Pierre Yves Lenik
Pierre Yves Lenik (born 27 July 1958) is a French composer, known for his work in French documentaries.
His work included the scores for TV series :Régis l'éventreur' by Georges Combe and TV documentaries : Le juste NON Documentary by Caroline Buffard (2000), La vie en question Documentary by Caroline Puig-Grenetier (2009), Entre désir et incertitude Documentary by Abdelkader Lagtaâ (2010).
He is now working on English language films : Prediction Short film directed by John Jennissen (2010).
He won two (Best musical awards) at (Le Creusot film festival) for his work on : (La formation en quatre actes) by Olivier Xueref (1992) and (L'esprit et la matiere)' by Arielle Mémery (2000).
Biography
Pierre Yves Lenik obtained a degree in history at Lumière University Lyon 2. In 1981, he attended the SERAV film course directed by Ange Casta (French director). He previously attended the Lyon Conservatory of Music teacher's course Charles Montaland and learned the rules of harmony, but his formal musical education really began when he met Gabriel Yared in 1984, and learned the rules of music composition and counterpoint from Julien Falk.
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Since 1984, he had collaborations with folk music and classical musicians, and also contributed to many radio and TV jingles, such as ANPE (from 2004 to 2009) and Société Générale (since 2005) jingles.
Selected filmography
- Prediction Short film by John Jennissen (2010) original score (uk)
- Entre désir et incertitude Documentary by Abdelkader Lagtaâ (2010) original score
- La vie en question (Bioethics) Documentary by Caroline Puig-Grenetier (2009) original score
Awards
- Best Film Music : La formation en quatre actes (1992) by Olivier Xueref at "Le Creusot film festival"
- Best Film Music : L'esprit et la matiere (2000) by Arielle Memery at "Le Creusot film festival"