Gustave Chand Rudman Rambali is a Franco-Swedish record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger and orchestra conductor. He is the former vocalist and guitarist of the group Naast,[1][2] and has arranged or produced music for artists including Kanye West, Woodkid, the Weeknd, and Labrinth.[3][4] He has since composed music for soundtrack of the HBO series Euphoria,[5][6] as well as the 2021 documentary Tranchées, which was selected at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.[7] In 2022, he composed original music for fashion shows by Balenciaga[8] Alaia[9] and Gucci. He worked with Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign on their collaborative album Vultures 1 (2024), as a producer and songwriter on its title track.
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| Birth name | Gustave Chand Rudman Rambali |
| Also known as | Gustave Naast |
| Born | Paris, France |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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Biography
editRambali is the son of Paul Rambali, a British rock critic from NME and editor of The Face. He was born in Paris, France and began learning piano as a child at his local conservatory. Aged 20, he enrolled at the Schola Cantorum de Paris.[10] From there, he was admitted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris[11] where he studied composition and orchestration. In 2013, he received from the CNSMDP the Prix d’harmonie, and in 2015 the Prix d’écriture XX-XXIème.[12][13]
In 2004, as Gustave Naast, he formed the group Naast with members Jeff Brakha, Nicolas Ballay and Lucas Sensi.[14] His song Mauvais Garçon from their debut album Antichambre was featured in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.[15] In 2008, he disbanded the group to pursue his classical music studies. Later in the year, he composed the music for the animated children's TV series Podcats.
In 2011, his arrangement of the song Iron by Woodkid marked his career debut as an arranger and producer.[3] The arrangement was later sampled by Kendrick Lamar for The Spiteful Chant. Whilst continuing his studies, he composed, arranged or produced music for artists including Clean Bandit, The Weeknd, Birdy and LSD (a supergroup comprising Labrinth, Sia and Diplo). In 2015, he did arrangements for Losers on The Weeknd's Grammy award-winning album, Beauty Behind The Madness.
In 2017, he composed the soundtrack of Atacama, a short film directed by French contemporary artist Caroline Corbasson.[16] In 2019, he composed music for the HBO series Euphoria, directed by Sam Levinson.[17] In 2021, he composed the original soundtrack for the documentary Tranchées which had its out of category world premiere at 78th Venice International Film Festival.[7] In 2022, he was invited by fashion brands Balenciaga[18] and Alaia[19] to compose the music for their haute couture shows at the Paris Fashion Week.
Discography
edit| Year | Project | Track | Credits |
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| 2006 | Naast | Mauvais Garçon | Songwriter, arranger, co-producer, singer, guitarist |
| 2007 | Va-Et-Vient | ||
| Point aveugle | |||
| Tu te trompes | |||
| Derrière cette porte | |||
| Coeur de glace | |||
| La fille que j'aime | |||
| Complications | |||
| Sublimation | |||
| Je te cherche | |||
| 2008 | Podcats | Soundtrack | Composer, co-composer, lyricist, singer, guitarist, producer |
| 2011 | Woodkid[20] | Iron | Arranger |
| Remix by Mystery Jets | |||
| Remix by Gucci Vump | |||
| Kendrick Lamar | The Spiteful Chant | ||
| 2012 | Entics | Lontana Da Me | Co-composer |
| 2013 | La Fouine | A bout de bras | Co-composer |
| James Arthur | Roses | Co-composer, arranger, co-producer | |
| 2014 | Ella Eyre | Two | Arranger |
| Clean Bandit[21] | Extraordinary | Co-composer | |
| Labrinth[22][23] | Let It Be | Co-composer, arranger, programmer, orchestra conductor, additional vocals | |
| Jealous | Arranger, orchestra conductor | ||
| 2015 | Josef Salvat | Shoot & Run | Arranger, orchestra conductor |
| Punchline | |||
| Til I Found You | |||
| Closer | |||
| Mika | Ordinary Man | Co composer, co-producer | |
| The Weeknd feat. Labrinth | Losers[24] | Arranger, orchestra conductor | |
| 2016 | Klingande | Losing You | Co-composer, arranger, co-producer, orchestra conductor |
| Birdy | Give Up | Arranger, orchestra conductor | |
| 2017 | Wilkinson feat. Karen Harding | Sweet Lies | Co-producer, programmer |
| Noah Cyrus feat. XXX Tentacion | Again | ||
| Atacama (dir. Caroline Corbasson) | Original film score | Composer | |
| Gustave Rudman | Sun | Composer, Arranger, Producer | |
| Intermezzo | Composer | ||
| 2018 | Mikky Ekko | Fame | Strings and orchestration |
| LSD | Genius | Co-arranger, additional production, additional vocal production | |
| Genius feat. Lil Wayne | |||
| Audio | Arranger, co-producer | ||
| Mountains | Additional production | ||
| 2019 | Labrinth feat. Sia | Oblivion | Arranger, orchestra conductor |
| Euphoria (HBO series) | Episode 4: Shook One Pt II
Episode 5: '03 Bonnie and Clyde |
Co-composer, co-producer | |
| Sia feat. Labrinth | Oblivion | Arranger, orchestra conductor | |
| 202 | Labrinth x Gustave Rudman | Tears of a synthesized Soul | Co-composer, co-producer |
| 2021 | Woodkid | Iron 2021 | Arranger |
| Tranchées | Original Film Score | Composer | |
| 2022 | Euphoria (HBO series) season II | The Lake (episodes 1 & 8) | Co-composer, co-producer |
| Alaia | Original Music | Composer | |
| Physics (dir. Caroline Corbasson) | Original film score | Composer | |
| Gustave Rudman | Avion | Composer | |
| Gucci | Original soundtrack feat. Marianne Faithfull | Composer | |
| Gustave Rudman, Vanessa Beecroft | Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child | Composer | |
| Balenciaga | BFRND feat. Gustave Rudman - Love in E Minor | Co-composer | |
| 2023 | Gustave Rudman | Two Shadows | Composer |
| Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Durk, Bump J | Vultures | Co-composer, Co-producer | |
| Gustave Rudman | Ghosts Of Us | Composer |
References
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- ^ Sullivan, Caroline (2005-12-09). "Going up?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ a b "Interview: Woodkid Talks Creating His Debut Album, Why Lana Del Rey is His Muse, and Artistically Relating to the Past". Complex. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ "Labrinth interview: Musician on making new album and his addiction to". The Independent. 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ Labrinth & Gustave Rudman – Euphoria Funfair, retrieved 2019-10-01
- ^ "Soundtrack Album for HBO's 'Euphoria' to Be Released | Film Music Reporter". Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ a b Vivarelli, Nick (2021-07-26). "Venice Film Festival: 'Last Duel,' 'Dune,' 'Power of the Dog' and 'Spencer' Highlight Starry Lineup – Full List". Variety. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ "Kim Kardashian, Dua Lipa, Nicole Kidman, and More Walk Balenciaga's Fall 2022 Couture Runway Show". Complex. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ Ahmed, Osman (2022-01-24). "Alaïa kicks off couture week with Pieter Mulier's epic second collection". i-D. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "Joinville le Pont Magazine n°189-fevrier-mars 2010". Issuu. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "Admis au CNSM en écriture". crr.paris.fr. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "Rudman Rambali, Gustave : [Prix d'harmonie] [ Portail de la musique contemporaine ]". www.musiquecontemporaine.fr. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "Rudman Rambali, Gustave : Ecriture XXème-XXIème -Examen final [ Portail de la musique contemporaine ]". www.musiquecontemporaine.fr. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "naast gustave rambali - homelib.cf". homelib.cf. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Soundtrack Song List". IGN. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ "A T A C A M A, le premier film de l'artiste Caroline Corbasson - Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers - Institut Pythéas". www.osupytheas.fr. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ "Gustave Rudman". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ "Kim Kardashian, Dua Lipa, Nicole Kidman, and More Walk Balenciaga's Fall 2022 Couture Runway Show". Complex. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ Ahmed, Osman (2022-01-24). "Alaïa kicks off couture week with Pieter Mulier's epic second collection". i-D. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ "Interview / Woodkid ‹ TEEZ'" (in French). Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ "Gustave Rambali". Loop Community. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ "Labrinth Unveils Heart-Breaking Ballad 'Jealous'". www.mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ "Labrinth - Let It Be songtekst". Songteksten.nl - Your Lyrics Source. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ The Weeknd (Ft. Labrinth) – Losers, retrieved 2019-10-01