- Known For
- Sound
- Born
- September 7, 1969
- Place of Birth
- Versailles, Yvelines, France
Jean-Benoît Dunckel
Jean-Benoît Dunckel (born 7 September 1969) is a French musician best known for being one half of the French music duo Air, along with Nicolas Godin. In the 1980s, he formed the band Orange with Alex Gopher, Xavier Jamaux and Jean de Reydellet. He studied mathematics and physics and taught at a middle school in Paris, before embarking on a career as a professional musician. Since 1995, he has been one of two members of the band Air, along with his partner Nicolas Godin. Working under the name Darkel, he released his first solo album, titled Darkel, in September 2006. In 2011, he formed the electronica side project Tomorrow's World with Lou Hayter of New Young Pony Club. Tomorrow's World, their first album, was released in 2013. Dunckel collaborated with Icelander Barði Jóhannsson under the name Starwalker and released an EP in March 2014, featuring "Losers Can Win" and "Bad Weather".…
Filmography
movieAir play "Moon Safari" @ Royal Albert Hall
2024 · Self
movieParis 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2024 · Self (Air)
movieTerminal 1 : Air, Phoenix et Étienne de Crécy
2024 · Self
movieMöbius Morphosis
2024 · Music
movieThe Good Teacher
2024 · Original Music Composer
movieAIR - Moon Safari - 25th Anniversary Edition
2024 · Self, Writer
movieDay of the Tiger
2023 · Original Music Composer
movieNormal
2023 · Original Music Composer
movieWoman at Sea
2023 · Original Music Composer
movieHeartbeast
2022 · Original Music Composer
movieSummer of 85
2020 · Original Music Composer
movieBoléro, le refrain du monde
2019 · Self
tvMythomaniac
2019 · Original Music Composer
movieCapital in the Twenty-First Century
2019 · Original Music Composer
movieBarking Dogs
2019 · Original Music Composer
movieBolero: A Global Hit
2019 · Self
movieK.O.
2017 · Original Music Composer
movieSwagger
2016 · Original Music Composer
movieJean-Michel Jarre: A Journey into Sound
2015 · Self
movieThe Summer of Sangaile
2015 · Original Music Composer
Track Stories
tvTrack Stories
2015 · Self
movieHypersoleils
2015 · Original Music Composer
movieL
2014 · Original Music Composer
moviePioneer
2013 · Original Music Composer
movieCorman's World
2011 · Original Music Composer
tvBoss
2011 · Musician
movieCyprien
2009 · Original Music Composer
Cherry Blossom Girl
movieCherry Blossom Girl
2004 · Self
movieThe Virgin Suicides
2000 · Original Music Composer
movieAir: Eating, Sleeping, Waiting and Playing
1999 · Self
movieThe Architecture of Reassurance
1999 · Original Music Composer
tvVictoires de la musique
1985 · Self