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French music producer Kavinsky, known for Drive soundtrack hit Nightcall, dies aged 50
['Ben Beaumont-Thomas']
World news | The Guardian
The French electronic musician Kavinsky, known for the song Nightcall which achieved iconic status after its inclusion in the Ryan Gosling film Drive, has died aged 50.
A police source speaking to French newspaper Le Figaro indicated that the suspected cause of death was a stroke.
Emmanuel Macron was among those paying tribute to him, calling him “a source of French pride forever”.
Also paying tribute was French culture minister Catherine Pégard, who said: “France loses one of its most singular voices.
From the film Drive to the Paris Olympics, the entire world had pulsed to Nightcall.