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Laurent JimenezComposer · Sound Designer

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Laurent Jimenez is a French composer and sound designer specializing in music and sound for picture: cinema, television, live music and interactive media.

Laurent produces and releases music under the collective and label "The Underlying Talkers", dedicated to independent projects and artists.

Sketch for "Blow" (Artwork) by Manuel Creignou

NEWS

SOUND DESIGN

"NICCOLO", UN REGARD SUR PAGANINI

Broadcast of the intense and unique 'Niccolo'. An immense collective work.

MUSIQUE ORIGINALE

"RETOUR AU COLLÈGE" AU CINÉMA !

Currently in theaters: 'Retour Au Collège', a feature-length documentary by Antoine Fromental, a compelling social story.

SOUND DESIGN 3D

"LA BULLE IMMERSIVE PLONGEON"

Opening of the Plongeon Immersive Bubble on June 16, 2026 at Hub Axa, 21 Av. Matignon, Paris. A 3D sound immersion dedicated to ocean protection.

SOUND DESIGN

"LAYLA" EN LIGNE !

Release of the 2024 Gobelins animation shorts selection, featuring the Franco-American film "Layla".

MUSIQUE ORIGINALE

DERNIÈRE SORTIE : "NORTH"

"North" is available on Bandcamp and Apple Music in Dolby Atmos.

MUSIQUE ORIGINALE

LA SÉRIE "EN MODE THÉÂTRE" SUR LES PLATEFORMES DU GROUPE CANAL

TV and online release of Quentin Montant’s series "En Mode Théâtre". An ode to adolescence.

SOUND DESIGN

"THABA YE" REÇOIT LE BAFTA 2023 DU MEILLEUR FILM D'ANIMATION ÉTUDIANT

"Thaba Ye" receives the 2023 BAFTA Student Film Award for Animation.

FILMOGRAPHY

EN MODE THÉÂTRE [SÉRIE]

Original music for the series "En Mode Théâtre" (dir. Quentin Montant, prod. Ketchup Mayonnaise / Canal+)

NICCOLO

Broadcast of the intense and unique 'Niccolo'. An immense collective work.

PLONGEON [SÉRIE PODCAST 3D]

Immersive 3D audio mixing for 'Plongeon', a podcast series - Follow the link

A PRINCESS' GUIDE TO FAIRYTALE LOVE

Princess seeks Prince...

TRY HARD

Looking to join the most prestigious animation school?

RETOUR AU COLLÈGE

The middle school, through its tensions and its values. Currently in theaters.

THABA YE

A poetic and powerful short film inspired by a South African legend, winner of the 2023 BAFTA Student Film Award for Animation

24H DU MANS - FORD [VR]

A virtual reality experience at the 24 Heures du Mans

LA MÉCANIQUE DES FORMES

Driven by the beauty of the images - Follow the link

BENDO

When renovation means exclusion (France TV 'Filme ton quartier' Award)

UN MONDE DE GLACE

An expedition to dissolve into an icy sea

IELS

Selections from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

MASSACRE À LA TRONÇONNEUSE

Bringing Tobe Hooper’s original 1974 feature film up to standards for its 2014 re-release. Bloody hard work.

GLOBAL WHEELING

A world tour, without the footprint (French Dub Mixing, Season 2)

THE NEXT BIG THING

After "Yesterday", here comes "The Next Big Thing", created by Spanish team Pendulo, bringing a quirky and charming universe with a strong identity to their games. Here is the trailer.

MASS EFFECT 3

French voice recordings for one of the most anticipated releases of 2012, Mass Effect 3, at Triom studio in Paris.

ASSASSIN'S CREED

French voice recordings for Assassin’s Creed 1 & 2 at Dune Sound in Paris. One of the franchises that helped drive games toward huge-scale artistic and financial productions...

i1STUDIO

For Picture

Original music for Cinema / TV productions
Sound editing & Sound Design
Mixing - Broadcast compliance / Restoration
Stereo / 5.1 / Dolby Atmos / MPEG-H Audio / Mach 1 Spatial / Ambisonic formats

Music

Music Production / Direction
Studio recording
Composition & Arranging
Stereo / Dolby Atmos mixing

Multimedia / Interactive Sound

Overall sound production for Indie Game / AAA
Interactive Sound & Music Creation
Middleware / 3D Engine Integration

RÉFÉRENCES

Cinema / TV

PRODUCTIONS / COMPANIES -
Technicolor/Mikros Image, Q Department Studios/Mach1, Arte, France Télévisions, Canal+, TF1, Ketchup Mayonnaise (...)

SOME HIGHLIGHTS -
Original music for the TV series "En Mode Théâtre" (Canal+ / Ketchup-Mayonnaise) - Gobelins Productions, Mix & Sound Design : Niccolo, Layla, Try Hard, Blue Curry, Thaba Ye (full list available upon request) - Sound design for the 24h du Mans VR experience (Ford GT Virtual Reality) - 2.0 remix of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (Mikros Image/TF1) - Espion, Lève-Toi, dir. Yves Boisset (R128 remix / restoration) - Original music for the 3D film "Trois Petits Dés" (dir. Quentin Montant) (CV and detailed list available upon request)

Video Games

PRODUCTIONS / COMPANIES -
Activision, BioWare, Electronic Arts, Focus, Microsoft Game Studios, Sega, THQ, Ubisoft, 2K Games, Crytek, Take 2, Dune Sound, Triom Productions, La Marque Rose (...)

SOME HIGHLIGHTS -
Top Spin 3 (Sound Design) - Ryse, Son of Rome (multi-language cinematic mixing) - After-H (Sound Design) - Yesterday & The Next Big Thing (FR & US/UK recording - cinematic mixing), Rabbids Go Home (VO recording - Voice SFX - cinematic mixing), Mass Effect 3, Call of Duty, Titanfall, Bioshock 2, Dragon Age, Assassin’s Creed 1&2... (French version recording) (...)

Brands

PRODUCTIONS / COMPANIES -
Arte, BNF, Citroën, Dolce & Gabbana, Ferrero, Hachette, Lee Cooper, Maïf, Panasonic, Peugeot, Sofinco, Spotify, France Télévisions, TF1, Unitaid, Vania, Yves Saint Laurent (...)

SOME HIGHLIGHTS -
Dolce & Gabbana ("Street of Dreams", dir. Martin Scorsese - 1m30 version mix) - Lee Cooper (sound design & mix 'The Long Road Home') - Spotify (Original Music / Jingles) - Citroën (TV commercial recording / mixing) - Panasonic, Ferrero, Maïf (Sound Design / Mixing) - Unitaid/Massive Good (Sound Design & Mixing for United Nations film) - Didier, Hachette, BNF (Sound Design / Mix "Fort Boyard", "Printemps Vert"...) (...)