I really like Yared's The English Patient and City of Angels. So I watched Betty Blue for the Yared score. Well that was a mistake because the movie was lousy (not to mention really long) and the score was nothing like Patient or Angels.
That is not to say it is a bad score, just not my type of score. It has alot of electronica, some wierd choral stuff, and ends with circus music.
I don't much like Betty Blue, but my favorite score by Yared for one of Beineix's films is probably La lune dans le caniveau, and my favorite Yared score overall might just be the absolutely gorgeous Camille Claudel.
BETTY BLUE is actually one of Yared's more popular scores, granted with the general public rather than most film music fans.
I haven't seen the new, longer cut of the film but as I recall the score worked really well in the film and if you see the documentary on Yared that is on DVD, he talks about the score and performs some of it in concert.
BETTY BLUE is actually one of Yared's more popular scores, granted with the general public rather than most film music fans.
I haven't seen the new, longer cut of the film but as I recall the score worked really well in the film and if you see the documentary on Yared that is on DVD, he talks about the score and performs some of it in concert.
James
Here's Anthony Minghella talking about BETTY BLUE and working with Yared:
I don't much like Betty Blue, but my favorite score by Yared for one of Beineix's films is probably La lune dans le caniveau, and my favorite Yared score overall might just be the absolutely gorgeous Camille Claudel.
I watched Camille Claudel right after Betty Blue (as I was doing a Yared marathon). Camille indeed had a better score. It is interesting how both films are about a man in love with a woman losing her grasp on sanity. Both end sadly.
BETTY BLUE is actually one of Yared's more popular scores, granted with the general public rather than most film music fans.
I haven't seen the new, longer cut of the film but as I recall the score worked really well in the film and if you see the documentary on Yared that is on DVD, he talks about the score and performs some of it in concert.
James
Here's Anthony Minghella talking about BETTY BLUE and working with Yared:
I really like Yared's The English Patient and City of Angels. So I watched Betty Blue for the Yared score. Well that was a mistake because the movie was lousy (not to mention really long) and the score was nothing like Patient or Angels.
I disagree. I love BETTY BLUE, the movie and score. But then, I'm into these slightly odd French drama films. The character portrayed by Beatrice Dalle was really wacked out of her gord, so to speak, and that made the film unpredictable, imo. I didn't know what to expect or what trouble she was going to get that guy into next. It was actually kind of funny. The ending was strange and sad. And it helped that she was also a hottie.
I love this very melancholic and bittersweet track for sax and harmonica. It was used for a Norwegian TV program many years ago but I didn't know until today that it was from BETTY BLUE. Reminds me of a long lost past. Thanks to Shazam again!
