François Rauber

French composer

François Rauber (19 January 1933 – 14 December 2003) was a French pianist, composer, arranger and conductor known for his works with chansonnier Jacques Brel. He served as the music director for the 1975 film Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.

Rauber was born in Neufchâteau, Vosges and studied music at the Nancy Conservatoire and the Conservatoire de Paris.

Rauber is also the composer of the Napoleonic March in the Colonel Chabert French movie by Yves Angelo.

In 1979 Rauber was awarded the Grand Prize for Light Symphonic Music. During the 1980s and early 1990s, he worked extensively with Portuguese singer-songwriter Fernando Tordo and served as arranger and conductor in some of his records. In 2003, he was awarded the Chanson Française Grand Prize.

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Works

The Long LineThe Long Line
  • Avec élégance
  • Chanson sans paroles
  • De nuttelozen van de nacht
  • Der Säufer
  • Dors ma mie
  • Een vriend zien huilen
  • Gémeaux croisées
  • I Loved (J’aimais)
  • Ich liebte (J’aimais)
  • Isabelle
  • Je t’aime
  • Jean de Bruges
  • Jean de Bruges: La Baleine
  • Jean de Bruges: La Sirène
  • Jean de Bruges: L’Ouragan
  • J’ai la mémoire qui flanche
  • J’aimais
  • L'Enfant qui
  • L'énorme crocodile
  • La Conquête du ciel
  • La Sirène aux longs cheveux
  • La Statue
  • La lumière jaillira
  • Les Paumés du petit matin
  • Litanies pour un retour
  • Litany for a Return
  • L’Homme dans la cité
  • L’Ivrogne
  • L’Ostendaise
  • Quand maman reviendra
  • Quelque chose de merveilleux
  • Rakastin
  • Sans exigences
  • Si tu savais
  • Song Without Words (Chanson sans paroles)
  • Statue
  • Sébastien et la Mary Morgane
  • Vivre debout
  • Voici