Laurent Ferlet

Laurent Ferlet (born 5 October 1961) in Paris is a French classical pianist, arranger and composer with a focus on film music.^[1]

Career

Ferlet studied the piano at the Conservatoire de Paris with Pierre Sancan.^[2] He achieved diplomas in concert playing and harmonic analysis from the École Normale de Musique de Paris, studying with Jean Fassina and Miriam Ribicki.^[2] He studied further at the Berklee School of Music in Boston for two years, specialising on film music.^[2][1] He became interested in jazz and chamber music.^[2]

He composed scores for documentaries and television series. In concert, he is focused on four-hand piano music.^[2] He composed the anthem, Envoyé spécial, Nicolas Sarkozy's 2012 presidential campaign.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Ferlet composed music for film including:^[4][5]

• Le seigneur des aigles (1991)^[6]
• Hanuman (1998)^[7]
• Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins (2008)^[8]
• Sur le chemin de l'école [fr] (On the Way to School)^[9] (2013)
• Bären (2014)
• Peru – Eine Jugend zwischen Urwald und Großstadt (2018)
• A Child's Smile (2018)^[10]
• Gogo (2019)^[11]

Television

• Une femme d'honneur (1996-2008)^[12]