Vladimir Cosma became a highly regarded and hugely prolific soundtrack composer for the French cinema in the 60s and 70s. As the title says, 40 Films - 40 Bandes Originales. All remastered in high definition onto 17 CDs and beautifully packaged in a handsome box as shown. Including the soundtracks from the iconic film 'Diva', 'Mistral's Daughter', 'The Closet', this set amply demonstrates Cosma's ability to compose good, sometimes great, music to accompany these films, while also borrowing from classics and contemporary pop.
On ne dit jamais « merci » aux animaux. Pourtant, on devrait. Ils enchantent le ciel, la mer et la terre. Sans les animaux, il n'y aurait pas de paradis terrestre. Ils ne méritent pas l'ingratitude des hommes. Ils méritent leur reconnaissance. Alors, comme ils ne le demandent jamais, on va leur dire « merci ». Jean-Louis FOURNIER Jean-Louis Fournier est le créateur de La Noiraude, émission culte de la télévision, et le réalisateur de La Minute nécessaire de Monsieur Cyclopède de Pierre Desproges. Il est l'auteur, de Grammaire française et impertinente, Où on va, papa ? (prix Femina 2008), …
Henri Crolla (1920-1960) was an Italian jazz guitarist and film composer. Born in Naples, Campania, Italy, to a family of itinerant Neapolitan musicians, he moved with his family to Porte de Choisy in France in 1922 following the rise of fascism in Italy. One of his neighbours was a young Django Reinhardt, with whose family he became close. He also put to music many poems from Prévert's Paroles with Joseph Kosma.