Guillaume Ferran

‘I know that you can do well with little. I'm not at all into equipment overkill. Song and emotion come first’.

This taste for simplicity comes from his favourite instrument, the piano, which he has been playing since the age of four at the Conservatoire, winning several prizes in classical, jazz and contemporary music.

‘I feel like I can say anything with the piano. It's become an extension of my brain, and it's an incredibly versatile instrument.

With whom he has recorded three solo albums in 2017, 2019 and, more recently, ‘Transclasse’, released on 25 April 2025, his major influences include Brahms, Debussy, Grieg and, more recently, Keith Jarrett. His aim is to use the classical theory he learnt at conservatoire to compose pieces that resonate with the contemporary.

Guillaume's compositions naturally found their way into the soundtracks of series such as Calls (Timothée Hochet), Escort Boys (Ruben Alves) and the films Marie-Line et son juge (Jean-Pierre Améris) and Brûle le sang (Akaki Popkhadze). In 2024, he was awarded a Pegasus for creating the best soundtrack for the video game Jusant (Don't Nod).

When he composes for film, Guillaume Ferran likes his music to tell a story that cannot be seen on screen. For him, music has to be able to combine opposites. And that's how he sums up his general approach to his work.