There is no doubt that the first requirement for a composer is to be dead.

Milhaud dedicated his fourth string quintet to Honegger's memory while Francis Poulenc similarly dedicated his Clarinet Sonata. 2)
1933 : H 83 Symphonic Movement No. He composed the music for Abel Gance's epic 1927 film Napoléon.

Arthur Honegger (French: [aʁtyʁ ɔnɛɡɛːʁ]; 10 March 1892 – 27 November 1955) was a Swiss composer who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231 which was inspired by the sound of a steam locomotive.