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Michel HERR

piano, keyboards, composer/arranger for various media.

Besides his countless credits as a jazz musician, Michel HERR is also known for having written numerous music scores for all kinds of media : film, radio, television, commercials, etc...




FOR FILM :
OPEN OTHER END, by Paul Leeman (short animation film, 1970).
BELGIQUE 1980, by Christian Debruyne & Christian Monty (documentary film, 1980).
A documentary film made for the "Exploration du Monde" series on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Belgium.
JUST FRIENDS, by Marc-Henri Wajnberg (1993)

This movie collected no less than 12 AWARDS !

The Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards – USA – 1994

BEST FIRST FILM

Festival of Montevideo – Uruguay – 1994
GRAND PRIX
Festival of Val d’Aoste – Italy – 1994
FEMINA AWARD
City of Brussels – Belgium – 1994
JOSEPH PLATEAU AWARD
Best Belgian Film – Belgium – 1994
JOSEPH PLATEAU AWARD
Best Actor (Josse De Pauw) – Belgium – 1994
JOSEPH PLATEAU AWARD
Best Director – Belgium – 1994
GRAN PREMIO
Incontri International del Cinema di Sorrento – Italy – 1994
UCC AWARD
Belgium’s critics award for best film – Belgium – 1993
CAVENS AWARD
Belgium – 1993
YOUTH AWARD
Best Belgian Film – Belgium – 1993
PHILIP MORRIS MOVIE CLUB AWARD
Best screenplay – Belgium – 1993
BEST ACTOR (Josse De Pauw)
Festival de la Baule – France – 1993
BEST FILM
Festival de la Baule – France – 1993

CD soundtrack elected album of the month by Belgian magazine Jazz in Time (12/93)

MORE on this movie on the WEB SITE of the producer, Wajnbrosse Productions.

Cast : Josse DE PAUW, Charles BERLING, Ann-Gisel GLASS, Sylvie MILHAUD, etc...
A jazzy soundtrack featuring a.o. US saxophonist Archie SHEPP,
European musicians such as John ENGELS (drs), Silvia DROSTE (voc.), Riccardo DEL FRA (b),
a big band with some excellent Belgian jazz musicians etc...
(for more details, see CD Just Friends of the original soundtrack on AMC)

As a pianist, Michel HERR participated in several film soundtracks, a.o. : Michel HERR is a member of the World Soundtrack Academy.

FOR TELEVISION :

FICTION, TELEFILMS

LE SCOOP (Jean-Louis Colmant, RTBF, Kammans Prize, 1977)Cast / Distribution :
LA MÉSAVENTURE (Freddy Charles, RTBF, 1980)Cast / Distribution : Jean-Paul DERMONT, etc...

Musicians : Toots THIELEMANS, John RUOCCO, Bruno CASTELLUCCI, Kevin MULLIGAN, Evert VERHEES...
LES FUGITIFS (Freddy Charles, RTBF, 1981)Cast / Distribution : Bernard MENEZ, Eddie CONSTANTINE etc...

Musicians : John RUOCCO, Richard ROUSSELET, Bruno CASTELLUCCI, Kevin MULLIGAN, Evert VERHEES...
SAN FRANCISCO (from the series "Aéroport") (Freddy Charles, coproduction RTBF & A2, 1982)Cast / Distribution : RUFUS, Henri GUIBET, etc...
Scenario : Jean VAN HAMME
Musicians : Steve HOUBEN, John RUOCCO, Richard ROUSSELET, Bruno CASTELLUCCI, Kevin MULLIGAN, Evert VERHEES...
LES MAGICIENS DU MERCREDI (Freddy Charles, RTBF & A2, 1983)Cast / Distribution : Fanny ROY, Yann DEBRAY, Nadia GARY, Henri COURSEAUX, Jacques DUFILHO
Scenario : Jean VAN HAMME
Musicians : Toots THIELEMANS, Steve HOUBEN, Richard ROUSSELET, Jacques PIROTTON, Bruno CASTELLUCCI, Evert VERHEES...
ECLATS DE FAMILLE (Didier Grousset, France 3/Canal +, 1994)Cast / Distribution : Yves ROBERT, Emmanuelle RIVA, Etienne CHICOT, etc...

Musicians : Richard GALLIANO, Fabien DEGRYSE, Bruno CASTELLUCCI, Philippe AERTS, strings...
LES MONOS (series) "LE RESPONSABLE" (Didier Grousset, Prod. Art et Cinéma, Gaumont Télévision, France 2/RTL TVI, 1998)Cast / Distribution : Christian RIALET, Christian RAUTH, Eva DARLAN etc...

Musicians : Fabrice ALLEMAN, Gino LATTUCA, Fabien DEGRYSE, Thierry CROMMEN, Bart DE NOLF, Bruno CASTELLUCCI, ...
LE COUP DU LAPIN (Didier Grousset, France 2, 1999)Cast / Distribution : Bruno SLAGMULDER, Julie DEBAZAC, Jean-Pierre CASSEL, Danièle LEBRUN, Yves PIGNOT, Alexis PIVOT, Annick BLANCHETEAU, Vanessa LHOSTE, Delphine ZENTOUT etc...

Musicians : Nadjat M'RINI (voc.), Fabrice ALLEMAN, Gino LATTUCA, Fabien DEGRYSE, Bart DE NOLF, Frédéric JACQUEMIN, strings...

DIVERS / MISCELLANEOUS


NUIT DU CINEMA RTBF (RTBF TV, 1984)
Theme music, jingles and arrangements of film themes
Génériques, jingles, arrangements de thèmes de musiques de films pour la soirée de gala.
Live Band
ANTENNES DE CRISTAL (RTBF TV, 1988)
Theme music and jingles
Génériques et jingles
Live Band.
VTM GRAND OPENING SHOW (VTM TV, 1989)
Arrangement of the theme music for the grand opening of VTM (tv)
Arrangement du générique de la soirée inaugurale de la chaîne de tv VTM.
Live Band.
MIC MAC (ARTE TV, 2002)
Theme music for Mic Mac, a cultural magazine, ARTE TV
Générique pour le magazine culturel Mic Mac, ARTE TV
Recorded by : Steve HOUBEN (flutes), Gino LATTUCA (tp), Françoise DERISSEN (vl), Paul EVERAERT (bassoon), Michel HERR (kb & synths programming).

As a pianist, Michel HERR participated in other tv film soundtracks, a.o. "L'homme brun" (Freddy Charles, RTBF, with Toots THIELEMANS), "Wings" (NOS, with Toots THIELEMANS), etc...

FOR RADIO


  • Numerous themes or theme songs : Bruxelles Musiques, Radio 21 (RTBF), etc...

    COMMERCIALS


  • Numerous commercials for radio and television : Brussels Jazz Rally, Tokyo Gas, Proximus, Creyf Interim, Pizza Pronto, Vins de Moselle, etc..



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