Francis Lai

French composer (1932–2018)

Not to be confused with Francis Wai.

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Francis Lai

Lai in 1972

Born|

Francis Albert Lai

(1932-04-26)26 April 1932

Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Died| 7 November 2018(2018-11-07) (aged 86)

Paris, France

Occupation| Film score composer
Years active| 1952–2018
Website| http://www.francis-lai.com/

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.

## Life and career

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Lai was born on 26 April 1932, in Nice, France, the son of market gardeners of Italian origin.[1][2][3] 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 songs in the 50s.[4]

While in his twenties, Lai left home and followed Goaty to Paris, where he became part of the Montmartre music scene. At the "Taverne d'Attilio" on the Place du Tertre in Montmartre, Lai met Bernard Dimey [fr] with whom Lai composed his first song, the start of a partnership which would produce over one hundred songs. After a short period with the orchestra of Michel Magne, Lai became an accompanist for Édith Piaf and composed for her.[4]

In 1965, he met filmmaker Claude Lelouch and was hired to help write the score for the film A Man and a Woman. Released in 1966, the film was an international success, earning a number of Academy Awards.[5] The young Lai received a Golden Globe Award nomination for "Best Original Score".[6] This initial success brought more opportunities to work for the film industry both in his native France, where he continued to work with Lelouch on scores to films such as Vivre pour vivre (1967), Un homme qui me plaît (1969), Le voyou (1970) and La bonne année (1973), as well as in Great Britain and the United States.[7][8] He was known for his support of Mireille Mathieu in many compositions and recordings.[1] In 1970 he wrote the score for director René Clément's film, Rider on the Rain ("Le passager de la pluie"). It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc in September 1971.[9]

In 1970, Lai won the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film Love Story. In the United States, the soundtrack album reached No. 2 in the Billboard album charts and the film's theme, "Where Do I Begin", was a hit single with lyrics by Carl Sigman for singer Andy Williams.[10][11] The song would also be recorded successfully by Lai himself, with a full orchestra, and by Henry Mancini and Shirley Bassey.[12][13][14] Lai's "Love Story" theme was heard in the 1978 Love Story sequel titled Oliver's Story, although the main score was composed by Lee Holdridge.[15]

His movie scores included films as diverse as Mayerling, Three into Two Won't Go, International Velvet, Édith et Marcel, and Michael Winner films such as I'll Never Forget What's'isname and Hannibal Brooks. Lai also had success with music written for softcore erotic films like Emmanuelle 2 (1975) and Bilitis (1977).[16] Reviewing the soundtrack for Bilitis for AllMusic, Thom Jurek said: "The result would be hilarious if it weren't so predictable. This music is light to the point of almost not being there... Lai uses synthesizers, acoustic guitars, and a truckload of strings to weave what is supposed to be the "perfect" setting for two young lovers to do what young lovers do, but has it all coming out of the wash sounding like a commercial for those laundry detergents that are airy fresh, or a silent movie score where the music is supposed to tell you that this is a pensive moment."[17]

His composition "Aujourd'hui C'est Toi" (Today It's You) is probably best known in the UK as the theme music for the long-running BBC current affairs documentary series Panorama.[18]

In a career spanning forty years, Lai also wrote music for television programs and alone or in collaboration with others has composed music for more than one hundred films and personally wrote more than six hundred songs. He wrote the music for the Perry Como hit "I Think of You", with lyrics by Rod McKuen.[19]

## Personal life and death

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In 1968 Lai married Dagmar Puetz. The couple had two sons and one daughter.[2]

Lai died on 7 November 2018, aged 86, at his home in Paris.[20][21][22][23]

## Filmography

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Lai enjoyed frequent collaborations with French director Claude Lelouch. As a composer, Lai has at least 131 film credits to his name.[3] AllMusic lists 1,321 individual credits.[24]

* A Man and a Woman (1966)[25][7]
* Vivre pour vivre (1967)[7]
* The Bobo (1967)[7]
* I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967)[7]
* House of Cards (1968)[7]
* Mayerling (1968)[7]
* 13 jours en France (1968)[26]
* La leçon particulière (1968)[7]
* Life Love Death (1969)[7]
* Hannibal Brooks (1969)[7]
* Three into Two Won't Go (1969)[7]
* Un Homme qui me plaît (1969)[7]
* Rider On The Rain (1970)[8]
* Le Voyou (1970)[8]
* Eyes Full of Sun (1970)[8]
* The Games (1970)[8]
* Hello-Goodbye (1970)[8]
* Berlin Affair [de] (1970)[8]
* Love Story (1970)[8]
* Early Morning (1971 film) (1971)
* The Legend of Frenchie King (1971)[8]
* L'aventure, c'est l'aventure (1972)[8]
* Dust in the Sun (1972)[8]
* La bonne année (1973)[8]
* Un homme libre (1973)[8]
* Visit to a Chief's Son (1974)[8]
* Loving in the Rain (1974)[8]
* And Now My Love (1974)[8]
* Child Under a Leaf (1974)[8]
* Wanted: Babysitter (1975)[8]
* Emmanuelle 2 (1975)[8]
* The Good and the Bad (1976)[8]
* Body of My Enemy (1976)[8]
* Anima persa (1977)[8]
* Bilitis (1977)[8]
* Another Man, Another Chance (1977)[8]
* Passion Flower Hotel (1978)[8]
* Robert et Robert (1978)[8]
* International Velvet (1978)[8]
* Oliver's Story (1978)[8]
* Beyond the Reef (1981)[27]
* Les Uns et les autres (1981)[27]
* Madame Claude 2 (1981)[27]
* Édith et Marcel (1983)[27]
* Dog Day (1984)[27]
* My New Partner (1984)[27]
* Marie (1985)[27]
* Sins (miniseries)(1986)[28][29]
* A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (1986)[27]
* Attention bandits! (1986)[27]
* Dark Eyes (1987)[27]
* Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté (1988)[27]
* My New Partner II (1990)[30]
* There Were Days... and Moons (1990)[30]
* Les Clés du paradis (1991) [31]
* La Belle Histoire (1992)[30]
* Men, Women: A User's Manual (1996)[30]
* Hasards ou coïncidences (1998)[30]
* Salaud, on t'aime (2014)[32]
* Un plus une (2015)[32]
* The Best Years of a Life (2019)

## Awards

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* Academy Award for Best Music, Original Score for Love Story (1970)[33]
* Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for Love Story (1970)[34]
* Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Academy (2014)[35]
* Lifetime Achievement Award, Ghent Film Festival, 2014[36]

Award nominations:

* Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for A Man and a Woman (1966)[37]
* BAFTA Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music for Vivre pour vivre (1967)[38]
* Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for Vivre pour vivre (1967)[37]
* Grammy Award for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture for Love Story (1970)[36]
* BAFTA Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music for La Bonne année (1973)[39]
* César Award for Best Music Written for a Film for Bilitis (1977)[40]
* César Award for Best Music Written for a Film for Les Uns et les Autres (1981)
* César Award for Best Music Written for a Film for Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté (1988)
* César Award for Best Music Written for a Film for Hasards ou coïncidences (1998)

## References

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### Notes

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1. ^ a b "La carrière exceptionnelle du compositeur Francis Lai". Le Monde.fr. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
2. ^ a b "Francis Lai Biography (1932-)". www.filmreference.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
3. ^ a b "Francis Lai". IMDb. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
4. ^ a b "Official site". www.francis-lai.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
5. ^ ""A Man and a Woman" (NY)". 16 September 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
6. ^ "Un homme et une femme". Retrieved 8 November 2018 - via www.imdb.com.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Films in the 60s". www.francis-lai.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Films in the 70s". www.francis-lai.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
9. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. pp. 281–282. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
10. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 1955-2008. Record Research Inc. ISBN 978-0898201802.
11. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006. Record Research Inc. ISBN 978-0898201697.
12. ^ *Whitburn, Joel (2009). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 1955-2008. Record Research Inc. p. 552\. ISBN 978-0898201802.
13. ^ "Theme from "Love Story" (Where Do I Begin) - Henry Mancini - Song Info - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
14. ^ "(where do i begin) love story - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
15. ^ Maslin, Janet (15 December 1978). "Screen: After 'Love Story'". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
16. ^ Sweeting, Adam (9 November 2018). "Francis Lai obituary". the Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
17. ^ "Bilitis (Original Film Soundtrack) - Francis Lai - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
18. ^ "Panorama's theme tune". 10 December 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2018 - via www.bbc.co.uk.
19. ^ "I Think of You". Kokomo. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
20. ^ "Oscar-winning Love Story composer dies at 86". BBC News. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
21. ^ Burlingame, Jon (8 November 2018). "Francis Lai, Oscar-Winning 'Love Story' Composer, Dies at 86". Retrieved 8 November 2018.
22. ^ "Francis Lai, Oscar-Winning 'Love Story' Composer, Dies at 86". Retrieved 8 November 2018.
23. ^ ""A Great Musician and Composer": Francis Lai is dead". vaaju.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
24. ^ "Francis Lai - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
25. ^ "A Man and a Woman [Un Homme et une Femme] \- Francis Lai - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
26. ^ 13 Days in France (1968), imdb.com. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
27. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Films in the 80s". www.francis-lai.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
28. ^ "Various – Sins -Francis Lai- Original TV Soundtrack". Discogs. 1986. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
29. ^ "Francis Lai". IMDb. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
30. ^ a b c d e "Films in the 90s". www.francis-lai.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
31. ^ "Les Clés du paradis - IMDB". IMDb. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
32. ^ a b "Films in the 2000s". www.francis-lai.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
33. ^ Oscars (8 February 2014). "Love Story Wins Original Score: 1970 Oscars". Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 9 November 2018 - via YouTube.
34. ^ "1971 - Drama: Love Story". www.goldenglobes.com. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
35. ^ Awards, World Soundtrack. "14th World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert!". World Soundtrack Awards. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
36. ^ a b "Francis Lai to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Ghent Film Festival - Film Music Reporter". filmmusicreporter.com. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
37. ^ a b "Francis Lai". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
38. ^ "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
39. ^ "BAFTA Awards Search - BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
40. ^ "Awards". www.francis-lai.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

### Other sources

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* Lacombe, Alain; Rocle, Claude (1979). "Lai, Francis". In Francis van de Velde (ed.). La Musique du film (in French). F. van de Velde. pp. 277–278\. ISBN 978-2-862-9900-57.277-278&rft.pub=F.+van+de+Velde&rft.date=1979&rft.isbn=978-2-862-9900-57&rft.aulast=Lacombe&rft.aufirst=Alain&rft.au=Rocle,+Claude&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Francis+Lai" class="Z3988">

## External links

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* Official website
* Francis Lai at IMDb
* Vivre pour la Musique - Unofficial Site
* Francis Lai at Epdlp

Awards for Francis Lai

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Academy Award for Best Original Score

1930s|

* Louis Silvers (1934)
* Max Steiner (1935)
* Leo F. Forbstein (1936)
* Charles Previn (1937)
* Erich Wolfgang Korngold / Alfred Newman (1938)
* Herbert Stothart / Richard Hageman, W. Franke Harling, John Leipold and Leo Shuken (1939)

1940s|

* Leigh Harline, Paul J. Smith and Ned Washington / Alfred Newman (1940)
* Bernard Herrmann / Frank Churchill and Oliver Wallace (1941)
* Max Steiner / Ray Heindorf and Heinz Roemheld (1942)
* Alfred Newman / Ray Heindorf (1943)
* Max Steiner / Morris Stoloff and Carmen Dragon (1944)
* Miklos Rozsa / Georgie Stoll (1945)
* Hugo Friedhofer / Morris Stoloff (1946)
* Miklos Rozsa / Alfred Newman (1947)
* Brian Easdale / Johnny Green and Roger Edens (1948)
* Aaron Copland / Roger Edens and Lennie Hayton (1949)

1950s|

* Franz Waxman / Adolph Deutsch and Roger Edens (1950)
* Franz Waxman / Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin (1951)
* Dimitri Tiomkin / Alfred Newman (1952)
* Bronislau Kaper / Alfred Newman (1953)
* Dimitri Tiomkin / Adolph Deutsch and Saul Chaplin (1954)
* Alfred Newman / Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton and Adolph Deutsch (1955)
* Victor Young / Alfred Newman and Ken Darby (1956)
* Malcolm Arnold (1957)
* Dimitri Tiomkin / Andre Previn (1958)
* Miklos Rozsa / Andre Previn and Ken Darby (1959)

1960s|

* Ernest Gold / Morris Stoloff and Harry Sukman (1960)
* Henry Mancini / Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal (1961)
* Maurice Jarre / Ray Heindorf (1962)
* John Addison / Andre Previn (1963)
* Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman / Andre Previn (1964)
* Maurice Jarre / Irwin Kostal (1965)
* John Barry / Ken Thorne (1966)
* Elmer Bernstein / Alfred Newman and Ken Darby (1967)
* John Barry / Johnny Green (1968)
* Burt Bacharach / Lennie Hayton and Lionel Newman (1969)

1970s|

* Francis Lai / The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) (1970)
* Michel Legrand / John Williams (1971)
* Charlie Chaplin, Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell / Ralph Burns (1972)
* Marvin Hamlisch / Marvin Hamlisch (1973)
* Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola / Nelson Riddle (1974)
* John Williams / Leonard Rosenman (1975)
* Jerry Goldsmith / Leonard Rosenman (1976)
* John Williams / Jonathan Tunick (1977)
* Giorgio Moroder / Joe Renzetti (1978)
* Georges Delerue / Ralph Burns (1979)

1980s|

* Michael Gore (1980)
* Vangelis (1981)
* John Williams / Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse (1982)
* Bill Conti / Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1983)
* Maurice Jarre / Prince (1984)
* John Barry (1985)
* Herbie Hancock (1986)
* Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su (1987)
* Dave Grusin (1988)
* Alan Menken (1989)

1990s|

* John Barry (1990)
* Alan Menken (1991)
* Alan Menken (1992)
* John Williams (1993)
* Hans Zimmer (1994)
* Luis Bacalov / Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz (1995)
* Gabriel Yared / Rachel Portman (1996)
* James Horner / Anne Dudley (1997)
* Nicola Piovani / Stephen Warbeck (1998)
* John Corigliano (1999)

2000s|

* Tan Dun (2000)
* Howard Shore (2001)
* Elliot Goldenthal (2002)
* Howard Shore (2003)
* Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (2004)
* Gustavo Santaolalla (2005)
* Gustavo Santaolalla (2006)
* Dario Marianelli (2007)
* A. R. Rahman (2008)
* Michael Giacchino (2009)

2010s|

* Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (2010)
* Ludovic Bource (2011)
* Mychael Danna (2012)
* Steven Price (2013)
* Alexandre Desplat (2014)
* Ennio Morricone (2015)
* Justin Hurwitz (2016)
* Alexandre Desplat (2017)
* Ludwig Göransson (2018)
* Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)

2020s|

* Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste (2020)
* Hans Zimmer (2021)
* Volker Bertelmann (2022)
* Ludwig Göransson (2023)

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Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score

1940s|

* Life with Father – Max Steiner (1947)
* The Red Shoes – Brian Easdale (1948)
* The Inspector General – Johnny Green (1949)

1950s|

* Sunset Boulevard – Franz Waxman (1950)
* September Affair – Victor Young (1951)
* High Noon – Dimitri Tiomkin (1952)
* On the Beach – Ernest Gold (1959)

1960s|

* The Alamo – Dimitri Tiomkin (1960)
* The Guns of Navarone – Dimitri Tiomkin (1961)
* To Kill a Mockingbird – Elmer Bernstein (1962)
* (1963)
* The Fall of the Roman Empire – Dimitri Tiomkin (1964)
* Doctor Zhivago – Maurice Jarre (1965)
* Hawaii – Elmer Bernstein (1966)
* Camelot – Frederick Loewe (1967)
* The Shoes of the Fisherman – Alex North (1968)
* Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach (1969)

1970s|

* Love Story – Francis Lai (1970)
* Shaft – Isaac Hayes (1971)
* The Godfather – Nino Rota (1972)
* Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Neil Diamond (1973)
* The Little Prince – Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe (1974)
* Jaws – John Williams (1975)
* A Star is Born – Kenneth Ascher and Paul Williams (1976)
* Star Wars – John Williams (1977)
* Midnight Express – Giorgio Moroder (1978)
* Apocalypse Now – Carmine Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola (1979)

1980s|

* The Stunt Man – Dominic Frontiere (1980)
* No Award (1981)
* E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams (1982)
* Flashdance – Giorgio Moroder (1983)
* A Passage to India – Maurice Jarre (1984)
* Out of Africa – John Barry (1985)
* The Mission – Ennio Morricone (1986)
* The Last Emperor – David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su (1987)
* Gorillas in the Mist – Maurice Jarre (1988)
* The Little Mermaid – Alan Menken (1989)

1990s|

* The Sheltering Sky – Richard Horowitz and Ryuichi Sakamoto (1990)
* Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken (1991)
* Aladdin – Alan Menken (1992)
* Heaven & Earth – Kitarō (1993)
* The Lion King – Hans Zimmer (1994)
* A Walk in the Clouds – Maurice Jarre (1995)
* The English Patient – Gabriel Yared (1996)
* Titanic – James Horner (1997)
* The Truman Show – Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass (1998)
* The Legend of 1900 – Ennio Morricone (1999)

2000s|

* Gladiator – Lisa Gerrard, Hans Zimmer (2000)
* Moulin Rouge! – Craig Armstrong (2001)
* Frida – Elliot Goldenthal (2002)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore (2003)
* The Aviator – Howard Shore (2004)
* Memoirs of a Geisha – John Williams (2005)
* The Painted Veil – Alexandre Desplat (2006)
* Atonement – Dario Marianelli (2007)
* Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman (2008)
* Up – Michael Giacchino (2009)

2010s|

* The Social Network – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (2010)
* The Artist – Ludovic Bource (2011)
* Life of Pi – Mychael Danna (2012)
* All Is Lost – Alex Ebert (2013)
* The Theory of Everything – Jóhann Jóhannsson (2014)
* The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone (2015)
* La La Land – Justin Hurwitz (2016)
* The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat (2017)
* First Man – Justin Hurwitz (2018)
* Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)

2020s|

* Soul – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste (2020)
* Dune – Hans Zimmer (2021)
* Babylon – Justin Hurwitz (2022)
* Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson (2023)
* Challengers – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (2024)

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World Soundtrack Award – Lifetime Achievement

* Elmer Bernstein (2001)
* George Martin (2002)
* Maurice Jarre (2003)
* Alan and Marilyn Bergman (2004)
* Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (2005)
* Peer Raben (2006)
* Mikis Theodorakis (2007)
* Angelo Badalamenti (2008)
* Marvin Hamlisch (2009)
* John Barry (2010)
* Giorgio Moroder (2011)
* Pino Donaggio (2012)
* Riz Ortolani (2013)
* Francis Lai (2014)
* Patrick Doyle and George Fenton (2015)
* Ryuichi Sakamoto (2016)
* David Shire (2017)
* Philippe Sarde (2018)
* Krzysztof Penderecki and Frédéric Devreese (2019)
* Gabriel Yared (2020)
* Eleni Karaindrou (2021)
* Bruno Coulais (2022)
* Nicola Piovani and Laurence Rosenthal (2023)
* Elliot Goldenthal (2024)

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