Furia (album)
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La musique de Furia – Un film de Alexandre Aja
is a soundtrack album written and recorded by Brian May
. The film Furia
was released in 1999.
Bonus Track:
Tango: 'Cuesta Abajo written by Carlos Gardel
, performed by Manuel Cedron.
' Bird in Hand' written by Lee Scratch Perry, performed by The Upsetters
.
Liner notes: "Respect to Julio Cortázar
, author of the novel 'Graffiti'."
Alexandre Aja
Alexandre Aja is a French film director who rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film Haute Tension .-Personal life:...
is a soundtrack album written and recorded by Brian May
Brian May
Brian Harold May, CBE is an English musician and astrophysicist most widely known as the guitarist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen...
. The film Furia
Furia (film)
Furia is a 1999 French romantic drama film directed by Alexandre Aja, who co-wrote screenplay with Grégory Levasseur, adapted from science fiction "Graffiti" by Julio Cortázar.-Cast:*Stanislas Merhar as Théo*Marion Cotillard as Elia...
was released in 1999.
Track listing
- Furia Theme – Opening Titles (4:40)
- First Glance (Solo Flute) (1:35)
- Landscape (1:14)
- Tango: 'Cuesta Abajo (2:59)
- The Meeting (Solo Guitar) (1:35)
- First Kiss (2:03)
- Storm (2:19)
- Phone (1:07)
- Pursuit (3:45)
- Diner (1:18)
- Apparition (1:36)
- Arrest (1:28)
- Father and Son (1:34)
- Aaron (0:49)
- Fire (0:55)
- Gun (Solo Violin) (1:55)
- Reggae: 'Bird in Hand (3:30)
- Killing (1:13)
- Escape (1:50)
- Go On (2:19)
-
'Dream of Thee' (4:36)
Bonus Track:
- Alternative Gun (1:33)
Personnel
- Brian MayBrian MayBrian Harold May, CBE is an English musician and astrophysicist most widely known as the guitarist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen...
– Writing, arrangement, production; vocals, guitars and keyboard programming. - Justin Shirley-Smith – Co-producing and engineering.
- Michael ReedMichael ReedMichael Reed BSC is a British cinematographer who worked on several notable films in the 1960s and 1970s, including Dracula: Prince of Darkness and Shout at the Devil...
– Orchestrations (performed by The London Musicians Orchestra, conducted by Michael Reed). - Phillipa Davies – Solo flute.
- Rolf Wilson – First violin.
- Dave Lee – Solo horn
- Emily May – 'Apparition' vocal.
- Dick Lewzey – Engineer for orchestral recording.
- Erik Jordan – Assistant engineer.
- Sylvia Addison – Fixer.
- Richard Ihnatowicz – Copyist.
- Kevin Metcalfe and Gordon Vicary – Mastering at The Soundmasters, London.
- Richard Gray – Sleeve design (with Brian May), artwork.
- Jerome Trebois – Front cover illustration.
- Alexandre AjaAlexandre AjaAlexandre Aja is a French film director who rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film Haute Tension .-Personal life:...
– Director and producer of the film.
Tango: 'Cuesta Abajo written by Carlos Gardel
Carlos Gardel
Carlos Gardel was a singer, songwriter and actor, and is perhaps the most prominent figure in the history of tango. He was born in Toulouse, France, although he never acknowledged his birthplace publicly, and there are still claims of his birth in Uruguay. He lived in Argentina from the age of two...
, performed by Manuel Cedron.
The Upsetters
The Upsetters was the name given to the house band for Jamaican reggae producer Lee "Scratch" Perry. The name of the band comes from Perry's nickname of Upsetter, after his song "I Am The Upsetter", a musical dismissal of his former boss Coxsone Dodd....
.
Liner notes: "Respect to Julio Cortázar
Julio Cortázar
Julio Cortázar, born Jules Florencio Cortázar, was an Argentine writer. Cortázar, known as one of the founders of the Latin American Boom, influenced an entire generation of Spanish speaking readers and writers in the Americas and Europe.-Early life:Cortázar's parents, Julio José Cortázar and...
, author of the novel 'Graffiti'."