{"id":21043,"date":"2026-07-29T15:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21043"},"modified":"2026-07-29T15:00:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:00:42","slug":"french-dj-best-known-for-nightcall-track-dies-at-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21043","title":{"rendered":"French DJ Best Known For \u2018Nightcall\u2019 Track Dies At 50"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tFrench DJ <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/kavinsky\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kavinsky\" data-tag=\"kavinsky\">Kavinsky<\/a>, who was best known internationally for his \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/nightcall\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nightcall\" data-tag=\"nightcall\">Nightcall<\/a>\u2019 track which opened <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/nicolas-winding-refn\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nicolas-winding-refn\" data-tag=\"nicolas-winding-refn\">Nicolas Winding Refn<\/a>\u2019s 2011 film <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/drive\/\" id=\"auto-tag_drive\" data-tag=\"drive\">Drive<\/a><\/em>, \u00a0has died at the age of 50.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tFrench media reported that the music artist, producer and DJ was found dead at his home in Paris on Tuesday evening (July 28).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe Paris Prosecutors Office said in a statement said that an investigation had been opened into the cause of his death, noting that \u201cfirst responders found no suspicious elements at the scene\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tBorn Vincent Belorgey in Paris on July 31, 1975, Kavinsky was a key figure in the French Touch electro music scene alongside the likes of Daft Punk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHe achieved worldwide fame with his 2010 \u2018Nightcall\u2019 track after Winding Refn used it for his 2011 film <em>Drive<\/em> starring Ryan Gosling opposite Carey Mulligan as a Hollywood stunt driver moonlighting as a getaway driver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tKavinsky had released the track \u2013 produced by Daft Punk\u2019s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Chriso \u2013 the previous year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHis cinema connections preceded the <em>Drive<\/em> breakout through his long collaborative friendship with musician and DJ turned director Quentin Dupieux. He acted in Dupieux\u2019s 2007 picture <em>Steak<\/em>, which also featured his music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMore recently, he made a cameo appearance i<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/03\/netflix-french-language-dj-thriller-with-vincent-cassel-kavinsky-rapper-mister-v-1235869411\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1235869411\">n Netflix French-language original <em>Banger<\/em><\/a> opposite Vincent starring Vincent Cassel as a jaded DJ. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAcross his career, Kavinsky released two albums: \u2018OutRun\u2019 in 2013 and \u2018Reborn\u2019 in 2022. The latter featured \u2018Nightcall\u2019 and was, according to the music artist, influenced by 1980s video games, cop shows such as Miami Vice, and the films of Dario Argento.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tKavinsky\u2019s recent musical engagements include performing at the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as part of a celebration of French electronic music at the Stade de France.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French DJ Kavinsky, who was best known internationally for his \u2018Nightcall\u2019 track which opened Nicolas Winding Refn\u2019s 2011 film Drive, \u00a0has died at the age of 50. French media reported that the music artist, producer and DJ was found dead at his home in Paris on Tuesday evening (July 28). 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