Jean-Jacques Perrey(1929-2016)

Music Department
Composer
Actor

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Jean-Jacques Perrey was born on 20 January 1929 in Amiens, France. He was a composer and actor, known for Savages (2012), Ocean's 8 (2018) and The Hilarious House of Frightenstein (1971). He died on 4 November 2016 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Known for

Salma Hayek, John Travolta, Benicio Del Toro, Blake Lively, and Taylor Kitsch in Savages (2012)

6.4

Soundtrack("The Elephant Never Forgets")

2012

Sandra Bullock, Helena Bonham Carter, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna, and Awkwafina in Ocean's 8 (2018)

6.3

Soundtrack("E.V.A.")

2018

The Hilarious House of Frightenstein (1971)

The Hilarious House of Frightenstein

8.1

TV Series

Soundtrack("March of the Martians")

1971

Long Hello and Short Goodbye (1999)

Long Hello and Short Goodbye

5.8

Soundtrack("E.V.A.")

1999

Credits

Music Department

Late for Meeting
7.7
Short
- composer: theme music
- 2013
Going to the Store
7.7
Short
- composer: theme music
- 2011
Everything
8.5
TV Series
- composer: theme music (segment "going to the store")
- 2011
Les Français vus par
6.4
TV Mini Series
- musician: accordion
- 1988
Gatchaman, le combat des galaxies
7.7
TV Series
- composer: additional music (uncredited)
- 1972–1978
La Loi et la Pagaille
6.3
- electronic music effects
- 1974
Hoshi no Ko Poron
3.3
TV Series
- Music Department
- 1974–1975
The Joker's Wild
6.8
TV Series
- composer: theme "The Savers"
- 1972–1991
Hallelujah, Leslie!
TV Special
- music
- 1969
La belle équipe
TV Series
- musician: improvisation à l'ondioline (as J.J. Perrey)
- 1960

Composer

Actor

Personal details

Alternative name
- J.J. Perrey
Born
- January 20, 1929
- Amiens, France
Died
- November 4, 2016
- Lausanne, Switzerland(lung cancer)
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

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Trivia
He was in medical school when he met inventor Georges Jenny, the creator of the Ondioline, an electronic keyboard capable of creating a wide variety of sounds and a precursor to modern synthesizers. He quit medical school and began promoting the Ondioline. He began recording electronic music in 1952. He became one of the first Moog synthesizer musicians, releasing several albums in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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