Fred Avril Magnon is a French composer based in Montmartre, Paris.
As a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, he won international praise for two albums[1] that showed a strong link with cinema.
In 2018, he composed the main theme for
The Hook Up Plan. The music was uploaded by fans on
YouTube and was streamed more than 5 million times throughout the world before being released by
Bertelsmann Music Group.[2]
Avril also writes orchestral music, such as
I Am Not an Easy Man.
He won the Emile Award for Best Soundtrack for an Animated Series with adult manga series
Lastman.
Cinema and series
2007 : Part of The Mad Detective film directed by
Johnnie To
2014 : Les Amis à vendre, TV movie, play by Gabor Rassov filmed for Arte by Belgian director Gaetan Bevernaege starring Didier Bénureau and
Romane Bohringer (Arte)
2017 : Lastman, 26 episodes animated series directed by Jérémie Périn - (original comic by
Bastien Vivès, Balak and Michaël Sanlaville (Premiered in Annecy 2017).
2018 : Larguées directed by Eloïse Lang with
Camille Cottin (Premiered in Alpe d'Huez).
Won the Stockholm Film Festival Music Award for Sound of Noise in 2010. « With great innovation and skill, the score elevates the story to becoming a unique, entertaining and magical film » [5]
Won the Emile Award 2018 for best soundtrack in an animated series in Europe with Lastman[6]