Jean-Michel Bernard

Jean-Michel Bernard is a French pianist, composer, educator, orchestrator, and music producer. He is well known for regularly writing, performing, and scoring for films, such as The Science of Sleep, Hugo, Paris-Manhattan, Ca$h, and Be Kind Rewind. He began playing the piano at the age of two and has collaborated with Claude Chabrol, Ray Charles, Lalo Schifrin, Ennio Morricone, Francis Veber, Etienne Chatiliez, Fanny Ardant, Michel Gondry (Human nature, The Science of Sleep, Be Kind Rewind..) and Martin Scorsese (Hugo Cabret) among others. He created the class for film music composition at the Paris Conservatory and has most recently scored Gela Babluani’s film « Money » which won the Grand Prix at the Brussels Film Festival 2018 and Ballad for a pierced heart from Greek director yannis Economides (2020) He received the 2017 SACEM Grand Prix for film music and has just been officially designated « Steinway Artist. » JMB is member of the Oscars Academy since 2024. His new film « At work » by Valerie Donzelli got the award for best scenario at The Mostra of Venise festival 2025. He travels around the world with his film music piano concert « Jean-Michel Bernard PIANO CINEMA » « I love him because he’s better than me! This guy is a genius, in my mind. » (Ray Charles) « I cannot find words to reflect my admiration for his genius. » (Lalo Schifrin)