From 1980 to
1984 he acted as bass-player and conductor for the French singer Jacques Higelin..
Eric Serra's involvement in film music is firmly rooted in his friendship with Luc Besson,
french film wunderkinda.
The pair have collaborated on Subway (1984), The Big Blue (1988), Nikita (la femme Nikita)
(1990), Atlantis (1991) and Leon (The Professional) (1994).
In 1995, Eric Serra composed the music for "Goldeneye", a huge success around
the world.
"The Big Blue" has sold more than 2.7 million copies world-wide and has
received numerous sales and film academy awards.
"Eric Serra - The Soundtracks", was the first ever compilation of Eric's
film music. It was released on Virgin Records on 25th november 1996.
Eric Serra composed the soundtrack for Luc Besson's film : "The
5th Element", released on may 97 and which sold more than 900.000 copies
worldwide.
His first solo album, called "RXRA", was released in 1998 and is co-
produced by Ruppert Hine.
Serra also composed the soundtrack for the movie: "The Messenger: The Story of Joan of
Arc" (Jeanne D'Arc, 1999), directed by Luc Besson.
In 2001, the soundtrack for the movie "L'Art (delicat)
de la Seduction", directed by Richard Berry, was composed by
Sebastien Cortella, Stephane Brossollet and Eric Serra.
Still in 2001, Serra composed the soundtrack for "Wasabi", directed by Gerard
Krawczyk. In 2002, Rollerball, directed by John MacTiernan and "Decalage Horaire" (aka "Jet Lag"),
directed by Daniele Thompson.
His most recent soundtracks are Bulletproof Monk" (2003), "Bandidas" (2006) and "Arthur et le Minimoys" (aka "Arthur and the Invisibles") (2006). |
