- Known For
- Sound
- Born
- November 23, 1961
- Place of Birth
- France
Jean-Michel Bernard
Jean-Michel Bernard (born 23 November 1961) is a French pianist, composer, educator, orchestrator, and music producer. He is well known for regularly writing, performing, and scoring for films, such as The Science of Sleep, Hugo, Paris-Manhattan, Ca$h, and Be Kind Rewind. Bernard began playing the piano at the age of two. When he was 14, he was awarded first place at the Bordeaux Conservatory and later graduated from the École Normale de Musique de Paris. At 19, he recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London, whilst pursuing a career as a jazz musician and performing with prominent jazz artists including Wild Bill Davis, Jimmy Woode (Duke Ellington's bassist) and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. From 1987 to 1991 he worked as musical director and conductor of the successful radio show L’Oreille en Coin on National Public Radio France Inter. Between 2000 and 2003, he performed with t…
Filmography
movieAt Work
2026 · Original Music Composer
movieMaya, Give Me a Title
2024 · Music
movieLalo Schifrin, Mission: Impossible - Conducted by Victor Jacob
2023 · Piano
movieThank God We Have Each Other
2022 · Music
moviePiano Cinéma
2022 · Self, Music, Musician, Original Music Composer, Music Arranger
movieIn The Tracks Of - Special Edition
2020 · Self
movieBallad for a Pierced Heart
2020 · Co-Producer, Music
movieLove at First Child
2015 · Original Music Composer
movieAlison
2015 · Music
movieMind Your Own Business
2015 · Original Music Composer
movieLa vie à l'envers
2014 · Original Music Composer
movieDes frères et des sœurs
2014 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Love Punch
2014 · Original Music Composer
movieObsessive Rhythms
2014 · Original Music Composer
movieParis-Manhattan
2012 · Music
movieUncle Charles
2012 · Original Music Composer
movieWelcome Aboard
2011 · Original Music Composer
movieSmall World
2010 · Original Music Composer
moviePassaic Mosaic
2008 · Thanks
movieCa$h
2008 · Original Music Composer
movieBe Kind Rewind
2008 · Original Music Composer
movieA Pain in the Ass
2008 · Original Music Composer
movieMy Place in the Sun
2007 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Science of Sleep
2006 · Policier qui joue au piano, Original Music Composer
tvDeal or No Deal France
2004 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Officers' Ward
2001 · Music
tvMichel Strogoff
1998 · Music
movieMadame Bovary
1991 · Music
movieQuiet Days in Clichy
1990 · Original Music Composer