Lifetime achievement award for Alexandre Desplat and video of the concert ‘Musiques de film, de Tati à Godard’

This Friday, January 11th, 2019 at 20h, and during the concert entitled ‘Concert: Musiques de film, de Tati à Godard’, the France Musique – SACEM Film Music Award 2019 was presented to composer Alexandre Desplat for his entire career.

 

The concert, held at the Auditorium de Radio France in Paris (France), was performed by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France conducted by Bruno Fontaine and had the following program:

  • Anne DudleyHail the Superheroes (commissioned by Radio France, world premiere)
  • Bruno CoulaisVoyage à travers le cinéma français de Bertrand Tavernier (2016)
  • George Van ParysFrench-Cancan (1955) Jean Renoir – Opening
  • Joseph KosmaLes Portes de la nuit (1946) Marcel Carné – Introduction – Waltz
  • Joseph KosmaLa Grande Illusion (1937) Jean Renoir – Suite (arr. Bruno Fontaine)
  • George Van ParysMadame de… (1953) dir. Max Ophuls – Cœur de diamant
  • Jean WienerTouchez pas au grisbide (1954) dir. Jacques Becker (arr. Bruno Fontaine)
  • Maurice Jaubert, Jean Grémillon14 Juillet (1933) dir. René Clair (arr. Bruno Fontaine)
  • René CloërecEn cas de malheur (1943) dir. Claude Autant-Lara (arr. Bruno Fontaine)
  • Jean Yatove, Frank Barcellini, Alain RomansTati Fantasy: Uncle, Mr. Hulot’s Holiday, Feast Day – dir. James Tati (arr. Bruno Fontaine)
  • Paul MisrakiMr Arkadin (1956) dir. Orson Welles (arr. Bruno Fontaine)
  • Martial Solal, Antoine Duhamel, Georges DelerueJean-Luc Godard Suite – À bout de souffle (1960), Pierrot le fou (1965), Le Mépris (1963) (arr. Bruno Fontaine)
  • Michel Legrand Rafles sur la ville (1958) dir. Pierre Chenal (symphonic arrangement 2018 by Michel Legrand)
  • Suite François de Roubaix Le Vieux Fusil de Robert Enrico (1975), Dernier Domicile connu de José Giovanni (1970) (arr. Bruno Fontaine)
  • Georges Delerue La Nuit américaine (1973) dir. François Truffaut (arr. Bruno Fontaine)

 

Additional information about the concert:

https://www.francemusique.fr/evenements/prix-france-musique-sacem-de-la-musique-de-film

 

You can watch the full video of the concert in the following link (link):