Olivier Samouillan was born in 1976 in Toulouse.
He follows studied music at the Toulouse Conservatory then at the Berklee School of Music in Boston.He is a composer, a multi-instrumentalist and a tireless globetrotter.
In addition to his diverse and intense activities as a performer, he regularly composes for cinema and television.
In order to combine his passions, he has created his own publishing company and the label Art Melodies, specializing in music for image.
Olivier Samouillan has been collaborating with the label Cezame as a composer since 2004.
Site: http://artmelodies.fr
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Narcoleptic Moments [EOS06 - 10] |
0 | 2'20 | Olivier Samouillan, Eric Volpatti | Electro minimalism. Mysterious & sinister. Electronics, bass & percussion. | disturbing patient time (tick-tock) beds cold mysterious fx sonar industry metallic sequencing | F | 127 |
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Bus Vibes [CEV3003 - 8] |
0 | 2'48 | Olivier Samouillan | Balkans. Plaintive & melancholic. Clarinet, accordion, ensemble & female female voice (hum). (Eastern Europe) | Balkans geopolitics sad desolate string section world music chromatic accordion Bosnia and Herzegovina destiny wandering | Em | 92 |
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Da Znaesh [CEV3003 - 9] |
0 | 1'15 | Dzijan Emin, Olivier Samouillan | Balkans. Traditional song. Poignant & pathetic. Female voice & timpany. | Balkans female ethnic soloist voice geopolitics East European Gypsies scansion sad poignant destiny social drama wandering | Db | 90 |
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Dogs Duo [CEV3003 - 14] |
0 | 0'56 | Olivier Samouillan | Meditative & sparse. Alto violin (pizz) & double-bass. | psychological drama Balkans bratsch viola pizzicato sad desolate sparse geopolitics viola double basses (all) | G | 65 |
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Finale [CEV3003 - 7] |
0 | 4'13 | Olivier Samouillan | Balkans. Melancholic & dark. Thythm @ 0'55. Tense & punctuated. Alto violin, string ensemble, brass & perc. | Balkans geopolitics world music chromatic accordion moving undefined percussion scansion destiny natural disaster melancholic | Em | 103 |
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Happy Tune [CEV3003 - 5] |
0 | 2'35 | Olivier Samouillan | Gypsy music. Festive & stirring. String ensemble with alto violin & percussion. Brass @ 0'50. | Balkans geopolitics festive East European Gypsies viola world music chromatic accordion driving lively uplifting | Em | 172 |
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Granata [CEV3003 - 16] |
0 | 1'25 | Dzijan Emin, Olivier Samouillan | Threatening & oppressive. Timpanies, strings & accordion. | scary historical conflict geopolitics unstable arid changing hot desert natural disaster insidious tormented | Am | 63 |
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Kir Jana [CEV3003 - 10] |
0 | 4'17 | Dzijan Emin, Olivier Samouillan | Traditional Macedonian song. Melancholic & plaintive. Male voice, percussion, clarinet & string ensemble. | Balkans East European Gypsies string section sad world music desolate geopolitics mysterious traditional male soloist voice bowed double bass | Eb | 113 |
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Nadir [CEV3003 - 12] |
0 | 1'03 | Olivier Samouillan | Wandering & mysterious. Clarinet, double-bass & pads. | Balkans geopolitics suspended atmosphere sad world music desolate destiny wandering introspective strict | Em | 63 |
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Sad Trip [CEV3003 - 6] |
0 | 2'00 | Olivier Samouillan | Gypsy music. Festive & stirring. Clarinet, accordion, percussion & string ensemble. | Balkans geopolitics East European Gypsies chromatic accordion world music moving undefined percussion viola proud strict | Bm | 164 |
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Tromegje [CEV3003 - 13] |
0 | 1'28 | Dzijan Emin, Olivier Samouillan | Balkans. Tragic & desolate. Traditional alto violin & ensemble. (Eastern Europe) | Balkans ethnic & traditional (all) geopolitics East European Gypsies chromatic accordion tormented viola poignant sad vibrating | Am | 118 |
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Budenje [CEV3003 - 15] |
0 | 1'32 | Dzijan Emin, Olivier Samouillan | Balkans. Insidious & threatening. Alto violin & timpany. Brass @ 1'03. | geopolitics sad Balkans destiny natural disaster East European Gypsies desolate wandering historical narrative moving | Dm | 82 |
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Fog on the lake [EOS111 - 8] |
0 | 1'07 | Olivier Samouillan | Mysterious, mystical & calm. Evocation of a legend. Cello. Suggested for historical narration and heritage subjects. | cello calm interrogative melancholic mysterious introspective neo-classical music destiny suspended atmosphere fantasy | Am | 60 |
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I Want to Be a Butterfly [EOS97 - 7] |
0 | 6'36 | Olivier Samouillan | Folk song, jazz ballad with a balkan touch. Sentimental, nocturnal & melancholic. Cronner, organ, electric piano, trumpet & rhythm. Lyrics | melancholic jazz ballad crooner mysterious nocturnal Balkans folk ballad sentimental arty swaying | Fm | 162 |
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Skopje Blues [EOS97 - 6] |
0 | 2'23 | Olivier Samouillan | Balkan music. Melancholic & mournful, bluesy with a sway. Trumpet, gypsy fiddle, clarinet & percussion. | Balkans bowed double bass geopolitics melancholic mysterious bluesy interrogative gipsy violin contemporary jazz world jazz | Dm | 123 |
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Valse à Nini [EOS70 - 11] |
0 | 2'14 | Olivier Samouillan | Intro in pizz. Sentimental, nostalgic & warm. String quartet. | string quartet danceable old-fashioned melancholic confident lively carefree Paris waltz violin | Am | 86 |
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Viola Blues [EOS70 - 7] |
0 | 3'00 | Olivier Samouillan | Relaxed, bluesy with swing. String quartet. | string quartet viola swaying lively relaxed night activity funny bluesy retro cinema driving | C | 123 |
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Do What you Pleases you [EOS71 - 9] |
0 | 2'14 | Olivier Samouillan | Ballroom waltz. Romantic, lively & old-fashioned. Twirling. Trumpet, strings, piano & pizzicato. | ball (dance) danceable old-fashioned lively charming retro cinema happy & joyful small ensemble sentimental waltz musette | Am | 185 |
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Charlotte and the Kid [EOS71 - 8] |
0 | 3'48 | Olivier Samouillan | Melancholic, romantic & old-fashioned. Accordion, trumpet, piano, pizzicato & strings. | melancholic moving sentimental trumpet romantic charming retro cinema delicate destiny old-fashioned | Fm | 100 |
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Languishing [EOS48 - 5] |
0 | 1'51 | Olivier Samouillan | Underscore. Interrogative, steady & mysterious. Piano, oboe & strings. | interrogative beds social drama mysterious acoustic piano suspended atmosphere patient steady anticipation sparse | Bm | 114 |
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Spy on me [EOS44 - 11] |
0 | 1'54 | Olivier Samouillan | Interrogative, mysterious & waiting. Pizzicati, string section & electric guitar. Suggested for investigation. | anticipation interrogative investigation acoustic piano contemporary series mysterious string section electric guitar narrative pizzicato | Am | 125 |
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Sur les pointes [EOS44 - 5] |
0 | 2'37 | Olivier Samouillan | Introspective & troubled then calm & impressionist. Piano solo. | suspended atmosphere acoustic piano arty intermittent narrative post-classical solo introspective mysterious calm | Em | 126 |
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Mankind Healing [EOS41 - 4] |
0 | 2'17 | Olivier Samouillan | Disturbing, nocturnal, relentless & rigorous. Electric guitar, cello & marimba. Rhythm @ 1'06. | relentless anticipation interrogative investigation nocturnal strict contemporary series natural disaster spy mysterious | Eb | 119 |
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Anteo [EOS39 - 7] |
0 | 3'56 | Olivier Samouillan | Light-hearted, lively & determined. Traditional balkanic folklore. String quartet & tapan. | East European Gypsies Balkans driving Davul lively string quartet everyday life destiny traditional Eastern Europe geopolitics | Bm | 74 |
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After Shot [EOS28 - 13] |
0 | 2'03 | Olivier Samouillan | Contemporary western. Melancholic, sparse & suspended atmosphere. Twangy guitar & accordion. | suspended atmosphere melancholic contemporary western social drama wandering hot desert sparse twangy guitar diatonic accordion atmospheric | Fm | 100 |
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South Border [EOS28 - 1] |
0 | 3'09 | Olivier Samouillan | Film noir / spy movie / contemporary western / rumba. Wandering, interrogative & suspended atmosphere. Tenor saxophone, twangy guitar, string | geopolitics interrogative suspended atmosphere wandering film noir investigation jazzy mysterious atmospheric hot desert | Cm | 110 |
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Pensée Matinale [EOS28 - 2] |
0 | 1'45 | Olivier Samouillan | Romantic / US independent cinema / underscore. Melancholic, moving & delicate. Acoustic piano & violin. | melancholic romantic social drama moving introspective panoramic calm destiny suspended atmosphere intimate | E | 98 |
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Charlotte & the Kid [EOS28 - 5] |
0 | 3'29 | Olivier Samouillan | Contemporary western. Interrogative, wandering & moving. Viola, double bass, electric & acoustic guitar. | interrogative wandering geopolitics introspective social drama moving patient viola arid confident | Fm | 91 |
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Over the Wall [EOS28 - 6] |
0 | 2'48 | Anthony Mowat, Olivier Samouillan | Underscore. Confident & sensual but second part hypnotic & interrogative @ 1'35. Electric guitar, viola, sequencing & rhythm. | confident geopolitics hypnotic interrogative catchy driving sensual changing anticipation lively | Em | 95 |
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Valse Ivre [EOS28 - 10] |
0 | 2'47 | Olivier Samouillan | Waltz. Wandering, swaying & intriguing. Acoustic guitar & electric accordion. | wandering ball (dance) acoustic guitar interrogative waltz swaying melancholic suspended atmosphere geopolitics patient | Cm | 70 |
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No Border [EOS28 - 11] |
0 | 2'26 | Olivier Samouillan | Contemporary western / italian western. Insidious, arid & suspended atmosphere. Electric guitar & acoustic guitar, violin, double bass & rhythm. | geopolitics contemporary western hot desert insidious suspended atmosphere interrogative arid electric guitar investigation mysterious | C | 100 |
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The Steam Engine [EOS34 - 1] |
1'12 | Virgile Goller, Olivier Samouillan | Retro cinema. Interrogative, bouncy & slapstick. Violin & accordion duo. | circus music accordions interrogative retro cinema street theatre tragi-comic viola funny blooper circus | Am | 99 |
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The Steam Engine Remix [EOS34 - 11] |
Alt. | 1'12 | Virgile Goller, Olivier Samouillan | Contemporary western / Police comedy. Interrogative, bouncy & slapstick. Violin, accordion, electric guitar & percussion. | interrogative street theatre viola blooper circus funny animals tragi-comic accordions funny ironical & mischievous | Am | 97 |
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Weird Cat [EOS34 - 10] |
0 | 1'30 | Virgile Goller, Olivier Samouillan | Waltz movement / French cinema. Determined, lively & pastoral. Violin & accordion duo. | accordions arts & crafts driving country & garden confident interiors & cooking lively waltz movement pastoral viola | Em | 106 |
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Silent Love [EOS34 - 2] |
2'19 | Virgile Goller, Olivier Samouillan | Retro cinema. Sad & melancholic. Violin & accordion duo. | sad viola accordions retro cinema destiny interrogative street theatre social drama suspended atmosphere wandering | Cm | 118 |
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Silent Love Remix [EOS34 - 12] |
Alt. | 2'20 | Virgile Goller, Olivier Samouillan | Fantastic movie / US independent cinema. Sad & melancholic. Violin, accordion & electric guitar. | mysterious viola accordions destiny fantasy interrogative street theatre social drama suspended atmosphere wandering | Cm | 63 |
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Dedo [EOS34 - 3] |
0 | 3'10 | Virgile Goller, Olivier Samouillan | Retro cinema. Confident, pastoral & carefree. Violin & accordion duo. | circus music accordions confident arts & crafts retro cinema pastoral viola bal musette country & garden driving | Dm | 107 |
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Woman with a Hat [EOS34 - 4] |
0 | 2'13 | Virgile Goller, Olivier Samouillan | Ethnic & traditional. Funny, bouncy & danceable. Violin & accordion duo. | accordions funny everyday life ball (dance) country & garden danceable lively happy & joyful bouncy street theatre | A | 137 |
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Turning Around [EOS34 - 5] |
0 | 1'54 | Virgile Goller, Olivier Samouillan | Repetitive music / retro cinema. Relentless, rigorous & cyclic. Violin & accordion duo. | arpeggio cyclic industry relentless arts & crafts loop lively repetitive music time-lapse tracking shot | F | 139 |
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Sin of Pride [EOS34 - 6] |
0 | 1'22 | Virgile Goller, Olivier Samouillan | Human ressources / ballroom dancing / retro cinema. Urgent, lively & determined. Violin & accordion duo. | accordions arts & crafts driving loop destiny lively industry relentless French TV serie urgent | F | 126 |
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Irene [EOS34 - 7] |
0 | 1'35 | Virgile Goller, Olivier Samouillan | Waltz movement / French cinema. Funny, danceable & old-fashioned. Violin & accordion duo. | bal musette danceable waltz movement viola accordions funny French cinema lively France happy & joyful | Am | 93 |
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Crazy bike [EOS34 - 8] |
0 | 2'12 | Virgile Goller, Olivier Samouillan | French retro comedy. Lively, danceable & festive. Violin & accordion duo. | bal musette lively everyday life viola accordions French retro comedy driving festive happy & joyful open air | Am | 178 |
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Last Round [EOS34 - 9] |
0 | 1'24 | Virgile Goller, Olivier Samouillan | Retro cinema. Tragi-comic, intriguing & mischievous. Violin & accordion duo. | circus music street theatre tragi-comic viola accordions swaying retro cinema circus melancholic comical | Am | 82 |
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Hopeless Beggars [EOS20 - 6] |
0 | 3'00 | Anthony Mowat, Olivier Samouillan | Strange & mysterious. Violin, drums, Sequencing, synth, bass, electric guitar. | investigation violin film noir crime movie cold disturbing mysterious drums suspended atmosphere jazzy | Em | 93 |
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Hope is a Rare Thing [EOS20 - 11] |
0 | 2'54 | Anthony Mowat, Olivier Samouillan | Introspective & mystical. Drums, bass, piano, synth, sequencing. | nocturnal string section drums dub introspective investigation electric bass police comedy steady film noir | Em | 70 |
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Alarm Music 2 [EOS20 - 13] |
0 | 2'12 | Anthony Mowat, Olivier Samouillan | Nocturnal & introspective. Sequencing, synth, drums, bass, electric guitar. | nocturnal electric bass dub introspective investigation drums police comedy steady film noir crime movie | Fm | 81 |
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Deeper Underground [EOS20 - 3] |
0 | 2'50 | Anthony Mowat, Olivier Samouillan | Desolate & mystical. Sequencing, synth, electronic percussion, bass. | panorama panoramic airy electric bass introspective everyday life steady desolate mystical electronic percussion | D | 61 |
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Underground Echoes [EOS20 - 1] |
0 | 3'43 | Anthony Mowat, Olivier Samouillan | Mysterious & strange. Sequencing, synth, electronic percussion, bass, electric guitar. | investigation mysterious crime movie disturbing sequencing sci-fi string section docu fiction cold interrogative | B | 86 |
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The Bridge on the Drina [CEZ4184 - 16] |
0 | 1'16 | Olivier Samouillan | Nostalgic & restrained. Clarinet & accordion. | geopolitics Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia East European Gypsies Kosovo Montenegro Serbia Slovenia destiny social drama | Bbm | 81 |
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Kira Kiralina [CEZ4184 - 19] |
0 | 1'54 | Olivier Samouillan | Dreamlike & solitary. Solo piano. | acoustic piano sparse sad social drama wandering geopolitics introspective historical narrative Romania suspended atmosphere | Em | 90 |
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Thessaloniki [CEZ4184 - 22] |
0 | 1'21 | Olivier Samouillan | Nostalgic & moving. Solo piano. | sparse melancholic acoustic piano Balkans geopolitics intimate mysterious arts intermittent moving | Em | 83 |
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Mnemosyne [EOS13 - 5] |
0 | 3'12 | Anthony Mowat, Olivier Samouillan | Slow & sparse. Solo viola. | dissonant sparse Twentieth century music desolate suspended atmosphere wandering unclassifiable viola mysterious undulating | D | 118 |
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