A JOURNEY...
With his distinctive voice and uniquely memorable themes, French composer Laurent Eyquem is known for melodies of singular beauty and lush, award-winning scores. With over 50 films and series to his credit, Eyquem has made his mark on the international movie music community and has been recognized with more than a dozen nominations and wins from across the globe.
The Bordeaux native debuted on the film music scene with his critically acclaimed score for director Lea Pool’s Mommy’s at the Hairdresser’s in 2008. Since that time, Eyquem has gained a reputation for high-quality, richly thematic scores with his work drawing comparisons composing greats such as George Delerue, Jerry Goldsmith, John Barry, Maurice Jarre and Alexandre Desplat. His various nominations have placed him alongside film-music legends such as John Williams and Ennio Morricone.
Winner of the International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) Breakthrough Composer of the Year award in 2013, Eyquem’s scores for Copperhead (Varèse Sarabande) and Winnie Mandela (Sony-RCA) garnered multiple nominations from around the world, including three nods from the IFMCA (Breakthrough Composer of the Year; Best Original Score for a Drama Film; Composer of the Year), and the much-coveted Discovery of the Year nomination from the World Soundtrack Academy. His most recent wins include the World Soundtrack Academy’s Public Choice Award (2018), UCMF’s Best Score – Documentary Award (2019), and Best Original Score honors from the 2022 Malta Film Awards for Blood on the Crown.
Laurent’s success as a composer has come about despite a series of crushing personal tragedies. The death of his younger sister and only sibling in the crash of the Air France Concorde was almost immediately followed by the death of his father – a clarinetist with the Bordeaux orchestra and Eyquem’s musical mentor. Still reeling from these losses, Laurent endured a nightmare of his own - a near-fatal, 30-foot fall that almost cost him his right arm. A series of surgeries, 2 years of daily physiotherapy and sheer force of will restored Eyquem physically – but it was the subsequent decision to make a full-time commitment to the composer’s life that brought about complete recovery.
Today, Laurent channels his life experience into eloquent and powerful music for film. His reputation with producers and directors is that of a versatile, prolific and collaborative composer with a solid understanding and respect for the business demands and realities of international film production. As an artist, Eyquem is known for his original, melodic and lyrical style that enhances the emotional weight of the visuals it supports.
Laurent is lead orchestrator and conductor on all his projects and has had the great fortune to conduct and record his projects with soloists, symphonic orchestras and choirs around the globe.