Major kudos go to young French composer Laurent Couson's sweeping symphonic score, which gives the movie an extra feeling of size and occasion.
Variety

Laurent Couson's music, like that of Moriconne, dramatically enhances the image and opens new horizons to the spectator.
Hollywood reporter

A pleasant surprise, the young composer Laurent Couson, whose composition Dream Waltz performed at Carnegie Hall was filled with true romantic and Parisian charm.
The New York Post

The triumph was primarily due to the score by Laurent Couson, whose music was unanimously admired by the audience, definitely inspired by his French origins, rich in innovation, in sound and in rhythm, generously serving the soloist.
The Independent Post

Laurent Couson is one of the composers we should keep an eye on in the years to come. The density in his writing and his humor are the values that the audience truly appreciates.
Frédéric Lodéon (France Inter)

With one move of his hand, Laurent Couson shows his independence on historical clichés, on aesthetic guidelines and on the common belief of the death of tonal music. His choice is to write according to his ear, whatever we hear is filled with rare emotions and expression. That is the quality that tells a poet out of the artists.
David Herschel (France Musiques)

Totally impressed with Laurent Couson's music, one of the best compositions I have heard in years.
Gérard Courchelle (France Info)

I am moved by the sensitive approach of composer Laurent Couson who bravely and resolutely crosses the boundaries of the modern fashion.
Philippe Hersant (compositeur)

Laurent Couson writes melodies that one retains for a long time. His knowledge of the art of music leads us to a fantastic and poetic universe in which we spend an unforgettable moment of pleasure.
Agnès Dalbard (Le Parisien)

Muses must have visited Laurent Couson, a composer who makes instruments sing and expresses incredible enthusiasm in his compositions.
Laurent Petitgirard

I am especially impressed by the talentful courage of composer Laurent Couson who demonstrates astonishing originality and surprising creative vitality.
Jean-Claude Casadesus

The artistic challenge is met. Laurent writes with his heart and his emotions. I am sure that very soon his name will become a major reference.
Francis Lai

What a delight to sing the beautiful music of Laurent Couson, a composer who seems to have understood everything about American music.
Dee Dee Bridgewater

Laurent Couson is my friend, my accomplice. His compositions are full of beauty and splendor that only the best of the best can have.
Didier Lockwood


About Laurent Couson's concert Monsieur Luxure

Laurent Couson, seen as a prominent actor in Ces amours là, is totally at ease as a loose and cynical Dandy. His singing and piano playing are of an exceptional level of skill.
Pariscope

Marvelous lyrics, harmonies, melodies and amazing virtuosity... The singer's charm is outstanding, and the audience is overwhelmed.
La nouvelle république

Laurent Couson is equally skilled as an actor and composer. The audience is overwhelmed.
The Bangkok Post

Huge success at the concert given by Laurent Couson.
Shanghai News

Laurent Couson's skills as a musician and an actor are impressing. His solid jazz and cabaret background shows.
toutelaculture


About Laurent Couson's ballet Romeos and Juliets

Breathtaking. It does not happen often to see a show so sublime.
Le Parisien

Ardent, juvenile, energetic, an amazing production.
Le Monde

For the first time ever, a dance born in the streets becomes the actor of a genuine ballet, including complete choreography, music, lights and scenography. Everything at its best.
L'express

A truly brilliant original work, full of exceptional dramatic strength and sublime music.
Classica Répertoire


About Laurent Couson's musical Anges et Démons (Angels and Demons)

Ardor and poesy... a subtle blend of popular music and mastery behind the greatest successes of Broadway. Laurent Couson is a genuine successor of Kurt Weill and Stravinsky.
Le Figaro

A fascinating show, a new West Side Story, a piece of musical fireworks bringing together poetry, virtuosity and emotion. Anges et Démons is a reference work in the landscape of the musicals "made in France".
Ouest France

Magical! Rush to buy a ticket!
Le Télégramme

Thrilling, totally thrilling music, a summit of orchestral perfection boiling your blood from the very first measure of every song.
Le Parisien

An opera between rock and neo-baroque, leaving the spectator mesmerized by the devilish rhythm of the music and the poetry.
Zurban

The brilliant composer Laurent Couson, the Master of Ceremony, enjoying the confusion he has created between the Good and the Evil.
Opéra Magazine

It is a pleasure to meet a composer who perfectly masters the genuine tradition of the American Music, while spicing it up with a subtle French style.
France Musiques