Francis Lai
Personal Info
Know For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-04-26 (86 years old)
Deathday
2018-11-07
Place of Birth
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Also known As
Francis Laï
Francis Albert Lai
Francis Lay
Francis Lai
Biography
Francis Albert Lai (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. Lai was born on 26 April 1932, in Nice, France, the son of market gardeners of Italian origin. From a very early age, Lai was fascinated by music and he played first in his local regional orchestras. In Marseilles he discovered jazz and met Claude Goaty, a singer of popular...
Acting
2011
as Self (archive footage)
2022
as Self
1971
as Blind Accordionist
2020
Production
1984
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Original Music Composer
2022
as Music
1976
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Music
1966
as Original Music Composer
1977
as Original Music Composer
1992
as Music
1988
as Original Music Composer
1974
as Original Music Composer
1983
as Original Music Composer
1989
as Original Music Composer
1983
as Music
1969
as Original Music Composer
1990
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Original Music Composer
1988
as Music
1967
as Original Music Composer
1975
as Original Music Composer
1979
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1986
as Original Music Composer
1996
as Original Music Composer
1998
as Original Music Composer
2005
as Original Music Composer
1984
as Original Music Composer
1987
as Original Music Composer
1988
as Original Music Composer
1967
as Original Music Composer
1978
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Music
1968
as Music
1978
as Music
1970
as Original Music Composer
1974
as Original Music Composer
2014
as Original Music Composer
1974
as Music
1965
as Original Music Composer
2011
as Original Music Composer
1974
as Music
1984
as Music
2006
as Original Music Composer
1991
as Original Music Composer
1974
as Original Music Composer
2015
as Original Music Composer
1981
as Music
1995
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1992
as Music
1969
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Original Music Composer
1974
as Music
1970
as Original Music Composer
1977
as Music
1987
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Original Music Composer
1993
as Original Music Composer
1992
as Original Music Composer
2003
as Music
1970
as Original Music Composer
1981
as Music
1977
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Original Music Composer
1975
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Music
1971
as Original Music Composer
1977
as Original Music Composer
1970
as Original Music Composer
1967
as Original Music Composer
1975
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Music
1971
as Music
1972
as Music
1993
as Original Music Composer
1990
as Original Music Composer
1976
as Original Music Composer
1998
as Music
2010
as Original Music Composer
2001
as Music Arranger
1985
as Original Music Composer
1988
as Music
1968
as Original Music Composer
1979
as Original Music Composer
1976
as Music
1970
as Music
1983
as Music
1971
as Original Music Composer
1965
as Music
2019
as Original Music Composer
1977
as Music
1985
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Music
1967
as Original Music Composer
1991
as Original Music Composer
1985
as Original Music Composer
2017
as Original Music Composer
1974
as Original Music Composer
1990
as Original Music Composer
1978
as Original Music Composer
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