Press Release from Music Box:
In collaboration with BMG, Music Box Records proudly presents two original motion picture soundtracks composed by Philippe Sarde: Hors-la-loi (Outlaws, 1985) and La Nuit ensoleillée (1981). This presents album features two sides of the composer in "Philippe Sarde Goes West" mode.
Hors-la-loi marks Philippe Sarde's reunion with director Robin Davis after Le Choc and J’ai épousé une ombre, and before their final collaboration on La Fille des collines in 1989. For this wild escapade of teenagers from a juvenile detention center, the composer provided an ambitious score that favors the unexpected blends for which he is known. A contemporary blues-rock section is combined with an almost Western-like sense of adventure, showcasing the contributions of Eric Weissberg on banjo, Steve Gadd on drums, and Don Brooks on harmonica. Pianist Warren Bernhardt, percussionist Tristan Fry, and the Orchestre de Paris conducted by Billy Byers complete the cast of this high-flying score. This new edition presents, for the first time, all thirteen tracks from the original album (the previous CD only included a very small selection). For La Nuit ensoleillée – presented for the first time on CD and slightly expanded – Philippe Sarde illustrates this documentary about the paralympic athletes with a jazz score performed by a stellar cast of performers: Toots Thielemans, Larry Coryell, Didier Lockwood, with additional contributions from trumpeter Maurice André and cellist Frédéric Lodéon. Recorded both at Davout and Abbey Road Studios for the American brass band, the ensemble is conducted by his faithful collaborator Peter Knight. Philippe Sarde and his musicians celebrate athletic achievement and pushing beyond one's limits in a luminous and captivating style. The two very contrasting scores unfold, each in their own way, a "transatlantic" cultural link between French and American soloists and a refined, very French style mixed with country and Americana that dreams of wide open spaces.
Supervised by Philippe Sarde, the program has been assembled by Édouard Dubois and fully remastered by Christophe Hénault from the original master tapes. The package includes a 12-page booklet featuring exclusive liner notes by writer Christian Lauliac discussing the films and the scores. The release is limited to 500 units.
