Raymond Bernard (not to be confused with the famous director of the
same name) was a conductor, arranger and composer. After debuting in
Ray Ventura's band, he became a
member of the orchestra accompanying the circus shows in the early days
of French television ("La piste aux étoiles"
(1945)_). He also accompanied
Gilbert Bécaud and Serge Reggiani
during their song recitals. In parallel Raymond Bernard wrote a few
scores for the cinema
(Eine Kugel im Lauf (1958),
Le Sicilien (1958),
Der Boß kennt kein Erbarmen (1960))
and or for television
(Maigret (1967)).
