Alain Pierre

Alain Pierre (1948-2024) was a Belgian composer and sound engineer, born in Brussels. He worked mostly for cinema and television, often with synthesizers, and founded Hysteresis, a studio equipped with synthesizers for sound effects and music. He is known for his score for Thierry Zéno's 1974 cult film Vase de Noces. Pierre left the Brussels Conservatory after a year and trained as a sound engineer at INSAS. He worked with directors Chantal Akerman and Gérald Frydman, served Jacques Brel as an all-round assistant, and wrote the song "Cœur de loup" for Philippe Lafontaine.