After earning a Golden Globe nomination for his first feature, 1966's A Man and a Woman, Academy Award-winning film composer Francis Lai continued to establish a highly melodic style that bridged wistful keyboard pieces, playful chamber music, jazz, and sweeping instrumental pop. In addition to a prolific partnership with director Claude Lelouch that produced over three dozen films and spanned over 50 years, he is best known for his theme to Love Story from the 1970 Arthur Hiller film. ~ Marcy Donelson