Eric Demarsan – Le Cercle Rouge
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“Starting as a collaborator of François de Roubaix and Michel Magne in the 60s, Eric Demarsan went on to become a mainstay of French cinema soundtracks, composing for directors such as Jean-Pierre Mocky, Costa-Gavras, and Patrice Leconte among others. He also recorded the cult album Pop Symphony (for Pierre Cardin in 1970) under the Jason Havelock pseudonym.This is the original soundtrack to Jean-Pierre Melville’s classic crime thriller Le Cercle Rouge, as scored by Eric Demarsan. Apparently, Melville requested that the music should give the feeling of being trapped by fate. Not the easiest notion to represent in music, I’m sure you’ll agree, but the claustrophobic, complex jazz crescendos of ‘Vogel S’Enfuit’, and ‘Sur Les Toits’s pregnant tension certainly enforce an atmosphere of menace and impending peril. There are a few easier going jazz ensemble numbers littered throughout the disc (‘Avenue Paul Doumer’, ‘Barrage Policier’) but Demarsan’s at his best when he’s creating tension on pieces like ‘Cercle Desincarne’ or ‘Le Parc’. This is one of those soundtracks that’s eminently listenable as an album in its own right, divorced from its intended context, so comes highly recommended.”
Label: Marfer – M. 30-138 S
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Spain
Released: 1972
VG+/VG. Some sleeve discoloration/creasing. Bottom seam coming unglued
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