Music Box Records will release a soundtrack album for the French family adventure Children of the Resistance (Les Enfants de la Résistance). The album features the film’s original music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Philippe Rombi (Swimming Pool, War of the Buttons, Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion, Angel, Potiche, In the House, Dalloway). A CD version of the soundtrack will be released on February 27 and is now available for pre-order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the track list. A digital version will be released on February 13 and will be available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s main theme below. Children of the Resistance is co-written and directed by Christophe Barratier and stars Artus, Gérard Jugnot, Pierre Deladonchamps, Leslie Medina, Julien Arruti, Lucas Hector, Nina Filbrandt, Octave Gerbi, Julien Pestel and Vanessa Guide. The movie is based on the French graphic novel by Vincent Dugomier & Benoit Ers about a group of 13-year-olds in Nazi-occupied France who form an undercover cell to resist the Nazis, sparking a quiet resistance movement in their village.
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‘The Chorus’ 20th Anniversary Soundtrack Album Announced
Peermusic France will release a new soundtrack album for the French 2004 musical drama The Chorus (Les Choristes) co-written and directed by Christophe Barratier and starring Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand, Kad Merad and Jean-Baptiste Maunier. The album features the newly remastered score from the film composed by Bruno Coulais (Coraline, The Crimson Rivers, Winged Migration, Wolfwalkers, Wendell & Wild, Gemma Bovery) and the choir music performed by Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc, including two new tracks: an English language version of the Academy Award-nominated song Vois sur ton chemin (Children of Oblivion), as well as an instrumental version of In Memoriam (listen to the track after the jump). The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, September 27 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also check out the track list. A CD and vinyl edition is also in the works.
‘Comme par magie’ Soundtrack Released
Tricatel has released a soundtrack album for the French comedy drama Comme par magie. The album features the film’s original music composed by Bertrand Burgalat (All About Yves, Appearances, Golden Youth, Right Here Right Now). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list. Listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. Comme par magie is c0-written and directed by Christophe Barratier (The Chorus) and stars Kev Adams, Gérard Jugnot and Claire Chust. The movie follows follows a magician on the rise whose life is turned upside down after the birth of his daughter as he struggles with his new responsibilities, when his father-in-law steps in to take over father duties.
‘The Time of Secrets’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Music Box Records has announced a soundtrack album for the French family drama The Time of Secrets (Le Temps des Secrets). The album features the film’s original music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Philippe Rombi (Swimming Pool, Angel, In the House, Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion, Joyeux Noel) and performed by the Orchestre National d’Île-de-France. The CD will be released on March 15 and is now available for pre-order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio samples. A digital version will be available to stream/download here. The Time of Secrets is co-written and directed by Christophe Barratier (The Chorus) and stars Guillaume de Tonquédec, Mélanie Doutey, François-Xavier Demaison, Anne Charrier and Léo Campion.
‘Team Spirit’ Soundtrack Announced
Music Box Records has announced a soundtrack album for the French drama Team Spirit (L’Outsider). The album features the film’s original music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Philippe Rombi (Swimming Pool, Joyeux Noel, In the House, War of the Buttons). The soundtrack will be released on June 17, 2016. Visit Amazon to pre-order the album and to check out audio samples. Team Spirit is directed by Christophe Barratier (The Chorus) and stars Arthur Dupont, François-Xavier Demaison and Sabrina Ouazani. The movie tells the story of French trader Jérôme Kerviel who was convicted in the 2008 Société Générale trading loss for breach of trust, forgery and unauthorized use of the bank’s computers.
Philippe Rombi Scoring Francois Ozon’s ‘Frantz’
This past week, Philippe Rombi has recorded his score for the upcoming French drama Frantz. The film is written and directed by Francois Ozon and stars Pierre Niney, Paula Beer, Marie Gruber, Ernst Stötzner, Johann von Bülow and Anton von Lucke. The movie takes place in the aftermath of WWI and revolves around the encounter between a young German woman who grieves the death of her fiancé in France, and a mysterious French man who visits the fiance’s grave to lay flowers. Eric and Nicolas Altmayer (Saint Laurent, Chocolat) are producing the project for Mandarin Cinema.