Biografía y filmografía

Francis Lai

Francis Albert Lai (26 April 1932 – 7 November 2018) was a French composer, noted for his film scores. He won the 1970 Oscar for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film Love Story. The soundtrack album went to No. 2 in the Billboard album charts and the film's theme, "Where Do I Begin", was a hit single for Andy Williams.

Lai was born on 26 April 1932, in Nice, France, the son of market gardeners of Italian origin. From a very early age, Lai was fascinated by music and he played first in his local regional orchestras. In Marseilles he discovered jazz and met Claude Goaty, a singer of popular songs in the 50s.

While in his twenties, Lai left home and followed Goaty to Paris, where he became part of the lively Montmartre music scene. The "Taverne d'Attilio" on the Place du Tertre in Montmartre, was a favorite place for the young talented Bernard Dimey with whom Lai composed his first song. Their song-writing partnership would extend to a hundred or so. After a short period with the orchestra of Michel Magne, Lai became an accompanist for Édith Piaf and composed for her.

In 1965, he met filmmaker Claude Lelouch and was hired to help write the score for the film A Man and a Woman. Released in 1966, the film was an international success, earning a number of Academy Awards. The young Lai received a Golden Globe Award nomination for "Best Original Score". This initial success brought more opportunities to work for the film industry both in his native France, where he continued to work with Lelouch on scores to films such as Vivre pour vivre (1967), Un homme qui me plaît (1969), Le voyou (1970) and La bonne année (1973), as well as in Great Britain and the United States. He was known for his support of Mireille Mathieu in many compositions and recordings. In 1970 he wrote the score for director René Clément's film, Rider on the Rain ("Le passager de la pluie"). It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc in September 1971.

In 1970, Lai won the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film Love Story. In the United States, the soundtrack album reached No. 2 in the Billboard album charts and the film's theme, "Where Do I Begin", was a hit single with lyrics by Carl Sigman for singer Andy Williams. The song would also be recorded successfully by Lai himself, with a full orchestra, and by Henry Mancini and Shirley Bassey. Lai's "Love Story" theme was heard in the 1978 Love Story sequel titled Oliver's Story, although the main score was composed by Lee Holdridge. ...

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The Cinema of Francis Lai

2026 · Original Music Composer, Compositor, Author

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2025 · Music

Shoot to Live

2022 · Self, Music

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2020 · Self

Los años mas bellos de una vida

2019 · Original Music Composer

Everyone's Life

2017 · Original Music Composer

Un plus une

2015 · Original Music Composer

We Love You, You Bastard

2014 · Original Music Composer

D'un film à l'autre

2011 · Original Music Composer

What War May Bring

2010 · Original Music Composer

Amore e libertà - Masaniello

2006 · Original Music Composer

The Courage to Love

2005 · Original Music Composer

Plastic Tree

2003 · Music

Panorama: The Wonderland Club

2001 · Music Arranger

One 4 All

1999 · Original Music Composer

Chance or Coincidence

1998 · Original Music Composer

Panorama: Defend the Children

1998 · Music

Men, Women: A User's Manual

1996 · Original Music Composer

Les Miserables

1995 · Original Music Composer

All That... for This?!

1993 · Original Music Composer

Gayniggers from Outer Space

1993 · Music

Le Voleur et la menteuse

1993 · Original Music Composer

Stranger in the House

1992 · Original Music Composer

The Beautiful Story

1992 · Original Music Composer

Les Clés du Paradis

1991 · Original Music Composer

I'll Be Going Now

1991 · Original Music Composer

Le Provincial

1990 · Original Music Composer

The Passion of Bernadette

1990 · Original Music Composer

There Were Days... and Moons

1990 · Original Music Composer

My New Partner II

1990 · Original Music Composer

Too Beautiful for You

1989 · Original Music Composer

Itinerary of a Spoiled Child

1988 · Original Music Composer

Bernadette

1988 · Original Music Composer, Music

Paradise Calling

1988 · Original Music Composer

Keys to Freedom

1988 · Original Music Composer

Bandits

1987 · Original Music Composer

Dark Eyes

1987 · Original Music Composer

A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later

1986 · Original Music Composer

AIDS: Love in Danger

1985 · Original Music Composer

Marie: A True Story

1985 · Original Music Composer

No More God, No More Love

1985 · Original Music Composer

I Believe in Santa Claus

1984 · Original Music Composer

My New Partner

1984 · Original Music Composer

Dog Day

1984 · Music

Wunderland

1983 · Music

Salut la puce

1983 · Music

Edith and Marcel

1983 · Original Music Composer

Madame Claude 2

1981 · Music

Bolero

1981 · Original Music Composer

Beyond the Reef

1979 · Original Music Composer

Us Two

1979 · Original Music Composer

International Velvet

1978 · Original Music Composer

Robert et Robert

1978 · Music

Boarding School

1978 · Original Music Composer

Widows' Nest

1977 · Music

Another Man, Another Chance

1977 · Original Music Composer

Bilitis

1977 · Original Music Composer

Lost Soul

1977 · Original Music Composer

Türkiye

1977 · Music

The Body of My Enemy

1976 · Music

The Good and the Bad

1976 · Original Music Composer

Striptease

1976 · Original Music Composer

Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman

1975 · Original Music Composer

The Babysitter

1975 · Original Music Composer

Cat and Mouse

1975 · Original Music Composer

Marriage

1974 · Original Music Composer

Child Under a Leaf

1974 · Original Music Composer

The Sex Symbol

1974 · Music

And Now My Love

1974 · Music

Visit to a Chief's Son

1974 · Music

By the Blood of Others

1974 · Original Music Composer

Loving in the Rain

1974 · Original Music Composer

Reigen

1973 · Original Music Composer

Happy New Year

1973 · Original Music Composer

Killing in the Sun

1973 · Original Music Composer

Tom Thumb

1972 · Music

And Hope to Die

1972 · Original Music Composer

Dust in the Sun

1972 · Music

Money Money Money

1972 · Music

The Legend of Frenchie King

1971 · Original Music Composer

Smic, Smac, Smoc

1971 · Blind Accordionist, Music

Iran

1971 · Original Music Composer