“We are very proud of our work”, reacts the French singer and composer Camille Ducol, “best original song” at the Golden Globes for “El mal”, in the film “Emilia Pérez”

The musical, directed by Jacques Audiard, triumphed at the Golden Globes ceremony in the United States. The feature film notably won the statuette for “best original song” thanks to the title composed by the French couple, Camille and Clément Ducol.

“We are proud of our work. You have to live it to believe it“, reacts, Monday January 6, on franceinfo Camille Ducol, French singer and composer, “best original song” at the Golden Globes in the United States for “El mal”, in “Emilia Pérez”, the film by Jacques Audiard.

“This is the title that gave us the most trouble on this film“, recognized Clément Ducol who composed the film's soundtrack with his wife Camille Ducol. In the film, the song is performed by actress Zoe Saldaña, “best supporting actress”, in an important scene of the feature film by Jacques Audiard which won four awards at the 2025 Golden Globes.

“It's not an easy time“, for Zoe Saldaña, who “is faced with a room of corrupt, crooked people, we didn't know which angle to take the song from“. We hesitated between “cynicism, lyricism, musical drama“, continues Clément Ducol. “And ultimately, it was this song that convinced Jacques Audiard. Initially, this music was more electronic and we were helped by the performance of Zoe Saldaña who put all her energy into it, everything we see in the scene“, he says. “She dances wonderfully. She helped us find the tone for the right arrangements, afterwards in the studio, Jacques Audiard told us that with Zoe's performance, we had to review the whole arrangement and do everything with a live band that was a little more rock“.

“We are reassured in a certain way” to see this film win so many awards in an America that will soon be led by Donald Trump, added Camille Ducol. “Emilia Pérez”, filmed in France, in Spanish, tells the story of the gender change of a Mexican drug trafficker. She is also satisfied because the Golden Globes constitute a “curtain raiser of the Oscars, that's the issue, it's part of the road to the Oscars“, recognizes Camille Ducol.