Composer
Francis Lai
Academy Award-winning French composer
1932–2018
11 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1932
- Died
- 2018
- Birthplace
- Nice
- Place of death
- 8th arrondissement of Paris
- Citizenship / historical state
- France
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
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.
He also composed the music of A Man and a Woman, an international success that won the Palme d'Or, a few Academy Awards and Golden Globes.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; pianist; film score composer; accordionist; singer; musician; conductor; bandleader
- Official website
- https://francislai.com/
- Birth name
- Francis Albert Lai
- Languages used
- French
- VIAF ID
- 71657774
- ISNI
- 0000000121390376
- GND ID
- 134438310
- Library of Congress ID
- n88605325
- MusicBrainz ID
- ddec1c79-0653-4d7a-a92a-ceaabc60748f
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Vocal, Guitar, Voice, bass
- Genres represented
- lounge, pop, Ballad, Film and TV, Jazz
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Man And A Woman | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Love Story | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Where Do I Begin (Love Theme) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| A Man And A Woman (Un Homme Et Une Femme) | See work details |
2 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Love Story Theme | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Where Do I Begin | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Man and a Woman, A | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Live For Life | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Imagine | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Look Around | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Look Around (from Love Story) | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 71657774. Portrait: Inconnu, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.