Triplets of Belleville (Score)
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Free Music Notes for Triplets of Belleville (Score)
Free Music Review: A zany throwback to swanky jazz, French surf, opera and more
Hit: 5 Stars
We received the "Triplets of Belleville" soundtrack as a late addition to our March in-store play. About thirty seconds after I put the CD into our carousel player, I was dumbfounded: the most discordant, strange noise crackled over our store speakers--a bizarre melody of a refrigerator, vacuum cleaner and bicycle spokes. What *was* this? (I didn't see the film until a couple of days ago, at which point it all made sense)."This" was the amazing soundtrack to "Les Triplettes de Belleville," a joint French-Québécois animated feature about Madame Souza and her orphaned grandson Champion, who dreams of becoming a bicyclist in the prestigious Tour de France. When Champion is kidnapped by the Mafia and spirited away to Belleville (a synthesis of Paris, New York and Montréal), Madame Souza enlists the help of the Triplets of Belleville, an aging jazz-era vocal group.
The film's soundtrack reflects the jazz stylings of Django Reinhart (Belleville Rendez-Vous (there are three versions: French, demo and English (performed by -M-, and the film was nominated for an Oscar for best song), Jazzy Bach), along with melancholy French café accordion music (Attila Marcel, sung by the amazing Béatrice Bonifassi, and Bruno's Theme), French surf music (Pa Pa Palavas, performed by the film's composer, Benoît Charest), opera ("Cieco Cieco" Barber), and spy-style chase songs (French Mafia Theme, The Shadowing, The Chase).
I would have enjoyed the soundtrack more if it had been listed as it appeared in the movie, though. Also, the gorgeous "Kyrie Eleison" from Mozart's Mass in C Minor was left off. But the nineteen tracks (and one hidden track) are a wonderful mixture of old and new, jazz and Parisian café, delightfully quirky and guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Vive la différence!
Free Music Review: "Les Triplettes De Belleville - Ben Charest"
Hit: 5 Stars
Higher Octave presents a cool, fun and a very upbeat soundtrack "Triplets of Belleville", featuring the music of Ben Charest and frog eating Triplets of Belleville, former scat singing jazz prodigies turned experimental musicians(Charest: Betty Bonifassi, Marie-Lou Gauthier and Lina Boudreault gave the Triplets their voices) ~ more credit to these performers were Benoit Charest (guitar), Mathiew Herkowitz (piano), Thomas Dutronc, -M- (bass,guitar), Chet Doxas (tenor sax), Marin Nasturica (accordion), Jean Claude Donda (spoken word) and Beatrice Bonifassi (background vocals) pulling off an original musical jazz score that will keep you dancing in the isles, till the cows come home.This animated comedy film is from director Sylvain Chomet who takes the audience into the '60s in France ~ orphan boy (Champion) is kidnapped by Mafia gangsters and held in Belleville ~ just before a bicycle race of Tour de France ~ a grandmother (Madame Souza) and his dog Bruno, with some help from a '30s jazz trio are into the rescue, thus enters The Triplets of Belleville and the chase is on ~ much like the Pink Panther (Henry Mancini) tradition, jazz age themes prevail.
Let's look at the stand outs ~ "BELLEVILLE RENDEZ-VOUS(FRENCH VERSION)", theme is great fun and intoxicating ~ "CABARET HOOVER", nothing like you've ever heard before, completely mesmerizing and spellbinding~ "THE CHASE", great jazz vibes on this one, keeps changing rhythms and tempos with each member of the group interacting within the cue (very much into the Mancini Scene) ~ Two Academy Award Nominations - "Best Animated Feature Film" and "Best Song "The Tripletts of Belleville"...gotta love it!.
Total Time: 50:39 on 19 Tracks ~ Higher Octave 96811 ~ (1/27/2004)
Free Music Review: See the movie, buy the cd!
Hit: 5 Stars
The Triplets of Belleville is a very eccentric movie which I loved. It takes a mature audience to not be completely overwhelmed by the film's sheer genious. But don't let thet scare you! The film is funny, exciting, and totally unlike anything you've ever seen. The soundtrack is even better.
With a cool combination of Django Reinhardt guitar, cabaret singing, and french surf music, Ben Charest has managed to create an original collection of music that satisfies all kinds of listeners.
The title song of the soundtrack is one of the best (it was deservedly nominated for an oscar), and all the rest of the tracks centralize around it. Sung in tight three part harmony with catchy lyrics (in both french and english), 'the triplets of belleville' songs (there are four total on the cd), are enough to make anybody want to get up and start dancing. Another fun thing about this soundtrack is the presence of source music coming from vaccum cleaners, refrigerators, newpapers, tire wheels and more! (I admit, the vaccum makes more sense if you've seen the movie- so do so!) The singers in the vocal pieces are fantastic, and make up for the lack of dialogue in the film. The instrumental pieces completely set the mood for the wide range of sences the film has- from the tour de france to a gangsters hideout.
This is the perfect kind of music for a person wanting to expand their music intake. While listening to this, you get a taste of all kinds of music that are unfortunately underplayed. Hope you enjoy!
Free Music Review: "Allez les filles...!"
Hit: 5 Stars
If you haven't seen the movie, I would advise you do - it's one of the best animated films to come out in a long while, and a fine example that traditional methods of animation are not dead. If you haven't, then one thing you should know is that barely any of it is told in words - therefore, the soundtrack became very important, and what we got was one heck of a soundtrack.
Listening to it alone, I'm immediately reminded of the soundtrack for the Japanese film "Metropolis," which is heavy in jazz. The main theme (presented in both English and French) is the finest example of this, and has to be one of the catchiest themes I've ever heard. (took a month just to get the dang thing out of my head) You'll find several versions of it on this CD, some in its pure form (including a "demo" version) and in its use as background music. But don't worry, there's more than that. You've got stand-on-their-own tracks including "Attila Marcel," (which made me feel like an American soldier in a 1940's French cafe) the two versions of the French mafia theme, a piano version of a Bach piece, and the lighthearted "Cieco Cieco Barber."
Overall the soundtrack is well worth the purchase. If you enjoyed the movie, by all means add this to your collection as soon as possible.
Free Music Review: A fun, jazzy soundtrack full of great music
Hit: 5 Stars
From the opening sounds of "Under the Bridge," featuring car horns and bicycle spokes, you realize that this is no ordinary soundtrack album. It's full of French-flavored jazz, such as "Jazzy Bach" and "Belleville Jungle," with a pop song called "Attila Marcel" (sung by the incredible Béatrice Bonifassi), some catchy, kitschy songs such as "'Cieco Cieco' Barber" and "Pa Pa Pa Palavas," and the infectious, 1920's-flavored "Belleville Rendez-Vous." Written by Benoît Charest ,"Belleville Rendez-Vous" is the most recognizable song from the film, having earned a deserved Oscar nomation and appearing on the album in numerous versions: French, English, Demo, instrumental and as a theme. The album also includes many samples of Charest's unique score, from the plaintive "Bruno's Theme" (with a solo, sad accordian) to the use of a refrigerator, a vacuum and other unusual instruments for "Cabaret Hoover." It's a wonderful album that evokes the look and feel of the film.
A hidden track also appears at the very end. For anyone who has seen the movie, it's definitely a pleasant surprise.