LA COMEDIE SELON JEAN PRODROMIDES

La Comedie selon Jean Prodromides, (The Comedy According to Jean Prodromides) reflects the lighter side of the composer. The whole content originates from the turn of the sixties. L'Ours (The Bear), a premiere on digital support, is a 16-minute score for big orchestra and six solo mandolins which often recalls the most energetic and humorous passages of Le Voyage en ballon. Incidentally, both soundtracks were recorded the same year by the same orchestra and crew.

Remastered versions of the best excerpts from four other original soundtrack recordings by Prodomides complete the program : Archimede le clochard, Le Bateau d'Emile, Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre et Le Baron de l'ecluse. Three of these movies were tailor made for legendary actor Jean Gabin, then at the peak of his popularity. 12-page booklet

L'Ours (1960)
1. Cirque de Moscou 1:53
2. Tango-Toccata du suicide 2:38
3. Java funebre pour l'enterrement d'un sous-officier 1:20
4. L'Ours II 2:29
5. Amoroso I 1:13
6. Charleston 1:56
7. Poursuite 1:17
8. L'Ours I 1:53
9. Amoroso II 1:33

Archimede le clochard (1959)
10. Theme d'Archimede 1:40
11. Quais de la Seine 2:21
12. Retour a l'abri 2:19
13. Generique (la Mouffe) 2:16
14. Polka des hommes-sandwiches 2:28
15. Charleston d'Archimede 2:54

Le Bateau d'Emile (1961)
16. Suite : Valse d'Emile et Tristesse d'Emile 3:52

Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959)
17. Generique et Souvenirs 3:02
18. Final 2:16
19. Cha-cha provincial 2:55

Le Baron de l'ecluse (1960)
20. Valse Deauville 1:56
21. Theme de Maria 2:11
22. Clin d'?il et Final 2:22
23. Bahia meringue 2:15
24. Sous les palmiers 2:03
25. Java des mariniers 1:25

Total Time 55:24