Michel Colombier

Michel Colombier studied at Conservatoire de Paris. The recorded working language is French and English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are pop music and big band music. Residence is recorded at Lyon. Positions recorded include Eurovision Song Contest conductor.

• Name — Michel Colombier • Born — 23 May 1939 • Birthplace — Lyon, France • Died — 14 November 2004 • Place of death — Santa Monica, California, U.S. • Genre — Film score • Occupation — Composer, conductor • Instrument — Keyboards • Years Active — 1962–2003 • Website — michelcolombier.com

Colombier wrote the scores of several motion pictures and TV productions. He also wrote chamber music and ballets. With composer Pierre Henry he wrote music for Messe pour le temps présent, a piece created by choreographer Maurice Béjart in 1967. He released an album on A&M Records, Wings, in 1971, which included a collaboration with Lani Hall on lead vocal, his song "We Could Be Flying", with lyrics by Paul Williams. Recorded in Paris, with Colombier on piano, it was also included on the album Sun Down Lady, Lani Hall's first solo album after her years as lead singer for Sérgio Mendes and Brazil 66, released in 1972 on A&M Records. Colombier's piece "Emmanuel" was named after and written in memory of his young son, who died in infancy. It was used by the French television channel Antenne 2 (now known as France 2), alongside an 80-second animation known as Les Hommes volants (The Flying Men), by Jean-Michel Folon, as part of its sign-on and sign-off sequences between 1975 and 1983 in addition to the cover of the 1977 re-release of his 1971 album Wings.

Colombier died from cancer shortly after midnight on 14 November 2004. He left behind a widow, Dana Colombier, with whom he fathered two children. He is interred in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles.

Michel Colombier was recorded at birth as Michel Jean Pierre Colombier. The authorities additionally record the headings Michel Jean Pierre Colombier and Michael Dove. His recorded languages were French and English.

Recorded position is Eurovision Song Contest conductor. He belonged to Michel Colombier et son orchestre. He worked at Lyon.

His recorded genres are pop music and big band music.