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Éric Demarsan

Éric Demarsan

Composer · Born October 2, 1938 (88) · Paris, France

Éric Demarsan (born 2 October 1938), also known as Éric de Marsanis, is a French film score composer. After working as arranger for composers Michel Magne then François de Roubaix (including on Le Samouraï) he scored L'Armée des ombres (aka Army of Shadows) in 1969 then Le Cercle rouge (aka The red circle) in 1970, both by director Jean-Pierre Melville. After that, he scored numerous movies for other great directors like Jean-Pierre Mocky, Costa-Gavras or Patrice Leconte. Éric Demarsan also composed many songs, the Pop Symphony album under pseudonym Jason Havelock, as well as some musics for sound and light shows. Since 2000 he works frequently with director Guillaume Nicloux and then Hervé Hadmar. Source: Article "Éric Demarsan" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
October 2, 1938 (88)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Composer
Titles
11 on Motif · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 14% in 30 days

What are Éric Demarsan's films like?

Across their 10 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
20%
Morality
19%
Survival
19%
Bonds
18%
Ideas
14%
Society
6%
Power
3%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Dread
5
Melancholic
5
Romantic
1
Elegiac
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Haunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Éric Demarsan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 11 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Éric Demarsan's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

41 credits, 11 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Tanger blues (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • Notre-Dame(2022)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Melville, le dernier samouraï (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • Romance(2020)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Letters from Athens (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Music Producer

  • Au-delà des murs(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The End (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Les témoins(2014)

    Show 14 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Signature (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • Forgotten Girls (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • The Stone Council(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Hanging Offense(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • A Private Affair(2002)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • La Candide Madame Duff (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • Tout est calme (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • Vidange (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer · Compositor

  • Georges Bataille - À perte de vue (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Composer

  • La dernière fête (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Composer

  • Target of Suspicion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • La Treizième Voiture (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Composer

  • The Big O (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Composer

  • The Specialists (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • The Executioner of Hearts (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • L'Indiscrétion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • Heat of Desire(1981)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • 5% de risque (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1980)

    Composer

  • Roberte (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Composer · Conductor

  • Ça va pas la tête (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Composer

  • Attention, the Kids Are Watching (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Composer

  • Pauline et l'ordinateur (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Composer

  • Tomorrow's Children (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Composer

  • La Reine de Saba (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • The Red Ibis (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • A Woman Possessed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • Special Section(1975)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Raging Fists (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • Death of a Guide (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)

    Composer

  • The Holy Family (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)

    Composer

  • The Red Circle(1970)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Army of Shadows(1969)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles, 38 of them dated from 1969 to 2020.

Biggest box office

The Stone Council (2006)

$2.5M worldwide

Highest rated

The Red Circle (1970)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Army of Shadows (1969)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music39 of 39: 36 only music, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thOther crew3 of 39: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

39 titles, 3 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s14 · crew1980s6 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Éric Demarsan's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 11 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · composer

Romance (2020)

56th percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Red Circle (1970)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 62/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Éric Demarsan's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Éric Demarsan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Éric Demarsan's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hervé Hadmar shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers