DCM 103

GEORGES DELERUE
Promise at Dawn (La Promesse de l'aube)
Bande originale du film réalisé par Jules Dassin
Interprètes : Melina Mercouri, Assaf Dayan, Didier Haudepin
Parution : 01-2002
Une autre première édition en compact d'un classique de 1970 qui a tout pour séduire les amateurs de mélodies poignantes et soigneusement orchestrées, concoctées par un maître du genre. Dépliant de 4 pages.
01. Leningrad - Prologue 2:55
02. Promise at Dawn 2:38
03. Romain Riding a Bicycle 0:55
04. The Fashion House 2:27
05. The Arrival in France 3:11
06. Aniela's Theme 1:58
07. Various professions 1:09
08. The Friend's Farewell 2:10
09. Walk in Nice 2:26
10. Pursuit (To the Chemistry) 2:03
11. Piekielny's Theme 1:21
12. The Sale of the Samovar 1:03
13. Romain's First Love 1:28
14. Negresco's Waltz 2:57
15. Romain at the Beach 1:26
16. Return of Romain 1:55
17. I'm Greek* sung by Melina Mercouri (J. Dassin - R. Dassin - P. Delanoë) 3:05
DT 35:15
Randall D. Larson - Soundtrack! - Decembre 2002
The music is just wonderful, demonstrating Delerue's remarkable penchant for fragile, lyrical melodies and passionate sentiment.
Mikael Carlsson - Music from the Movies - No 37
Promise at Dawn is a score built on several pastiches, but Delerue was very good at writing music in different historical styles and this score never sounds like a second rate copy of the classical masters - instead, Delerue adds his typical melodic sensibility to the music, making it fresh and new while remaining the authenticity needed for the film. It's the sign of master at work.
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