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Olivier Messiaen(1908-1992)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Writer
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Olivier Messiaen was born on 10 December 1908 in Avignon, Vaucluse, France. He was a composer and writer, known for The Revenant (2015), The Favourite (2018) and The Dinner (2017). He was previously married to Yvonne Loriod and Claire Delbos. He died on 27 April 1992 in Paris, France.
BornDecember 10, 1908
DiedApril 27, 1992(83)
BornDecember 10, 1908
DiedApril 27, 1992(83)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination

Known for:

Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant (2015)
The Revenant
8.0
  • Soundtrack("Messiaen: Oraison")
  • 2015
Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, and Olivia Colman in The Favourite (2018)
The Favourite
7.5
  • Soundtrack("Jésus Accepte La Souffrance (from La Nativité du Seigneur)", "Les Bergers (from La Nativité du Seigneur)")
  • 2018
Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan, and Rebecca Hall in The Dinner (2017)
The Dinner
4.5
  • Soundtrack("Quatuor Pour Le Fins Du Temps (Quartet for the End of Time)")
  • 2017
7 Visiones del Amén (2013)
7 Visiones del Amén
  • Music Department
  • 2013

Credits

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Music Department

  • Niño de Elche in eXtrañas heterodoXias (2021)
    eXtrañas heterodoXias
    • composer: Quartet for the End of Time
    • Podcast Series
    • 2022
  • La fine del Tempo
    • Music Department
    • 2021
  • Hope@Home (2020)
    Hope@Home
    • music
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Quartet for the End of Time (2017)
    Quartet for the End of Time
    • Music Department
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Prr Fchx (2014)
    Prr Fchx
    • music
    • 2014
  • 7 Visiones del Amén (2013)
    7 Visiones del Amén
    • music by
    • 2013
  • Mr. Softee (2011)
    Mr. Softee
    • Music Department
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Aleksandr Sokurov in Alexandre Sokurov: Questions de cinéma (2008)
    Alexandre Sokurov: Questions de cinéma
    • music
    • 2008
  • Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise (2008)
    Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise
    • music
    • Video
    • 2008
  • Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus (2005)
    Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus
    • Music Department
    • TV Special
    • 2005
  • Music, passion, sharing (2003)
    Music, passion, sharing
    • soundtrack
    • 2003
  • Barbara Albert, Viacheslav Amirhanian, and Egbert de Jong in Memory of the Unknown (1996)
    Memory of the Unknown
    • music
    • 1996
  • Behind Closed Doors
    • music (as Messiaen)
    • Short
    • 1988
  • Cyprien Katsaris (1979)
    Cyprien Katsaris
    • music: "Regard de l'Eglise d'Amour"
    • TV Movie
    • 1979
  • The Lively Arts (1969)
    The Lively Arts
    • music by
    • TV Series
    • 1977

Composer

  • Poèmes pour Mi
    • Composer
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Ekpyrosis
    • Composer
    • 2013
  • Z.U.G.A. (2013)
    Z.U.G.A.
    • Composer
    • 2013
  • Dresdner Interregnum 1991
    • Composer (music by)
    • 2009
  • Voices (2006)
    Voices
    • Composer (as Olivier Messian)
    • Short
    • 2006
  • Una noche
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2002
  • De wording
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Angel Torralba in Cuarteto para el fin del tiempo (1983)
    Cuarteto para el fin del tiempo
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1983
  • Anny Duperey in La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu (1982)
    Emmenez-moi au théâtre
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1983
  • Tant qu'il y aura des feuilles
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1973
  • Full House (1972)
    Full House
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1973
  • The Window Cleaner
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1968

Writer

  • Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise (2008)
    Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise
    • libretto
    • Video
    • 2008
  • Anny Duperey in La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu (1982)
    Emmenez-moi au théâtre
    • libretto
    • TV Series
    • 1983

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Messiaen
  • Born
    • December 10, 1908
    • Avignon, Vaucluse, France
  • Died
    • April 27, 1992
    • Paris, France
  • Spouses
      Yvonne Loriod1961 - April 27, 1992 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Article

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    French composer (contemporary music). He was the teacher of Pierre Boulez.

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