This is volume one of a two-volume set of the vinyl release of Serge Gainsbourg's soundtrack work for French films. It's an excellent compilation for those who want to put their toe in before putting their entire body into the bath water that is Serge Gainsbourg and his music making for films. For me, it's impossible to have the name Serge Gainsbourg on a disc or CD label that it's essential for one to buy and enjoy. But in real life, there is, of course, better compilations or albums out there than "Le Cinéma de Serge Gainsbourg." For instance the CD box set "Le Cinéma de Serge Gainsbourg
Musiques De Films 1959-1990."
For those who are not fussy with formats of vinyl or CD, the box set is the completist choice where one has all the Gainsbourg film music in one container (three CDs in the box set). For the nerd, such as yours truly, I need the vinyl edition as well. Don't ask why. It's a collector's illness if anything else. But to focus on this particular vinyl compilation, it's a gem. Throughout his career, Gainsbourg worked with three great arrangers: Alain Goraguer, Michel Colombier, and Jean-Claude Vannier. All three are represented in the vinyl edition of "Le Cinéma..."
This is not a greatest hits collection of songs, but a thoughtful approach to his soundtrack work - which at times he co-wrote with his arrangers. The one thing that never changes is the lyrics - which belongs entirely to Gainsbourg. It's a solid and delightful collection of music. If you are like me, this is a springboard or entrance to the Gainsbourg world. Enter, and for sure you will be spending more money and time locating the actual soundtrack albums or EP's.
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