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Méliès and his time op.46 (2017)
2 oboes, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 tenor saxophones, bassoon, piano
timing : 23'00''
timing : 23'00''
Méliès's time op.46 saw the light of day thanks to the impulse of Jean-François Lehmann, musical director of the First Class Ensemble. This ensemble, composed of amateur musicians, usually confronts itself to musical projects associated with a theme.
Six movies are from Georges Méliès (1861-1938). His immoderate use of tricks, special effects and zany scripts, established him as one of the pioneer of silent movies. One of his well known feature is A trip to the moon. The last film in the group is Suspense by Lois Weber (1879-1939). No less a pioneer as woman director and activist, Lois Weber already had a modern conception of movie making. Especially in her use of different forms of shots : triangular, overhead, closeup, mirror effect etc... On the level of editing, Lois Weber was also ahead of her time, knowing how to compose a cinematic progression producing an undeniable climate of suspense.
From then on, I was commissioned to compose the music for each movie.
Six movies are from Georges Méliès (1861-1938). His immoderate use of tricks, special effects and zany scripts, established him as one of the pioneer of silent movies. One of his well known feature is A trip to the moon. The last film in the group is Suspense by Lois Weber (1879-1939). No less a pioneer as woman director and activist, Lois Weber already had a modern conception of movie making. Especially in her use of different forms of shots : triangular, overhead, closeup, mirror effect etc... On the level of editing, Lois Weber was also ahead of her time, knowing how to compose a cinematic progression producing an undeniable climate of suspense.
From then on, I was commissioned to compose the music for each movie.
scores with the music
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audio and scores without the movies
scores in concert pitch, this is why the bass clarinet and saxophones are notated with a bass clef
#1 - The shadow girl
#2 - The man with the rubber head
#3 - The infernal cauldron
#4 - The monster
#5 - The pillar of fire
#6 - The astronomer's dream
#7 - Suspense
