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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-01-13 (120 years old)

Place of Birth

Czestochowa, Slaskie, Poland

Alain Romans

Biography:

Alain Romans (1905, Poland – 1988) was a French jazz composer. He studied in Leipzig, Berlin, and Paris. His teachers included Vincent d'Indy. He later worked with Josephine Baker and Django Reinhardt.

Romans wrote music for 12 films. The most famous of them are the films of comedian Jacques Tati, including Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953), with the theme song "Quel temps fait-il a Paris?", and Mon Oncle (1959).

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Known For

Acting

1946

Gringalet as Pianist

Sound

1960

A Couple as Music

1958

Mon Oncle as Original Music Composer

1953

Monsieur Hulot's Holiday as Original Music Composer

1952

1948

La Renégate as Sound

1935

Princess Tam Tam as Original Music Composer

1934

Zouzou as Music

Crew

1959

Tonight We Kill as Compositor