Born in Roubaix, France; educated at the Paris Conservatoire. Acclaimed international composer who first gained prominence with the emergence of the French New Wave. Delerue's prolific output includes ballets, operas, chamber pieces, orchestral works, a series of vocal melodies for the poems of Paul Eluard, and music for TV and plays. In the 1950s Delerue scored over 20 short films, including some documentaries directed by Alain Resnais. He moved into features with Pierre Kast's LE BEL AGE (1959) and contributed memorable, evocative scores to New Wave features like HIROSHIMA, MON AMOUR (1959) (the waltz theme on the jukebox), Truffaut's JULES AND JIM (1961)/JULES ET JIM, and Godard's CONTEMPT (1963)/LE MEPRIS. Delerue's first US film was John Huston's A WALK WITH LOVE AND DEATH (1969) and highlights of his prolific international career include A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (1966), WOMEN IN LOVE, ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS (both 1969), THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN (1973) and JULIA (1977). In 1979 he won an Oscar for his score for George Roy Hill's A LITTLE ROMANCE, and he won acclaim for his memorable score for Oliver Stone's PLATOON (1986). Delerue's gift for interpreting and embellishing character and atmosphere made him one of contemporary cinema's most respected and sought-after composers. His most frequent collaborators were François Truffaut (SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER, 1960, DAY FOR NIGHT, 1973 and THE LAST METRO, 1980) and Philippe de Broca (CARTOUCHE, 1964, THAT MAN FROM RIO, 1964 and KING OF HEARTS, 1966 among their sixteen films). Other notable (non-nominated) credits among the 271 scores with which he's credited for film and television are THE PUMPKIN EATER (1964), VIVA MARIA! (1965), THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (1973), RICH AND FAMOUS (1981), SILKWOOD (1983), MAXIE (1985), SALVADOR and CRIMES OF THE HEART (all 1986), THE PICK-UP ARTIST (1987), BILOXI BLUES, HEARTBREAK HOTEL, TWINS, BEACHES, and THE HOUSE ON CARROLL STREET (all 1988), STEEL MAGNOLIAS (1989) and CURLY SUE (1991).  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Original Score for a motion picture not a musical) 1969: ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Original Dramatic Score) 1973: THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Original Score) 1977: JULIA  Music Scoring Awards (Best Original Score) 1979: A LITTLE ROMANCE  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Original Score) 1985: AGNES OF GOD 5 nominations, 1 Award