Artists
Biography
Tim Gane and Sean O’Hagan (respectively of Stereolab and High Llamas fame) put their heads together to pen the music for a new French comedy ‘La Vie d’Artiste’, which will be screened in France this September, with a release elsewhere following not long after. This is the first time they’ve worked together as a double act since their one-record band, Turn On, released a self-titled album in 1996.
When originally approached by the director, Marc Fitoussi (a huge fan of both the High Llamas and Stereolab), he wanted them to deliver something that captured what he loved about both bands and reached the heights of classic film composers like Ennio Morricone, François de Roubaix and Piero Picconi. A big challenge and one that took a lot of time to achieve, but they rose it and delivered both an apt and outstanding original score.
The film itself follows the life of three separate artists - lives which inadvertently affect one another: a singer wishes to break free from her days of waitressing, a teacher strives to be a writer (finally driven to stealing the work of a pupil) and a would-be Broadway actress feels frustrated in her cartoon voiceover day job. The soundtrack, a humble touch of everything we ever loved about Stereolab, gracefully reflects the cast as they each strive to create their own destinies.
The label ventured across to Paris to see one of the first showings - at Planet Hollywood no less - and despite them watching it in French moins subtitles and only just about being able to order a baguette between them while they were there, they still laughed all the way through it and felt most proud to see that too pure logo at the bottom of the credits.
DISC ONE – The Original Soundtrack
1. La Vie d’Artiste (générique)
2. Ecrivain ou Professeur?
3. Les prix littéraires
4. Yoko Johnson
5. La Vie d’Artiste (sous les arcades)
6. Métro, Boulot, Hippo
7. Une nuit passée à écrire
8. Dans le poste de télévision
9. Le manuscrit de Frédéric
10. La Vie d’Artiste (l’autographe)
11. Soudain, Joseph Costals!
12. La nuit
13. L’audition
14. Champagne!
15. Bertrand entre dans un tunnel
16. En pyjama
17. Alice sur scène
18. La consecration
19. Cora prend la fuite
20. C’est extra
21. Une star du Manga
DISC TWO – Extra Material
Disc Two comprises original music made by both Tim and Sean that didn’t make the final cut of the film.
When originally approached by the director, Marc Fitoussi (a huge fan of both the High Llamas and Stereolab), he wanted them to deliver something that captured what he loved about both bands and reached the heights of classic film composers like Ennio Morricone, François de Roubaix and Piero Picconi. A big challenge and one that took a lot of time to achieve, but they rose it and delivered both an apt and outstanding original score.
The film itself follows the life of three separate artists - lives which inadvertently affect one another: a singer wishes to break free from her days of waitressing, a teacher strives to be a writer (finally driven to stealing the work of a pupil) and a would-be Broadway actress feels frustrated in her cartoon voiceover day job. The soundtrack, a humble touch of everything we ever loved about Stereolab, gracefully reflects the cast as they each strive to create their own destinies.
The label ventured across to Paris to see one of the first showings - at Planet Hollywood no less - and despite them watching it in French moins subtitles and only just about being able to order a baguette between them while they were there, they still laughed all the way through it and felt most proud to see that too pure logo at the bottom of the credits.
DISC ONE – The Original Soundtrack
1. La Vie d’Artiste (générique)
2. Ecrivain ou Professeur?
3. Les prix littéraires
4. Yoko Johnson
5. La Vie d’Artiste (sous les arcades)
6. Métro, Boulot, Hippo
7. Une nuit passée à écrire
8. Dans le poste de télévision
9. Le manuscrit de Frédéric
10. La Vie d’Artiste (l’autographe)
11. Soudain, Joseph Costals!
12. La nuit
13. L’audition
14. Champagne!
15. Bertrand entre dans un tunnel
16. En pyjama
17. Alice sur scène
18. La consecration
19. Cora prend la fuite
20. C’est extra
21. Une star du Manga
DISC TWO – Extra Material
Disc Two comprises original music made by both Tim and Sean that didn’t make the final cut of the film.