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Bandes Originales: Lalo Schifrin & Bruno Coulais

Edition 2013 WSA Film Music Days
Film & Music WSA
Bandes Originales ('In The Tracks Of') is a collection of documentaries on the greatest international film music composers. Bandes Originales takes a look back at the conception of a musical work whose birth is motivated by the creation of a cinematographic work. The strange relationship between these two arts that rub shoulders and shape each other raises complex questions, and the meeting between two creators, the composer and the director, arouses curiosity. These documentaries explore the strange place of the film music composer, dependent on the wishes of a director and at the same time the owner of a masterpiece of the film.

The two Bandes Originales shown focus on Bruno Coulais and Lalo Schifrin, respectively. These documentaries paint a portrait of these great composers and let the viewer discover their universe, creativity and talent. This is done through interviews with musicians and filmmakers, interspersed with of moments when they are at work.

With more than a hundred and fifty film scores, Bruno Coulais is one of the most famous and the most extraordinary French film music composers. His meandering path, marked by surprising experiments, takes us into sound worlds that expertly cultivate respect for the image.

Composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin is a true ‘renaissance artist’ whose talent has made a significant contribution to the musical vocabulary of the 20th century. Although this composer and pianist is best known for his film and television music, he has also had a historic impact in the jazz and classical worlds.