Jean-Claude Petit

Biography

Jean-Claude Petit, born on November 14, 1943 in Vaires-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France, is a French composer and arranger. After accompanying jazzmen in his childhood, Petit went to the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied harmony and counterpoint. He did the string arrangements for Mink DeVille's Le Chat Bleu album, as well as orchestrating the backing parts to some French pop singles in the mid-to-late 1960s, including those of Erick Saint-Laurent and yé-yé girls Christine Pilzer and Monique Thubert. In 1973 he composed La leçon de Michette, a delicious, short song: it was so famous in Italy, because it had been used for a soundtrack of a well-known Carosello (the Italian TV spot broadcast) from 1973 to 1976. 1979 saw his first major film soundtrack commission (Alexandro Jodorowsky's Tusk), but he had been releasing solo records at least a decade earlier, including at least four for the Chappell Music Library, as well as his album Chez Jean-Claude Petit, released in the early 1970s. In 1976 he collaborated with Pierre Delanoë, Toto Cutugno, Vito Pallavicini in a very popular and funky music for Mireille Mathieu called Ciao Bambino, Sorry. In addition, he was a frequent collaborator with French film music composer Jack Arel: the pair's most well-known production, "Psychedelic Portrait", was featured in an episode of the cult TV series The Prisoner. His highly acclaimed score for Cyrano de Bergerac remains perhaps his best known work internationally. In 1995 he was nominated for a Victoires de la Musique award in soundtrack of the year for L'Etudiante Etranger.[1] Jean Claude conducted and arranged for American Orchestra leader Billy Vaughn in the 1970s: At least two of Billy's Paramount LPs "An Old Fashioned Love Song" PAS 6025 and "Greatest Country Hits" give Jean Claude credit as arranged/conductor. The 'Greatest Country Hits' Lp Paramount PAS 6044 also includes a Jean Claude original "Walk A Country Mile". Filmography Music Department: 2001 Les gens en maillot de bain ne sont pas (forcément) superficiels (conductor) 2000 Lumumba (music director) 1996 Désiré (conductor) 1996 Beaumarchais l'insolent (conductor, musical director) 1995 Le hussard sur le toit (conductor) 1994 Foreign Student (conductor) 1993 Lady Chatterley (TV series) (conductor) 1993 En compagnie d'Antonin Artaud (musician: piano) 1990 Uranus (musical director) 1989 The Return of the Musketeers (conductor - as Jean Claude Petit) 1986 Manon des sources (conductor) 1986 Jean de Florette (conductor) 1986 Le caviar rouge (conductor) 1982 Champs-Elysées (TV series) (composer: theme music) (conductor) 1969 Le voleur de crimes (conductor) 1969 Traquenards (orchestrator) as Composer: 2010 Les vivants et les morts (TV series) 2009 Visage 2007 Danse avec lui 2006 La forteresse assiégée (TV documentary) 2006 Le passager de l'été 2004 Pédale dure 2004 1802, l'épopée guadeloupéenne 2004 Podium 2003 Simon le juste (TV movie) 2002 Un paradis pour deux (TV movie) 2002 Aime ton père 2002 Sexes très opposés 2002 Les misérables (TV mini-series) – Episode #1.4 (2002) – Episode #1.3 (2002) – Episode #1.2 (2002) – Episode #1.1 (2002) 2001 Les gens en maillot de bain ne sont pas (forcément) superficiels 2000 Lumumba 2000/I Le prof 1999 Chasseurs d'écume (TV mini-series) 1999 Paddy 1998 Sucre amer 1998 Un cadeau, la vie! (TV movie) 1997 Le serre aux truffes (TV movie) 1997 Langevin: le secret (TV movie) 1997 Messieurs les enfants 1997 La nuit du destin 1997 Saraka bô 1996 Le complot d'Aristote 1996 Désiré 1996 Beaumarchais l'insolent 1995 Le hussard sur le toit 1995 Avocat d'office (TV series) – Les enfants d'abord (1995) 1994 Seaforth (TV series) – An Ill Wind (1994) – Love's Little Messenger (1994) – The Life of Riley (1994) – Sod's Law (1994) – Under the Counter (1994) 9 episodes » 1994 Foreign Student 1994 Nobody's Children (TV movie) 1994 La véritable histoire d'Artaud le momo (documentary) 1994 Les hirondelles ne meurent pas à Jerusalem 1993 Le château des oliviers (TV mini-series) 1993 Mayrig (TV mini-series) 1993 En compagnie d'Antonin Artaud 1992 Le collier perdu de la colombe 1992 Le zèbre 1992 The Playboys 1992 Coupable d'innocence ou Quand la raison dort 1992 588 rue paradis 1991 Mayrig 1991 La grande dune (TV movie) 1991 All Out 1991 Toujours seuls 1991 Rue du Bac 1990 Uranus 1989-1990 Imogène (TV series) – Imogène et la baleine blanche (1990) – Notre Imogène (1990) – Encore vous, Imogène (1990) – Imogène est de retour (1990) – Ne vous fâchez pas, Imogène (1989) 1990 L'ami Giono: Le déserteur (TV movie) 1990 Cyrano de Bergerac 1989 Bille en tête 1989 The Return of the Musketeers (as Jean Claude Petit) 1989 Deux 1989 Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête 1988 Savannah 1987 Vent de panique 1987 Fucking Fernand 1987 Tant qu'il y aura des femmes 1987 L'île (TV mini-series) 1987 L'heure Simenon (TV series) – Le fils Cardinaud (1987) 1986 Manon des sources 1986 Jean de Florette 1986 L'inconnue de Vienne (TV movie) 1986 Le caviar rouge 1985 Billy Ze Kick 1985 Tristesse et beauté 1985 Tranches de vie 1984 L'addition 1983 Vive la sociale! 1980 Tusk 1974 Chez les Titch (TV movie) 1972 Avec le coeur (TV movie)