COMPOSER

Francis Lai

1932 - 2018

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Francis Albert Lai (French: [fʁɑ̃sis lɛ]; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Lai is the 254th most popular composer (down from 191st in 2019), the 1,119th most popular biography from France (down from 917th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular French Composer.

Francis Lai is most famous for composing the music for the film Love Story.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Francis Lai ranks 254 out of 1,451. Before him are Carl Friedrich Abel, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Maurizio Pollini, Ambroise Thomas, Cécile Chaminade, and Eugen d'Albert. After him are Carl Stamitz, Vincent d'Indy, Alfred Schnittke, James Horner, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, and Pierre Schaeffer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Francis Lai ranks 68. Before him are Robert Benton, Stéphane Audran, Oliver E. Williamson, Robert Vaughn, Tomohiko Ikoma, and Donald Rumsfeld. After him are John Updike, Renato Martino, Louis Malle, Alfredo Ferrari, Nam June Paik, and Walter Gilbert. Among people deceased in 2018, Francis Lai ranks 61. Before him are R. Lee Ermey, Shoko Asahara, Osamu Shimomura, Stéphane Audran, Michael Halliday, and Reynaldo Bignone. After him are Wim Kok, Claude Lanzmann, Tsukasa Hosaka, Milena Dravić, Joël Robuchon, and Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

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In France

Among people born in France, Francis Lai ranks 1,119 out of 6,770. Before him are George Steiner (1929), Joseph Bertrand (1822), Saint Eligius (588), Sophie of France (1734), Jean-Pierre Serre (1926), and Hector Guimard (1867). After him are Juliette Récamier (1777), Jean Marc Gaspard Itard (1774), Raymond of Poitiers (1115), Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756), Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (1895), and Vincent d'Indy (1851).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Francis Lai ranks 43. Before him are Philippe de Vitry (1291), Ernest Chausson (1855), Albert Roussel (1869), Marcel Dupré (1886), Ambroise Thomas (1811), and Cécile Chaminade (1857). After him are Vincent d'Indy (1851), Pierre Schaeffer (1910), Jacques Ibert (1890), Emmanuel Chabrier (1841), Louis-Claude Daquin (1694), and Gustave Charpentier (1860).

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