Alain Romans
French composer
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| Intro | French composer | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Musician Pianist Composer Film score composer | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio Music | |
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| Birth | 13 January 1905, Częstochowa, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland | |
| Death | 19 December 1988Paris, Île-de-France, France (aged 83 years) |
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Alain Romans (1905, Poland – 1988) was a French jazz composer. He studied in Leipzig, Berlin, and Paris. His teachers included Vincent d'Indy. He later worked with Josephine Baker and Django Reinhardt.
Romans wrote music for 12 films. The most famous of them are the films of comedian Jacques Tati, including Les Vacances de M. Hulot (1953), with the theme song "Quel Temps Fait-Il A Paris?", and Mon Oncle (1959).