Jean-Benoît Dunckel

When François Ozon required a soundtrack for Été 85* (a.k.a. Summer Of 85), a coming-of-age drama that became a highlight of Cannes 2020's Official Selection, the director turned to musician and composer Jean-Benoît 'JB' Dunckel, the studio-savvy half of the legendary electronic pop duo AIR and a creator of outstanding film scores in his own right. "François liked AIR, and my previous soundtracks," Dunckel explains. "We both pay attention to style and aesthetics, to create something that can be disturbing, beautiful, melancholic, even dark." AIR were also soundtrack specialists, starting in 1999 with the score for Sofia Coppola's debut film The Virgin Suicides, which led to the duo contributing to Coppola's next two films Lost In Translation and Marie Antionette. Their last album to date, 2014, Music For Museums, was also a commission, from the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille for its Open Museum project. Dunckel has continued to make solo pop albums - most recently the expansive pop o