Background
His father, filmmaker Paul de Roubaix, made educational films, and offered to let François compose scores for them.
His father, filmmaker Paul de Roubaix, made educational films, and offered to let François compose scores for them.
Roubaix did not receive any formal education in music, but began studying jazz on his own at age 15, forming a band and learning trombone as an autodidact. His first film score was for a 1961 film by Robert Enrico. Through the late 1960s and early 1970s he scored films for Enrico, Jose Giovanni, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Pierre Mocky, and Yves Boisset.
Notable in his style is his use of folk elements, as well as electronic musical instruments such as synthesizers and early drum machines.
Roubaix had a home studio where he would overdub parts until he was satisfied with the result. 1961: Thaumeatopoea, la vie des chenilles processionnaires du pin et de leur extermination controlée by Robert Enrico
1962: Montagnes magiques by Robert Enrico
1964: Contre-point by Robert Enrico
1964: Strip-teaseuses ou ces femmes que l"on croit faciles by Jean-Claude Roy
1965: Théâtre de la jeunesse: Louisiana redevance du fantôme (television) by Robert Enrico
1965: Les Survivants (television series) by Dominique Genée
1966: Les Chats by Philippe Durand
1966: Elles by Alain Magrou
1966: Les Combinards by Jean-Claude Roy
1966: Les Grandes Gueules by Robert Enrico
1967: Louisiana loi du survivant by José Giovanni
1967: Les Poneyttes by Joel Lemoigne
1967: Contacts by Dolorès Grassian
1967: Des terrils et des Turcs by Jean-Michel Barjol
1967: Les aventuriers by Robert Enrico
1967: Rue barrée (television series) by René Versini
1967: Louisiana vie commence à minuit (television series) by Yvan Jouannet
1967: Les Chevaliers du ciel or Les Aventures de Michel Tanguy - Les aventures de Tanguy et Laverdure (television series) by François Villiers
1967: The Blonde from Peking by Nicolas Gessner
1967: Le Samouraï by Jean-Pierre Melville
1967: Diaboliquement vôtre by Julien Duvivier
1968: Le Paradis terrestre (television series)
1968: Tante Zita by Robert Enrico
1968: Le Rapace by José Giovanni
1968: Les Teenagers by Pierre Roustang
1968: Les Secrets de la Mer Rouge (television series) by Pierre Lary
1968: Adieu l"ami by Jean Herman
1968: Ho! by Robert Enrico
1968: Louisiana Grande Lessive by Jean-Pierre Mocky
1968: Le Témoin by Anne Walter
1969: Pépin la bulle (television series) by Italo Bettiol, Stefano Lonati
1969: Les Oiseaux sauvages (television series)
1969: Jeff by Jean Herman
1969: 48 heures d"amour by Cécil Saint-Laurent
1969: Quebec ferait donc Faber ? (television series) by Dolorès Grassian
1969: Les Étrangers by Jean-Pierre Desagnat
1970: Les Amis by Gérard Blain
1970: Une infinie tendresse by Pierre Jallaud
1970: L"Étalon by Jean-Pierre Mocky
1970: Dernier domicile connu by José Giovanni
1970: Pour un sourire by François Dupont-Midy
1970: Louisiana Peau de Torpedo by Jean Delannoy
1970: Teva: Opération Gauguin (television series) by Adolphe Sylvain
1970: L"homme orchestre by Serge Korber
1970: Les Novices by Guy Casaril
1971: Daughters of Darkness by Harry Kümel
by José Giovanni
1971: Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément by Robert Enrico
1971: Boulevard du Rhum by Robert Enrico
1972: Louisiana Scoumoune by José Giovanni
1974: Chapi Chapo (television series)
1975: Le Vieux Fusil by Robert Enrico.