Cinema

SIDE A

1. Rota: Theme from 8 ½ (Otto e mezzo)
2. Hurwitz: Mia and Sebastian's theme from La La Land
3. Cosma: Mouvement perpétuel from Les Palmes de Mr Shultz
4. Tiersen: La Valse d'Amélie from Amélie
5. Rota: Speak Softly Love from The Godfather
6. Cosma: Ballade de l'éléphant from Un Éléphant ça Trompe Enormément
7. Williams: Main Theme from Schindler’s List
8. Sarde: Beau-Père from Beau-Père

LPB

1. Williams: The Force Theme from Star Wars
2. Cosma: Promenade sentimentale from Diva
3. Legrand: Medley from Yent
4. Rota: L’Illusionista from Le Notti di Cabiria
5. Rota : Valzer del Commiato from Il Gattopardo
6. Glass: The Poet Acts from The Hours
7. Sakamoto: Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence from Furyo

Alexandre Tharaud’s fascinating new album is based on a strong personal selection of movie tracks, many of which are well-known themes and some of which are rarer gems. Some of the compositions he wanted to record had no scores or scores that were lost and exist only now because of his recording. A lot of work has gone into acquiring and writing these scores, making arrangements, etc. Tharaud sees himself as an advocate for this music: he feels that it deserves a place within the world of classical music and that its composers merit the same respect and admiration as the classical greats. The repertoire with orchestra has been recorded with the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia under the baton of Antonio Pappano.