![]() ![]() J'y suis jamais alle is taken from the album "Rue des Cascades" and introduces French accordians from the outset. As with Amelie's theme, waltzes also feature throughout the soundtrack and give a merry-go-round impression, as though the characters are experiencing the whirlwind of life. This instrument features prominently throughout the soundtrack giving a distinctly French feel to the film. The first version is presented in a typical Tiersen arrangement with accordians prominent. "Amelie's Waltz" is the main character's theme, provided in 3 different versions and central to the movie. It sounds like a serious story, but the movie has a light touch with a lot of humour. The question is whether she is willing to face her own problems. Amelie is a likeable girl who develops an ambition to help others. Some of them are existing tracks from Tiersen's albums, and some are composed especially for the film. All tracks are by Tiersen except 7 (an oldie in English) and 14 (an oldie in French). The casting and direction are suberb and the music is an essential ingredient in the mix. This particular movie has lots of character and lots of heart. ![]() You can easily imagine Tiersen's music accompanying other films and we hope that other directors are looking in his direction at the moment. Jeunet discovered the composer Tiersen when a friend was playing one of his albums in the car. ![]() Tiersen's music is not immediately recognisable as conventional film music but it is great in the context of this film, known as "Le Fabuleux Destin D'Amelie Poulain" in the Original French, or simply Amelie in the English speaking world where it is presented with subtitles, but don't let that put you off - the movie is easily followed and the subtitles don't detract from its charm at all. Here’s the Spotify playlist of the entire album.If anything is going to get Yann Tiersen wider attention then it is this soundtrack to the film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and he deserves every bit of it. “La Valse d’Amélie” (Orchestral version).“Comptine d’un autre été: L’après-midi”.it’s still so fresh for the ears.Īmélie – Original Soundtrack – Yann Tiersen (in no partiuclar order) While much of Amélie’s popularity has been credited to its idiosyncratic storyline and its skilled director – Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Alien Resurrection / City of Lost Children / Delicatessen), equal credit has been attributed to the gorgeous Parisian landscape and the dazzling soundtrack by the celebrated French musician and composer – Yann Tiersen (Goodbye Lenin).įeaturing largely an accordion and piano plus novel interludes of the banjo, harpsichord, bass guitar and vibraphone, Amélie’s avant-garde soundtrack is outstanding European sounding music with elements of bal-musette and contemporary classical, which you’ll relish for a long, long time. In fact, The New York Times still considers it as one of ‘The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made’. ![]() Apart from winning the French Oscars, the popular César awards Amélie was also a critical international success, getting nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Foreign Film besides winning several top awards at other global film festivals. Much before Audrey Tautou became a well-known celebrity through the Da Vinci Code her original ticket to fame was the romantic comedy Amélie, Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain (English: The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain) the capricious 2001 French box office hit. ![]()
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