François de Roubaix (French film composer)

François de Roubaix (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa də ʁube]; 3 April 1939, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine – 22 November 1975, Tenerife, Canary Islands) was a French film score composer. In a decade, he created a musical style with new sounds, until his death in 1975. Roubaix did not receive any formal education in music, but began studying jazz on his own at age 15, forming a band and learning trombone as an autodidact. His father, the Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul de Roubaix [fr], who was a producer of the short film, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and the creator of educational films, offered to let François compose scores for the latter. François' first film score was for a 1961 film by Robert Enrico; through the late 1960s and early 1970s he scored films for Enrico, Jose Giovanni, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Pierre Mocky, and Yves Boisset. Notable in his style is his use of folk elements, as well as electronic musical instruments such as synthesizers and early drum machines. He is thus seen as a precursor of French electronic music. Roubaix had a home studio where he would overdub parts until he was satisfied with the result. He died in 1975 in a diving accident. In 1976, his score for Le Vieux Fusil was awarded a César Award. 1961 : Thaumeatopoea, la vie des chenilles processionnaires du pin et de leur extermination controlée by Robert Enrico 1962 : Montagnes magiques by Robert Enrico 1964 : Contre-point by Robert Enrico 1964 : Strip-teaseuses ou ces femmes que l'on croit faciles by Jean-Claude Roy 1965 : Théâtre de la jeunesse : La redevance du fantôme (TV) by Robert Enrico 1965 : Les Survivants (TV series) by Dominique Genée 1966 : Les Chats by Philippe Durand 1966 : Elles by Alain Magrou 1966 : Les Combinards by Jean-Claude Roy 1966 : Les Grandes Gueules by Robert Enrico 1967 : La loi du survivant by José Giovanni 1967 : Les Poneyttes by Joel Lemoigne 1967 : Contacts by Dolorès Grassian 1967 : Des terrils et des Turcs by Jean-Michel Barjol 1967 : Les aventuriers by Robert Enrico 1967 : Rue barrée (TV series) by René Versini 1967 : La vie commence à minuit (TV series) by Yvan Jouannet 1967 : Les Chevaliers du ciel or Les Aventures de Michel Tanguy - Les aventures de Tanguy et Laverdure (TV series) by François Villiers 1967 : The Blonde from Peking by Nicolas Gessner 1967 : Le Samouraï by Jean-Pierre Melville 1967 : Diaboliquement vôtre by Julien Duvivier 1968 : Le Paradis terrestre (TV series) 1968 : Tante Zita by Robert Enrico 1968 : Le Rapace [fr] by José Giovanni 1968 : Les Teenagers by Pierre Roustang 1968 : Les Secrets de la Mer Rouge (TV series) by Pierre Lary 1968 : Adieu l'ami by Jean Herman 1968 : Ho! by Robert Enrico 1968 : La Grande Lessive by Jean-Pierre Mocky 1968 : Le Témoin by Anne Walter 1969 : Pépin la bulle (TV series) by Italo Bettiol, Stefano Lonati 1969 : Les Oiseaux sauvages (TV series) 1969 : Jeff by Jean Herman 1969 : 48 heures d'amour by Cécil Saint-Laurent 1969 : Que ferait donc Faber ? (TV series) by Dolorès Grassian 1969 : Les Étrangers [fr] by Jean-Pierre Desagnat 1970 : Les Amis by Gérard Blain 1970 : Une infinie tendresse by Pierre Jallaud 1970 : L'Étalon by Jean-Pierre Mocky 1970 : Dernier domicile connu by José Giovanni 1970 : Pour un sourire by François Dupont-Midy 1970 : La Peau de Torpedo by Jean Delannoy 1970 : Teva : Opération Gauguin (TV series) by Adolphe Sylvain 1970 : L'homme orchestre by Serge Korber 1970 : Les Novices by Guy Casaril 1971 : Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay by Bruno Gantillon 1971 : Daughters of Darkness (Les Lèvres rouges) by Harry Kümel 1971 : Où est donc passé Tom ? by José Giovanni 1971 : Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément by Robert Enrico 1971 : Boulevard du Rhum by Robert Enrico 1972 : La Scoumoune by José Giovanni 1974 : Chapi Chapo (TV series) 1975 : Le Vieux Fusil by Robert Enrico "François de Roubaix". Mateu, Juan Carlos (2020-11-22). "Una trampa mortal en el fondo del mar tinerfeño". Diario de Avisos (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-22. "Laetitia T-003.011.365-5". Sacem,fr. Marconi Soc, Paris. Retrieved 2022-09-03. Interested Parties Information reference Roubaix at Allmusic