François-Eudes Chanfrault

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François-Eudes Chanfrault
Born(1974-12-02)2 December 1974
Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Died11 March 2016(2016-03-11) (aged 41)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Other namesFrançois Eudes
Occupations
  • Composer
  • musician
Notable work

François-Eudes Chanfrault (2 December 1974 – 11 March 2016), also credited as François Eudes and Francois Eudes, was a French composer and laptop musician. Chanfrault's film music composition work in 2003 included the movie

Les Inrocks. The same year, his music was used in the film Beyond Hatred, which was directed by Olivier Meyrou, and received a favorable review in Variety. In 2006, he worked with director Alexandre Aja again, this time on the film The Hills Have Eyes
. His work on the music for this film inspired director Jeremy Forni for his 2011 documentary film Après la gauche.

Chanfrault's compositions for the 2007 film

L'Express
.

Career

Album

In 2005, Chanfrault released his first music album on compact disc of his original compositions, titled Computer Assisted Sunset,

Les Inrocks observed, "The listener is surrounded and absorbed by the sound."[1]

Cinema

Chenfrault's first film soundtrack work was on Celebration, which was directed by Olivier Meyrou.

Haute Tension.[9] He composed the music for the 2005 film Beyond Hatred, which was directed by Olivier Meyrou.[10] His work on the film was well received; a review by Variety praised François-Eudes Chanfrault's sparse, sorrowful, string-based score.[11] Chanfrault's work on the music for the 2006 film The Hills Have Eyes directed by Alexandre Aja inspired the tone for the 2011 documentary Après la gauche by filmmaker Jeremy Forni.[12]

Chanfrault composed the music of the 2007 film

Alexandre Bustillo and starred Alysson Paradis, Béatrice Dalle, Nathalie Roussel, and Tahar Rahim.[13][14] The soundtrack to the film was released in 2007 by Asphalt Duchess.[15] In a review of the film by Popjournalism, critic Sarah Gopaul described Chanfrault's composition as a sonorous score.[16] A review of the soundtrack by Adrien Pauchet in Cinezik wrote positively of Chanfrault's "successful and eclectic score accompanying the film".[8]

He composed music for director

MTV.com he wrote, "The movie is powered by claustrophobic menace and a notably effective score by François-Eudes Chanfrault that features spectral synths and the eerie clack of electro-castanets."[20] A review of Donkey Punch in Libération by Alexandr Hervaud emphasized Chanfrault's "trippy soundtrack" as among the highlights of the film.[21]

Filmmaker Fabrice Du Welz utilized Chanfrault's music composition skills for his 2008 film Vinyan.[22][23] Writing for Gamona, reviewer Martin Beck commented favorably on "a hypnotic score by François-Eudes Chanfrault (known for his equally great music for Inside)."[24] A review by Splatter Container wrote that Chanfrault's composition effectively conveys "the sense of emptiness … that pervades" throughout the film.[25]

He served as music composer on director

L'Express by Eric Libiot characterized the soundtrack by Chanfrault as, "absolutely remarkable".[29]

After a long illness, François-Eudes Chanfrault died on 11 March 2016, aged 41.[31][32]

Discography

Computer-Assisted Sunset
  • 2005 release by MK2[33]

All music is composed by François-Eudes Chanfrault

Computer Assisted Sunset track list
No.TitleLength
1."How I Killed Bambi, Pt. 1: Hospital Theme"3:25
2."How I Killed Bambi, Pt. 2: Corridor"4:34
3."How I Killed Bambi, Pt. 3: Death Kingdom"9:47
4."Black Bird"3:52
5."The Park"8:25
6."Computer Assisted Sunset"6:55
7."Solaris"9:59
8."Untitled [Redux]"7:33
9."How I Killed Bambi, Pt. 4: Cooper Theme"5:11
Total length:59:41

Filmography

Year Title Role Director
2003
Haute Tension
 		Composer, performer Alexandre Aja
Who Killed Bambi? Composer Gilles Marchand
2005 Beyond Hatred Composer Olivier Meyrou
2006 The Hills Have Eyes Sound designer, music designer Alexandre Aja
Danger Attacks at Dawn Voice: "The Director" Bertrand Le Cabec, Sébastien Savine, Frédéric Servant
2007 Celebration Composer Olivier Meyrou
Inside Composer
Alexandre Bustillo
2008 Donkey Punch Composer Olly Blackburn
Vinyan Composer Fabrice Du Welz
The Wedding Song
(Le Chant des mariées) 		Composer Karin Albou
2009 POV Original score: "Beyond Hatred" Olivier Meyrou
2010 Belleville Story Composer Arnaud Malherbe
2012 Cornouaille Composer Anne Le Ny
2014 Jamie Marks Is Dead Composer Carter Smith
Kristy Composer Olly Blackburn
2015 Papa lumière Composer Ada Loueilh
2015 The Wakhan Front Composer Clément Cogitore

See also

References

  1. ^
    Les Inrocks. www.lesinrocks.com. 30 September 2005. Archived from the original
    on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Computer Assisted Sunset". FNAC (in French). musique.fnac.com. 17 November 2005. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  3. OCLC 420809334
    .
  4. ^ "François-Eudes Chanfrault : Computer Assisted Sunset – 2005 – MK2 Music". Trip-Hop.net (in French). www.trip-hop.net. 2005. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  5. ^
    Twitch Film. twitchfilm.com. Archived from the original
    on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  6. ISBN 978-1-84353-408-2
    .
  7. ISBN 1-55783-706-6
    .
  8. ^ a b Pauchet, Adrien (18 February 2008). "A l'intérieur (A l'intérieur) – François Eudes-Chanfrault". Cinezik.fr (in French). www.cinezik.org. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  9. ISBN 1-55783-667-1
    .
  10. OCLC 494528866
    .
  11. ^ Felperin, Leslie (15 February 2006). "Beyond Hatred – Au-dela de la haine". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  12. ISSN 0245-9949
    . Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  13. ISBN 978-0-7864-4569-1
    .
  14. ISBN 978-0-7864-3397-1
    .
  15. OCLC 742923507
    .
  16. ^ Gopaul, Sarah (17 September 2007). "Reviews: Inside". Popjournalism. www.popjournalism.ca; Robert Ballantyne / Popjournalism Enterprises. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  17. OCLC 317504366
    .
  18. ^ Holden, Stephen (22 January 2009). "Passion and Pain at Sea, With Fatal Consequences". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  19. OCLC 764493201
    .
  20. MTV.com
    . Viacom International Inc. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  21. ^ Hervaud, Alexandre (4 August 2010). "Cinemadness : quadruple dose de films de genre". Libération (in French). www.ecrans.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  22. OCLC 317504398
    .
  23. ^ "Vinyan – le film (Vinyan)". Cinezik.fr (in French). www.cinezik.org. 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  24. ^ Beck, Martin (11 December 2008). "Intensiver "New Wave" Horror aus Frankreich". Gamona (in German). www.gamona.de; Webguidez Entertainment GmbH. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  25. ^ "Vinyan – Recensioni Film Horror". Splatter Container (in Italian). www.splattercontainer.com. 6 January 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  26. OCLC 742872037
    .
  27. OCLC 503581944
    .
  28. OCLC 699856139
    .
  29. ^
    ISSN 0245-9949
    . Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  30. ISSN 0245-9949
    . Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  31. ^ "Disparition de François-Eudes Chanfrault | ASPHALT DUCHESS". ASPHALT DUCHESS (in French). Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  32. ^ "Mort de François-Eudes Chanfrault, compositeur de "Haute Tension" - Challenges.fr". Challenges (in French). Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  33. AllMusic
    . Retrieved 27 February 2012.

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