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Bruno Coulais

French composer

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Born
January 13, 1954
Age in 2026
72
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1954

About Bruno Coulais

Bruno Coulais is a French composer, most widely known for his music on film soundtracks. Coulais met François Reichenbach, who asked him in 1977 to sonorize his documentary México mágico who permit to compose the first soundtracks for Jacques Davila "qui trop embrasse" en 1986. The music for this film received as great praise as the film itself, and it won Coulais his third César award. In 1997, he won the César award for the best musical score in a film, as well as a Victoire de la Musique. In 2009, he won at the 37th Annie Awards, in the "Music in a Feature Production" category for Coraline.

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Bruno Coulais timeline

  1. Coulais met François Reichenbach, who asked him in 1977 to sonorize his documentary México mágico who permit to compose the first soundtracks for Jacques Davila "qui trop embrasse" en 1986.
  2. In 1997, he won the César award for the best musical score in a film, as well as a Victoire de la Musique.
  3. In 2009, he won at the 37th Annie Awards, in the "Music in a Feature Production" category for Coraline.

The world when Bruno Coulais was born

Bruno Coulais was born in 1954. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1954

  • #1 song"Sh-Boom" – The Crew-Cuts
  • Top movieOn the Waterfront
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookLord of the Flies – William Golding

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRoger Bannister breaks the 4-minute mile
  • Top headlineSupreme Court rules school segregation unconstitutional
  • Technology milestoneFirst nuclear power plant begins operation (USSR)
  • Defining fadRock and roll emerges
  • Notable inventionNonstick pan (Tefal)
  • World population2.72 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population162.0M

1954 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bruno Coulais's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19542026
Gas$0.29$3.45/gal
Average home$10,250$435,000
Average income$5,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.49$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population162.0M341 million

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