Chansons de films

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Pioneer of the home studio, now revered by new generations, François de Roubaix left his mark on a prodigious decade (1965-1975), with several decisive scores: Les Grandes Gueules, Les Aventuriers, Le Samouraï, Le Vieux Fusil... His melodic and harmonic signature was also put to the service of songs, often written for films. Starting with Laetitia performed by Alain Delon (on the theme of Les Aventuriers), De Roubaix, (Pygmalion of actors), made Brigitte Bardot, Annie Girardot, Serge Reggiani, de Funès father and son sing... but also stars of his generation: Johnny Hallyday, Hugues Aufray, Nicoletta, Gilles Dreu. It is around this constellation of stars that this anthology took shape: it features both classics (Laetitia, Le Rapace, Sur le boulevard du rhum), unusual rarities (the songs from Chapi-Chapo, the pop titles from Un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, Vers l'âge d'or by Mouloudji), and absolute exclusives unearthed from Roubaix's archives (Why did you kiss me?, My sky is blue). A collision of artists from different backgrounds, a mix of languages, a shift from acoustic to electronic, here is a world tour of François de Roubaix in twenty-four songs. A must for fans of an emblematic composer of modernity.