Les Films 13 has released the first-ever soundtrack album for the 2002 French/British romantic thriller And Now Ladies & Gentlemen co-written and directed by Claude Lelouch and starring Jeremy Irons, Patricia Kaas, Thierry Lhermitte and Alessandra Martines. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Michel Legrand (The Thomas Crown Affair, Summer of ’42, Yentl, Never Say Never Again, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and most other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump.
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‘Finalement’ Soundtrack Album Released
Mister Ibé has released a soundtrack album for the French drama Finalement. The album features the film’s original music composed by Ibrahim Maalouf (Yves Saint Laurent, Leave No Traces, Who You Think I Am, Radiance, One Man and His Cow). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon (and any other major digital music services), where you can also check out the track list. Also listen to the trumpeter/composer’s first track (Thème de Lino) after the jump. Finalement is co-written and directed by Claude Lelouch and stars Kad Merad, Elsa Zylberstein, Michel Boujenah, Sandrine Bonnaire, Françoise Gillard and Barbara Pravi. The movie follows a lawyer who lost his ability to lie as he embarks on a road trip across France during Les 24 du Mans cycling race and falls in love with a woman while pursuing his true passion, playing trumpet.
Ibrahim Maalouf Scoring Claude Lelouch’s ‘Finalement…’
Ibrahim Maalouf (Yves Saint Laurent, Who You Think I Am, Leave No Traces, Radiance, One Man and His Cow) is scoring the upcoming French drama Finalement… The film is directed by Claude Lelouch (A Man and a Woman, Love Is a Funny Thing) and stars Kad Merad, Elsa Zylberstein, Sandrine Bonnaire, Michel Boujenah, Raphael Mezrahi and Barbara Pravi. The movie centers on a powerful lawyer who lost his ability to lie as he embarks on a road trip across France during the cycling race Les 24 du Mans and falls in love with a woman while pursuing his true passion, playing trumpet.
‘The Best Years of a Life’ (‘Les plus belles années d’une vie’) Soundtrack Released
Polydor France has released a soundtrack album for Claude Lelouch’s drama The Best Years of a Life (Les plus belles années d’une vie). The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Francis Lai (Love Story, Bolero) and French singer/songwriter Calogero. The project marks the final film scoring project of Lai who passed away last November. Also included is the original title song by Calogero & Nicole Croisille. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples. The Best Years of a Life co-written and directed by Lelouch and stars Jean-Louis Trintignant and Anouk Aimee who reprise their roles from 1966’s A Man and a Woman (also scored by Lai).