Alain Romans

January 13, 1905 — Czestochowa, Slaskie, Poland

Alain Romans (1905, Poland – 1988) was a French jazz composer. He studied in Leipzig, Berlin, and Paris. His teachers included Vincent d'Indy. He later worked with Josephine Baker and Django Reinhardt.

Romans wrote music for 12 films. The most famous of them are the films of comedian Jacques Tati, including Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953), with the theme song "Quel temps fait-il a Paris?", and Mon Oncle (1959).

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Mon Oncle

1958

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Monsieur Hulot's Holiday

1953

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Zouzou

1934

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Princess Tam Tam

1935

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The Damned Lovers

1952

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A Couple

1960

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La Renégate

1948

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Tonight We Kill

1959