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Clément Ducol
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Ducol in 2024
Occupation
  • Multi-instrumentalist
  • composer
  • arranger

Clément Ducol is a talented French musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist, which means he can play many different musical instruments. He is also a composer, someone who writes original music, and an arranger, who adapts music for different instruments or voices.

He is well-known for creating music for movies, called film scores. His work on the films Chicken for Linda! (also known as Linda veut du poulet) and Emilia Pérez has earned him special recognition. For Chicken for Linda!, he was nominated for a Lumières Award for Best Music. For Emilia Pérez, he and Camille Dalmais won the Cannes Soundtrack Award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. They also won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for their work on Emilia Pérez.

Ducol and Dalmais were also honored with the Variety Artisan Award at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. This award celebrates artists who show great skill and creativity in their craft.

Who is Clément Ducol?

Clément Ducol is a creative artist from France. He loves making music in many ways. Imagine someone who can not only play a guitar, a piano, and drums, but also write brand new songs and then figure out how all those instruments can play the song together. That's what a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger does!

His Amazing Music for Movies

Clément Ducol has a special talent for writing music that fits perfectly with movies. This music is called a film score. A good film score helps tell the story, makes you feel emotions, and adds excitement to what you see on screen.

Chicken for Linda!

One of the movies he scored is called Chicken for Linda! (or Linda veut du poulet). His music for this film was so good that it was nominated for a Lumières Award. The Lumières Awards are important film awards in France, like the Golden Globes in the United States.

Emilia Pérez

Another big movie project for Clément Ducol was Emilia Pérez. For this film, he worked with a singer named Camille Dalmais. Their music for Emilia Pérez was a huge success!

Awards and Recognition

Clément Ducol has received several important awards for his musical talents. These awards show how much people appreciate his work in the world of film and music.

Cannes Soundtrack Award

At the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Clément Ducol and Camille Dalmais won the Cannes Soundtrack Award for their music in Emilia Pérez. The Cannes Film Festival is one of the most famous film festivals in the world, and winning an award there is a big deal!

Academy Award for Best Original Song

The music from Emilia Pérez also earned Clément Ducol and Camille Dalmais an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are the most famous film awards in the world. Winning an Oscar is one of the highest honors a musician or filmmaker can receive!

Variety Artisan Award

Clément Ducol and Camille Dalmais were also given the Variety Artisan Award at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. This award celebrates artists who show outstanding skill and creativity in their work. It highlights their amazing craftsmanship in making music for films.

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