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Alexandre Desplat
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Pierre Barouh
Pierre Barouh
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John Powell
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Georges Delerue
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Charles Fox
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Gustavo Santaolalla
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George Fenton
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David Holmes
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Michael Giacchino
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Paul Leonard-Morgan
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Howard Shore
Howard Shore
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Marius de Vries
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Nathan Larson
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Ennio Morricone
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Grant Kirkhope
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Lena Raine
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Randy Edelman
Randy Edelman
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James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard
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Ludwig Göransson
Ludwig Göransson
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Dario Marianelli
Dario Marianelli
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Nicholas Britell
Nicholas Britell
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Giorgio Moroder
Giorgio Moroder
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Carter Burwell
Carter Burwell
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Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach
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Nellee Hooper
Nellee Hooper
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Austin Wintory
Austin Wintory
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John Barry
John Barry
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Craig Armstrong
Craig Armstrong
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Wojciech Kilar
Wojciech Kilar
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Martin Phipps
Martin Phipps
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Oliver Kraus
Oliver Kraus
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John Williams
John Williams
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Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi
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Jerry Goldsmith
Jerry Goldsmith
American composer and conductor, most known for his works in film and television scoring (1924-2004)
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Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve
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David Buckley
David Buckley
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Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
American musician, record producer, and songwriter (1937-1990)
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Mychael Danna
Mychael Danna
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François de Roubaix
François de Roubaix
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Joe Hisaishi
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Angelo Badalamenti
Angelo Badalamenti
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Francis Lai
Academy Award-winning French Composer

Francis Lai

Intro
Academy Award-winning French Composer
Awards Received
Academy Award for Best Original Score
Academy Awards
Nominated For
Academy Award for Best Original Score

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.