Philippe Parès
Philippe Parès (1 January 1901 – 2 February 1979) was a 20th-century French composer of film scores, d'operettas and light music.Georges Van Parys, one year younger, commenced from 1925 to compose little pieces (one-act operettas or musical sketches) and songs.In 1927, they collaborated for the first time on La Petite dame du train bleu, which was created in Lyon.In particular, they wrote the music for the film The Million by René Clair, in collaboration with Armand Bernard.He produced, particularly around 1928-1929, several important scores of the late silent film era: La Femme et le Pantin by Jacques de Baroncelli and The Passion of Joan of Arc by Carl Dreyer (music by Victor Alix and Léo Pouget), among others.