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Nicolas Errèra

Nicolas Errèra

Composer · Born May 21, 1967 (59) · Paris, France

Nicolas Errèra (born 21 May 1967) is a French composer and musician working all over the world. Co-founder of innovatives electronics groups Grand Popo Football Club and Rouge Rouge, he also composes soundtracks for films and television. Nicolas Errèra comes from a family of artists. An only child, his father is a playwright and his mother a set designer. He was born in Paris. He majored in science to attain his baccalaureate and also studied philosophy. When he was a teenager he joined the group of the English theatre director Peter Brook, under whom he featured in 3 plays. Alongside his studies he took lessons in piano and composing at the École normale de musique de Paris, studying under Serge Petigirard (piano) and Max Deutsch (composing). Here he was awarded his first prize for composing. He also studied Harmony and Counterpoint with the composer Jeannine Richer. In 1998 he set up the electro pop group Grand Popo Football Club and in 2002 he created the group Rouge Rouge. Both groups went on to be associated with the French touch He has written music for more than 60 French and international films, including Au nom de ma fille, Sleepless Night[4] by Frédéric Jardin, The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir, Sticky Fingers by the Canadian filmmaker Ken Scott, The Lookout by the Italian director Michele Placido. Nocturna by Spain's Victor Maldonado and Adrian Garcia, and The Butterfly with Michel Serrault. In 2008 the success in China of the film The Butterfly (which was watched by more than 10 million people) led to a meeting with the Hong Kong director Benny Chan. This paved the way for him to work in Asian movies, as he composed the soundtracks for three of Chan's films – The White Storm, Shaolin and Connected. In 2015, he composed the music for Mountain Cry directed by Larry Yang (closing film at Busan International Film Festival). In 2018, he composed the music for the movie Hidden Man directed by Jiang Wen. Hidden Man has been chosen by China as its nominee for Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards. In 2022 he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards for "Drop the Rock", a song he cowrote with Craig Walker for the 2021 film Goodbye Happiness (Au revoir le bonheur). As with his work for the cinema, Errèra wrote the music for fictional TV series such as XIII: The Conspiracy, XIII: The Series the French-Canadian series adapted from the graphic novels by William Vance and Jean Van Hamme. He also wrote music for television movies for Alain Tasma, and many more. In 2017 Ne m'abandonne pas won an International Emmy Awards Best TV Movie/Mini-Series. In 2006 Errèra met the photographer and director Jean-Baptiste Mondino, with whom he regularly collaborates on music for promotional films for prestigious brands (including (Yves Saint Laruent, Chanel, Christian Dior SE, Givenchy and many more). ... Source: Article "Nicolas Errèra" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 21, 1967 (59)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Composer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 60 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 2% in 30 days

What are Nicolas Errèra's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove 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
Morality
29%
Self
19%
Survival
19%
Bonds
16%
Ideas
7%
Power
6%
Society
4%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 7 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 11

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

Steady 11 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 11

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
13
Contemplative
6
Absurd
5
Warm
4
Other
18

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Nicolas Errèra's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nicolas Errèra's titles on MovieCove; 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

60 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

  • Forsaken(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Alter Ego(2026)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • After Typhoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • The Shadow's Edge(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • When He Comes Back(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tout le monde ment 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Tout le monde ment 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Once Upon My Mother(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Survive(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Serpent's Path(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Lightning-Struck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • Tout le monde ment 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Composer

  • French Roulette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

  • Polar Rescue(2022)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • My Night(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Algiers Confidential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

  • Emma Bovary(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Raging Fire(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Adoring(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • War on Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • Hidden Man(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Wrong Victim(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Death in the Soul(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Orphanage(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Le Viol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Remembering You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • The Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Last Call for Nowhere(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Mountain Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • Kalinka(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Don't Leave Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • L'héritière(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Le paradoxe de John Malkovich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Blood Red(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The White Storm(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • La Source (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • Alias Caracalla, au cœur de la Résistance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • The Lookout(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Sleepless Night(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Emma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Divorces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • XIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Composer

  • Connected(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Me Two(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Nocturna(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Au suivant ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • L'Américain(2004)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Les parallèles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • The Overeater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

  • The Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • Cravate Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • A Head for Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • The Soeur Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • Scénarios sur la drogue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

  • Tout baigne!(1999)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Nobody Loves Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Co-Writer

  • Pierre qui roule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Compositor

  • Aller à Dieppe sans voir la mer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 56 titles from 1989 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Adoring (2019)

$95M worldwide

Highest rated

The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru (2023)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Survive (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 56: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 56: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleMusic53 of 56: 53 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew1 of 56: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s2 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s20 · crew2020s19 · 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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Nicolas Errèra's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 30; across their 25 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 25

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · composer

When He Comes Back (2025)

97th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 59/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 MovieCove 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.

Who does Nicolas Errèra work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nicolas Errèra's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daniel Auteuil shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles