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Jan 27, 2013 - 10:51 PM
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Just saw this on Facebook:
Écoutez le Cinéma
25 mars 2013, une publication exceptionnelle dans Écoutez le cinéma !
L'Intégrale Jacques Demy / Michel Legrand
coffret capbox 11 CDs
«Dans la conception d’un film, j’ai besoin de gens qui soient mes alliés. J’essaye donc de m’entourer de collaborateurs qui appartiennent à la même famille que moi. Avec Michel Legrand, le lien est encore plus fort : il n’est pas un collaborateur mais un frère. Il n’est pas davantage un compositeur mais une fontaine à musique.» Voilà les mots avec lesquels Jacques Demy saluait son double musical, partenaire de vie et de création pendant trente ans et neuf longs-métrages. Une rencontre fusionnelle qui a offert au cinéma français une œuvre organiquement musicale, profonde et complexe, en rose et noir.
À l'occasion de l'inauguration le 10 avril 2013 de l'exposition Jacques Demy à la Cinémathèque Française, la collection Ecoutez le cinéma ! est fière de publier le projet le plus ambitieux entrepris depuis sa création : un coffret de 11 CDs réunissant en version intégrale les chefs-d'oeuvres de Michel Legrand pour Jacques Demy. Pour concrétiser ce projet, il a fallu mener une longue traque, mener des recherches acharnées, bordurant l’archéologie. Elles ont donné lieu à plusieurs découvertes providentielles : celle des bandes trois pistes originales des Parapluies de Cherbourg a permis un nouveau mixage de ce classique, celle également de la version américaine des Demoiselles de Rochefort, enregistrée par Legrand et Demy à Los Angeles, mais jamais publiée discographiquement. Pour Lola, son premier Demy, Michel Legrand a relevé les trois thèmes principaux d'après le film lui-même, avant de passer en studio pour les réenregistrer à l'identique, au plus près de la version de 1960. On pourra aussi écouter pour la première fois l'intégralité de la partition de Lady Oscar, luxuriante production japonaise se déroulant sous la Révolution Française.
L'exploration des archives respectives de Michel Legrand et de la famille Demy a également permis de mettre à jour des bandes ou disques acétates de maquettes, de recherches, de séances de travail. Elles occupent un CD complet du coffret, permettant à l'auditeur d'entrer dans les coulisses de la création entre Demy et Legrand. Enfin, un dernier CD réunit des relectures et reprises en tous genres des chansons nées des films de Jacques Demy, interprétées aussi bien par Sergio Mendes, Isabelle Aubret, Tony Bennett, Bill Evans, Astrud Gilberto, Stéphane Grappelli… Comme un témoignage de la pérennité de ces mélodies, de la façon dont elles se sont échappées des films pour conquérir la planète.
Demy et Legrand semblent avoir été l'un pour l'autre un bain révélateur. L'univers coloré et cruel du cinéaste semble indissociable des orchestrations à haute-sophistication du compositeur, de son lyrisme, de son appétit pour tous les langages, du baroque au jazz. Cette histoire vous est ici contée en 11 CDs. Un coffret enchanté pour se souvenir d'une collaboration en-chanté.
March 25, 2013, a unique publication in listen to the cinema!
The integral Jacques Demy / Michel Legrand
box 11 CD capbox
"In the design of a film, I need people who are my allies. Therefore, I try to surround myself with people that belong to the same family as me. With Michel Legrand, the link is even stronger: it is not a contributor but a brother. It is no more a composer but a fountain in music." Are the words with which Jacques Demy welcomed his double musical, partner of life and creation for thirty years and nine feature films. A fusional meeting offered French film a work organically music, deep and complex, in pink and black.
Inauguration April 10, 2013, the exhibition Jacques Demy at the Cinémathèque Française, listen to the movie collection! is proud to publish the most ambitious undertaken since its creation: a box of 11 CDs bringing full Michel Legrand for Jacques Demy works collection. To make this project a reality, it took lead a long track, relentless research, 20th archaeology. They gave rise to several providential discoveries: that of the bands three original tracks of the umbrellas of Cherbourg has enabled a new mix of this classic, also of the American of the Demoiselles de Rochefort, but never published version recorded by Legrand and Demy in Los Angeles, discographiquement. For Lola, his first Demy, Michel Legrand noted three main themes from the film itself, before going into studio to re-record them identically, as close to the 1960 version. You can also listen to First Lady Oscar partition full, lush Japanese production takes place under the French Revolution.
The exploration of the respective archives of Michel Legrand and Demy family also helped update of tapes or discs acetates of models of research, including work sessions. They occupy an entire CD of the box, allowing the listener to enter behind the scenes of the creation and Legrand and Demy. Finally, a last CD brings together reviews and times in all kinds of songs born of the films of Jacques Demy, interpreted as well by Sergio Mendes, Isabelle Aubret, Tony Bennett, Bill Evans, Astrud Gilberto, Stéphane Grappelli... As a testament to the durability of these melodies, of how they escaped the film to conquer the planet.
Demy and Legrand appear to have been for the other revealing bathing. The world colorful and cruel to the filmmaker seems inseparable from the orchestrations to high sophistication of the composer, its lyricism, its appetite for all languages, from baroque to jazz. This story told you here in 11 CDs. A box set enchanted to remember-song collaboration. (Translated by Bing)
James
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Well, this is probably the release of the year and I don't care what the hell any of us are doing.
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There is nothing - nothing - that could improve upon what this release seems to be, and have in it. Very curious to hear Julian More's English lyrics for "Les Demoiselles de Rochefort," having done my own translations of many of the songs ages ago for a prospective stage version - I'm sure his work is as charming and delightful as the Demy originals. Also very much looking forward to the disc of Legrand work sessions and demos - I've always enjoyed the ones on the original 'Les Parapluies de Cherbourg' and '...Rochefort' CDs. Also, there's a better than good chance that perhaps the film version of "Amour, Amour" from "Peau d'âne," will make a much welcomed appearance. But enough foolish speculation on my part - no matter what's actually on it, it sounds utterly tremendous, and the music is always beautiful, inventive, and never anything less than brilliant.
I'm glad I've got a little time to save up some extra shekels for it, but come March 25th, just try and stop me from ordering this marvel of the modern world.
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There is nothing - nothing - that could improve upon what this release seems to be, and have in it. Very curious to hear Julian More's English lyrics for "Les Demoiselles de Rochefort," having done my own translations of many of the songs ages ago for a prospective stage version - I'm sure his work is as charming and delightful as the Demy originals. Also very much looking forward to the disc of Legrand work sessions and demos - I've always enjoyed the ones on the original 'Les Parapluies de Cherbourg' and '...Rochefort' CDs will be contained here. Also, there's a better than good chance that perhaps the film version of "Amour, Amour" from "Peau d'âne," will make a much welcomed appearance. But enough foolish speculation on my part - no matter what's actually on it, it sounds utterly tremendous, and the music is always beautiful, inventive, and never anything less than brilliant.
I'm glad I've got a little time to save up some extra shekels for it, but come March 25th, just try and stop me from ordering this marvel of the modern world.
I've had the English LP of the English version for years - I adore it. I also had a 16mm IB Tech/Scope print of the English version - they shot all the musical numbers twice (not the dialogue scenes, though) - once in French and once with the actors mouthing the English lyrics.
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A spectacular release for sure. A definite buy.
It'll take something pretty stunning to beat it for release of the year.
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Jan 29, 2013 - 2:24 AM
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Bond1965
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More from Facebook:
L'Intégrale Jacques Demy / Michel Legrand
Coffret 11 CDs
Livret 60 pages, interview avec Michel Legrand, photos rares
1-Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (1/2)
2-Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (2/2) + Lola + La Baie des anges + Les 7 péchés capitaux
3-Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (1/2)
4-Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (2/2) + L’Evènement le plus important depuis que l’homme a marché sur la lune
5-The Young Girls of Rochefort (version américaine des Demoiselles de Rochefort)
6-Peau d’âne
7-Lady Oscar
8-Parking / Trois places pour le vingt-six
9-Suites symphoniques : Peau d’âne (suite symphonique) / Les Demoiselles de Rochefort (version instrumentale) / Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (suite symphonique)
10-Maquettes, essais, séances de travail, play-backs
11-Reprises et relectures : Bill Evans, Tony Bennett, Stéphane Grappelli, Sergio Mendes, Bud Shank, Catherine Michel, Isabelle Aubret, Phil Woods…
The Complete Edition Jacques Demy / Michel Legrand
11 CDs set
60 pages booklet, including an interview with Michel Legrand and previously unused photos and stills
1-The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1/2)
2-The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (2/2) + Lola + Bay of Angels + The Seven Deadly Sins
3-The Young Girls of Rochefort, French version (1/2)
4-The Young Girls of Rochefort, French version (2/2) + A Slightly Pregnant Man
5-The Young Girls of Rochefort, English version
6-Donkey Skin
7-Lady Oscar
8-Parking / Three Seats for the 26th
9-Symphonic Suites : Donkey Skin (symphonic suite) / The Young Girls of Rochefort (orchestral version) / The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (symphonic suite)
10-Demo-recordings, work sessions and playbacks
11-New readings and reprises: Bill Evans, Tony Bennett, Stéphane Grappelli, Sergio Mendes, Bud Shank, Catherine Michel, Isabelle Aubret, Phil Woods… (Translated by Bing)
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