One of the most outstanding features of ghost story is the classic, evocative score by philippe sarde, without a doubt one of his most important works and one of the best soundtracks of the eighties. Ghost story is a 1981 horror film starring fred astaire, douglas fairbanks, jr. Based on the 1979 novel by peter straub, the film stars fred astaire, melvyn douglas, douglas fairbanks jr. He is a composer, known for barocco 1976, the tenant 1976 and lord of the flies 1990. Released by quartet records in 2019 qr377 containing music. Rem genre soundtrack rem date 2019 rem discid c7e rem comment exactaudiocopy v1. Searching for someone qualified to score a story dealing with elderly people, the production team was reminded of le chat 1971, a french film about a bitter old couple spending time arguing. Director john irvins 1981 film, ghost story, based on a novel by horror fiction icon peter straub, is a charming but eerie sojourn into a niche of horror that covers most of the stylistic bases of the genre. The tenant expanded philippe sarde soundtrack cd philippe sarde. Ghost story soundtrack original soundtrack allmusic. Find recording details and track inforamtion for ghost story, film score philippe sarde on allmusic.
The princess of montpensier soundtrack by philippe sarde by philippe sarde download the princess of montpensier soundtrack by philippe sarde genr october 4, 2019. Based on the popular novel le locataire chimerique by roland topor, the film was directed by polanski, who also cowrote the. Considered among the most versatile and talented french film composers of his generation, sarde has scored over two hundred films, film shorts, and television miniseries. Film music site ghost story soundtrack philippe sarde.
Home soundtracks bmg rights management philippe sarde. I found it to be an ok horror film but a little sluggish. Universal repressed the dvd with an alternate cover art, which was released september 7, 2004. Quartet records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1981 horror thriller ghost story directed by john irvin and starring fred astaire, melvyn douglas, douglas fairbanks jr. His music is beautiful and he is a composer that american filmmakers should be begging to score their projects. The film does speak of quality jack cardiff did the cinematography, albert whitlock and his team supply some beautiful matte shots, philippe sarde composed the stirring music score, and dick smith creates the plentiful hideous apparition effects but the powerful main attraction is the assemblage of talent in the four main roles fred. Quartet records, universal pictures, universal music group and geffen records present the longrequested expanded release of the masterful score by philippe sarde for ghost story, directed by john irvin in 1981. Ghost story complete score limited 300 0 philippe sarde. Ghost story was released on dvd on march 25, 1998 by image entertainment. The film received its first bluray release in the united states on november 24, 2015 by scream factory.
Thats how philippe sarde was hired and why some of the main theme of that precise film is repeatedly used in the score of ghost story. The film costars alice krig, craig wasson and michael oneill in his debut film. The recording contains the lions share of the music with a few missing pieces here and there. The fate of our site directly depends on its relevance. Philippe sarde ghost story original motion picture. Film score, film soundtrack, soundtracks, cinematic classical. Philippe sarde was born on june 21, 1948 in neuillysurseine, hautsdeseine, france as philippe albert sarde. Music profile for philippe sarde, born 21 june 1948. Ghost story philippe sarde original factory sealed. Ghost story expanded soundtrack from 1981, composed by philippe sarde. Philippe sarde ghost story original motion picture soundtrack. He received an academy award nomination for tess 1979, and twelve cesar award nominations, winning for barocco 1976 and the judge and the assassin 1976. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are as essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website.
Ghost story philippe sarde soundtrack cd philippe sarde. Ghost story, film score recording details and tracks. Ghost story film score, motion picture soundtrack 1981. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. The film was directed by john irvin and is based on the 1979 novel of the same name by peter straub. Philippe sarde ghost story expanded original motion picture. Despite receiving an oscar nomination for his score for tess in 1980 and contributing music to successful international films such as ghost story, the bear and. A ghost story is a 2017 american horror drama film written and directed by david lowery.
Melvyn douglas all in their final film and john houseman. Quartet records, universal pictures, universal music group and geffen records present the. Philippe sarde composed the stirring music score, and dick smith. It does so in a deceptively simple way that almost demands multiple viewings. Philippe sarde born 21 june 1948 is a french film composer. The album features the expanded and remastered original score from the universal pictures production composed by philippe sarde tess. Jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. I just watched the ghost story dvd last night, it started off very muddled and confusing but when the great reveal came towards the end it made a bit more sense. The 1981 movie ghost story, adapted from a novel by peter straub, has a fantastic score by philippe sarde.
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