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Bernard Coulais, who is admired for his scores for Winged Migration and Microcosmos, is again showing his resourcefulness in using instruments that are available to him. The soundtrack for the popular European film Les Choristes combines songs, sung by the boys' choir in the story, and regular soundtrack music to accompany the action of the film. Christophe Barratier, the film's director and a classical guitarist, wrote the main theme of the film, "Cerf-Volant," which is woven into the first track "Les Choristes." But Coulais composed and arranged most of Les Choristes' score. Themes from the songs are woven into underscore tracks, which are written along the lines of scores by Rachel Portman or Danny Elfman, and they demonstrate Coulais' facility with instrumental and vocal color. Affecting melodic material is tied to rhythmic accompaniments, primarily using strings and light woodwinds, with brass and percussion providing reinforcement at times. Other tracks add the choir or harp, piano, or celesta to the mix. The opening "Les Choristes" is similar to Fauré's Pavane, with a soloist singing with the accompaniment of the choir and pizzicato strings. "Action Réaction" is an adagio for strings, beginning in unsettling dissonances and ending in dark unison. Songs written for the film have memorable melodies, easy lyrics and generally easy harmonies, perfect for a chorus of schoolboys (not to mention soundtrack sales). These include a very brief, jolly arrangement of a folk song about a legendary highwayman, "Compere Guilleri." "In Memoriam" tests the boys' part-singing skills with its frequent passing dissonances in its harmonies, which remind you of Mozart's choral writing. The boys are not always pitch perfect or together, but then they shouldn't be, as they are portraying a group of boys just beginning music lessons. Nor do they sound like a crystalline English boys' choir, but the unpolished dimension of their voices blends well with the rich orchestral writing. While there are a few tracks that obviously are film music and do not quite stand up by themselves, the soundtrack as a whole is charming and listenable, with an appeal of its own that should attract more than just fans of the film.
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Bruno Coulais, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Bruno Coulais, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Bruno Coulais, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Bruno Coulais, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Bruno Coulais, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Bruno Coulais, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Bruno Coulais, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Bruno Coulais, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Christophe Barratier, Composer - Bruno Coulais, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Bruno Coulais, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Bruno Coulais, Conductor, MainArtist - TRADITIONNEL, Composer - Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Bruno Coulais, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Bruno Coulais, Conductor, MainArtist - Jean Philippe Rameau, Composer - Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Bruno Coulais, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Bruno Coulais, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Christophe Barratier, Composer - Bruno Coulais, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Bruno Coulais, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Bruno Coulais, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Bruno Coulais, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Bruno Coulais, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Christophe Barratier, Composer - Bruno Coulais, Conductor, MainArtist - Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc, MainArtist - Didier Lizé, SoundEngineer - Paul Lavergne, ExecutiveProducer
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
Album review
Bernard Coulais, who is admired for his scores for Winged Migration and Microcosmos, is again showing his resourcefulness in using instruments that are available to him. The soundtrack for the popular European film Les Choristes combines songs, sung by the boys' choir in the story, and regular soundtrack music to accompany the action of the film. Christophe Barratier, the film's director and a classical guitarist, wrote the main theme of the film, "Cerf-Volant," which is woven into the first track "Les Choristes." But Coulais composed and arranged most of Les Choristes' score. Themes from the songs are woven into underscore tracks, which are written along the lines of scores by Rachel Portman or Danny Elfman, and they demonstrate Coulais' facility with instrumental and vocal color. Affecting melodic material is tied to rhythmic accompaniments, primarily using strings and light woodwinds, with brass and percussion providing reinforcement at times. Other tracks add the choir or harp, piano, or celesta to the mix. The opening "Les Choristes" is similar to Fauré's Pavane, with a soloist singing with the accompaniment of the choir and pizzicato strings. "Action Réaction" is an adagio for strings, beginning in unsettling dissonances and ending in dark unison. Songs written for the film have memorable melodies, easy lyrics and generally easy harmonies, perfect for a chorus of schoolboys (not to mention soundtrack sales). These include a very brief, jolly arrangement of a folk song about a legendary highwayman, "Compere Guilleri." "In Memoriam" tests the boys' part-singing skills with its frequent passing dissonances in its harmonies, which remind you of Mozart's choral writing. The boys are not always pitch perfect or together, but then they shouldn't be, as they are portraying a group of boys just beginning music lessons. Nor do they sound like a crystalline English boys' choir, but the unpolished dimension of their voices blends well with the rich orchestral writing. While there are a few tracks that obviously are film music and do not quite stand up by themselves, the soundtrack as a whole is charming and listenable, with an appeal of its own that should attract more than just fans of the film.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:32
- Main artists: Bruno Coulais Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Marc
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: PEERMUSIC FRANCE
- Genre: Soundtracks Film Soundtracks
2012 Peermusic France 2004 Peermusic France
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