Zbigniew Preisner - Effroyables Jardins

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: ACOLOUR040
Barcode: 4251804182454
Release Date: 13 Sep 2024
Genre: Soundtrack

Special remarks : Full-colour sleeve with new artwork, insert and postcard

A Colourful Storm presents Effroyables Jardins, a soundtrack composed by Zbigniew Preisner for Jean Becker’s eponymous film. Given limited distribution during its initial release, the soundtrack’s lustre has only strengthened and it is now considered a lost gem of contemporary chamber composition. An understated triumph of the oeuvre of Preisner, who closely collaborated with Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski and was responsible for the film scores of Dekalog, The Double Life of Véronique and the Three Colours trilogy.

“Krzysztof and Zbigniew really found each other, as they were deeply complementary in their need of emotional expression,” reflects actor Juliette Binoche upon her work in Three Colours: Blue. A Colourful Storm cites no other film leaving a greater impact on them than Three Colours: Red. These would be the last films the duo worked on together, before Kieslowski’s retirement and untimely death.

Effroyable Jardins marks Preisner’s post-Kieslowski era of solo composition, shifting from devotional harmonies into a beautifully restrained style of neo-Romanticism. It is his second soundtrack for Jean Becker, following Francis Ford Coppola’s commission for The Secret Garden, the César-winning Élisa, and Edoardo Ponte’s Between Strangers. Its leitmotif - a delicate, sparse melody for piano and organ, appears only during the opening sequence and, like Preisner’s most powerful soundtracks, takes on a life of its own. Compositions for violin, harp and percussion are interspersed with haunting variations on a theme and a masterful use of silence. His music haunts the grieving Julie in Blue, soundtracks Valentine’s epiphany in Red, and evokes the sublimity of moments in everyday life.

Tracklist: A1. Effroyables Jardins (Générique) A2. Sabotage A3. Arrestation A4. Le Trou A5. Effroyables Jardins par Leszek Mozdzer (1ère Version Piano) A6. Métamorphose à l'Hôpital A7. Une Vie pour une Vie B1. Effroyables Jardins (Générique 2ème Variation) B2 Reminiscence B3 Mariage B4 Clown B5 Effroyables Jardins (Générique de Fin) B6 Effroyables Jardins par Leszek Mozdzer (2ème Version Piano) B7 Effroyables Jardins par Leszek Mozdzer (3ème Version Piano)

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