Eric Serra

Eric Serra

Eric Serra (born September 9, 1959) is a French composer, often working with Luc Besson on his movie scores. He has won many awards for his works.

Biography

Éric Serra's father Claude was a famous French songwriter in the 1950s and '60s. Because Claude worked on his music around his son Eric; he became aware of music when he was very young. Eric's mother had died when he was only seven years old. In the early 1980s, Serra had met Luc Besson. Besson was a movie director. Besson had asked Serra to write a score his first movie Le Dernier Combat (1983). Serra then began creating scores to most of Besson's movies.

In 1995, Serra was chosen to write the score to GoldenEye. The 17th James Bond movie was directed by Martin Campbell. The score had mixed feedback from film critics.

Movie scores

Arthur and the War of the Two Worlds (2010) The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010) Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) Bandidas (2006) Bulletproof Monk (2003) Rollerball (2002) Décalage horaire (2002) Wasabi (2001) L'Art (délicat) de la séduction (2001)

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) The Fifth Element (1997) GoldenEye (1995) Léon Atlantis (1991) Nikita The Big Blue Kamikaze (1986) Subway (1985) La Nuit du flingueur (1984) (TV) Le Dernier Combat (1983) L'Avant dernier (1981) (short film)

Other websites

• Official website (in English and French)
• Eric Serra on IMDb
• Fan Site Archived 2006-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
• Official Criss Angel Believe show website Archived 2009-09-17 at the Wayback Machine

Preceded by Michael Kamen 1989

James Bond movie score writers 1995

Succeeded by David Arnold 1997—