ARSENE LUPIN (Expanded 20th Anniversary Edition) (2CD)

2-CD set. Remastered and expanded edition.
16-page CD booklet with liner notes by Christian Lauliac.
Limited 20th Anniversary Edition of 500 units.

In collaboration with SND, Music Box Records proudly presents the remastered and expanded edition of Debbie Wiseman's score to the 2004 adventure crime film Arsene Lupin.

The film, based on the popular series of crime novels created by Maurice Leblanc, follows the adventures of Arsene Lupin, an aristocratic Belle Epoque gentleman robber who preys on the rich and is kind to the poor. Fate teams him up with the beautiful and mysterious Countess of Cagliostro who is involved in a devious plot to recover the treasure of the Kings of France. The film is directed by Jean-Paul Salome (Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre) and stars Romain Duris, Kristin Scott Thomas, Pascal Greggory and Eva Green.

Celebrating the film's 20th anniversary, this new expanded edition finally allows listeners to fully appreciate the variety of Debbie Wiseman’s inspiration (with its delicious mix of action, romance, period drama and light comedy), from the evocation of the historical era the story is set in with waltzes, polkas and ragtime that she composed herself to the spectacular aspects of the plot with its multiple chases and twists and turns that are almost continuously accompanied with music. The magnificient and powerful score is performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus, with special emphasis on an enlarged brass section, large-scale percussion, and solo performances of both a cimbalom and a glass harmonica. By its magnitude and thematic richness, Debbie Wiseman’s score for Arsene Lupin (Winner of Best Score for a Foreign Language Film and nominated for Score of the Year, Movie Music UK Awards, 2005) can retrospectively be considered as one of the last jewels of a symphonic tradition once prized by blockbusters.

Supervised by Debbie Wiseman, the program has been assembled and produced by musical supervisor Edouard Dubois. This present edition has been fully remastered from complete scoring session elements and features many previously unreleased tracks. The package includes a 16-page booklet featuring exclusive liner notes by writer Christian Lauliac and new comments by Debbie Wiseman, Jean-Paul Salome, editor Marie-Pierre Renaud and Edouard Dubois. The release is limited to 500 units.

DISC 1
1. Main Title (1:29)
2. Childhood (2:01)
3. Theophraste Under Arrest (0:54)
4. Father's Advice (1:52)
5. Arsene's First Larceny (0:53)
6. The End of Innocence (1:52)
7. Ragtime (2:04)
8. Raoul d'Andresy (0:44)
9. Transatlantic Waltz (1:19)
10. Polka (1:24)
11. Liner's Escape (1:06)
12. Goodbye Mother (1:29)
13. Clifftop Funeral (2:16)
14. Fencing Practice (1:23)
15. Clarisse and Arsene (1:48)
16. Nightmare (0:43)
17. The Eighth Star Will Be Divine (0:58)
18. To the Abbey (1:09)
19. Josephine Balsamo (2:16)
20. Death Sentence (0:46)
21. Saved from Drowning (1:30)
22. I Am Not a Witch (0:53)
23. Burning Faith (1:15)
24. Clarisse's Medallion (0:59)
25. Catching the Train (1:02)
26. Train's Wild Ride (2:11)
27. Rouen's Cathedral (1:02)
28. Devil's Beauty (3:04)
29. Beaumagnan Threatens Clarisse (1:51)
30. Recurring Nightmare (0:34)
31. Secret of the Three Crucifixes (1:07)
32. Casino Games (1:37)
33. Partners in Love (0:42)
34. Opium Oath (1:03)
35. Leonard's Rivalry (Deleted Scene) (0:33)
36. Fight on the Barge (1:32)
37. To the Lighthouse (0:36)
38. Lighthouse Meeting (1:42)
39. Evil Dream (0:51)
40. Arrival in Paris (0:54)
41. The Louvre (2:08)
42. Framed (1:30)
43. Night Gallery (2:49)
44. Josephine's Metamorphosis (1:10)
45. The Elixir (0:23)
46. Clarisse Faints (0:37)
47. Leonard's Crisis (2:28)
48. Visiting the Bank Vault (1:15)
49. Withdrawal (0:53)
50. Beaumagnan and the Prostitute (0:53)
51. Hypnosis (1:45)
Disc 1 Time: 71:17

DISC 2
1. Church Encounter (2:35)
2. The Firefly (0:24)
3. The Ballroom (Orchestra Version)(3:06)
4. Bouquet Waltz (1:28)
5. Josephine and the Prince (1:40)
6. Clarisse Rescued (0:50)
7. Promenade Waltz (0:59)
8. Prince Zernine's Transformation (1:02)
9. The Queen's Necklace - Revelation (2:06)
10. Empire Waltz (1:30)
11. Arsene Versus Theophraste (2:18)
12. Ballroom's Run (1:02)
13. Clarisse at Stake (2:29)
14. The Big Dipper (1:17)
15. Place de l'Opera (1:11)
16. Le Grand Cafe (1:42)
17. The Bomb (0:26)
18. Blast and Chaos (2:10)
19. Arsene Fools Josephine (1:30)
20. Clarisse Chained (1:03)
21. The Catacombs (1:45)
22. Josephine and Beaumagnan Behind Bars (1:00)
23. Arsene's Back in Action (0:35)
24. Arsene to the Rescue (1:42)
25. The Glass Eye (2:29)
26. The Hollow Needle (1:13)
27. Beaumagnan's End (1:59)
28. Prison Break (0:31)
29. Arsene's Family (1:16)
30. Old Habits, Old Acquaintances (2:38)
31. Clarisse's Death (2:23)
32. Mourning (1:34)
33. Another Man (0:48)
34. Hidden Wound (1:15)
35. Lupin on the Pavers (3:20)
36. End Credits (Unused) (4:16)
BONUS TRACKS
37. The Ballroom (Chamber Version) (2:58)
38. Preussens Gloria (1:02)
39. Auld Lang Syne (0:59)
Disc 2 Time: 66:07

Total 2-CD Time: 137:24