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The soul legend Ray Charles called him a genius, Michel Gondry relied on his musical ingenuity to counter his visual grandeur: Jean-Michel Bernard is one of film music`s most versatile artists. Trademark of his work is an ever present playfulness, be it cool and catchy for a heist movie or cold and disturbing for a relationship drama. Classically trained and influenced by jazz he started to work in the film industry by collaborating with masters such as Lalo Schifrin and Ennio Morricone. His true calling came when he was asked to write the songs for video film director Michel Gondry`s first feature film HUMAN NATURE. This was the turning point in his career. He became a film composer. For Gondry he scored THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP and BE KIND REWIND, for Francis Veber L’EMMERDEUR, for Anne Giafferi QUI A ENVIE D’ÊTRE AIMÉ and for actress/director Fanny Ardant CHIMÈRES ABSENTES and CADENCES ABSTINÉES.