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PRICE:
$36.50
$36.50
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ARTIST
LEGRAND, MICHEL
TITLE
La Piscine
FORMAT
LP + 7"
LABEL
WEWANTSOUNDS
CATALOG #
WWSLP 048LP
WWSLP 048LP
GENRE
SOUNDTRACK
RELEASE DATE
10/1/2021
Wewantsounds reissue one of
Michel Legrand
's best soundtracks composed for the French thriller
La Piscine
(The Swiming Pool), released in 1969 and featuring
Alain Delon
and
Romy Schneider
. Legrand penned the score straight after
The Thomas Crown Affair
OST and it features the same ultra-cool mix of memorable themes, slick jazzy instrumentals, and funky pop songs. The full soundtrack was only released in Japan and France and is now very rare. Three bonus tracks that have never been released on vinyl have been added, all newly remastered and housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve with new liner notes by
Jeremy Allen
. Also includes Legrand's ultra-rare funky 7" OST of
Un Homme Est Mort
from 1972 in its original artwork. When
La Piscine
was released in France in 1969, it created a stir and became an instant classic. Starring the sexy duet of Alain Delon and Romy Schneider, it had all the ingredient for a smash hit: stunning actors, a great story of jealousy and sexual tension and the magical sun-drenched setting of the French Riviera. All you needed was a soundtrack to match and Deray turned to Michel Legrand who had struck gold with
The Umbrella Of Cherbourg
and
The Thomas Crown Affair
. For
La Piscine
, Legrand came up with the same magic: a great theme which he declined in several jazzy and groovy variations to match the moods and tensions of the film. For the "Main Theme" and "De Souvenirs En Regrets" Legrand invited his sister
Christiane
, also a gifted singer, to scat with him and mirror the Delon-Schneider couple on screen. Also invited was French violin ace
Stephane Grappelli
who play on several queues. To spice up the score and reflect the party mood of late '60s Cote D'Azur, Legrand added a pinch of groove with "Dans La Soiree" and two funky pop songs penned by
Marilyn
and
Alan Bergman
, the jerky "Run, Brother Rabbit, Run" sung by
Delaney Bramlett
(
Delaney & Bonnie
) and the superb mid-tempo "Ask Yourself Why" sung by
Sally Stevens
. This The super rare and funky 7" of another Legrand-Deray collaboration from 1972 for the film "Un Homme Est Mort." The soundtrack only came out in France as a single at the time which has become a highly sought-after nugget on the jazz funk digging scene and is reissued here in its original artwork. Gatefold sleeve.
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