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Amélie is the soundtrack album to the 2001 film of the same name.. Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet was introduced to the accordion and piano-driven music of Yann Tiersen by his production assistant.
Amélie is a musical based on the 2001 romantic comedy film of the same name with music by Daniel Messé, lyrics by Messé and Nathan Tysen and a book by Craig Lucas.The musical premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in September 2015.
Amélie works at the Café des 2 Moulins on Montmartre. A girl in Renoir's 1881 painting Luncheon of the Boating Party provides a key plot point. Amélie Poulain is born in 1974 and brought up by eccentric parents who – incorrectly believing that she has a heart defect – decide to homeschool her.
Parts of the soundtrack are reminiscent of Yann Tiersen's best known film work, the soundtrack for Amélie, which was in turn strongly influenced by French music.In fact, one of the songs on Amélie, "Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi", was also used on Good bye, Lenin! during the scene of the family's first East-West Berlin outing, although it does not appear on the soundtrack album.
Yann Pierre Tiersen (born 23 June 1970) is a French Breton musician and composer. [1] [2] His musical career is split between studio recordings, music collaborations, and film soundtracks songwriting.
Nathan Tysen (born January 15, 1977) is a Grammy-nominated [1] American songwriter whose musicals have appeared on Broadway and the West End. Musicals with composer Chris Miller include Tuck Everlasting, [2] The Burnt Part Boys, Fugitive Songs, Revival, Dreamland, and The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.
Amerie lent her vocals to the LL Cool J song "Paradise", which reached number 14 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and became the singer's second top 40 Hot 100 entry. She was featured on DJ Kayslay 's "Too Much for Me", on his 2003 album The Streetsweeper Vol. 1 , which peaked at number 53 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
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