Gustave Rudman Rambali Explained

Gustave Rudman Rambali
Birth Name:Gustave Chand Rudman Rambali
Alias:Gustave Naast
Birth Place:Paris, France
Years Active:–present

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] as well as the 2021 documentary , which was selected at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.[6] In 2022, he composed original music for fashion shows by Balenciaga[7] Alaia[8] 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.

Biography

Rambali 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.[9] From there, he was admitted to the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris[10] 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.[11] [12]

In 2004, as Gustave Naast, he formed the group Naast with members Jeff Brakha, Nicolas Ballay and Lucas Sensi.[13] His song Mauvais Garçon from their debut album Antichambre was featured in the video game .[14] 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.[15] In 2019, he composed music for the HBO series Euphoria, directed by Sam Levinson.[16] 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. In 2022, he was invited by fashion brands Balenciaga[17] and Alaia[18] to compose the music for their haute couture shows at the Paris Fashion Week.

Discography

!Year!Project!Track!Credits
2006NaastSongwriter, arranger, co-producer, singer, guitarist
2007Va-Et-Vient
Point aveugle
Tu te trompes
Derrière cette porte
Coeur de glace
La fille que j'aime
Complications
Sublimation
Je te cherche
2008PodcatsSoundtrackComposer, co-composer, lyricist, singer, guitarist, producer
2011Woodkid[19] IronArranger
Remix by Mystery Jets
Remix by Gucci Vump
Kendrick LamarThe Spiteful Chant
2012EnticsLontana Da MeCo-composer
2013La FouineA bout de brasCo-composer
James ArthurRosesCo-composer, arranger, co-producer
2014Ella EyreTwoArranger
Clean Bandit[20] ExtraordinaryCo-composer
Labrinth[21] [22] Let It BeCo-composer, arranger, programmer, orchestra conductor, additional vocals
JealousArranger, orchestra conductor
2015Josef SalvatShoot & RunArranger, orchestra conductor
Punchline
Til I Found You
Closer
MikaOrdinary ManCo composer, co-producer
The Weeknd feat. LabrinthLosersArranger, orchestra conductor
2016KlingandeLosing YouCo-composer, arranger, co-producer, orchestra conductor
BirdyGive UpArranger, orchestra conductor
2017Wilkinson feat. Karen HardingSweet LiesCo-producer, programmer
Noah Cyrus feat. XXX TentacionAgain
Atacama (dir. Caroline Corbasson)Original film scoreComposer
Gustave RudmanSunComposer, Arranger, Producer
IntermezzoComposer
2018Mikky EkkoFameStrings and orchestration
LSDGeniusCo-arranger, additional production, additional vocal production
Genius feat. Lil Wayne
AudioArranger, co-producer
MountainsAdditional production
2019Labrinth feat. SiaOblivionArranger, orchestra conductor
Euphoria (HBO series)Episode 4: Shook One Pt IIEpisode 5: '03 Bonnie and ClydeCo-composer, co-producer
Sia feat. LabrinthOblivionArranger, orchestra conductor
202Labrinth x Gustave RudmanTears of a synthesized SoulCo-composer, co-producer
2021WoodkidIron 2021Arranger
Original Film ScoreComposer
2022Euphoria (HBO series) season IIThe Lake (episodes 1 & 8)Co-composer, co-producer
Original MusicComposer
Physics (dir. Caroline Corbasson)Original film scoreComposer
Gustave RudmanAvionComposer
GucciOriginal soundtrack feat. Marianne FaithfullComposer
Gustave Rudman, Vanessa BeecroftSometimes I Feel Like A Motherless ChildComposer
BFRND feat. Gustave Rudman - Love in E MinorCo-composer
2023Gustave RudmanTwo ShadowsComposer
Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Durk, Bump JVulturesCo-composer, Co-producer
Gustave RudmanGhosts Of UsComposer

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rudman Rambali, Gustave : [Prix d'harmonie] [Portail de la musique contemporaine ]]. www.musiquecontemporaine.fr. 2019-10-01.
  2. News: Going up?. Sullivan. Caroline. 2005-12-09. The Guardian. 2019-10-01. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  3. Web site: Interview: Woodkid Talks Creating His Debut Album, Why Lana Del Rey is His Muse, and Artistically Relating to the Past. Complex. en. 2019-10-01.
  4. Web site: Labrinth interview: Musician on making new album and his addiction to. 2014-10-03. The Independent. en. 2019-10-01.
  5. Web site: Soundtrack Album for HBO's 'Euphoria' to Be Released Film Music Reporter. en-US. 2019-10-04.
  6. Web site: Vivarelli. Nick. 2021-07-26. Venice Film Festival: 'Last Duel,' 'Dune,' 'Power of the Dog' and 'Spencer' Highlight Starry Lineup – Full List. 2021-08-04. Variety. en-US.
  7. Web site: Kim Kardashian, Dua Lipa, Nicole Kidman, and More Walk Balenciaga's Fall 2022 Couture Runway Show . 2022-08-16 . Complex . en.
  8. Web site: Ahmed . Osman . 2022-01-24 . Alaïa kicks off couture week with Pieter Mulier's epic second collection . 2022-08-16 . i-D . en.
  9. Web site: Joinville le Pont Magazine n°189-fevrier-mars 2010. Issuu. 3 March 2010 . en. 2019-10-04.
  10. Web site: Admis au CNSM en écriture. crr.paris.fr. 2019-10-04.
  11. Web site: Rudman Rambali, Gustave : [Prix d'harmonie] [Portail de la musique contemporaine ]]. www.musiquecontemporaine.fr. 2019-10-04.
  12. Web site: Rudman Rambali, Gustave : Ecriture XXème-XXIème -Examen final [Portail de la musique contemporaine ]]. www.musiquecontemporaine.fr. 2019-10-04.
  13. Web site: naast gustave rambali - homelib.cf. homelib.cf. 2019-10-01.
  14. Web site: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Soundtrack Song List. IGN. en. 2019-10-01.
  15. Web site: 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. 2019-10-01.
  16. Web site: Gustave Rudman. Discogs. en. 2019-10-01.
  17. Web site: Kim Kardashian, Dua Lipa, Nicole Kidman, and More Walk Balenciaga's Fall 2022 Couture Runway Show . 2022-08-16 . Complex . en.
  18. Web site: Ahmed . Osman . 2022-01-24 . Alaïa kicks off couture week with Pieter Mulier's epic second collection . 2022-08-16 . i-D . en.
  19. Web site: Interview / Woodkid ‹ TEEZ'. fr-FR. 2019-10-01.
  20. Web site: Gustave Rambali. Loop Community. en. 2019-10-01.
  21. Web site: Labrinth Unveils Heart-Breaking Ballad 'Jealous'. www.mtv.co.uk. en. 2019-10-01.
  22. Web site: Labrinth - Let It Be songtekst. Songteksten.nl - Your Lyrics Source. en. 2019-10-01.