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Guillaume Roussel COMPOSER Guillaume Roussel COMPOSER With a strong classical background and after having expended his experience being a stage musician in numerous funk, jazz, disco and world music bands, Guillaume has been composing for many TV series and feature films since 2005, and has been an arranger and conductor. He also composes for video games or advertisements. The first big project he was attached to was as an orchestrator for Olivier Dahan's multi oscar winning movie LA VIE EN ROSE. And in 2007, Guillaume scored his first feature film TOMORROW IS TODAY which won the Best Score at the California Independent Film Festival, In 2010, Hans Zimmer invited him to join the Remote Control team and composed additional music on American blockbusters such as PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN. He kept scoring french feature films which have been big hits in France like LES SEIGNEURS by Olivier Dahan in 2012, IT BOY and THE CROCODILE OF BOTSWANGA in 2013. In 2014 he scored international feature films like 3 DAYS TO KILL directed by McG starring Kevin Costner, OUTCAST starring Nicolas Cage, GRACE OF MONACO starring Nicole Kidman, THE CONNECTION starring Jean Dujardin, and more recently HHhH starring Rosamund Pike Lately, Guillaume scored the french feature film COEXISTER from director Fabrice Éboué and the TV series RANSOM for CBS show-runned by Frank Spotnitz, HAPPY! For Syfy show- runned by Brian Taylor and ICE show-runned by Ed Bernero. [email protected] +33 (0)1 44 76 04 20 : Selective Filmography CINEMA The Blue Mauritius Directed by Charles Henri Belleville, produced by 27 Films Production (2018) Coexister Directed by Fabrice Eboué, produced by EuropaCorp (2017) HHhH Directed by Cedric Jimenez, produced by Légende Films (2017) Blind Date Directed by Clovis Cornillac, produced by Ciné Nominé (2015) Outcast Directed by Nick Powell, produced by Notorious Films (2014) La French Directed by Cédric Jimenez, produced by Légende Films (2014) Nominated for the 39th Toronto International Film Festival Fast Life Directed by Thomas Ngijol, produced by Mandarin Cinéma (2014) Grace of Monaco Directed by Olivier Dahan, produced by Stone Angels (2014) 3 Days To kill Directed by McG, produced by EuropaCorp (2014) Le Crocodile du Botswanga Directed by Fabrice Eboué and Lionel Steketee, produced by Légende (2014) Vingt ans d’écart (It Boy) Directed by David Moreau, produced by Luc Besson/Europacorp, (2013) Mr. Morgan’s Last Love Directed by Sandra Nettlebeck (2012). Original additional music Les seigneurs (The Lords) [email protected] +33 (0)1 44 76 04 20 : Directed by Olivier Dahan, (cast Omar Sy, Jose Garcia, Gad Elmaleh, Franck Dubosc, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Joey Starr and Ramzy), produced by Vito Films (2012) Pirates of the Caribbean : on stranger Tides Directed by Rob Marshall, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer/Walt Disney (2011) Original additional music The Smurfs Directed by Raja Gosnell, produced by Sony Pictures (2011) Original additional music How do you know ? Directed by James Brooks, produced by Gracie Films/Columbia (2010) Original additional music Blood the last vampire, Directed by Chris Nahon, produced by SAJ (2009) Original additional music Tomorrow is Today, directed by Frederic Haubrich, produced by Lumière Média (2006) “Best music Award” at the California Independent Film Festival 2007. La Môme (La vie en rose),directed by Olivier Dahan, produced by Legende Films (2006) Additional orchestration. SERIES ICE, created by Ed Berbero, produced by Fuqua Films (2018). Happy, created by Bryan Taylor, produced by Original Film (2018). Ransom, created by Frank Spotnitz and David Vainola, produced by Dig Light Productions (2017). Crossing Lines, created by Edward Allen Bernero & Rola Bauer, produced by Tandem Communications (2013). VIDEO GAMES Rango, inspired by the movie of the same name and made by Activision (2011). Original music. [email protected] +33 (0)1 44 76 04 20 : Shrek forever after inspired by the movie of the same name and made by Activision (2010). Original music. CEREMONY The 84th Oscar Ceremony (arrangement) [email protected] +33 (0)1 44 76 04 20 :.
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