Bout De Souffle [Original recording remastered, Soundtrack, Import]

Martial Solal | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 20, 2008)
• Original Release Date: February 7, 1961
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered, Soundtrack, Import
• Label: Emarcy Import
• ASIN: B000069LE7
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #280,808 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. La mort (A Bout de Souffle)

2. Duo (A Bout de Souffle)

3. New York Herald Tribune (A Bout de Souffle)

4. Poursuite (A Bout de Souffle)

5. L' Amour, la mort (A Bout de Souffle)

6. Dixieland (A Bout de Souffle)

7. Thème d'amour (A Bout de Souffle)

8. La mort (A Bout de Souffle) [Version 2]

9. Poursuite (A Bout de Souffle) [Version 2]

10. Campagne-Première (A Bout de Souffle)

11. Verneuillade (L'Affaire d'une Nuit)

12. Défilé (L'Affaire d'une Nuit)

13. Le procès (Le procès)

14. Générique (Les Ennemis)

15. Générique (Echappement Libre)

16. L' Espionnage (Les Ennemis)

17. Olga (Echappement Libre)

18. Course en décapotable (Echappement Libre)

19. David et Olga (Echappement Libre)

20. Echappement lbre (Echappement Libre)

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have, January 10, 2009

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dnk "dnkboston" (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bout De Souffle (Audio CD)

I heard a snippet of this on NPR a few days ago and had to have it. I don't usually satisfy my urges so quickly, but I made an exception here and I'm so glad. Every track on this is a perfect balance between romantic, energetic and exciting. Now I need more Martial Solal.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some rare, very enjoyable tracks, May 22, 2010

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Si Tucker (Louisiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bout De Souffle (Audio CD)

Chances are, dear reader, if you're reading this, then you've seen the movie (and if you haven't, drop everything and put it on your Netflix list or whatever). Granted, Godard's classic French New Wave flick--with its jump cuts, indeterminate pacing, unheard-of editing technques, snappy dialogue seemingly unrelated to the plot (it's about a gangster and a woman he wants to sleep with) and (gasp!) subtitles--may not hold everyone's interest, but this review is about the music, isn't it?

Okay, so the soundtrack we have here is all in all pretty jazzy, but it's of some unique style that remains absent in American's version. There's big band stuff, small band stuff, simply-horns-and-drums stuff and then again some really, really nice, lush tracks. A lot of soothing piano music with string and a cool track with sparse guitar and what I'm guessing is an xylophone. Yes, the xylophone. Most of the music here is short and to the point with that little "doo-doo-doo-DOO-doo" rhythm repeated quite a bit. But then again it's repeated in the movie a little much as well. So it's great to listen to but I can understand if you feel there's something missing. The tracks sound like they're going nowhere at times, but really, when you think about it, a lot of soundtracks featuring original scores are like that: the songs are short and they're there to emphasize one scene, one conversation, you get it. But the songs, all instrumental, convey everything from love to panic to mystery to death. As with French New Wave films, the music is really happy-go-lucky and seems to be all about having fun. I read a review once that "Breathless" (the film itself) was "jazzy, free-form and sexy" and that's pretty much what we've got here on this disc.

After the ten or so songs from "Breathless" we've got a few others that Martial Solal composed for some films produced about the same time. I bought the CD for the "Breathless" sounds here, and the other tracks are more or less similar-sounding, but not as moodsetting and enjoyment of those tracks varies. But it's nice. The last track is a piano solo (apparently from "Breathless") that's really nice but at moments sounds more like someone practicing different positions and phrases rather than trying to play an actual traditional song. Maybe he was improvising. Anyway, it's nice and interesting and if you're a fan of the film you probably like the music and really this is the only available recording of the film's soundtrack. So if there are any left scoop it up!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Out of Breath Brlliant Sound, September 20, 2008

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This review is from: Bout De Souffle (Audio CD)

A great compliment to the 1960 french New Wave film "Breathless". Great music that and some other films Martial Solal composed for. Easy listening, jazz at its best, and a soothing distraction from your hectic day. Worth every franc...or penny, that is.