Nicolas Formé was a French composer.

At the age of 20 in 1587 Formé joined the choir of the Sainte-Chapelle

Sainte-Chapelle (choir)

The Sainte-Chapelle was also the name for the chapelle, the men of the clerical and musical institution which attached to the building, the Sainte-Chapelle , in Paris....

, but was excluded from the fraternity for drunkenness and womanising. He was reinstated in 1592, to the Chapelle royale

Chapelle royale

The chapelle royale was the musical establishment attached to the royal chapel of the French kings. The term may also be applied to the chapel buildings, the Chapelle royale de Versailles....

, and then finally, with the support of King Louis XIII

Louis XIII of France

Louis XIII was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1610 to 1643.Louis was only eight years old when he succeeded his father. His mother, Marie de Medici, acted as regent during Louis' minority...

, in 1626 he returned to the Sainte-Chapelle as a canon, where he worked under the protection of the king until his death.

Formé paid no attention to publishing his works and all his secular works are lost. The sacred works which survive were preserved in the private archive of the French crown. These include

• motet Ecce tu pulchra es (Ballard, Paris, 1638)
• 8 settings of the Magnificat
  Magnificat
  The Magnificat — also known as the Song of Mary or the Canticle of Mary — is a canticle frequently sung liturgically in Christian church services. It is one of the eight most ancient Christian hymns and perhaps the earliest Marian hymn...
  
  in 8 modes.
• Mass for double choir