richard's ThingsComposer
- 1980First VoyageComposer
- 1981The Woman Next DoorComposer
- 1981The InquisitorComposer
- 1981True ConfessionsComposer
- 1981Rich and FamousComposer
- 1982DocumenteurComposer
- 1982The PasserbyComposer
- 1982PartnersComposer
- 1982The Escape ArtistComposer
- 1982A Little SexComposer
- 1983SilkwoodComposer
- 1983One Deadly SummerComposer
- 1983Confidentially YoursComposer
- 1983The AfricanComposer
- 1983The Black Stallion ReturnsComposer
- 1983ExposedComposer
- 1983Man, Woman and ChildComposer
- 1983Liberty BelleComposer
- 1984The VulturesComposer
- 1984Le Bon PlaisirComposer
- 1984Arch of TriumphComposer
- 1984Silence of the HeartComposer
- 1984AuroraComposer
- 1984Love Thy NeighborComposer
- 1985Agnes of GodComposer
- 1985MesmerizedComposer
- 1985MaxieComposer
- 1985AmosComposer
- 1985Stone PillowComposer
- 1985A Time to LiveComposer
- 1985The ExecutionComposer
- 1986PlatoonComposer
- 1986SalvadorComposer
- 1986Crimes of the HeartComposer
- 1986Family BusinessComposer
- 1986Sword of GideonComposer
- 1986Women of ValorComposer
- 1987Escape from SobiborComposer
- 1987The Pick-up ArtistComposer
- 1987Maid to OrderComposer
- 1987The Lonely Passion of Judith HearneComposer
- 1987A Man in LoveComposer
- 1988TwinsComposer
- 1988BeachesComposer
- 1988Biloxi BluesComposer
- 1988The House on Carroll StreetComposer
- 1988Heartbreak HotelComposer
- 1988A Summer StoryComposer
- 1988Memories of MeComposer
- 1989Steel MagnoliasComposer
- 1989Her AlibiComposer
- 1989The French RevolutionComposer
- 1989Seven MinutesComposer
- 1989Paris by NightComposer
- 1990Joe Versus the VolcanoComposer
- 1990CadenceComposer
- 1990A Show of ForceComposer
- 1991Curly SueComposer
- 1991Black RobeComposer
- 1991Mister JohnsonComposer
- 1991The White QueenComposer
- 1991The Josephine Baker StoryComposer
- 1991American FriendsComposer
- 1992Man TroubleComposer
- 1992Dien Bien PhuComposer
- 1992CélineComposer
- 1992Rich in LoveComposer
- 1995Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue · as SelfActor
- 2001Cinéma, de notre temps: Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub - cinéastesComposer
- 2002The Gleaners and I: Two Years LaterComposer
- 2020In The Tracks Of - Special Edition · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.