Effroyables Jardins
A Colourful Storm unearths this lesser-known soundtrack from Polish icon Zbigniew Preisner, a suite of sparse, delicate neo-Romantic themes that highlight Preisner's poetic, melancholy magic.
Best known for his work with celebrated Polish auteur Krzysztof Kieślowski on classic scores for films such as 'The Double Life of Véronique' and the legendary Three Colours trilogy, Preisner has penned countless more recordings that have slipped under the radar. Directed by Jean Becker, 'Effroyables Jardins' is a low-key French drama film that only received a limited release in 2003, so its moving soundtrack has mostly remained unheard. The film's central theme is classic Preisner, an eerie romantic lullaby that's initially played on organ and synth. It's the writing of this one that hits us immediately because it gets right to the heart of Preisner's skill, the kind of melody that's deceptively simple, but lodges itself in yr brain almost immediately. And when the composer revisits it on three solo piano versions and two variations, it's like encountering an old friend - the first piano version is particularly affecting.
Elsewhere, Preisner works with a full orchestra to capture the complex emotional twists and turns of Becker's film. On 'Arrestation' and 'Le Trou', he lets accented flourishes disappear into silence, vanishing around booming double bass plucks and marimba chimes, and on 'Métamorphose à l'Hôpital', glistening harp notes echo gracefully around ghostly strings. It's tear-jerking stuff, honestly, but Preisner makes it lavishly enticing.
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A Colourful Storm unearths this lesser-known soundtrack from Polish icon Zbigniew Preisner, a suite of sparse, delicate neo-Romantic themes that highlight Preisner's poetic, melancholy magic.
Best known for his work with celebrated Polish auteur Krzysztof Kieślowski on classic scores for films such as 'The Double Life of Véronique' and the legendary Three Colours trilogy, Preisner has penned countless more recordings that have slipped under the radar. Directed by Jean Becker, 'Effroyables Jardins' is a low-key French drama film that only received a limited release in 2003, so its moving soundtrack has mostly remained unheard. The film's central theme is classic Preisner, an eerie romantic lullaby that's initially played on organ and synth. It's the writing of this one that hits us immediately because it gets right to the heart of Preisner's skill, the kind of melody that's deceptively simple, but lodges itself in yr brain almost immediately. And when the composer revisits it on three solo piano versions and two variations, it's like encountering an old friend - the first piano version is particularly affecting.
Elsewhere, Preisner works with a full orchestra to capture the complex emotional twists and turns of Becker's film. On 'Arrestation' and 'Le Trou', he lets accented flourishes disappear into silence, vanishing around booming double bass plucks and marimba chimes, and on 'Métamorphose à l'Hôpital', glistening harp notes echo gracefully around ghostly strings. It's tear-jerking stuff, honestly, but Preisner makes it lavishly enticing.
A Colourful Storm unearths this lesser-known soundtrack from Polish icon Zbigniew Preisner, a suite of sparse, delicate neo-Romantic themes that highlight Preisner's poetic, melancholy magic.
Best known for his work with celebrated Polish auteur Krzysztof Kieślowski on classic scores for films such as 'The Double Life of Véronique' and the legendary Three Colours trilogy, Preisner has penned countless more recordings that have slipped under the radar. Directed by Jean Becker, 'Effroyables Jardins' is a low-key French drama film that only received a limited release in 2003, so its moving soundtrack has mostly remained unheard. The film's central theme is classic Preisner, an eerie romantic lullaby that's initially played on organ and synth. It's the writing of this one that hits us immediately because it gets right to the heart of Preisner's skill, the kind of melody that's deceptively simple, but lodges itself in yr brain almost immediately. And when the composer revisits it on three solo piano versions and two variations, it's like encountering an old friend - the first piano version is particularly affecting.
Elsewhere, Preisner works with a full orchestra to capture the complex emotional twists and turns of Becker's film. On 'Arrestation' and 'Le Trou', he lets accented flourishes disappear into silence, vanishing around booming double bass plucks and marimba chimes, and on 'Métamorphose à l'Hôpital', glistening harp notes echo gracefully around ghostly strings. It's tear-jerking stuff, honestly, but Preisner makes it lavishly enticing.
A Colourful Storm unearths this lesser-known soundtrack from Polish icon Zbigniew Preisner, a suite of sparse, delicate neo-Romantic themes that highlight Preisner's poetic, melancholy magic.
Best known for his work with celebrated Polish auteur Krzysztof Kieślowski on classic scores for films such as 'The Double Life of Véronique' and the legendary Three Colours trilogy, Preisner has penned countless more recordings that have slipped under the radar. Directed by Jean Becker, 'Effroyables Jardins' is a low-key French drama film that only received a limited release in 2003, so its moving soundtrack has mostly remained unheard. The film's central theme is classic Preisner, an eerie romantic lullaby that's initially played on organ and synth. It's the writing of this one that hits us immediately because it gets right to the heart of Preisner's skill, the kind of melody that's deceptively simple, but lodges itself in yr brain almost immediately. And when the composer revisits it on three solo piano versions and two variations, it's like encountering an old friend - the first piano version is particularly affecting.
Elsewhere, Preisner works with a full orchestra to capture the complex emotional twists and turns of Becker's film. On 'Arrestation' and 'Le Trou', he lets accented flourishes disappear into silence, vanishing around booming double bass plucks and marimba chimes, and on 'Métamorphose à l'Hôpital', glistening harp notes echo gracefully around ghostly strings. It's tear-jerking stuff, honestly, but Preisner makes it lavishly enticing.
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A Colourful Storm unearths this lesser-known soundtrack from Polish icon Zbigniew Preisner, a suite of sparse, delicate neo-Romantic themes that highlight Preisner's poetic, melancholy magic.
Best known for his work with celebrated Polish auteur Krzysztof Kieślowski on classic scores for films such as 'The Double Life of Véronique' and the legendary Three Colours trilogy, Preisner has penned countless more recordings that have slipped under the radar. Directed by Jean Becker, 'Effroyables Jardins' is a low-key French drama film that only received a limited release in 2003, so its moving soundtrack has mostly remained unheard. The film's central theme is classic Preisner, an eerie romantic lullaby that's initially played on organ and synth. It's the writing of this one that hits us immediately because it gets right to the heart of Preisner's skill, the kind of melody that's deceptively simple, but lodges itself in yr brain almost immediately. And when the composer revisits it on three solo piano versions and two variations, it's like encountering an old friend - the first piano version is particularly affecting.
Elsewhere, Preisner works with a full orchestra to capture the complex emotional twists and turns of Becker's film. On 'Arrestation' and 'Le Trou', he lets accented flourishes disappear into silence, vanishing around booming double bass plucks and marimba chimes, and on 'Métamorphose à l'Hôpital', glistening harp notes echo gracefully around ghostly strings. It's tear-jerking stuff, honestly, but Preisner makes it lavishly enticing.