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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kritzerland is proud to present its newest limited edition CD release
UNE CHAMBRE EN VILLE
Music Composed and Conducted by Michel Colombier
Kritzerland is proud to announce its latest release – a 2 CD set limited edition soundtrack to Jacques Demy’s Une Chambre En Ville. One of Mr. Demy’s least-seen films, Une Chambre En Ville was made in 1982, played only a handful of dates, and then disappeared, and has never been available on home video. But for anyone who loves Mr. Demy’s unique world, the world that gave us The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and The Young Girls Of Rochefort, the score to Une Chambre En Ville will be a major discovery.
For whatever reasons, Mr. Demy did not use his normal collaborator, Michel Legrand, for this score – instead he turned to another Michel, this time the amazing Michel Colombier, who had not only scored a large number of French and American films, but who also had done a series of wonderful pop albums.
Like The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Une Chambre En Ville is through-sung. The music is gorgeous, filled with memorable themes – lush, symphonic, and filled with emotion. Une Chambre En Ville was a darker film than Umbrellas or Rochefort, and therefore Colombier’s score is more dramatic and serious in nature. It is a major work, and if you love Umbrellas you will love this.
The 2 CD set has great stereo sound, and every note of music from the film is present. The set is limited to 1200 copies.
Street date is 11/19.
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Those who order directly from Kritzerland will receive their copies at least two weeks before the 11/19 street date.
www.kritzerland.com
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Samples sound nice! I'm only familiar with his work from The Golden Child, which is kind of silly. There's some really nice writing in these samples:
http://kritzerland.com/Chambre.html
I tend to stay away from musicals, but there is an operatic quality to this that I like. Roughly how much of the cd is instrumental, would you say? The Genereique is quite lovely.
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Samples sound nice! I'm only familiar with his work from The Golden Child, which is kind of silly. There's some really nice writing in these samples:
http://kritzerland.com/Chambre.html
I tend to stay away from musicals, but there is an operatic quality to this that I like. Roughly how much of the cd is instrumental, would you say? The Genereique is quite lovely.
Most of it is singing, but there are moments when it's just the orchestra. I just can't say enough about how haunting and gorgeous this thing is, and it fulfills a longtime promise I made to Mr. Colombier.
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Sadly, no. It would have been prohibitively expensive to have someone do the translation, and it would have probably taken several months. We might have tried if there were even a subtitled tape of the film, but, as stated, it's never ever been on home video. There is Mr. Demy's synopsis of the film, however.
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Oct 17, 2007 - 2:14 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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Sadly, no. It would have been prohibitively expensive to have someone do the translation, and it would have probably taken several months. We might have tried if there were even a subtitled tape of the film, but, as stated, it's never ever been on home video. There is Mr. Demy's synopsis of the film, however.
Disappointing, but understandable. I found some interesting comments in the IMDB on the film and score by one Max Scharnberg, from Stockholm:
"Any competent musical conductor would tell the singers to take some impression of the mood of the text. But the soundtrack of 'Les parapluis' never differs much from a neutral performance. Hence, it is hardly possible to decide whether or not Jacques Demy actually directed the singers before the soundtrack was made. But in 'Une chambre' it could hardly be more manifest that Demy has devoted as much direction to the singers as to the actors seen on the screen. From Violette's singing voice alone, no one could mistake her distress when Francois abandons her, and her feeling of being treated unjust when Francois tries to excuse his behaviour. - - - Suppose you do not understand French, and that you are listening to the soundtracks of both movies without seeing the pictures. You will nevertheless have a fair chance of correctly perceiving the emotions of many scenes of 'Une chambre'. You will be much less successful with 'Les parapluis'. "
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Although I don't agree with him about Umbrellas, he's right about the performances in Une Chambre - they're really acted and superb and very touching.
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Sadly, it's never ever been on home video.
Hey, what's up with THAT, by the way? Don't the Weinsteins like this one?
Could the same people who are doing "The Creature Wasn't Nice" SE DVD put this one on DVD too? I'd buy it . . .
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Wow, these samples are great. Are they representative of the whole score? One thing I like about FSM's samples is thatit always shows the variety, helping one know, n stuffs.
-Joshua
They are very representative of the whole score.
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The samples sound interesting, but most of the interest appears to be in the accompaniment rather than in the vocal lines, which seem to lack the memorability of those by Legrand in "Umbrellas" and "Young Girls." This one remains a tough decision in the absence of having seen the film. Is there any sign of this coming out on DVD? So many of Demy's movies are not on disc. For example, I would love to see Demy's "The Pied Piper," with Donovan, of all people, on DVD. Sounds like a striking satire on Medieval society, the dark flip side of Demy's take on fairy tales, just as "Donkey Skin," which IS available on DVD, is the lighter take (despite the decidedly dark angle that the Deneuve character is being improperly pursued by her own father).
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The samples sound interesting, but most of the interest appears to be in the accompaniment rather than in the vocal lines, which seem to lack the memorability of those by Legrand in "Umbrellas" and "Young Girls." This one remains a tough decision in the absence of having seen the film. Is there any sign of this coming out on DVD? So many of Demy's movies are not on disc. For example, I would love to see Demy's "The Pied Piper," with Donovan, of all people, on DVD. Sounds like a striking satire on Medieval society, the dark flip side of Demy's take on fairy tales, just as "Donkey Skin," which IS available on DVD, is the lighter take (despite the decidedly dark angle that the Deneuve character is being improperly pursued by her own father).
Different strokes, of course, but for me the vocal lines ARE the equal of Legrand's - there of a different sort because the film is of a completely different emotion - maybe it's the track samples - if you're listening to the ones at kritzerland, they're abbreviated - SAE has four full-length tracks, which might give you a better idea.
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Thanks to all for making this Kritzerland's biggest preorder title!
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Discs just arrived and I'll be shipping out preorders tomorrow.
While there are still copies left, I will say that two store orders really depleted stock - it's limited to only 1200.
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This film was due to be shown twice at the BFI South Bank in London this month, as part of a Demy season. However the showings have been cancelled because the rights are currently frozen.Therefore nobody can currently see this film ANYWHERE!!.
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This film was due to be shown twice at the BFI South Bank in London this month, as part of a Demy season. However the showings have been cancelled because the rights are currently frozen.Therefore nobody can currently see this film ANYWHERE!!.
And it has been that way for many years.
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I think this is a lovely review - of course, I don't speak French, but maybe someone can do a translation?
25 ans après sa sortie, voici la réédition de la bande originale d’un des derniers rêves de Jacques DEMY, qui espérait renouait avec le succès de la comédie musicale " en chantée " LES PARAPLUIES DE CHERBOURG, créée en 1964. Mais avec une nouvelle équipe car ni Michel LEGRAND, ni Catherine DENEUVE, ne l’ont suivi. C’est donc avec Michel COLOMBIER qu’il a conçu ce drame musical sur fonds de grèves aux chantiers navals nantais en 1955, réussi mais boudé par le public. La partition de Michel COLOMBIER privilégie souvent le piano, idéal pour les séquences chantées et un orchestre à cordes pour l’aspect romanesque. Dès le Générique, un superbe instrumental, il déploie les deux motifs principaux, l’un intimiste au piano, l’autre pour orchestre, et annonce, par un thème grandiose la couleur qu’il développera dès le titre La Rencontre. L’ouvrage multiplie les duos dont l’alliance rythmique et la touche de variété en font des moments de grâce (Violette Amoureuse). Dans les orchestrations, on note un parallèle entre le piano et l’orchestre dans les thèmes d’Edith avec ou son mari (Edmond Et Edith) ou son amant (La Chambre D’Hôtel) ; Egalement un mauvais présage dans les cordes et l’entrée des cuivres, principalement les trombones (La Cartomancienne). Au niveau des parties vocales, on entend l’intégralité des dialogues chantés et des affrontements dont la violence rappelle les récitatifs d’un opéra. Tandis que la guitare électrique, le toucher de piano et l’omniprésence rythmique amènent parfois un côté rock (La Première Grève, Chez La Baronne, La Deuxième Grève). Egalement des parties chorales gravissimes (Le Café Des Chantiers, introduction Violette Et Dambiel). Dans le deuxième acte, la partition multiplie les crescendos (L’Amour D’Edith) pour un propos dont la dimension tragique culmine lors du Suicide D’Edmond : Un duo avec Edith, porté par l’omniprésence du piano, qui commence doucement pour mieux exploser dans la cruauté des mots et l’ascension orchestrale. On relèvera sur les deux amants une touche nostalgique (La Poupée) avant un final poignant et symphonique (La Mort Des Amants). Michel COLOMBIER a composé une partition dont les thèmes évoquent la passion, le combat, la vie et la mort ; Un opéra cinématographique dont les couleurs nuancent la noirceur du scénario ; Une édition simple, qui vient des Etats-Unis, pour (re)découvrir une œuvre magnifique, injustement méconnue.
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