The Chorus (Les Choristes) (Original Soundtrack) by Bruno Coulias (CD, 2012) NEW

Description: The Chorus (Les Choristes) (Original Soundtrack) by Bruno Coulias [Remastered] [Bonus Tracks] [CD] Track Listing: 1 Les Choristes (The Chorus) 2 In Memoriam 3 L'arriv E L' Cole (Arrival at School) 4 P Pinot 5 Vois Sur Ton Chemin (Look on Your Path) 6 Les Partitions (The Scores) 7 Caresse Sur L'oc An (Caress on the Ocean) 8 Lueur D' T (Glimmer of Summer) 9 Cerf-Volant (Kite) 10 Sous la Pluie (In the Rain) 11 Comp Re Guilleri (Good Ol' Guilleri) 12 La D Sillusion (Disillusion) 13 La Nuit (Night) 14 L'incendie (Fire) 15 L' Vocation (Evocation) 16 Les Avions en Papier (Paper Airplanes) 17 Action R Action (Action Reaction) 18 Seuls (Alone) 19 Morhange 20 In Memoriam a Cappella 21 Nous Sommes de Fond de L Tang (We Are from Fond de L' Tang) 22 Vois Sur Ton Chemin (Look on Your Path) [Bonus Track] 23 In Memoriam [Bonus Track] 24 Caresse Sur L'oc An (Caress on the Ocean) [Bonus Track] 25 Lueur D' T (Glimmer of Summer) [Bonus Track] 26 Cerf-Volant (Kite) [Bonus Track] Digitally re-mastered and expanded edition of the original soundtrack to this 2002 motion picture. Bruno Coulais is a French born film and television soundtrack composer. In 1997 he won the César Award for his work on the documentary Microcosmos. Great prominence was given to the music in the film, which was a huge success and made Coulais one of the most sought after composers of French film music. His reputation was again confirmed by the soundtracks to Himalaya (1999) and the worldwide hit, Winged Migration (2001). In 2002 he wrote the soundtrack to one of his biggest and most celebrated films the Chorus (Les Choristes), which subsequently became an international smash and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film, and also won Coulais his third César Award. In addition the song 'Vois sur ton Chemin (Look to Your Path),' was nominated for an Oscar. This reissue of the Chorus features five bonus tracks not available on the previously issued version on Nonesuch Records. --- Bernard Coulais, who is admired for his scores for Winged Migration and Microcosmos, is again showing his resourcefulness in using instruments that are available to him. The soundtrack for the popular European film Les Choristes combines songs, sung by the boys' choir in the story, and regular soundtrack music to accompany the action of the film. Christophe Barratier, the film's director and a classical guitarist, wrote the main theme of the film, "Cerf-Volant," which is woven into the first track "Les Choristes." But Coulais composed and arranged most of Les Choristes' score. Themes from the songs are woven into underscore tracks, which are written along the lines of scores by Rachel Portman or Danny Elfman, and they demonstrate Coulais' facility with instrumental and vocal color. Affecting melodic material is tied to rhythmic accompaniments, primarily using strings and light woodwinds, with brass and percussion providing reinforcement at times. Other tracks add the choir or harp, piano, or celesta to the mix. The opening "Les Choristes" is similar to Faure's Pavane, with a soloist singing with the accompaniment of the choir and pizzicato strings. "Action Réaction" is an adagio for strings, beginning in unsettling dissonances and ending in dark unison. Songs written for the film have memorable melodies, easy lyrics and generally easy harmonies, perfect for a chorus of schoolboys (not to mention soundtrack sales). These include a very brief, jolly arrangement of a folk song about a legendary highwayman, "Compere Guilleri." "In Memoriam" tests the boys' part-singing skills with its frequent passing dissonances in its harmonies, which remind you of Mozart's choral writing. The boys are not always pitch perfect or together, but then they shouldn't be, as they are portraying a group of boys just beginning music lessons. Nor do they sound like a crystalline English boys' choir, but the unpolished dimension of their voices blends well with the rich orchestral writing. While there are a few tracks that obviously are film music and do not quite stand up by themselves, the soundtrack as a whole is charming and listenable, with an appeal of its own that should attract more than just fans of the film. ~ Patsy Morita, AllMusic Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE

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