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PARIS JE T'AIME (Score)

 ABOUT THE SOUNDTRACK

Composer: Various Artistes
Label:
Polydor
Release Date: January 19 2007
Links:

www.polydor.co.uk

www.firstlookstudios.com

 

 



TRACK LISTING
1
Meme Histoire
2
Lumieres de Paris
3
Gogol
4
Run to the Mosque/Resolution
5
Que Lindo Manito
6
Interlude
7
French Kiss
8
Elephant Me Regarde
9
Paris S'Eveille
10
Katoucha
11
Bob et Fanny
12
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
13
Vampire
14
Caravane
15
Fantomes d'Oscar Wilde
16
True
17
Love's a Bitch
18
Carol
19
Pairs Je T'Aime
20
We're All in the Dance
21
Le Tourbillon

SOUNDTRACK REVIEW:

Four out of 21 tracks - that’s all it took for us to fall in love with this soundtrack album, and definitely making it one of the favourites this year (and it’s only May!).

Opening the 55-minute album is Canadian indie singer Feist’s breathy performance of “La Même Histoire”, the song that brings the lovely montages to a close in the film consisting of 18 shorts directed by filmmakers like Alfonso Cuaron, Oliver Assyas and Gus Van Sant. The breeziness of this soothing French tune will perk your senses and make you fall in love the rest of the album has to offer. The English version of the song is presented in “We’re All In The Dance”.

Then when “Les Lumieres De Paris” begins playing, you are enchanted by the light rhythmic beats that gently push the lush strings along. You can almost feel yourself floating in an air of ecstasy.

The other standout track on this soundtrack is Tom Twyker’s “True”, a four-minute track that accompanies his segment starring Natalie Portman and Melchior Beslon. Being a composer himself, Twyker injects a modern and affecting tempo into a simple orchestration that works with synthesized melodies.

A true display of talent and flair indeed.

With four excellent tracks in place, the rest of the album cannot go too wrong. Craig Pruess’ “Run To The Mosque / Resolution” infuses a sense of urgency and exoticism appropriate for Gurinder Chadna’s contribution about race and culture. “La Vampire” (from Vincenzo Natali’s short about a tourist being haunted by a vampire) sends chills down your spines the classical way with eerie female voices and creepy string music, while “Les Fantômes D'Oscar Wilde” (from Wes Craven’s short about a couple arguing at Oscar Wilde’s grave) is a fine musical presentation of love and warmth.

With such brilliant music and songs all in one album, it is hard not to fall in love with it.

SOUNDTRACK RATING:



Recommended Track: (16) True

Review by John Li

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