The Chorus (soundtrack)
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The Chorus is the original soundtrack
of the 2004 Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated film
The Chorus
(original title: Les choristes) starring Gérard Jugnot
, François Berléand
, Kad Merad
and Jean-Paul Bonnaire. The original score
was composed by Bruno Coulais
and performed by the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra.
The album won the César Award for Best Music Written for a Film
and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
(but lost to the score of Los diarios motocicletas
). The song "Look To Your Path" (original title: "Vois Sur Ton Chemin") was nominated for an Academy Award.
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
of the 2004 Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
The Chorus
The Chorus (2004 film)
The Chorus is a 2004 French drama film directed by Christophe Barratier. Co-written by Barratier and Philippe Lopes-Curval, it is an adaptation of the 1945 film A Cage of Nightingales , which in turn was adapted by Noël-Noël and René Wheeler from a story by Wheeler and Georges Chaperot.Widely...
(original title: Les choristes) starring Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot
Gérard Jugnot is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer.Jugnot was one of the founders of the comedy troupe Le Splendid in the 1970s, along with, among others, his high-school friends Christian Clavier, Thierry Lhermitte, and Michel Blanc...
, François Berléand
François Berléand
François Berléand is a French actor.Berléand was born in Paris, France of . He plays Gilles Triquet, the officer manager and equivalent of David Brent in Le Bureau, the French version of The Office, produced by Canal+. He released a book about his childhood in 2006, Le fils de l'homme invisible...
, Kad Merad
Kad Merad
Kad Merad, real name Kaddour Merad, is a French-Algerian actor who has acted both on stage and on screen.-As actor:* 2001: La Grande Vie ! - le motard* 2003: Bloody Christmas - l'homme...
and Jean-Paul Bonnaire. The original score
Film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...
was composed by Bruno Coulais
Bruno Coulais
Bruno Coulais is a French composer, most widely known for his music on film soundtracks. He recently composed the score for the animated film, The Secret of Kells, released 12 March 2010.- Life and career :...
and performed by the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra.
The album won the César Award for Best Music Written for a Film
César Award for Best Music Written for a Film
This is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Music Written for a Film . Before 2000, the award was called "César Award for Best Music".-1970s:...
and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
The Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music is an annual award given by British Academy of Film and Television Arts.-1960s:*1968 - The Lion in Winter - John Barry...
(but lost to the score of Los diarios motocicletas
The Motorcycle Diaries (soundtrack)
The Motorcycle Diaries is the original soundtrack of the 2004 film The Motorcycle Diaries starring Gael García Bernal...
). The song "Look To Your Path" (original title: "Vois Sur Ton Chemin") was nominated for an Academy Award.
Track listing
- 1. Les Choristes 1:32
- 2. In Memoriam 3:25
- 3. L'arrivée À L'école 1:32
- 4. Pépinot 1:50
- 5. Vois Sur Ton Chemin 2:19 (nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original SongAcademy Award for Best Original SongThe Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film...
) - 6. Les Partitions 1:03
- 7. Caresse Sur L'océan 2:10
- 8. Lueur D'été 2:02
- 9. Cerf-Volant 0:58
- 10. Sous La Pluie 1:05
- 11. Compère Guilleri 0:35
- 12. La Désillusion 1:22
- 13. La Nuit 2:21
- 14. L'incendie 1:23
- 15. L'évocation 1:45
- 16. Les Avions En Papier 1:28
- 17. Action Réaction 1:45
- 18. Seuls 1:53
- 19. Morhange 1:57
- 20. In Mémoriam A Cappella 3:19
- 21. Nous Sommes Au Fond De L'étang 2:46
- Total Album Time: 38:30