In 2000, the European label DC Recordings reissued on CD the soundtrack from the cult sci-fi animated film La Planete Sauvage (released in English as The Fantastic Planet). The Rene Laloux film, which won a Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1973, was supported by a soundtrack by Alain Goraguer, mostly known for his work as Serge Gainsbourg's arranger. Goraguer's music consists of 25 short vignettes. Each is a contextualized adaptation of one of three main musical themes. The main theme is very reminiscent of Pink Floyd's "Atom Heart Mother Suite" (same half-time tempo, mellotron, harpsichord, and wah-wah guitar), and the other two are a ballad and a circus-like waltz. The music is very '70s-cliched and will appeal to fans of French and Italian '70s soundtrack stylings. Although repetitive, the album itself creates an interesting marijuana-induced sci-fi floating mood, blending psychedelia, jazz, and funk (the album has been sampled by a few hip-hop artists). The 16-page booklet includes stills from the film, a description of the plot, and biographical notes on the composer, the director, and the illustrator, all in English -- but, alas, no musicians' credits. DC Recordings reissued the album on both CD and LP, the latter version also including a poster. ~ Francois Couture
2000年、ヨーロッパのレーベルDC Recordingsは、カルトSFアニメ映画『ファンタスティック・プラネット』（英語版は『The Fantastic Planet』）のサウンドトラックをCDで再発。1973年のカンヌ国際映画祭で審査員特別賞を受賞したルネ・ラルーのこの映画は、セルジュ・ゲンスブールのアレンジャーとして知られるアラン・ゴラゲールのサウンドトラックによって支えられている。ゴラゲールの音楽は25の短いヴィネットで構成されている。それぞれが、3つの主要な音楽テーマのうちの1つを文脈に合わせて翻案したものである。メインテーマはピンク・フロイドの『アトム・ハート・マザー組曲』を彷彿とさせ（同じハーフタイム・テンポ、メロトロン、ハープシコード、ワウワウ・ギター）、他の2つはバラードとサーカスのようなワルツだ。音楽は非常に70年代的で、フランスやイタリアの70年代サウンドトラック・スタイルのファンにアピールするだろう。反復的ではあるが、アルバム自体は、サイケデリア、ジャズ、ファンク（このアルバムは数人のヒップホップ・アーティストにサンプリングされている）を融合させ、マリファナに誘われたSF的な浮遊感のある面白いムードを作り出している。16ページのブックレットには、映画のスチール写真、プロットの説明、作曲家、監督、イラストレーターの略歴がすべて英語で記載されているが、残念ながらミュージシャンのクレジットはない。
In 2000, the European label DC Recordings reissued on CD the soundtrack from the cult sci-fi animated film La Planete Sauvage (released in English as The Fantastic Planet). The Rene Laloux film, which won a Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1973, was supported by a soundtrack by Alain Goraguer, mostly known for his work as Serge Gainsbourg's arranger. Goraguer's music consists of 25 short vignettes. Each is a contextualized adaptation of one of three main musical themes. The main theme is very reminiscent of Pink Floyd's "Atom Heart Mother Suite" (same half-time tempo, mellotron, harpsichord, and wah-wah guitar), and the other two are a ballad and a circus-like waltz. The music is very '70s-cliched and will appeal to fans of French and Italian '70s soundtrack stylings. Although repetitive, the album itself creates an interesting marijuana-induced sci-fi floating mood, blending psychedelia, jazz, and funk (the album has been sampled by a few hip-hop artists). The 16-page booklet includes stills from the film, a description of the plot, and biographical notes on the composer, the director, and the illustrator, all in English -- but, alas, no musicians' credits. DC Recordings reissued the album on both CD and LP, the latter version also including a poster. ~ Francois Couture