HiTnRuN is a musical collective created in 2012 composed of Benoit Rault (AKA Ben’s Symphonic Orchestra) & Lionel Flairs ( AKA Flairs) , two brothers that started making music together in their teenage years, and formerly Philippe Deshaies (2012 / 2020).
After several personal artist albums & tours, together or on their own, Lionel Flairs composed (alongside comic Book artist & director Riad Sattouf) the soundtrack for “Les Beaux Gosses “ (2009 – Riad Sattouf ) a French teen movie, now multi-awarded & considered as Cult.
In 2014, Lionel & Benoit composed together the soundtrack for “les Combattants” (2014 – Thomas Cailley ) as HiTnRuN and ended up 2015 Cesar nominees for their music.
Since that period, the collective has been creating soundtracks for numerous feature films and series. Their studios are based in Paris, allowing them to mix up their musical abilities, quirkiness, off-beat colors, flutes, bass, electronics, vintage & modern synths,guitars, drumming and the wide variety of dodgy composing techniques that make this duo such a fine blend.
Benoit studied flute as a child, then guitar. As a young adult he signed with Courtyard UK (management team for Radiohead & Supergrass) on the strength of a demo-tape they’d gotten ahold of. He released three acclaimed albums of pop gems and toured the globe with them (as Ben’s Symphonic Orchestra) . Benoit has also produced many albums for diverse artists such as Barbara Carlotti, Joseph Leon, Morning Star, and has been praised for the subtlety of his arrangements, singing, guitar-playing, percussion and writing skills.
On the other hand, Lionel spent three adventurous years in West London, then returned to Paris to play in dozens of well-established French bands, including Ben’s Symphonic Orchestra, Hush Puppies, Chateau Marmont, Exotica (with whom he still plays), Alex Gopher, Benjamin Diamond…
He began releasing his own LPs in 2003 as Flairs, and soon went global, thanks to “Better Than Prince” & “Truckers Delight” (from his debut album Sweat Symphony), songs which later became acclaimed videos under the direction of Jonas & François (Justice Dance, Madonna 4 Minutes, Kanye West…) and Jeremie Perin (Dye/Fantasy). The videos have reached over 7,000,000 views on YouTube, Vimeo & Dailymotion.
FILM & SERIES SOUNDTRACKS
2009 OST “Les Beaux Gosses”
Director: Riad Sattouf
Music: Lionel Flairs / Riad Sattouf
2014 OST “Les Combattants”
Director: Thomas Cailley
Music: Benoit Rault / Lionel Flairs
2015 OST “La nouvelle vie de Paul Sneijder” Director: Thomas Vincent
Music: Benoit Rault / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2016 Additional Music “La danseuse”
Director: Stephanie Di Giusto
Music: Benoit Rault / Philippe Deshaies
2016 OST “Royaume ”
Director: Fréderic Guelaff
Music: Lionel Flairs / Benoit Rault / Philippe Deshaies
2017 OST “Crash Test Aglaé ”
Director: Eric Gravel
Music: Benoit Rault / Philippe Deshaies
2017 OST “Belle & Sebastian ” (52 x13” Gaumont)
Director: Lionel François
Music: Lionel Flairs / Benoit Rault / Philippe Deshaies
2018 OST “les Bracelets Rouges (S01 6×52”)
Director: Nicolas Cuche)
Music: Lionel Flairs / Benoit Rault / Philippe Deshaies
2018 OST “Ad Vitam “ (6×52”- ARTE)
Director: Thomas Cailley
Music: Lionel Flairs / Benoit Rault / Philippe Deshaies
2019 OST « LEGO CITY ADVENTURES »
(SO1 – 20 x 11)
Directors: Laurent Nicolas / Samuel Tourneux
Music: Benoit Rault / Marcan Papi / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2019 OST “Osmosis” (8×52” – Netflix)
Directors: Julius Berg / Mona Achache…
Music: Benoit Rault / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2019 OST “les Bracelets Rouges”
(SO2 8×52” TF1)
Directors: N.Cuche / C. Campos
Music: Benoit Rault / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2019 Additional Music “Ma nudité”
Director: Marina de Van
Music: Benoit Rault / Lionel Flairs
2019 OST “Tout le monde ne survivra pas” (Short – Caiman)
Director: Thibault Lang Villar
Music: Benoit Rault / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2020 OST « LEGO CITY ADVENTURES »
(SO2 – 22 x 11)
Director: Laurent Nicolas
Music: Benoit Rault / Marcan Papi / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2020 OST “les Bracelets Rouges”
(SO3 8×52” TF1)
Directors: C. Campos
Music: Benoit Rault / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2020 OST « Possessions » (Canal +)
Director: Thomas Vincent
Music: Benoit Rault / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2021 OST « LEGO CITY ADVENTURES »
(SO3 – 22 x 11)
Director: Laurent Nicolas
Music: Benoit Rault / Marcan Papi / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2022 OST « Coeurs Vaillants »
Director: Mona Achache
Music: Benoit Rault
2022 OST « LEGO CITY ADVENTURES »
(SO4 – 22 x 11)
Director: Laurent Nicolas
Music: Benoit Rault / Marcan Papi / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2023 OST “les Bracelets Rouges”
(SO4 6×52” TF1)
Directors: X. de Choudens / Fabien Gorgeart
Music: Benoit Rault / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2023 OST « Juniors »
Director: Hugo Thomas
Music: Lionel Flairs / Benoit Rault /
François Villevieille / Hugo Thomas
After several personal artist albums & tours, together or on their own, Lionel Flairs composed (alongside comic Book artist & director Riad Sattouf) the soundtrack for “Les Beaux Gosses “ (2009 – Riad Sattouf ) a French teen movie, now multi-awarded & considered as Cult.
In 2014, Lionel & Benoit composed together the soundtrack for “les Combattants” (2014 – Thomas Cailley ) as HiTnRuN and ended up 2015 Cesar nominees for their music.
Since that period, the collective has been creating soundtracks for numerous feature films and series. Their studios are based in Paris, allowing them to mix up their musical abilities, quirkiness, off-beat colors, flutes, bass, electronics, vintage & modern synths,guitars, drumming and the wide variety of dodgy composing techniques that make this duo such a fine blend.
Benoit studied flute as a child, then guitar. As a young adult he signed with Courtyard UK (management team for Radiohead & Supergrass) on the strength of a demo-tape they’d gotten ahold of. He released three acclaimed albums of pop gems and toured the globe with them (as Ben’s Symphonic Orchestra) . Benoit has also produced many albums for diverse artists such as Barbara Carlotti, Joseph Leon, Morning Star, and has been praised for the subtlety of his arrangements, singing, guitar-playing, percussion and writing skills.
On the other hand, Lionel spent three adventurous years in West London, then returned to Paris to play in dozens of well-established French bands, including Ben’s Symphonic Orchestra, Hush Puppies, Chateau Marmont, Exotica (with whom he still plays), Alex Gopher, Benjamin Diamond…
He began releasing his own LPs in 2003 as Flairs, and soon went global, thanks to “Better Than Prince” & “Truckers Delight” (from his debut album Sweat Symphony), songs which later became acclaimed videos under the direction of Jonas & François (Justice Dance, Madonna 4 Minutes, Kanye West…) and Jeremie Perin (Dye/Fantasy). The videos have reached over 7,000,000 views on YouTube, Vimeo & Dailymotion.
FILM & SERIES SOUNDTRACKS
2009 OST “Les Beaux Gosses”
Director: Riad Sattouf
Music: Lionel Flairs / Riad Sattouf
2014 OST “Les Combattants”
Director: Thomas Cailley
Music: Benoit Rault / Lionel Flairs
2015 OST “La nouvelle vie de Paul Sneijder” Director: Thomas Vincent
Music: Benoit Rault / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2016 Additional Music “La danseuse”
Director: Stephanie Di Giusto
Music: Benoit Rault / Philippe Deshaies
2016 OST “Royaume ”
Director: Fréderic Guelaff
Music: Lionel Flairs / Benoit Rault / Philippe Deshaies
2017 OST “Crash Test Aglaé ”
Director: Eric Gravel
Music: Benoit Rault / Philippe Deshaies
2017 OST “Belle & Sebastian ” (52 x13” Gaumont)
Director: Lionel François
Music: Lionel Flairs / Benoit Rault / Philippe Deshaies
2018 OST “les Bracelets Rouges (S01 6×52”)
Director: Nicolas Cuche)
Music: Lionel Flairs / Benoit Rault / Philippe Deshaies
2018 OST “Ad Vitam “ (6×52”- ARTE)
Director: Thomas Cailley
Music: Lionel Flairs / Benoit Rault / Philippe Deshaies
2019 OST « LEGO CITY ADVENTURES »
(SO1 – 20 x 11)
Directors: Laurent Nicolas / Samuel Tourneux
Music: Benoit Rault / Marcan Papi / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2019 OST “Osmosis” (8×52” – Netflix)
Directors: Julius Berg / Mona Achache…
Music: Benoit Rault / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2019 OST “les Bracelets Rouges”
(SO2 8×52” TF1)
Directors: N.Cuche / C. Campos
Music: Benoit Rault / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2019 Additional Music “Ma nudité”
Director: Marina de Van
Music: Benoit Rault / Lionel Flairs
2019 OST “Tout le monde ne survivra pas” (Short – Caiman)
Director: Thibault Lang Villar
Music: Benoit Rault / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2020 OST « LEGO CITY ADVENTURES »
(SO2 – 22 x 11)
Director: Laurent Nicolas
Music: Benoit Rault / Marcan Papi / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2020 OST “les Bracelets Rouges”
(SO3 8×52” TF1)
Directors: C. Campos
Music: Benoit Rault / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2020 OST « Possessions » (Canal +)
Director: Thomas Vincent
Music: Benoit Rault / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2021 OST « LEGO CITY ADVENTURES »
(SO3 – 22 x 11)
Director: Laurent Nicolas
Music: Benoit Rault / Marcan Papi / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2022 OST « Coeurs Vaillants »
Director: Mona Achache
Music: Benoit Rault
2022 OST « LEGO CITY ADVENTURES »
(SO4 – 22 x 11)
Director: Laurent Nicolas
Music: Benoit Rault / Marcan Papi / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2023 OST “les Bracelets Rouges”
(SO4 6×52” TF1)
Directors: X. de Choudens / Fabien Gorgeart
Music: Benoit Rault / Lionel Flairs / Philippe Deshaies
2023 OST « Juniors »
Director: Hugo Thomas
Music: Lionel Flairs / Benoit Rault /
François Villevieille / Hugo Thomas