Éric Serra (born 9 September 1959 in Saint-Mandé) is a French composer.
He is the Associated Composer of film director Luc Besson and also worked on some of the latter's other productions at EuropaCorp. He uses synthesizers in the majority of his scores, though there are some exceptions.
Film soundtracks composed by Éric Serra include:
- Le Dernier Combat (The Last Battle, 1983)
- Subway (1985)
- Kamikaze (1986)
- The Big Blue (Le Grand Bleu, 1988)
- Nikita (1990)
- Atlantis (sea life documentary, 1991)
- The Professional (Leon: The Professional / Léon, 1994)
- GoldenEye (1995)
- The Fifth Element (Le Cinquième Elément, 1997)
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc, 1999)
- The (Delicate) Art of Seduction (L'Art (délicat) de la séduction, 2001)
- Wasabi (2001)
- Jet Lag (Décalage horaire, 2002)
- Rollerball (2002)
- Bulletproof Monk (2003)
- Bandidas (2006)
- The Arthur and the Invisibles trilogy (Arthur et les Minimoys, 2006-2010)
- The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
- The Lady (2011)
- Lucy (2014)
- Renegades (2017)
- Anna (2019)
Tropes & trivia associated with Serra and his composed films:
- Associated Composer: For Luc Besson.
- Electronic Music: The majority of his scores are rendered electronically, including those for Luc Besson's early films, although he does occasionally use acoustic instruments and on rare occasions a full orchestra.
- Recycled Soundtrack: And how. For GoldenEye, Serra reused some of his cues from The Professional, including the end credits song, "The Experience of Love" (which he performed himself).
- Synth-Pop: This is evident in Le Dernier Combat, Subway and Nikita.
