MAURICE JARRE

MAURICE JARRE'S UNPUBLISHED FRENCH FILM MUSIC performed by Robert Lafond
DCM 131 • UPC : 771028235940
Street date : September 1, 2011

Our program reconstructs the core of four of the first scores that Maurice Jarre (1924-2009) wrote for features films in his native France. The movies are directed by Georges Franju (Spotlight on the Murderer, Judex), Serge Bourguignon (Sundays & Cybele) and Frédéric Rossif (The Animals).

When listening to this music, one realizes that Jarre already knew the tricks of the trade and that he mastered a wide variety of genres, an essential asset for his future international career. What is perhaps the most striking appears to be the melodic richness of numerous themes. Just like Georges Delerue, who was one year younger than him, Maurice Jarre could create memorable tunes with an enviable facility.

Already recognized for his reconstruction of Delerue’s works, Robert Lafond again puts his great talent in the service of this other giant of film music. Produced with the most advanced sampling technology available, his versions faithfully reproduce Maurice Jarre’s melodies and original orchestrations, whether they consist of a few soloists or large symphonic ensembles, purely acoustic sounds or electronic ventures typical of the period.

Packed with illustrations, the bilingual 20-page booklet features track by track liner notes by producer Clément Fontaine and an introduction by Jacques Hiver, the great European Maurice Jarre specialist in Europe and himself producer of an important part of Jarre's early works in France.

N.B. As of our previous title H.G. Clouzot’s Inferno there will be no exporting of this CD through our regular generalist European distributor. From now on our new releases will be available only through specialized film music outlets and the Disques Cinemusique website. We offer a fast delivery service in which shipping cost is included in the listed price.

SPECIAL FEATURES FOR A LIMITED TIME ON OUR WEBSITE www.disquescinemusique.com:

- Listen to sound samples from both the original recording and the new versions by Robert Lafond.
- View all the Maurice Jarre CD inserts in PDF file.
- Pay for three and get four offer! Order three CDs using PayPal, then email us to choose the fourth one free of charge, of which the price must be equal or inferior to your three billed items.