Jarre

Compilation of Jarre's hits done by the author. ("Musik Aus Zeit Und Raum" stands for "Music from Time and Space".)

A unique film deserves a unique score. The famous song from “The Longest Day” was written and composed by Paul Anka. The rest of the score was composed, arranged, and orchestrated by Maurice Jarre. It was the minimum needed for this super production, which is considered as one of the most brilliant tributes to the freedom soldiers! In addition to “The Longest Day”’s score are featured the World War II cinema classics’ soundtracks: Denys de la Patellière’s “Un Taxi Pour Tobrouk” composed by Georges Garvarentz, René Clément’s “Is Paris Burning?” composed by Maurice Jarre, René Clément’s “La Bataille du Rail” composed by Yves Baudrier, René Clément’s “Mr. Orchid composed by René Cloërec, and René Clément’s “Forbidden Games” composed by Narciso Yepes.

'Oxymoreworks' is a collection of collaborations with other artists covering a wide range of electronic genres. The nine-piece work includes reworkings of tracks from Jarre's 2022 album 'Oxymore'. Each track was composed and produced by Jarre in direct collaboration with the respective artist, resulting in a distinctive new version that showcases the shared artistry of both musicians. Jean-Michel Jarre said of the collection, 'Oxymore held a special place in my heart as it embarked on a truly unique sonic journey. With the deep joy of collaborating with other artists, similar to my previous project Electronica, I wanted to create a new perspective on my music. I reached out to musicians who I believed would add a fascinating dimension to each track with their diverse talents. Oxymoreworks is a testament to the art of collaboration, a vibrant collection of musical dialogues'. 'Oxymore' was released in October 2022. Conceptually, it is his most ambitious and groundbreaking album to date, and the first commercial release of this scale to fully utilize multichannel and binaural sound (spatial 3D). Jarre produced, composed, recorded and mixed in 360-degree audio at Radio France's 'Innovation' studios.

22nd studio album by Jean-Michel Jarre, the godfather of electronic music. The album features the single 'Brutalism', an electronic music masterpiece with experimental psychedelic elements and strong driving beats. 'Oxymore' has been conceived as an immersive work in a multi-channel and 3D binaural version, and is the first commercial release of this stature which pushes the future of musical audio and sound to this new level. The album's campaign will see remixes for the track as well as the launch of 'Oxyville', a VR world which accompanies the album release.

Think that the reason that this cd has not been rated very highly by previous reviewers, is that most of them bought it for the song 'Unchained Melody' and were then disapointed that there were no other songs in that genre. What people fail to realise is that this is a cd of the motion picture soundtrack. It is not a Righteous Brothers album. If you are not a fan of movie scores, then don't buy this album. But if you do like movie scores then I am sure you will appreciate the depth and beauty of this music. As a bonus, the booklet features an insightful essay on Maurice Jarre as well as the making of 'Ghost'. Also, each track has in-depth info about the place it had in the movie, and what was going on while the music was playing, so you can actually relive the film in your mind. Let me quote a little from the notes on 'Carl'…."..An electronic drone becomes more agitated as Carl pounds at his computer, Jarre tapping a synthesizer key along with a computer screen that laughs at the villain's desperation. Later Carl sits alone in his office…Sam pushes a chair across the room. The electronics begin to drone menacingly…Jarre's music becomes a flurry of computer notes as 'Sam' scrolls endlessly across the screen…" This is just a small example of how the track-by-track notes describe the music. Also, seeing the movie after listening to this album, makes the film even more enjoyable and exciting. Also, the booklet contains many photos from the film. And as if all of that isn't enough, this cd is now remastered with 2 bonus tracks that were not on the original release…'Fire Escape' and 'Oda Mae & Carl'. Yet another plus, and well worth the price in itself, is the beautiful love theme of Sam and Molly. Featured throughout the soundtrack, it is finally let loose in all its symphonic glory in the 'End Credits' after the orchestral version of 'Unchained Melody'.~ Amazon