ALEXIS MAINGAUD

Issu d’une famille de musiciens, Alexis Maingaud entame son parcours musical dès l’âge de six ans par le violon. Bercé dès son plus jeune âge par la musique de Wagner, Brahms, Khatchatourian, Ravel, Debussy, Chostakovitch, Saint-Saëns ou Dukas, il ne cessera de vouloir reproduire ce qu’il entend sur le piano familial.

Après plusieurs années aux différents pupitres de violon de l’orchestre des jeunes de l’École Nationale de Musique d’Aulnay-sous-Bois, il choisira finalement le piano, qu’il pratique alors en autodidacte depuis plusieurs années.

Après des études d’écriture, de composition et de direction d’orchestre, il entre dans la classe d’orchestration de Guillaume Connesson au conservatoire régional de La Courneuve-Aubervilliers. Parallèlement à son cursus musical, Alexis Maingaud obtient une licence en Musicologie (Sorbonne - Paris IV) et un diplôme d’études supérieures des techniques du son (ESRA Paris). Cette dernière expérience lui permet de rencontrer bon nombre de jeunes réalisateurs en devenir, pour lesquels il écrira ses premières partitions pour l’image.

Passionné de cinéma depuis son plus jeune âge, il écume les salles obscures tout au long des années 90, découvrant parmi les plus grands divertissements qu’allait produire le cinéma américain. L'une de ses expériences les plus marquantes sera le film Coeur de Dragon, qu’il découvre à l’âge de huit ans. C’est la première fois qu’il sort en larmes d’un cinéma. Il comprend immédiatement que c’est en grande partie grâce à la musique de Randy Edelman.

DAILY DEAD (10/14/19 - Derek Anderson)

"The other star of The Sonata is unquestionably Alexis Maingaud’s string-centric score, which brings the film’s titular composition to life in a fashion so haunting and beautiful that it almost makes you just want to close your eyes and savor the sound of the film…"

THE B CLUB (09/29/19 - Martin Tranter)

"Everything about this film oozes class from the cinematography to the film’s score."

SCARIEST THINGS (08/14/19 - Robert Zilbauer)

"First and foremost, in a movie about classical music you’d expect there to be some top notch compositions. The Sonata and its award winning French composer Alexis Maingaud do not disappoint. Not only is the score wonderfully done, but The Sonata itself is an interesting piece of music."

BLOODY DISGUSTING (08/14/19 - Dax Ebaben)

"On another note, as one might imagine, the score for a film called The Sonata plays a key role. Composer Alexis Maingaud really delivers with his haunting work, which plays over almost every scene of the film. Maingaud’s score is just as beautiful and enveloping as the film’s imagery. The sound of it adds richness to contrast the drab colors of the neglected, old structure and its dreary landscape."

THE HOLLYWOOD NEWS (08/25/19 - Kat Hughes)

“For a film about characters obsessed with music, the score becomes an even more important component than normal. Luckily, the score is of suitably high calibre, and the work on the highly sought after sonata that we hear works. It would be awful if it were a bland and simplistic piece, given a man is meant to have spent his life working on it. Composer Alexis Maingaud skirts the pitfalls though and crafts an enchanting and intricate piece of music, more than befitting the story.

NIGHTMARISH CONJURINGS (10/09/19 - Sarah Musnicky)

“I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the score because, honestly, with a film called THE SONATA you need a decent score. Composer Alexis Maingaud completely knocks it out of the park and, once the film’s titular song comes together, it is really something that will force chills up and down your spine as you contemplate what will happen once the song ends. The composition of the film’s score also helps to create a balance between the darkness that is evoked onscreen with the cinematography, creating a further image of that Gothic horror that this film kept reminding me of.”