Gainsbourg Soundtrack Composer Olivier Daviaud: Interview

Yesterday (January 19, 2010), the official soundtrack for Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) was supposed to become available for purchase in the United States through a number of retailers and online, however most distributors do not yet have the album in stock. Having been released two weeks prior overseas, the soundtrack is earning rave reviews from fans and critics alike.  Unfortunately the US will not see the same 2-disc version released in France, and we'll be paying double for half the product, but alas, I'll probably wind up buying both anyway...and the vinyl as well ;) US fans can also order posters (which are in stock) and pre-order their soundtracks on this Gainsbourg page on Amazon.

With all the soundtrack buzz going on around the Internet, I came across an outstanding interview with the Gainsbourg (vie héroïque) Composer Olivier Daviaud by Laura Menanteau on Tout Pour Les Femmes.  In it he discusses what it was like to work with a cast who had to not only recreate the music, but also reinvent, of the iconic Serge Gainsbourg. Additionally, he brings up other contributors to the soundtrack like Dionysos, Emily Loizeau, Nosfell, Gonzales, and Bob Marley keyboardist, Tyrone Donnie. Daviaud goes on to call Joann Sfar "amazing" to work with and also praises the film. To read the full interview in French click here, and in English click here.