Jean Wiener

Jean Wiener

French musician (1896–1982)

Jean Wiener was a French pianist and composer. He was of some significance in the promotion of new music, both by his friends in the Les Six, and by composers such as Schoenberg, Berg and Webern. His compositions involve the use of jazz informed by French wit and elegance. He is best known for composing the music to more than 300 films of both feature and short film length.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 7 films (1923–1966) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1966 Au hasard Balthazar New Line Cinema 95 16mm B&W sound
1957 Pot-Bouille direction, Julien Duvivier. 115 16mm B&W sound
1943 The Heart of a nation Julien Duvivier B&W
1936 MARIA CHAPDELAINE Brandon Films, Inc 95min 16mm B&W Sound
1935 The Crime of Monsieur Lange Audio Brandon 84 16mm B&W sound
1923 The Crazy Ray Films Diamante 16mm B&W sound
1923 The crazy ray s.n. 39 16mm B&W silent