Ludovic Bource | |
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 Bource at the37th César Awards | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1970-08-19)August 19, 1970 (age 55) Pontivy, France |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Ludovic Bource (French pronunciation:[ly.do.vikbuʁs]; born 19 August 1970 inPontivy) is a French composer best known for his work infilm scoring. He rose to international critical acclaim in 2011 for composing theGolden Globe-[1][2] andAcademy Award[3]-winning score forThe Artist.
Bource first studied music at a conservatory inBrittany, moving afterwards to the Centre d'Informations Musicales (CIM), inParis, where he studiedJazz. Bource began his career composing music for commercials, but later moved on to short films, such as,En attendant (2000),Spartacus (2003), andSirene Song (2005). After working on theMichel Hazanavicius filmMes amis, Bource has become a long-time collaborator with the director. He has since scored such Hazanavicius films asOSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006), its sequelOSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009), and most recently theblack-and-whitesilent filmThe Artist (2011). The latter, recorded with award-winningBrussels Philharmonic, elevated Bource to international fame and earned him numerous accolades, including aCésar Award, aGolden Globe, and anOscar.[4] He was invited to join theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2012 along with 175 other individuals.[5]
