Regret for Francis Lae: French musician has composed music for "The Dream Ship" – and he received an Oscar for one of his films. Now Lai died at the age of 86 in Nice.
Composer Francis Lai is dead, and the French media reported on Wednesday. Thus the musician died at the age of 86 in his hometown of Nice. Among other things, Lai became known for his melody to the classic "Love Story" movie. 1970. The Frenchman won the Academy Award for Best Film Music.
Later, Lai also composed music for the second season of the German television series "The Dream Ship". In France he was known for his collaboration with director Claude Lelouche, including the film "Un Homme et une Femme" from 1966. Lai wrote more than 600 songs and composed films for 100 films. He also composed for world stars such as singer Edith Piaf and actor Bernard Dimei.
C'est avec une peine immense cue 'apprends la mort de Francis Lai, incredible music and composite niche, for all her devotees of music and gays and women and "Love Story" for lucid il avait recu un oscar. Pensees pour sa famille et pour ses proches. pic.tvitter.com / kbkzV1IE3k
– Christian Estrosi (@ cestrosi) November 7, 2018
The mayor of Nice expressed his regret over Lay's death on Twitter: "I'm sorry to hear about the death of Francis Laei, a great musician and composer from Nice, who has a soundtrack for Un Homme et une Femme and Love Story. he received an Oscar, my thoughts are with my family and with my relatives, "wrote Christian Estrosi.