André
Hodeir –
L'écume
Des Jours – Bande Originale Du Film
Vinyl 7” EP, 1968
Phillips
It
took me forever to find this 7” EP. Found it once at Baby Doll in
Tokyo but it was too expensive for me. Eventually found it on Ebay
for around $50 – and worth every cent! André Hodeir's mixture of
choir, electronics and jazz is a remarkable record. The soundtrack
to a very obscure film that's based on Boris Vian's novel of the late
'40s called L'écume
des jours (Foam
of the Daze), and although that film does have its moments, its the
soundtrack that is the main interest here.
Also the EP cover is fantastic.
I think it pretty much describes the novel visually, and I often find
this image on postcards. But the beauty of this haunted music is
superb. It's sad, a mood piece that fits the mood of the novel more
than the film itself. Also I collect anything that deals with Boris Vian, and this EP is probably my most precious part of my collection.
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