COMMENT LES SEDUIRE / LES STRIP-TEASEUSES / LES COMBINARDS

MUSIC BOX RECORDS pays tribute to Francois de Roubaix with three original motionpicture soundtracks composed for Jean-Claude Roy's films: LES STRIP-TEASEUSES (1964), LES COMBINARDS (1965) and COMMENT LES SEDUIRE (1001 WAYS TO LOVE,1967). Never released to this day under any kind of form, these scores are now available for the very first time on a CD gathering over one hour of music. Mixing jazzy and bucolic tones, Francois de Roubaix created catchy tunes sustained by an orchestration as sophisticated and fresh as ever.

From the very beginning of his career, Francois de Roubaix displayed an obvious talent for melodies. Instinctively, the composer always selected the instrument which most perfectly fit them. Influenced by Django Reinhardt's virtuoso elegance, his practice of jazz made him emerge as a gifted improviser which added a good deal to his inspiration. Obviously his favorite instruments were the guitar and trombone, but he was also particularly fond of the flute and harmonica. Throughout the sixties, he often used an enforcing electric guitar in reference to James Bond's world. The piano was also prevailing in his music. It allowed him to express a large variety of feelings. As he worked very fast, Francois de Roubaix was able to compose dramatic themes as well as to offer numerous rhythmic variations out of a dance and to capture the essence of a folklore. Whether he worked for a commercial or an institutional short movie or a major feature film, he felt equally involved. He would not deliver less than an outstanding performance, most of the time for a moderate budget. Which appealed to a great number of filmmakers, either friends or admirers, all of them were thrilled by the result. One of them was Jean-Claude Roy who has always been cherishing delighted memories out of his complicity with this always efficient and enthusiastic musician.
These three unreleased movie soundtracks demonstrate that his unique talent for melodies never failed.

Gilles Loison wrote the liner notes for this brand new album. Captivated both by television and cinema since his childhood, he took a very early interest to movie soundtracks. He then became aware of the singular talent of Francois de Roubaix, at the very moment of his fatal disappearance. In 2006, in collaboration with Laurent Dubois, he published an exhaustive work of 570 pages with abundant illustrations: Francois de Roubaix, charmeur d'emotions. - from the label.

COMMENT LES SEDUIRE (27:36)
1. Comment les seduire (1:09)
2. Un monsieur comme il faut (1:57)
3. Cover girl (4:31)
4. Un certain timide (2:57)
5. L'amour de l'inconnu (3:51)
6. L'ennemi numero un (3:45)
7. Juke-box de la drague (3:20)
8. Sur les genoux (2:11)
9. Nous les play-boys (1:21)
10. Maquettes (2:14)

LES STRIP-TEASEUSES (22:34)
11. Generique debut (2:03)
12. Bain twistant (1:47)
13. Valerie (1:51)
14. La proposition (2:42)
15. Patricia (2:15)
16. Audition (1:45)
17. Le Zodiaque (2:13)
18. Dragueurs de cafeteria (2:35)
19. Offengag (1:10)
20. Le roi du yeye (2:33)
21. Peggy (1:19)

LES COMBINARDS (25:05)
22. Generique debut (1:51)
23. Miracle a l'italienne (2:49)
24. C?urs solitaires (2:57)
25. Garcon de cafe (1:19)
26. Le courrier du c?ur (2:28)
27. Les bagnards (1:27)
28. La corrida des combinards (1:19)
29. Hommes sandwiches et grands magasins (1:15)
30. Brigade du twist (3:11)
31. Rendez-vous au Ritz (1:24)
32. Arnaque au mariage (1:36)
33. Final (1:34)
34. Session Jam (1:34)

TOTAL TIME 77:51