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Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)

Composer chiefly remembered for his symphonic poems -the first of that genre to be written by a Frenchman- and for his opera 'Samson et Dalila'. Notable for his pioneering efforts on behalf of French music, he was also a gifted pianist and organist, and a writer of criticism, poetry, essays, and plays... See full bio »

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2013 Schola: Sakamoto Ryûichi ongaku no gakkô (TV series)
Film Score (2013) (writer: "L'assassinat du Duc de Guise")
 
2012 Quartet (writer: "The Swan")
 
2012 Moonrise Kingdom (writer: "Volière, from Le Carnaval des animaux")
 
2012 Danseur (short) (music: "Le carnaval des animaux: Le cygne" / as Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns)
 
2011 La Duquesa II (TV mini-series)
Episode #1.2 (2011) (writer: "Samson et Delila")
 
2010/I Smile (short) (writer: "Le Cygne The Swan")
 
2010 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
Our All Time Favourite Films (2010) (writer: "If I Had Words" - uncredited)
 
2007-2009 The Simpsons (TV series)
O Brother, Where Bart Thou? (2009) (writer: "Finale from 'The Carnival of the Animals'" - uncredited)
The Wife Aquatic (2007) (music: "The Carnival of the Animals - The Aquarium" - uncredited)
 
2009 Sous un autre jour (TV movie) (writer: "Cello Concerto Nº 1 in A minor, Op. 33")
 
2009 Numb3rs (TV series)
Hydra (2009) (writer: "Danse Macabre, Op. 40" - uncredited)
 
2009 A Town Called Panic (writer: "Le Carnaval Des Animaux")
 
2009 Phantasie (short) (writer: "Danse Macabre")
 
2009 Jekyll & Canada (video) (writer: "Danse macabre", "Mon couer s'ouvre à ta voix")
 
2009 New York, I Love You (writer: "Music" / as Charles Camille Saint Saens)
 
2008 Suuri performanssi (TV movie) (writer: "Dance macabre")
 
2008 Fifty Dead Men Walking (writer: "The Swan")
 
2008 Il Divo (writer: "Symphony No. 3 in C minor op. 78", "Danse macabre op. 40" / as C. Saint-Saëns)
 
2008 Lady Magdalene's (writer: "Concertmaster Solo from 'Danse Macabre'")
 
2008 Hearsay (writer: "Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 33 - II. Allegretto con Moto")
 
2007 Halloween (performer: "Halloween")
 
2007 Die Operngala der Stars (TV movie) (music: "Bacchanale")
 
2007 Sheherazade: An Oriental Night with the Berliner Philharmoniker (video) (writer: "Introduction et Rondo capriccioso op. 28")
 
2007 Shrek the Third (writer: "Danse Macabre")
 
2006 Save the Last Dance 2 (video) (writer: "The Swan" / as Camille Saint-Saens)
 
2006/II The Debt (short) (writer: "The Dying Swan")
 
2005 Crash Tag Team Racing (Video Game) (music: "Carnival of the Animals - The Aquarium" - uncredited)
 
2005 Die Zweite Republik - Eine unglaubliche Geschichte (TV series documentary)
Österreich auf dem Prüfstand (2005) (writer: "The Dying Swan" - uncredited)
 
2005 Strange Circus (writer: "Carnival of the Animals - The Swan")
 
2005 Twelve and Holding (writer: "Danse Macabre" / as Camille Saint-Saens)
 
2005 Magic Mirror ("Fosseis - Carnival des animaux", "Dança Macabra Danse macabre", "La Havanaise")
 
2004 Gran Turismo 4 (Video Game) (writer: "Le cygne")
 
2004 My Summer of Love (writer: "The Dying Swan")
 
2003 Mona Lisa Smile (writer: "The Swan" / as Camille Saint-Saens)
 
2003 The Company (music: "Suite Saint-Saëns")
 
2002 Blue Moon (writer: "Le Carnaval Des Animaux - Aquarium" / music: "Le Carnaval Des Animaux - Aquarium")
 
2002 Last Dance (documentary) ("Danse Macabre")
 
2002 Femme Fatale (writer: "Le Carnaval des Animaux" 1886)
 
2002 Dummy (writer: "Le Cygne The Swan" 1886 - uncredited)
 
2002 The Dancer Upstairs (writer: "Le Cygne" 1886 / as Camile Saints-Saëns)
 
2001 The Next Big Thing (writer: "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix")
 
2000 After the Reconciliation (music: "Le rossignol et la rose")
 
2000 Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour (Video Game) (writer: "Le Carnaval Des Animaux: Aquarium Theme")
 
2000 Ordinary Decent Criminal (writer: "O Salutaris Hostia")
 
1999 Fantasia/2000 (writer: "Carnival of the Animals Le Carnaval des Animaux, Finale")
 
1999 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)
Hush (1999) ("Danse Macabre")
 
1999 The Ninth Gate ("Havanaire")
 
1999 My Life So Far (writer: "Le Cygne The Swan" 1886 / as Saint Saens)
 
1998 Babe: Pig in the City (writer: "If I Had Words")
 
1998 Three Tenors '98 World Cup Paris (TV special) (writer: "Bacchanale")
 
1998 The Idiots ("The Swan" / as Camille Saint-Saens)
 
1997 Jonathan Creek (TV series)
 
1995 Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
Where It All Began (1995) (writer: "L'Assassinat de Duc de Guise")
 
1995 Welcome to the Dollhouse (writer: "Carnival of the Animals")
 
1995 Babe (music: "Symphony No. 3 'Organ', 4th Movement" / "If I Had Words")
 
1995 The Bridges of Madison County (writer: "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" / as Camille Saint-Saens)
 
1995 The World's Greatest Magic 2 (TV movie) (music: "Carnival of the Animals - The Aquarium" - uncredited)
 
1992-1994 The Ren & Stimpy Show (TV series)
Prehistoric Stimpy/Farm Hands (1994) (music: "Carnival of the Animals - The Aquarium" - uncredited)
House of Next Tuesday/A Friend in Your Face (1994) (music: "Carnival of the Animals - The Aquarium" - uncredited, "Carnival of the Animals - The Fossils" - uncredited)
Jiminy Lummox/Bass Masters (1994) (music: "Carnival of the Animals - The Aquarium" - uncredited, "Danse Macabre" - uncredited)
To Salve and Salve Not!/No Pants Today (1993) (music: "Carnival of the Animals - The Fossils" - uncredited)
The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen (1993) (music: "Carnival of the Animals - The Aquarium" - uncredited)
 
1994 The Road to Wellville ("Christmas Oratorio Opus 12")
 
1993 Tombstone ("Le Danse Macabre")
 
1993 Sottovoce ("Terem Quartet")
 
1992-1993 Goof Troop (TV series)
Gymnauseum (1993) (music: "Carnival of the Animals- The Aquarium" - uncredited)
Waste Makes Haste (1992) (music: "Carnival of the Animals - The Aquarium" - uncredited)
 
1992 A Woman, Her Men, and Her Futon (writer: "The Swan" / as Saint-Saens)
 
1992 Le mirage (music: "Samson et Dalila")
 
1991 Muuttolinnun aika (writer: "Samson and Delilah")
 
1990 Tiny Toon Adventures (TV series)
Furrball Follies (1990) (music: "Carnival of the Animals - The Swan" - uncredited)
 
1990 Summer Night in Town (music: "Quatuor à cordes, Opus 112")
 
1989 How to Get Ahead in Advertising (writer: "Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony'")
 
1987 Au Revoir Les Enfants (writer: "Rondo Caprioso" / as Saint-Saens)
 
1987 Slam Dance ("My Heart At Thy Voice")
 
1987 Fame (TV series)
Go Softly Into Morning (1987) (writer: "Carnival of the Animals")
 
1986 The Adventures of Milo and Otis ("L'éléphant The Elephant")
 
1986 Frida Still Life (writer: "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix")
 
1986 Qui a tiré sur nos histoires d'amour (writer: "Mon coeur s'ouvre a la voix")
 
1985 Allegro ma non troppo (documentary short) ("Pieza de Concierto, Opus 94")
 
1984 Carnival of the Animals (TV movie) (music: "Carnival of the Animals")
 
1983 And the Ship Sails On (writer: "Death of the Swan")
 
1982 Pavlova: A Tribute to the Legendary Ballerina (TV movie) (music: "The Swan")
 
1982 Impressions de France (short) (writer: "Aquarium", "Finale", "Maestoso - Allegro")
 
1979 Being There (writer: "Bacchanale" - uncredited)
 
1978 Days of Heaven ("Carnival of the Animals - The Aquarium")
 
1977 The Spy Who Loved Me (writer: "Aquarium" - uncredited)
 
1976 Carnival of the Animals (TV short) (music: "Carnival of the Animals")
 
1974 Herbie Rides Again (writer: "Carnival of the Animals - The Swan" - uncredited)
 
1973 Willow Springs (writer: "Havanaise", "Samson et Dalila")
 
1963 Bluebeard (music: "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" - uncredited)
 
1962 Young People's Concerts: Young Performers 3 (TV movie) (music: "Carnival of the Animals")
 
1957 The Bolshoi Ballet (music: "The Dying Swan")
 
1955 Interrupted Melody (music: "Samson and Delilah" 1877 - uncredited)
 
1951 La muerte enamorada ("Danse macabre")
 
1948 Three Daring Daughters ("ALLEGRO APPASSIONATO, OPUS 10" - uncredited)
 
1947 Carnegie Hall (music: "The Swan", "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix")
 
1947 Rehearsal: The Telephone Hour (short) (music: "O Love, Hide Me In My Weakness")
 
1945 Battle for Music (music: "La Princesse jaune" - uncredited)
 
1941 Forty Boys and a Song (documentary short) (writer: "Tollite Hostias" - uncredited)
 
1941 The Chocolate Soldier (music: "Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voux" 1877)
 
1939 They Shall Have Music (writer: "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op.28" 1863 - uncredited)
 
1939 The Rules of the Game (music: "Danse macabre, Op.40" 1874 - uncredited)
 
1939 Spook Sport (short) (writer: "Danse macabre")
 
1937 Hitting a New High (music: "The Nightingale's Song Air du Rossignol" 1902 / as Saint-Saens)
 
1936 Born to Fight (music: "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" - uncredited)
 
1935 Goin' to Town (music: "MON COEUR S'OEUVRE A TA VOIX")
 
1935 Gold Diggers of 1935 (music: "Le cygne The Swan" 1845 - uncredited)
 
1935 The Immortal Swan (documentary) (music: "Le Cygne")
 
1934 Fürst Woronzeff (music: "Samson und Dalila")
 
1934 Dames (music: "Le cygne The Swan" 1886 - uncredited)
 
1934 Mister Cinders (music: "Le Cygne" - uncredited)
 
1933 The Wizard of Oz (short) (music: "The Swan")
 
1932 Danse macabre (short) (writer: "Danse Macabre")
 
1929 The Country Gentlemen (short) (music: "Le cygne The Swan" - uncredited)
 
1913 The Last Days of Pompeii (writer: "The Carnival of the Animals", "Sampson et Delila")
 
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Jonathan Creek (TV series) (title music: variations on a theme from "Danse Macabre" - 20 episodes, 1997-2010) (title music: variations on a theme from 'Danse Macabre' - 6 episodes, 1998-2009) (title music: Variations on a theme from 'Danse Macabre' by - 1 episode, 2013)
The Clue of the Savant's Thumb (2013) (title music: Variations on a theme from 'Danse Macabre' by - as Saint-Saëns)
The Judas Tree (2010) (title music: variations on a theme from "Danse Macabre" - as Saint Saëns)
The Grinning Man (2009) (title music: variations on a theme from 'Danse Macabre' - as Saint-Saëns)
Gorgons Wood (2004) (title music: variations on a theme from 'Danse Macabre' - as Saint-Saëns)
The Chequered Box (2004) (title music: variations on a theme from 'Danse Macabre' - as Saint-Saëns)
 
2012 Wander/Lost (short) (music)
 
2011 Le Cygne de Barré (video short) (music)
 
2011 I'm So Tall (short) (music)
 
2011 The Lost Princess (music)
 
2011 La fuite de l'oléoduc de Lituanie (short) (music)
 
2010 Robot (short) (music)
 
2009/II Samson and Delilah (music by)
 
2009 Mr. & Mrs. X (short) (composer: theme music)
 
2008 Chez Maupassant (TV series) (music: "Le carnaval des animaux" - 1 episode)
Le petit fût (2008) (music: "Le carnaval des animaux")
 
2003 Anomalie o 3/8 laklu (short) (composer: theme music)
 
2002 Samson et Dalila (TV movie) (music by)
 
1991 Henry VIII (TV movie) (music by)
 
1990 A Bit of Fry and Laurie (TV series) (composer: theme music: closing theme - 3 episodes)
Episode #2.6 (1990) (composer: theme music: closing theme - as Camille Saint-Saens)
Episode #2.5 (1990) (composer: theme music: closing theme - as Camille Saint-Saens)
Episode #2.4 (1990) (composer: theme music: closing theme - as Camille Saint-Saens)
 
1989 Sanson y Dalila (TV movie) (music by: "Samson et Dalila")
 
1981/II Samson et Dalila (TV movie) (music by)
 
1981/I Samson et Dalila (TV movie) (music by)
 
1980 Dance Macabre (short) (music by)
 
1977 Les fougères bleues (music by)
 
1974 The Gathering Storm (TV movie) (music by: "Symphony No. 3")
 
1974 Le mouton enragé (music - as Saint-Saëns)
 
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2011 La Danza Macabra (video short)
 
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1915 Those of Our Land (documentary)
 
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