55 Years Of Cinema Songs Original Soundtracks + Songs + Covers CD Presale

55 Years Of Cinema Songs Original Soundtracks + Songs + Covers CD Box Set

***** This is a preorder for a new release CD that is not yet released. The release date for this item is 04-12-26. This item will be shipped from our Melbourne Warehouse within 5 days of the release date *****

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Francis Lai's impressive achievements underscore the trajectory of a melodist with exceptional instinct, whose talent would receive global acclaim, all the way from Nice to Hollywood making him one of the most prominent composers in French and European cinema. He scored his first feature film, A Man and a Woman in 1966, and his last, it's epilogue, The Best Years of a Life, fifty-two years later. He enjoyed collaborative adventures with Claude Lelouch, Terence Young, Dino Risi, Henri Verneuil, Nikita Mikhalkov and René Clément. And he won an Oscar in April 1971 for Arthur Hiller's Love Story. In spring 2023, his theme for a forgotten film by Michel Boisrond, La Leçon particulière, went viral on TikTok and social media erupted, the track appearing endlessly on videos evoking a bygone era, oscillating between sunshine and tears. In just a few days, a new generation had embraced Francis Lai's signature sound - and with it, it's share of smiling melancholy. With it's 14 thematic CDs, this truly XXL anthology is the most extensive ever devoted to Francis Lai's phenomenal five-decade career, showcasing the different facets, faces and periods of his writing, from CinemaScope orchestrations to more intimate electronic scores. CDs 13 and 14, present original songs, covers, and new recordings featuring the quintessential performers of Lai's work: Thomas Dutronc specially recorded his own version of La Ballade Du Bon Et Les Méchants, originally by his father, Jacques; The great Joe Hisaishi presents us with a personal reading of Treize Jours en France - a testament to the fact that Lai is a living legend in Japan; Edith Piaf, Shirley Bassey, Marie Laforêt, Astrud Gilberto, Tom Jones, Françoise Hardy, Charles Aznavour, Serge Reggiani, and even Francis himself performing Sur Notre Étoile, a reflection of his fleeting aspirations as a singer. And for a farewell finish, a poignant chamber version of Love Story, performed as a duet by Francis and his orchestrator and friend, the irreplaceable Christian Gaubert. It was in Nice in 2009: Francis Lai gave his final public performance on the accordion in his hometown.