As randomly chosen by survey* on Mastodon, our next spotlight is on number 866 on The List, submitted by leonardo.
I assumed I knew nothing of this musician and composer, as the name, face, and sound didnβt ring any bells whatsoever. But then Wikipedia told me that Tiersen did the score/soundtrack for the French film AmΓ©lie! Mon dieu, I love AmΓ©lie!
While only one or maybe two tracks on this album remind me of AmΓ©lie, it does makes me think it could be a soundtrack to an as-yet unseen film. Itβs positively full of absolute gems and a whole swirl of moods, and it also features a nice handful of collaborators including Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins, Stuart A. Staples of the Tindersticks, and the legendary Jane Birkin.
Given that Tiersenβs work apparently is often compared with that of Philip Glass and Michael Nyman, itβs safe to say that his work is right up my alley. I plan on checking it all out, tout de suite, starting with his most recent work up on Bandcamp. In fact, as I am writing, I randomly clicked on the cover I liked best in his Bandcamp β Portrait (2019) β and the very first song features not only Stephen OβMalley of Sunn O))), but also harpischord. Iβm in love.
*The survey choices that led to this spotlight were βDβ, βAβ, and βYβ, following the earlier surveys with βBβ, βLβ, βUβ, βEβ and βMβ, βOβ, βNβ. The third letter was the winning selection, so the survey result was translated as picking the third album in The List by an artist whose name starts with the letter βYβ.
https://1001otheralbums.com/2024/10/09/yann-tiersen-les-retrouvailles-2005-france/
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