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Jean-Claude Petit

Jean-Claude Petit

Actor, Music Department, Composer

Born November 14, 1943 in Vaires-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France

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Jean-Claude Petit (born 14 November 1943) is a French composer and arranger, born in Vaires-sur-Marne. After accompanying jazzmen in his childhood, Petit went to the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied harmony and counterpoint. He did the string arrangements for Mink DeVille's Le Chat Bleu album, as well as orchestrating the backing parts to some French pop singles in the mid-to-late 1960s, including those of Erick Saint-Laurent and yé-yé girls Christine Pilzer and Monique Thubert.

In 1973 he composed La leçon de Michette. The song was popular in Italy due to its use in the soundtrack of a well-known Carosello (the Italian TV spot broadcast) from 1973 to 1976.

As a music ghostwriter for director Michel Magne, Petit did not get credit for his film scores until he was 36.

1979 saw his first major film soundtrack commission (Alexandro Jodorowsky's Tusk), but he had been releasing solo records at least a decade earlier, including at least four for the Chappell Music Library, as well as his album Chez Jean-Claude Petit, released in the early 1970s. In 1976 he collaborated with Pierre Delanoë, Toto Cutugno, Vito Pallavicini in a very popular and funky music for Mireille Mathieu called Ciao Bambino, Sorry. In addition, he was a frequent collaborator with French film music composer Jack Arel: the pair's most well-known production, "Psychedelic Portrait", was featured in an episode of the cult TV series The Prisoner. His highly acclaimed score for Cyrano de Bergerac remains perhaps his best known work internationally. In 1995 he was nominated for a Victoires de la Musique award in soundtrack of the year for L'Etudiante Etranger. Jean Claude conducted and arranged for American Orchestra leader Billy Vaughn in the 1970s: At least two of Billy's Paramount LPs "An Old Fashioned Love Song" PAS 6025 and "Greatest Country Hits" give Jean Claude credit as arranged/conductor. The 'Greatest Country Hits' Lp Paramount PAS 6044 also includes a Jean Claude original "Walk A Country Mile".

Source: Article "Jean-Claude Petit" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography

Actor

23

Type

Year

La vie secrète des chansons Poster

La vie secrète des chansons TV Series2015Self

In the Tracks Of Poster

In the Tracks Of TV Series2007Self

Un jour, un destin Poster

Un jour, un destin TV Series2007Self

Les marches du podium Documentary2004Self

Compositeurs/réalisateurs, dialogue impossible? Video2002Self

Comme au cinéma Poster

Comme au cinéma TV Series1998Self

Fleur de lotus Poster

Fleur de lotus Feature Film1998Torpierre

Le cercle de minuit Poster

Le cercle de minuit TV Series1992Self

Bouillon de culture Poster

Bouillon de culture TV Series1991Self

Toujours seuls Poster

Toujours seuls Feature Film1991Le pianiste

Téléthon Poster

Téléthon TV Series1987Self

The Eurovision Song Contest Poster

The Eurovision Song Contest TV Special1987Self - Conductor: France

The Eurovision Song Contest Poster

The Eurovision Song Contest TV Special1986Self - Conductor: France

Billy Ze Kick Poster

Billy Ze Kick Feature Film1985

Victoires de la musique Poster

Victoires de la musique TV Series1985Self

Champs-Elysées Poster

Champs-Elysées TV Series1982Self

13 heures le journal Poster

13 heures le journal TV Series1981Compositeur

Stars TV Series1980Self

La nuit des Césars Poster

La nuit des Césars TV Series1976Self - Winner

Promised Woman Poster

Promised Woman Feature Film1975The Lover

Top à... Poster

Top à... TV Series1972Self

Eurovision Song Contest: Dublin 1971 Poster

Eurovision Song Contest: Dublin 1971 TV Special1971Self - Conductor: Monaco

Testament of Orpheus Poster

Testament of Orpheus Feature Film19602nd Man-Dog

Music Department

25

Type

Year

First Growth Poster

First Growth Feature Film2015

Le passager de l'été Poster

Le passager de l'été Feature Film2006

People in Swimsuits Aren't (Necessarily) Shallow Poster

People in Swimsuits Aren't (Necessarily) Shallow Feature Film2001

Lumumba Feature Film2000

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel Poster

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel Feature Film1996

Desired Feature Film1995

The Horseman on the Roof Poster

The Horseman on the Roof Feature Film1995

Foreign Student Poster

Foreign Student Feature Film1994

En compagnie d'Antonin Artaud Poster

En compagnie d'Antonin Artaud Feature Film1993

Lady Chatterley Poster

Lady Chatterley Mini-Series1993

Mother Feature Film1992

Mother Feature Film1991

Uranus Feature Film1990

The Return of the Musketeers Poster

The Return of the Musketeers Feature Film1989

L'île Mini-Series1987

Jean de Florette Poster

Jean de Florette Feature Film1986

Manon of the Spring Poster

Manon of the Spring Feature Film1986

Le caviar rouge Poster

Le caviar rouge Feature Film1985

Champs-Elysées Poster

Champs-Elysées TV Series1982

Stars TV Series1980

Numéro un Poster

Numéro un TV Series1975

Top à... Poster

Top à... TV Series1972

Crime Thief Poster

Crime Thief Feature Film1969

Erotic Trap Poster

Erotic Trap Feature Film1969

The Wanderer Poster

The Wanderer Feature Film1967

Composer

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Type

Year

Through the Mill Poster

Through the Mill TV Movie2017

Dalida Feature Film2016

First Growth Poster

First Growth Feature Film2015

Hôtel Normandy Poster

Hôtel Normandy Feature Film2013

Les vivants et les morts Poster

Les vivants et les morts TV Series2010

Face Feature Film2009

YouHumour Poster

YouHumour TV Series2008

Dance with Him Poster

Dance with Him Feature Film2007

La forteresse assiégée Poster

La forteresse assiégée Documentary2006

Le passager de l'été Poster

Le passager de l'été Feature Film2006

1802, l'épopée guadeloupéenne Poster

1802, l'épopée guadeloupéenne Feature Film2004

Pédale dure Poster

Pédale dure Feature Film2004

Podium Feature Film2004

Simon le juste TV Movie2003

A Loving Father Poster

A Loving Father Feature Film2002

Un paradis pour deux TV Movie2002

Very Opposite Sexes Poster

Very Opposite Sexes Feature Film2002

People in Swimsuits Aren't (Necessarily) Shallow Poster

People in Swimsuits Aren't (Necessarily) Shallow Feature Film2001

Le prof Feature Film2000

Les misérables Poster

Les misérables Mini-Series2000

Lumumba Feature Film2000

Chasseurs d'écume Poster

Chasseurs d'écume Mini-Series1999

Paddy Feature Film1999

Un cadeau, la vie! TV Movie1999

Bitter Sugar Poster

Bitter Sugar Feature Film1998

Messieurs les enfants Poster

Messieurs les enfants Feature Film1997

Night of Destiny Poster

Night of Destiny Feature Film1997

Saraka bô Poster

Saraka bô Feature Film1997

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel Poster

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel Feature Film1996

Avocat d'office Poster

Avocat d'office TV Series1995

Century of Cinema Poster

Century of Cinema TV Series1995

Desired Feature Film1995

L'histoire du samedi Poster

L'histoire du samedi TV Series1995

The Horseman on the Roof Poster

The Horseman on the Roof Feature Film1995

Foreign Student Poster

Foreign Student Feature Film1994

La véritable histoire d'Artaud le momo Poster

La véritable histoire d'Artaud le momo Documentary1994

Les hirondelles ne meurent pas à Jerusalem Poster

Les hirondelles ne meurent pas à Jerusalem Feature Film1994

Nobody's Children Poster

Nobody's Children TV Movie1994

Seaforth Poster

Seaforth Mini-Series1994

En compagnie d'Antonin Artaud Poster

En compagnie d'Antonin Artaud Feature Film1993

Lady Chatterley Poster

Lady Chatterley Mini-Series1993

Le château des oliviers Poster

Le château des oliviers Mini-Series1993

Mother Mini-Series1993

Rives Short Film1993

Coupable d'innocence ou quand la raison dort Poster

Coupable d'innocence ou quand la raison dort Feature Film1992

Le zèbre Poster

Le zèbre Feature Film1992

Mother Feature Film1992

The Playboys Poster

The Playboys Feature Film1992

Mother Feature Film1991

Rue du Bac Poster

Rue du Bac Feature Film1991

The Dove's Lost Necklace Poster

The Dove's Lost Necklace Feature Film1991

Toujours seuls Poster

Toujours seuls Feature Film1991

All Out Feature Film1990

Cyrano de Bergerac Poster

Cyrano de Bergerac Feature Film1990

L'ami Giono Mini-Series1990

La grande dune TV Movie1990

Uranus Feature Film1990

Bille en tête Poster

Bille en tête Feature Film1989

Deux Feature Film1989

Imogène TV Series1989

Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête Poster

Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête Feature Film1989

The Return of the Musketeers Poster

The Return of the Musketeers Feature Film1989

Savannah Poster

Savannah Feature Film1988

Fucking Fernand Poster

Fucking Fernand Feature Film1987

L'heure Simenon Poster

L'heure Simenon TV Series1987

L'île Mini-Series1987

Tant qu'il y aura des femmes Poster

Tant qu'il y aura des femmes Feature Film1987

Vent de panique Poster

Vent de panique Feature Film1987

Jean de Florette Poster

Jean de Florette Feature Film1986

L'inconnue de Vienne TV Movie1986

Manon of the Spring Poster

Manon of the Spring Feature Film1986

Billy Ze Kick Poster

Billy Ze Kick Feature Film1985

Le caviar rouge Poster

Le caviar rouge Feature Film1985

Slices of Life Poster

Slices of Life Feature Film1985

Tristesse et beauté Poster

Tristesse et beauté Feature Film1985

L'addition Poster

L'addition Feature Film1984

Vive la sociale! Poster

Vive la sociale! Feature Film1983

Stars TV Series1980

Tusk Feature Film1980

Chez les Titch TV Movie1974

Avec le coeur TV Movie1972

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