syn, 1911-1995 FR
Musician / Composer / Arranger / Producer / Conductor of Soundtrack and Jazz
A.k.a. Cecil Leuter Eric Swan José Milado Quinto Monreal Roger De Foy
French composer, arranger, conductor, keyboardist, producer and engineer. Born August 5th, 1911 in Rouen, France. Died June 12th, 1995. Roger Roger was born on 5 August 1911 at Rouen, in France, and to satisfy a personal whim his father, Edmond Roger, really give him the first name Roger. His mother was an opera singer and his father was a well-known operatic conductor, who had been a classmate of Claude Debussy at the Paris Conservatoire, Roger has received musical education at an early age. His main instrument was the piano, but harmony and counterpoint also played an important role in his education. His first job on leaving school was teaching light opera at the Rouen Arts Theatre. Roger Roger made his professional conducting debut at the age of eighteen in a Music Hall, but it wasn't long before radio and films beckoned. During his long career he claimed to have been involved in more than 500 film productions. He started writing for French films towards at the end of the 30s. Firstly documentaries, then feature films. Several European radio stations employed him, especially Radio Luxembourg, Radio 37 and Europe 1; he was closely involved with the early programmes on the new French Television service. Usually he recorded his own music in Paris. He was also required to create pieces of a more serious nature, including some heavy, repetitive tracks that could be used as accompaniment for industrial scenes in documentaries. The Paris office of Chappells used to issue its own series of library LPs of background music, and from the mid 50s onwards Roger recorded almost 20 albums of his own compositions for them. He worked most of his life with his childhood friend, Nino Nardini. His widow, the opera singer Eva Rehfuss, remembers that Chappells agent in the USA was particularly successful in getting Roger's music used in various soap operas. In the mid-60's, he created his own studio: Studio Ganaro. Roger's own compositions have, at times, been compared with the American Leroy Anderson, although they never actually met. But a close collaboration, which developed into a strong friendship, grew up between Roger and Frank Chacksfield. The two worked together on BBC shows, and in a series called "Performance" for French radio. By a strange coincidence, Frank died just three days before Roger in 1995. Roger also knew Lalo Schifrin well, but it was more of a friendship than a working relationship, because they each preferred to compose on their own. Roger Roger died in Paris on 12 June 1995 aged 83.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Il Conte Dracula / Le Viol Du Vampire | Bruno Nicolai, Roger Roger | 2013 | Single |
Call Him Roger | Roger Roger | 2005 | Single |
The Magic Of Roger Roger | Roger Roger | 2005 | Compil. |
Retro Collection 1 | Nino Nardini / Roger Roger | 2001 | Compil. |
Grands Travaux (Music For Film Production, 1956-1966) | Roger Roger, Metropole Orchestra | 1995 | Album |
From The Archives 3 | Roger Roger | 1993 | Album |
From The Archives 2 | Roger Roger | 1993 | Album |
From The Archives 1 | Roger Roger | 1992 | Album |
Gaslights 2 | Roger Roger | 1987 | Album |
Gaslights | Roger Roger | 1986 | Album |
Interprète À La Manière De... | Roger Roger | 1985 | Album |
Rhapsody In Green - Effluves / Luxuriance | Roger Roger | 1983 | Single |
Catastrophe | Roger Roger / Nino Nardini | 1980 | Album |
Rhythmic Patterns | Frances Ruffino / George Axon / Robert Fisher / Paul Kass / Roger Roger / Bunny J. Browne / Johnny Hawksworth | 1980 | Album |
Mooglight On Classics | Roger Roger | 1980 | Album |
Gags À Gogo | Roger Roger | 1979 | Album |
De La Musique Et Des Secrets Pour Enchanter Vos Plantes | Roger Roger | 1978 | Album |
Animals' Christmas | Roger Roger / Nino Nardini | 1978 | Album |
Sound Industrial | Roger Roger | 1977 | Album |
Jolly Roger | Roger Roger | 1976 | Album |
Melodies With A Beat | Roger Roger | 1976 | Album |
Chatta Mooga Choo Choo | Roger Roger | 1976 | Album |
Drama And Suspense | Roger Roger | 1976 | Album |
Merry And Sad | Roger Roger | 1975 | Album |
Dance Music / Rags And Romance | Roger Roger | 1975 | Album |
Music By Roger Roger | Roger Roger | 1974 | Album |
Music By Roger Roger | Roger Roger | 1973 | Album |
Music For Fun | Roger Roger | 1971 | Album |
Musique Idiote | Roger Roger | 1970 | Album |
Le Zoo Electronique | Roger Roger | 1970 | Album |
Sports Plein Air | Roger Roger | 1970 | Album |
Chappell Mood Music Vol. 21 | Roger Roger | 1969 | Album |
Chappell Mood Music Vol.22 | Roger Roger | 1969 | Album |
Jazz, Dramatic | Roger Roger / Nino Nardini | 1968 | Album |
Mood Music | Roger Roger | 1966 | Album |
Untitled | Roger Roger, George Chase | 1966 | Album |
Untitled | Roger Roger | 1966 | Album |
Untitled | Roger Roger | 1966 | Album |
Untitled | Roger Roger, George Chase | 1966 | Album |
Mood Music | Roger Roger, George Chase, Dick DuPage | 1966 | Album |
Production Music | Roger Roger | 1966 | Album |
Musique Des Iles | Roger Roger | 1966 | Album |
Untitled | Roger Roger, George Chase | 1966 | Album |
Light Classical Favourites | Roger Roger | 1966 | Album |
Production Music | Roger Roger | 1966 | Album |
Mood Music | Marcel G. Frank, John Cacavas, Roger Roger, Max Marlin | 1965 | Album |
Aggression | Roger Roger | 1964 | Album |
Scherzando Diabolette | Roger Roger | 1964 | Album |
Openings And Endings No. 2/Westbound Passage | Roger Roger | 1964 | Album |
Dalilia | Roger Roger | 1963 | Single |
Tourbillon De Paris | Roger Roger | 1962 | Album |
Mountain And Meadow/ Minuet | Roger Roger | 1957 | Album |
Banana Boat (Day-O) / Cindy | Roger Roger | 1956 | Single |
Mood Music | George Chase / Roger Roger | 1956 | Album |
Mood Music | Roger Roger | 1955 | Album |
Mood Music | Roger Roger | Album | |
The Boulevards Of Paris | Gilbert Roussel, Roger Roger | Album | |
Loulou La Lune (Les Enfances D'un Cosmonaute) | Roger Roger, Nino Nardini, Pierre Loray, Lucien Wagner | Album | |
В Лодке / Город Ночью | Marc Fontenoy / Roger Roger | Album | |
L'arbre de la Foi | Roger Roger, Edouard Wagner | Album | |
Succès D'Hier Et D'Aujourdhui - 35 Minutes De Danse Avec Roger-Roger Et Son Grand Orchestre | Roger Roger | Compil. | |
Mood Music | Roger Roger | Album | |
Mood Music | Roger Roger | Album | |
Sports Plein Air | Roger Roger | Album | |
Kiss Tango / Tango Staccato | Roger Roger | Album | |
Mood Music | Roger Roger | Album | |
Le Capitaine Darreberg - Deuxième Partie - Pilote De Chasse | Pierre Loray, Roger Roger | Album | |
La Merveilleuse Histoire Du Café | Pierre Chambon, Roger Roger | Album | |
L'homme Et L'enfant / La Carriole Aux Pigeons | Roger Roger | Single | |
Puissance | Roger Roger | Single | |
Les Aventures Inédites D'une Châtaigne | Pierre Loray, Roger Roger | Album | |
La Fête Des Pêcheurs/ Rencontre/ Gwendolina/ C'Est Toi, Toujours Toi | Roger Roger | Single | |
Musique Aux 4 Vents | Roger Roger / Marc Lanjean | Album | |
Panorama Europeen | Roger Roger | Album | |
Le Capitaine Darreberg - Première Partie - L'Évasion | Pierre Loray, Roger Roger | Album | |
Chappell Mood Music Vol. 20 | Roger Roger / Nino Nardini | Album | |
Circus Parade | Camille Sauvage, Roger Roger, Nino Nardini | Album | |
Mood Music | Roger Roger | Album |
Roger Röger voc |
Roger Roger & Son Grand Orchestre |
Roger Roger |
Roger Roger dr, voc Alternative |
Roger Roger And His Champs Elysees Orchestra Soundtrack, Jazz and Classical |
Roger Roger And His Dance Orchestra |
Roger Roger And His Orchestra Jazz and Soundtrack |
Roger Rogers g, voc |
Roger Rogerson b US 1955-1996 |