... LP, Vinyl record album

... LP, Vinyl record album

Sensitive scoring by Philippe Sarde – one of his soundtracks for director Bernard Tavernier, for a film based on the Jim Thompson novel Pop 1280! One track features a vocal by Stephane Audran – another by the lovely Isabelle Huppert! LP, Vinyl record album

Philippe Sarde's sophisticated score for the film La Guerre Du Feu – also known as Quest For Fire – music that's a fair bit more modern than the prehistoric setting of the movie! Most of the instrumentation is orchestral, but Sarde also allows plenty of space for spare, brooding moments too – passages that have an almost tribal quality at points, and an organically resonant approach at others. The recording has quite a high dynamic range – bursting from silence to fullness in a very short space – then slinking back into the shadows at the next moment! LP, Vinyl record album

Funky tunes and groovy tracks collide in this always-great series! This 10th volume pushes the envelope even further – mixing together tight jazzy numbers with other cuts that have a late 60s pop sound. Tracks include "Watermelon Man" by Monk Higgins, "Jukes Box Chez Saidani" by Philippe Sarde, "Funky Beat" by Claude Ciari, "Sock It My Way" by The Animated Egg, "Les Electroniciens" by Bruno Spoerri, "Rendez Vous With The Sun (part 2)" by Howard Wales, "Guru Vin" by Don Sebesky, "Madrid" by Collage, "What's Wrong With Grooving" by Letta Mbulu, "Skinny Dip" by New Visions, "Get Thy Bearings" by Donovan, "Aubergine Time" by Bernard Lubat, "Spooky" by Classic IV, and "Baby Batter" by Harvey Mandel. 18 tracks in all. LP, Vinyl record album