LE BON PLAISIR, directed by Francis Girod in 1984 and based on Francoise Giroud's eponymous novel, deals with the efforts of a president of the French Republic (played by Jean-Louis Trintignant) informed after a number of years of the existence of a son born from an extramarital relationship with Claire, a former mistress (played by Catherine Deneuve) and using the secret services to cover up any kind of proof likely to tarnish his reputation.
For this movie, Georges Delerue's music is far more complex than it could appear. The score is elaborated around four different musical tones, rendering the structure of the film plot : the beginning of the story which establishes a context of power with some pastiches of official musics; the police enquiry concerning the stolen letter naturally characterized by more mysterious themes; scenes of tenderness between Claire and her son Mike and the president; and then the very intensely dramatic conclusion of the film.
George Delerue's score for LE BON PLAISIR is definitely worth numerous listenings, each one more significant than the previous to the perceptive listener who is bound to notice the intuition of a composer implying various layers of understanding.
This CD release has been expanded over the original soundtrack LP by more than 15 minutes.
Frederic Gimello-Mesplomb wrote the booklet for this brand new album. He is an assistant professor in cinema at the University of Metz and the author of several papers about theme music, among which a biography : Georges Delerue, Une Vie (1998) and the collective work Analyser la musique de film (BOD Editions, 2010).
トラックリスト
1 Theme du President 0:56 2 Generique debut* 4:32 3 Theme de Mike 1:08 4 Voyage en Syldavie** 1:20 5 Chantage/Pierre interroge Claire** 1:59 6 Pollux chez Claire** 1:37 7 La lettre du President* 0:39 8 Partie d’echecs 1:29 9 Le portefeuille* 3:03 10 Le complot (1re version) 2:16 11 Arrivee au chateau* 0:20 12 Claire et le President 2:32 13 Ballade americaine 1:56 14 Mort de Pierre** 2:11 15 Marche funebre 0:45 16 Le complot (2e version)* 2:16 17 La bibliotheque de la residence 2:06 18 Suicide d’Herbert** 2:24 19 Hymne a l’americaine* 0:36 20 Pierre et Herbert** 1:47 21 Generique fin 3:06
TOTAL TIME 39:46
* previously unreleased ** contains unreleased material
廃盤商品。1984年のフランシス・ジロー監督作品のオリジナル・サウンドトラック。15分もの未発表曲を追加収録した完全盤！LPアルバムに収録されていたセリフも省かれています。限定1000枚。
トラックリストLE BON PLAISIR, directed by Francis Girod in 1984 and based on Francoise Giroud's eponymous novel, deals with the efforts of a president of the French Republic (played by Jean-Louis Trintignant) informed after a number of years of the existence of a son born from an extramarital relationship with Claire, a former mistress (played by Catherine Deneuve) and using the secret services to cover up any kind of proof likely to tarnish his reputation.
For this movie, Georges Delerue's music is far more complex than it could appear. The score is elaborated around four different musical tones, rendering the structure of the film plot : the beginning of the story which establishes a context of power with some pastiches of official musics; the police enquiry concerning the stolen letter naturally characterized by more mysterious themes; scenes of tenderness between Claire and her son Mike and the president; and then the very intensely dramatic conclusion of the film.
George Delerue's score for LE BON PLAISIR is definitely worth numerous listenings, each one more significant than the previous to the perceptive listener who is bound to notice the intuition of a composer implying various layers of understanding.
This CD release has been expanded over the original soundtrack LP by more than 15 minutes.
Frederic Gimello-Mesplomb wrote the booklet for this brand new album. He is an assistant professor in cinema at the University of Metz and the author of several papers about theme music, among which a biography : Georges Delerue, Une Vie (1998) and the collective work Analyser la musique de film (BOD Editions, 2010).
1 Theme du President 0:56
2 Generique debut* 4:32
3 Theme de Mike 1:08
4 Voyage en Syldavie** 1:20
5 Chantage/Pierre interroge Claire** 1:59
6 Pollux chez Claire** 1:37
7 La lettre du President* 0:39
8 Partie d’echecs 1:29
9 Le portefeuille* 3:03
10 Le complot (1re version) 2:16
11 Arrivee au chateau* 0:20
12 Claire et le President 2:32
13 Ballade americaine 1:56
14 Mort de Pierre** 2:11
15 Marche funebre 0:45
16 Le complot (2e version)* 2:16
17 La bibliotheque de la residence 2:06
18 Suicide d’Herbert** 2:24
19 Hymne a l’americaine* 0:36
20 Pierre et Herbert** 1:47
21 Generique fin 3:06
TOTAL TIME 39:46
* previously unreleased
** contains unreleased material