Joseph Kosma

Joseph Kosma

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1905-10-22
Deathday: 1969-08-07 (63 years old)

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Biography

Joseph Kosma (22 October 1905 – 7 August 1969) was a Hungarian-French composer.


Kosma was born József Kozma in Budapest, where his parents taught stenography and typing. He had a brother, Ákos. A maternal relative was the photographer László Moholy-Nagy, and another was the conductor Georg Solti. He started to play the piano at age five, and later took piano lessons. At the age of 11, he wrote his first opera, Christmas in the Trenches. After completing his education at the Secondary Grammar School Franz-Josef, he attended the Academy of Music in Budapest, where he studied with Leo Weiner. He also studied with Béla Bartók at the Liszt Academy, receiving diplomas in composition and conducting. He won a grant to study in Berlin in 1928, where he met Lilli Apel, another musician, whom he later married. Kosma also met and studied with Hanns Eisler in Berlin. He became acquainted with Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel.


Kosma and his wife emigrated to Paris in 1933. Eventually, he met Jacques Prévert, who introduced him to Jean Renoir. During the 1930s Kosma teamed up with Prévert to set a number of Prévert's poems to music, and have them recorded by popular singers. Several of these were hits. Kosma also composed scores to Renoir's films including La Grande Illusion (1937), La Bête Humaine (The Human Beast, 1938), and La Règle du jeu (The Rules of the Game, 1939).


During World War II and the Occupation of France, Kosma was placed under house arrest in the Alpes-Maritimes region and was banned from composition. However, Prévert managed to arrange for Kosma to contribute music for films with other composers fronting for him. Under this arrangement, he wrote the "pantomime" of the music for Les Enfants du Paradis (1945), made under the occupation but released after the liberation. Among his other credits are the scores to Voyage Surprise (1946) and Le Testament du docteur Cordelier (The Doctor's Horrible Experiment, 1959), the last of which was made for television. He was also known for writing the standard classical-jazz piece "Les feuilles mortes" ("Autumn Leaves"), with French lyrics by Prévert and later English lyrics by Johnny Mercer, which was derived from music in Marcel Carné's film Les Portes de la Nuit (1946). The song was featured in the eponymous 1956 film starring Joan Crawford.


Source: Article "Joseph Kosma" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography

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Movies 114

TV Shows 1

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Composer
The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir (1974)

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Composer
La Fenêtre

La Fenêtre (1970)

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Composer
Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North

Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North (1967)

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Original Music Composer
Bitter Fruit

Bitter Fruit (1967)

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Composer
Chagall

Chagall (1964)

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In the French Style

In the French Style (1963)

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Composer
Thank Heaven for Small Favors

Thank Heaven for Small Favors (1963)

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À fleur de peau

À fleur de peau (1962)

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The Doll

The Doll (1962)

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Snobs !

Snobs ! (1962)

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Original Music Composer
The Elusive Corporal

The Elusive Corporal (1962)

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Dawn on the Third Day

Dawn on the Third Day (1962)

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Man Wants to Live

Man Wants to Live (1961)

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El secreto de los hombres azules

El secreto de los hombres azules (1961)

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The Pavements of Paris

The Pavements of Paris (1961)

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Croesus

Croesus (1960)

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Original Music Composer
Love and the Frenchwoman

Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)

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Composer
The Doctor's Horrible Experiment

The Doctor's Horrible Experiment (1960)

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Composer
The Cat Shows Her Claws

The Cat Shows Her Claws (1960)

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The Eighth Day

The Eighth Day (1960)

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Matisse ou Le talent de bonheur

Matisse ou Le talent de bonheur (1960)

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The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers (1959)

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Katia

Katia (1959)

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Picnic on the Grass

Picnic on the Grass (1959)

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Self
Discorama

Discorama (1959)

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Quai des illusions

Quai des illusions (1959)

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The Doctor's Dilemma

The Doctor's Dilemma (1959)

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La Chatte

La Chatte (1958)

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Un certain Monsieur Jo

Un certain Monsieur Jo (1958)

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Three Days to Live

Three Days to Live (1958)

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Original Music Composer
Tamango

Tamango (1958)

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La Cocotte d'azur

La Cocotte d'azur (1958)

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The Inspector Likes a Fight

The Inspector Likes a Fight (1957)

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Demoniac

Demoniac (1957)

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La Commune de Paris

La Commune de Paris (1957)

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The Case of Dr. Laurent

The Case of Dr. Laurent (1957)

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I'll Get Back to Kandara

I'll Get Back to Kandara (1956)

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Soupçons

Soupçons (1956)

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Main Street

Main Street (1956)

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6
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Elena and Her Men

Elena and Her Men (1956)

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6
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Le Long des trottoirs

Le Long des trottoirs (1956)

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That Is the Dawn

That Is the Dawn (1956)

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Law of the Streets

Law of the Streets (1956)

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Goubbiah and the Gipsy Girl

Goubbiah and the Gipsy Girl (1956)

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People of No Importance

People of No Importance (1956)

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Maigret Leads the Investigation

Maigret Leads the Investigation (1956)

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No Mercy for the Cellers

No Mercy for the Cellers (1955)

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M'sieur la Caille

M'sieur la Caille (1955)

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The Fugitives

The Fugitives (1955)

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House on the Waterfront

House on the Waterfront (1955)

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Pas de souris dans le business

Pas de souris dans le business (1955)

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Original Music Composer
Magic Village

Magic Village (1955)

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Fantaisie d'un jour

Fantaisie d'un jour (1955)

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No Exit

No Exit (1954)

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Alarm in Morocco

Alarm in Morocco (1953)

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Rhine Virgin

Rhine Virgin (1953)

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Children of Love

Children of Love (1953)

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Ma Jeannette et mes copains

Ma Jeannette et mes copains (1953)

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Innocents in Paris

Innocents in Paris (1953)

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The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (1953)

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Crimson Curtain

Crimson Curtain (1952)

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Judgement of God

Judgement of God (1952)

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Dans la vie tout s'arrange

Dans la vie tout s'arrange (1952)

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Matrimonial Agency

Matrimonial Agency (1952)

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The Green Glove

The Green Glove (1952)

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Music
Wolves Hunt at Night

Wolves Hunt at Night (1952)

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Torticola contre Frankensberg

Torticola contre Frankensberg (1952)

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Perfectionist

Perfectionist (1951)

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Sound
The Cape of Hope

The Cape of Hope (1951)

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Sins of Madeleine

Sins of Madeleine (1951)

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Shadow and Light

Shadow and Light (1951)

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Juliette, or Key of Dreams

Juliette, or Key of Dreams (1951)

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Without Leaving an Address

Without Leaving an Address (1951)

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Champions Juniors

Champions Juniors (1951)

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Passing through Lorraine

Passing through Lorraine (1950)

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Disorder

Disorder (1950)

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Black Jack

Black Jack (1950)

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Fugitive from Montreal

Fugitive from Montreal (1950)

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Lost Souvenirs

Lost Souvenirs (1950)

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Paris Incident

Paris Incident (1950)

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Vendetta in Camargue

Vendetta in Camargue (1950)

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Here Is the Beauty

Here Is the Beauty (1950)

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At the Grand Balcony

At the Grand Balcony (1949)

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Wicked City

Wicked City (1949)

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The Farm of Seven Sins

The Farm of Seven Sins (1949)

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The Hell of Lost Pilots

The Hell of Lost Pilots (1949)

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Truant School

Truant School (1949)

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The Lovers of Verona

The Lovers of Verona (1949)

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Blood of the Beasts

Blood of the Beasts (1949)

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Bagarres

Bagarres (1948)

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Man to Men

Man to Men (1948)

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Crossroads of Passion

Crossroads of Passion (1948)

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The Eleven O'Clock Woman

The Eleven O'Clock Woman (1948)

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Bethsabée

Bethsabée (1947)

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Love Around the House

Love Around the House (1947)

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The Little Soldier

The Little Soldier (1947)

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Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark (1947)

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Mystery Tour

Mystery Tour (1947)

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Gates of the Night

Gates of the Night (1946)

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Pétrus

Pétrus (1946)

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A Day in the Country

A Day in the Country (1946)

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Messieurs Ludovic

Messieurs Ludovic (1946)

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Aubervilliers

Aubervilliers (1946)

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Additional Music
Children of Paradise

Children of Paradise (1945)

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2.5
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Adieu Léonard

Adieu Léonard (1943)

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Le soleil a toujours raison

Le soleil a toujours raison (1943)

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The Devil's Envoys

The Devil's Envoys (1942)

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Original Music Composer
The Rules of the Game

The Rules of the Game (1939)

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4.5
Composer
La Bête Humaine

La Bête Humaine (1938)

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3.5
Music
Street Singer

Street Singer (1938)

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Composer
La Marseillaise

La Marseillaise (1938)

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6
Composer
The Time of the Cherries

The Time of the Cherries (1938)

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Grand Illusion

Grand Illusion (1937)

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4
joueur d'harmonium / Original Music Composer
Jenny

Jenny (1936)

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Original Music Composer
The Crime of Monsieur Lange

The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936)

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Joseph KosmaJoseph Kosma

Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1905-10-22

Deathday
1969-08-07 (63 years old)

Birth Place
Budapest, Hungary

Citizenships
France, Hungary


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