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Rico's Gang Suicide by Eric Serra

Artist Biography For Eric Serra

Éric Serra Born On 9 September 1959 Is A French Composer. He Has Often Worked On The Movies Of Luc Besson. Éric Serra's Father Claude Was A Famous French Songwriter In The 1950s And '60s And As Such Éric Was Exposed To Music And Its Production At A Young Age. His Mother Died When He Was Just Seven Years Old. In The Early '80s Serra Met Director Luc Besson And Was Asked To Score His First Movie Le Dernier Combat 1983 . Serra Has Scored All Of Besson's Directed Movies To Date Except Angel-A 2005 Scored By Anja Garbarek And Several That Besson Has Written Such As Wasabi. In 1995 Éric Serra Was Chosen To Compose The Score To The James Bond Film GoldenEye And Produced A Much More Modern-Sounding Avant-Garde Soundtrack Compared To Previous Bond Films. It Met With Mixed Reviews From Film Critics. Serra's Score Is Often Criticized By Bond Fans And Is Considered The Farthest Departure From A Traditional Bond Score And By Some As The Most Inappropriate In The Series History. Others Find It Highly Innovative With The Main Problem The Lack Of John Barry's Traditional Theme. The Producers Later Hired John Altman To Provide The Music For The Tank Chase In St. Petersburg. Serra's Original Track For That Sequence Can Still Be Found On The Soundtrack As "A Pleasant Drive In St. Petersburg". Occasionally And Mainly Due To His Album Released By This Name He Is Known In Credits As RXRA Pronounced Like His Name In French . An Example Is "Little Light Of Love" On The Fifth Element Soundtrack Which Is Credited To RXRA. From 1980 To 1988 Éric Serra Played Bass Guitar For French Singer Jacques Higelin. Éric Serra Is Also A Songwriter Notably Having Written "It's Only Mystery" For The Film Subway And "My Lady Blue" For Le Grand Bleu. In 1988 Éric Serra Released An Album Of Rock Music Titled RXRA Which Resembles The Artist's Name When Pronounced As Initial Letters In French. Most Recently He Composed The Music For The New Criss Angel/Cirque Du Soleil Show 'Criss Angel Believe' To Open At The Luxor Hotel & Casino In Las Vegas Nevada In October 2008. Serra Has Spent Little Time In Front Of The Camera Choosing To Work Behind The Scenes Instead. However On French Television He Has Made A Number Of Appearances Performing Music And Notably Appeared In The Luc Besson Movie Subway In Which He Plays 'Enrico The Bassist'.

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