Biography
Michel Herr (composer, arranger and conductor) has composed and orchestrated music for numerous films and all kinds of media (tv, etc…).
His jazz background, his stylistic flexibility and his imagination have served contrasting projects, always with a personal touch.
From simple and moving melodies to more abstract musical atmospheres, from acoustic instruments to electric textures, from intimate solos to large orchestral ensembles, etc… his wide musical palette covers many grounds with creativity, taste and sensitivity.
Film music :
Just Friends (Marc-Henri Wajnberg), 12 awards.
Odette Toulemonde (Eric-Emmanuel Schmidt) : reconstruction of arrangements on Josephine Baker’s songs
Christmas in Paris (Hans Rooyards) : arrangement for the song «I don’t wanna waste more time», feat. Toots Thielemans
Television films (many co-productions with French, Belgian tv, long duration) :
Un crime très populaire (Didier Grousset)
Le coup du lapin (Didier Grousset)
Le responsable (Series «Les Monos») (Didier Grousset)
Eclats de famille (Didier Grousset)
Les magiciens du mercredi (Freddy Charles)
San Francisco (Freddy Charles)
Les fugitifs (Freddy Charles)
La mésaventure (Freddy Charles)
Le scoop (Jean-Louis Colmant)
Theme music for «Mic Mac», cultural magazine on ARTE tv
etc…