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Éric Serra
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Serra at the 2016 César Awards
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| Born | 9 September 1959 Saint-Mandé, France |
| Origin | Paris, France |
| Genres | Pop, dance, electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Film composer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Labels | RXRA |
Éric Serra is a famous French film composer. He was born on September 9, 1959. He is best known for working with director Luc Besson on many movies. Éric Serra has been nominated for the César Award five times. He won this award once for his music in the movie The Big Blue (1988).
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Éric Serra's Early Life
Éric Serra was born in Saint-Mandé, France, in 1959. His father, Claude Serra, was a songwriter and poet. Because of his father, Éric grew up around music. He learned about making music from a very young age.
Éric Serra's Music Career
In the early 1980s, Éric Serra met director Luc Besson. Besson asked him to create music for his first movie, Le Dernier Combat (1983). Since then, Serra has composed music for almost all of Besson's movies. He also scored several films that Besson wrote. One movie he did not score was Angel-A (2005).
Composing for James Bond
In 1995, Éric Serra was chosen to compose the music for the James Bond film GoldenEye. His music for this movie sounded very modern. It was different from the music in earlier Bond films. Some people thought his music was very new and creative. However, many James Bond fans missed the classic Bond music theme. This famous theme was first created by Monty Norman and John Barry. Because of this, another composer, John Altman, was later hired. He added a more traditional Bond theme to the tank chase scene in the movie. After GoldenEye, David Arnold became the main composer for James Bond films until 2008.
The Name RXRA
Éric Serra is sometimes known by the name RXRA. This is because of how his name sounds when pronounced in French. For example, his song Little Light of Love from the movie The Fifth Element is credited to RXRA.
Other Music Projects
From 1980 to 1988, Éric Serra played bass guitar. He played for the French singer Jacques Higelin. Serra is also a talented songwriter. He wrote songs like "It's Only Mystery" for the movie Subway. He also wrote "My Lady Blue" for Le Grand Bleu. In 1998, he released a rock music album called RXRA.
In 2008, Serra composed music for a Las Vegas show. It was a magic show by Criss Angel and Cirque Du Soleil. The show was called 'Criss Angel: Believe'.
Éric Serra's Onscreen Appearances
Éric Serra usually works behind the scenes. He prefers to compose music. However, he has appeared on French television. He has performed music there. He also appeared in Luc Besson's movie Subway. In the film, he played a character named 'Enrico the bassist'.
Éric Serra's Film Scores
Éric Serra has composed music for many movies. Here is a list of some of them:
- L'Avant dernier (1981) (a short film)
- Le Dernier Combat (1983)
- Subway (1985)
- La Nuit du flingueur (from the TV series Série noire) (1986)
- Kamikaze (1986)
- The Big Blue (1988) (European version)
- Nikita (1990)
- Atlantis (1991)
- Léon: The Professional (1994)
- GoldenEye (1995)
- The Fifth Element (1997)
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
- L'Art (délicat) de la séduction (2001)
- Wasabi (2001)
- Décalage horaire (2002)
- Rollerball (2002)
- Bulletproof Monk (2003)
- Bandidas (2006)
- Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
- Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009)
- The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
- Arthur and the War of the Two Worlds (2010)
- The Lady (2011)
- Lucy (2014)
- Renegades (2017)
- Anna (2019)
- Dogman (2023)
See also
In Spanish: Éric Serra para niños
