This very first release of the soundtrack composed by Peter Chase for The Apartment will satisfy all lovers of orchestral scores that distill a haunting and mysterious atmosphere while offering high melodic content. The music accounts for much of the success of Gilles Mimouni’s erotic-romantic drama, edited in the style of a thriller. It stars Vincent Cassel and Monica Bellucci as one of the most beautiful couples in French cinema ; however, the real revelation of the film remains Rohmane Bohringer in the role of a young bisexual pathological liar with redoubtable charm.
The Apartment had mixed success among French audiences when it was released in 1996. It is only in the long term, with international distribution, that the film became popular with movie buffs, who appreciate its psychological depth, high production values and its stylistic references. Some even favourably compare The Apartment with classic thrillers, such as Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. The Americans have made a remake in 2004, Wicker Park, but a majority of viewers claim to prefer the French version.
The approach of the two works regarding the soundtrack differs completely: while Wicker Park relies mainly on disparate pop songs, The Apartment benefits from a superb original score by Peter Chase, performed by the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Konstantin Krimetz. Other notable scores of this composer for the big screen include Martine Dugowson’s Portraits chinois, also released in 1996, and Laurent Firode’s Le Battement d’ailes du papillon (Happenstance), starring Audrey Tautou, in 2000. In recent years, Peter Chase has mostly written for television, theater and in the advertising field.
The 8-page booklet includes French and English liner notes by CD producer Clement Fontaine. This limited edition of 500 copies was prepared in collaboration with Peter Chase.
トラックリスト
1 Same kind of woman (5:45) 2 La cabine telephonique du cafe (1:35) 3 La video de Lisa (2:34) 4 Rencontre de Max et Lisa (4:56) 5 Max suit l'amant de Lisa (3:11) 6 Alice trouve la lettre dans l'appartement (1:18) 7 Max retrouve Lisa sous la neige (1:06) 8 Le depart de Lisa vu par Max (1:40) 9 Max penetre dans l'appartement (1:38) 10 Rencontre de Max et Alice (1:42) 11 Retour au cafe (1:50) 12 Alice suit Max (1:10) 13 Alice et Lisa (1:56) 14 Chasse-croise de Max et Lisa (1:51) 15 Alice et Lucien (1:24) 16 Le depart de Lisa vu par Alice (1:38) 17 L'appartement - Final (9:26)
パリのアパートメントを舞台に、１人の男性を巡って女優のリザ、看護婦のアリス、結婚間近のミュリエル等３人の女性たちの様々な想いを描く恋愛劇。ピーター・チェイスによるミステリアスな雰囲気を持ったシンフォニック・スコア。限定500枚。
トラックリスト商社マンとして成功し、ニューヨークで知り合った美しい婚約者もいて幸福の絶頂期を満喫していたマックス。そんな時、彼はパリのカフェの公衆電話でかつて熱愛の果てに失恋したリザの声を聞く。謎の会話とホテルの鍵を残して街に消えた彼女の影を追うマックス。彼は彷徨のうちに豪華なアパートメントに入り込んでいた。そして次第にアリスの抗い難い魅力に捕らえられてゆくが……。９０年代を生きる若者たちのクールで不安定な青春像を、スタイリッシュな描写と幻想的な物語で綴っゆく。「レオン」のティエリー・アルボガスト撮影による幻惑的な映像が秀逸。監督：ジル・ミモーニ、出演：ロマーヌ・ボーランジェ、ヴァンサン・カッセル、モニカ・ベルッチ。1996年仏・伊・スペイン。
This very first release of the soundtrack composed by Peter Chase for The Apartment will satisfy all lovers of orchestral scores that distill a haunting and mysterious atmosphere while offering high melodic content. The music accounts for much of the success of Gilles Mimouni’s erotic-romantic drama, edited in the style of a thriller. It stars Vincent Cassel and Monica Bellucci as one of the most beautiful couples in French cinema ; however, the real revelation of the film remains Rohmane Bohringer in the role of a young bisexual pathological liar with redoubtable charm.
The Apartment had mixed success among French audiences when it was released in 1996. It is only in the long term, with international distribution, that the film became popular with movie buffs, who appreciate its psychological depth, high production values and its stylistic references. Some even favourably compare The Apartment with classic thrillers, such as Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. The Americans have made a remake in 2004, Wicker Park, but a majority of viewers claim to prefer the French version.
The approach of the two works regarding the soundtrack differs completely: while Wicker Park relies mainly on disparate pop songs, The Apartment benefits from a superb original score by Peter Chase, performed by the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Konstantin Krimetz. Other notable scores of this composer for the big screen include Martine Dugowson’s Portraits chinois, also released in 1996, and Laurent Firode’s Le Battement d’ailes du papillon (Happenstance), starring Audrey Tautou, in 2000. In recent years, Peter Chase has mostly written for television, theater and in the advertising field.
The 8-page booklet includes French and English liner notes by CD producer Clement Fontaine. This limited edition of 500 copies was prepared in collaboration with Peter Chase.
1 Same kind of woman (5:45)
2 La cabine telephonique du cafe (1:35)
3 La video de Lisa (2:34)
4 Rencontre de Max et Lisa (4:56)
5 Max suit l'amant de Lisa (3:11)
6 Alice trouve la lettre dans l'appartement (1:18)
7 Max retrouve Lisa sous la neige (1:06)
8 Le depart de Lisa vu par Max (1:40)
9 Max penetre dans l'appartement (1:38)
10 Rencontre de Max et Alice (1:42)
11 Retour au cafe (1:50)
12 Alice suit Max (1:10)
13 Alice et Lisa (1:56)
14 Chasse-croise de Max et Lisa (1:51)
15 Alice et Lucien (1:24)
16 Le depart de Lisa vu par Alice (1:38)
17 L'appartement - Final (9:26)
Total Time 44:47