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Charles Gounod(1818-1893)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Writer
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Charles Gounod was born on 17 June 1818 in Paris, France. He was a composer and writer, known for Chronicle (2012), The American (2010) and 28 Days Later (2002). He was married to Anna Zimmermann. He died on 18 October 1893 in Saint-Cloud, Seine-et-Oise [now Hauts-de-Seine], France.
BornJune 17, 1818
DiedOctober 18, 1893(75)
BornJune 17, 1818
DiedOctober 18, 1893(75)
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    • 1 win total

Known for

Michael B. Jordan, Dane DeHaan, and Alex Russell in Chronicle (2012)
Chronicle
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Ave Maria")
  • 2012
George Clooney and Violante Placido in The American (2010)
The American
6.3
  • Soundtrack("Ave Maria")
  • 2010
Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later (2002)
28 Days Later
7.5
  • Soundtrack("Ave Maria")
  • 2002
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Paul Nicholls in If Only (2004)
If Only
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Juliet's Waltz")
  • 2004

Credits

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Music Department



  • Elsa Dreisig in Roméo et Juliette à l'Opéra Bastille (2024)
    Roméo et Juliette à l'Opéra Bastille
    5.4
    • opera
    • 2024
  • Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette - Opernhaus Zürich (2023)
    Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette - Opernhaus Zürich
    3.8
    TV Movie
    • music
    • 2023
  • Cecilia Pillado and Sonja Ortiz in Cecilia's Piano Ave Maria (2022)
    Cecilia's Piano Ave Maria
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2022
  • Adam Palka, Juan Diego Flórez, and Nicole Car in Faust (2021)
    Faust
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 2021
  • Gounod: La Nonne sanglante (2019)
    Gounod: La Nonne sanglante
    Video
    • music
    • 2019
  • Royal Opera House: Faust (2019)
    Royal Opera House: Faust
    7.9
    • music by
    • 2019
  • Alexandre Duhamel and Marion Grange in Philémon et Baucis (2018)
    Philémon et Baucis
    TV Movie
    • Music Department
    • 2018
  • Roméo et Juliette (2018)
    Roméo et Juliette
    • music
    • 2018
  • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    8.8
    TV Series
    • music by
    • 2007–2017
  • Gounod: Faust (2016)
    Gounod: Faust
    TV Movie
    • Music Department
    • 2016
  • Gounod: Faust (2016)
    Gounod: Faust
    Video
    • music
    • 2016
  • Maisons d'écrivains: François Mauriac, Malagar
    Short
    • music
    • 2015
  • Pedal Piano Recital (2014)
    Pedal Piano Recital
    TV Special
    • Music Department
    • 2014
  • Gounod: Roméo et Juliette (2012)
    Gounod: Roméo et Juliette
    Video
    • music
    • 2012
  • Òpera en texans (2011)
    Òpera en texans
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Music Department
    • 2012

Composer



  • Laibach: Vaticanae (2006)
    Laibach: Vaticanae
    Music Video
    • original composer
    • 2006
  • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
    Live from Lincoln Center
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • Faust und Margarete (1913)
    Faust und Margarete
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1913

Writer



  • Lucia Evangelista and Giulio Gari in Opera Cameos (1953)
    Opera Cameos
    TV Series
    • opera
    • 1954

Personal details

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  • Official sites
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  • Alternative names
    • Bach-Gounod
  • Born
    • June 17, 1818
    • Paris, France
  • Died
    • October 18, 1893
    • Saint-Cloud, Seine-et-Oise [now Hauts-de-Seine], France(stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Anna Zimmermann1852 - October 18, 1893 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Jeanne Gounod
  • Parents
      François-Louis Gounod
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Article

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