作者FINNCHE (Serendipity)
看板Summer
標題Yann Tiersen之三
時間Wed Jan 2 20:34:01 2002
"Amelie" film score
composed by Yann Tiersen
Virgin, 10790
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Tiersen (http://www.yanntiersen.com)
has been making records since 1995.
His music is tuneful and ingratiating, and a penchant for waltz meter
and accordions helps it sound very French.
Tiersen's compositions have been compared to those of Simon Jeffes of
the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and I'd add a comparison to the toy
instrument ensembles of fellow Frenchman Pascal Comelade--in other words,
easy to like, hard to categorize.
Filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet, whose movies include "The City of Lost Children"
and "Alien Resurrection", wanted to make make a different kind of film
with "Amelie"--something lighter, charming, and more humane.
On a car ride during the period Jeunet was working on the film, someone
popped a Yann Tiersen CD into the player. Apparently Jeunet immediately
felt the affinity between Tiersen's music and the tone he wanted for his film.
Both are colorful and a bit eccentric. While the real test of a film score
is how it works in the context of the movie (and this one sure works well),
Tiersen's "Amelie" score is a great listen on it's own when you want some
genuinely charming Gallic charm.
"L'Absente"
composed by Yann Tiersen
Labels/Virgin, 8101152
Tiersen's other 2001 release is "L'Absente," a CD of songs as well as
instrumentals.
The range is wider here than in "Amelie," and that's appropriate since
the album's topic is "Absence."
There's charm here, too, but with a pleasant dose of what the Portuguese
call "saudade," or sweet sadness.
One of the songs layers a melody on top of what serves as a purely
instrumental track on "Amelie," turning it into quite a different piece.
American composer and singer (and former Spinning On Air guest) Lisa Germano
shows up singing two Tiersen songs--as far as I know her first new recordings
since quitting the business a couple years ago.
I'm glad her disappearance was temporary, and it's great to hear her
expressive, whispered groan of a voice accompanied by orchestra.
Review by David Garland, host of Evening Music and Spinning On Air
http://www.wnyc.org/new/music/themix/Holiday/wintersday2001/hostspicks.html
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