Music from the Films of François Truffaut

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The fruitful working relationship between filmmaker François Truffaut and composer Georges Delerue covered 23 years and 11 films, beginning with Shoot the Piano Player. Here, the London Sinfonietta performs music from that film and half a dozen others, like Jules et Jim. "Many of these scores have a shimmering atmospheric quality that recalls Debussy," said the New York Times, "and other effects that evoke Satie."

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The fruitful working relationship between filmmaker François Truffaut (1932–1984) and composer Georges Delerue (1925–1992) covered 23 years and 11 films, beginning with 1960's Shoot the Piano Player. Here, the London Sinfonietta, led by Hugh Wolff, performs music from that film and half a dozen others, including Jules et Jim, for the Nonesuch film series. "Many of these scores have a shimmering atmospheric quality that recalls Debussy," said the New York Times of the works in this collection, "and other effects that evoke Satie."

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PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Tommy Krasker
Engineered by John McClure
Recorded December 1996 at Air Studios, London
Assistant Engineer: Jeff Foster
For “Charlie” and “Finale” from Shoot the Piano Player:
Additional recording December 4, 1996 at Manhattan Center Studios, New York
Assistant Engineer: Jose Fernandez
Edited and mastered by Rick Wilson, Digisonics, Northridge, CA
Music Preparation: Don Oliver and Evan Moriss, Chelsea Music Service, Inc.

Design by Carbone Smolan Associates
Front cover photo: Jeanne Moreau, Henri Serre, and Oskar Werner (L to R) in Jules et Jim, by Raymond Cauchetier (1962), Les Films du Carrosse

Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz

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79405

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1disc
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Georges Delerue
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MUSICIANS
London Sinfonietta
Hugh Wolff, conductor

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CD+MP3
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075597940527BUN
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MP3
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9.00
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603497079469
  • 79405

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  • In conjunction with Nonesuch Records at BAM, the Brooklyn Academy of Music's series of events celebrating the 50th anniversary of Nonesuch Records, BAMcinématek presents Nonesuch Records on Film, a salute to the label’s rich catalogue of movie soundtracks with a series featuring some of the most memorable film scores of the last 50 years from Leonard Rosenman, Alex North, Toru Takemitsu, Georges Delerue, and more. Special guest appearances include Philip Glass with a screening of Paul Schrader’s Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters and John Adams with Luca Guadagnino’s I Am Love.

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    The fruitful working relationship between filmmaker François Truffaut (1932–1984) and composer Georges Delerue (1925–1992) covered 23 years and 11 films, beginning with 1960's Shoot the Piano Player. Here, the London Sinfonietta, led by Hugh Wolff, performs music from that film and half a dozen others, including Jules et Jim, for the Nonesuch film series. "Many of these scores have a shimmering atmospheric quality that recalls Debussy," said the New York Times of the works in this collection, "and other effects that evoke Satie."

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    London Sinfonietta
    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Produced by Tommy Krasker
    Engineered by John McClure
    Recorded December 1996 at Air Studios, London
    Assistant Engineer: Jeff Foster
    For “Charlie” and “Finale” from Shoot the Piano Player:
    Additional recording December 4, 1996 at Manhattan Center Studios, New York
    Assistant Engineer: Jose Fernandez
    Edited and mastered by Rick Wilson, Digisonics, Northridge, CA
    Music Preparation: Don Oliver and Evan Moriss, Chelsea Music Service, Inc.

    Design by Carbone Smolan Associates
    Front cover photo: Jeanne Moreau, Henri Serre, and Oskar Werner (L to R) in Jules et Jim, by Raymond Cauchetier (1962), Les Films du Carrosse

    Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz