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Michel Legrand and Cinema
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It's sometimes said that good film music shouldn't stand out. However, the composer featured here chose not to follow that advice, which works to our advantage! Film soundtracks, although written for the screen, are works in their own right that don't require visuals. Their ability to evoke memories and images makes them particularly powerful.
Michel Legrand is an emblematic name of the most beautiful melodies of French cinema since the 1960s. Whether sentimental, classical or jazz, his compositions continue to live outside of films and have become timeless standards. To evoke Michel Legrand is also to recall the New Wave of French cinema, having collaborated with directors such as Jacques Demy , Barbra Streisand and Norman Jewison . His music has earned him 3 Oscars ® and a Palme d'or ® , thus contributing to the greatest successes of the seventh art. More than a simple concert, it is a total immersion in the composer's universe where music, theater, and staging intertwine in a sound and visual fresco. "Good film music must serve the film as much as the music," said Michel Legrand . His ability to capture the spirit of the times is manifested in melodies that become the soundtrack of our lives.
Co-production STS Events – La Seine Musicale / SBO PRODUCTIONS
Program and cast
Distribution
The Band Original Orchestra, the original orchestra of the original soundtracks
Romain Theret, arrangements
Nathalie Spinosi, staging
Program
The Young Girls of Rochefort, Donkey Skin, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg…
La Seine Musicale
La Seine Musicale is a music and performing arts center located on Île Seguin an island on the Seine river between Boulogne-Billancourt and Sèvres, in the western suburbs of Paris, France.
Adress: La Seine Musicale, Île Seguin, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Auditorium Patrick Devedjian
Nestled like a gem in a case of glass and wood, the Auditorium Patrick Devedjian is the centerpiece of our building. It can accommodate up to 1,150 spectators and is dedicated to acoustic music, featuring the greatest classical ensembles and musicians, foremost among them the resident orchestra: Insula orchestra.
Its appearance is open to interpretation: a bird's nest, a giant liner, "the ball"...
From the outside, its glass facade is protected and powered by a gigantic array of solar panels that moves in synchronization with the sun, overlooking the concrete liner.
From the inside, the 1,150-seat hall awakens our senses. Dedicated to classical music, jazz, and world music concerts, its light blonde wooden ceiling, cardboard tubes, and paper reveal all the secrets of the excellent acoustics of this stage.
Its Acoustics
Studied by the Nagata and Jean-Paul Lamoureux firm to ensure the best possible sound reproduction for the audience. All precautions have been taken to guarantee exceptional acoustics with the precision of a musical instrument.
Its Design
Modular, its vineyard-style arrangement creates a genuine proximity with the audience surrounding the artists. The interplay of lights, the beauty of materials (wood, mosaics, glass), and the 360° panorama are all designed to match the pleasure of the eyes with that of the ears.
Its design aims to create a sense of visual and acoustic intimacy shared between the audience and the musicians. The atmosphere of the hall is warm, with curved wooden walls and ceiling contributing to the hall’s unique sound identity. Access to the hall is provided on three levels by large suspended walkways offering panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. These are connected by large staircases forming a continuous promenade around the hall.
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