Gérard Calvi

Gérard Calvi

  • Birthday: 1922-07-26
  • Deathday: 2015-02-20
  • Place of birth: Paris, France
  • Also know as: Grégoire Élie Krettly

Biography

Gérard Calvi (born Grégoire Krettly; 26 July 1922 – 20 February 2015) was a French composer. Interested in music from an early age, Calvi's first composing work was for the French production The Patron in 1949. From here he provided music for various French films, most notably Gangster Boss, as well as the show La Plume de Ma Tante, which was nominated for Best Musical at the 13th Tony Awards. He composed music for three Asterix films: Asterix the Gaul, Asterix and Cleopatra and The Twelve Tasks of Asterix. He also composed the memorable Asterix theme for the first film, which was dispensed with by the time the music for The Twelve Tasks of Asterix was composed in 1976. His last work was for the feature film The Crab Revolution in 2004. He died in 2015, aged 92. Source: Article "Gérard Calvi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

The Patron

1950

As The orchestra conductor

The Little Bather

1968

As Le chef de la fanfare

Peek-a-boo

1954

As Chef d'orchestre et pianiste / Voleur du bar "À Chicago"

Bluebeard

1951

As (uncredited)

Branquignol

1949

As Le chef d'orchestre

Production

The Down-in-the-Hole Gang

1974

As Original Music Composer

Asterix the Gaul

1967

As Original Music Composer

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

1976

As Original Music Composer

The Black Tulip

1964

As Original Music Composer

The Crab Revolution

2004

As Original Music Composer

What a Team!

1957

As Music

Bluebeard

1951

As Music

Carom Shots

1963

As Music

Dead Run

1967

As Original Music Composer

We at Champignol

1957

As Music

La Polka des menottes

1957

As Original Music Composer

The American Beauty

1961

As Original Music Composer

The Flea in the Ear

1956

As Music

Héloïse

1991

As Music

The Little Bather

1968

As Music

Champagne for Savages

1964

As Original Music Composer

Le Viager

1972

As Original Music Composer

Bonjour l'angoisse

1988

As Music

Asterix and Cleopatra

1968

As Original Music Composer

The Saint Lies in Wait

1966

As Original Music Composer

Trust Me!

1954

As Original Music Composer

La demoiselle et son revenant

1952

As Original Music Composer

The Patron

1950

As Music

Peek-a-boo

1954

As Original Music Composer

Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon

1958

As Original Music Composer

Shut Up, Gulli

1974

As Writer

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