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PRICE:
$27.00
$27.00
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ARTIST
PREISNER, ZBIGNIEW
TITLE
Effroyables Jardins
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
A COLOURFUL STORM
CATALOG #
ACOLOUR 040LP
ACOLOUR 040LP
GENRE
SOUNDTRACK
RELEASE DATE
9/27/2024
A Colourful Storm presents
Effroyables Jardins
, a soundtrack composed by
Zbigniew Preisner
for
Jean Becker
's eponymous film. Given limited distribution during its initial release, the soundtrack's luster has only strengthened and it is now considered a lost gem of contemporary chamber composition. An understated triumph of the oeuvre of Preisner, who closely collaborated with Polish director
Krzysztof Kieślowski
and was responsible for the film scores of
Dekalog
,
The Double Life of Véronique
, and the
Three Colours
trilogy.
Effroyable Jardins
marks Preisner's post-Kieslowski era of solo composition, shifting from devotional harmonies into a beautifully restrained style of neo-Romanticism. It is his second soundtrack for Jean Becker, following
Francis Ford Coppola
's commission for
The Secret Garden
, the César-winning
Élisa
, and
Edoardo Ponte
's
Between Strangers
. Its leitmotif -- a delicate, sparse melody for piano and organ, appears only during the opening sequence and, like Preisner's most powerful soundtracks, takes on a life of its own. Compositions for violin, harp and percussion are interspersed with haunting variations on a theme and a masterful use of silence. His music haunts the grieving Julie in Blue, soundtracks Valentine's epiphany in Red, and evokes the sublimity of moments in everyday life.
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