Gérard Calvi
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Gérard Calvi

Born 26 July 1922 · Paris, France · Died 20 February 2015

Gérard Calvi (born Grégoire Krettly; 26 July 1922 – 20 February 2015) was a French composer. Interested in music from an early age, Calvi's first composing work was for the French production The Patron in 1949. From here he provided music for various French films, most notably Gangster Boss, as well as the show La Plume de Ma Tante, which was nominated for Best Musical at the 13th Tony Awards. He composed music for three Asterix films: Asterix the Gaul, Asterix and Cleopatra and The Twelve Tasks of Asterix.

Known for

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
Asterix and Cleopatra
Asterix the Gaul
The Little Bather
The Black Tulip
The Annuity
The Restroom Robbery
The American Beauty
Carom Shots
Peek-a-boo
The Big Scare
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
The Revolution of the Crabs
Bon week-end Monsieur Bennett !
Héloïse
Bonjour l'angoisse
La Grâce
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
The Restroom Robbery
The Down-in-the-Hole Gang
Shut Up, Gulli
The Annuity
The Little Bather
Asterix and Cleopatra
Asterix the Gaul
Dead Run
Order of the Daisy
Jerk in Istanbul
The Saint Lies in Wait
The Black Tulip
Champagne for Savages
The Big Scare
Carom Shots
The American Beauty
The Fenouillard Family
Le Voyage de monsieur Perrichon
We at Champignol
La Polka des menottes
The Flea in the Ear
Trust Me!
Peek-a-boo
La demoiselle et son revenant
Bernard and the Lion
Bluebeard
The Patron
Branquignol
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