I bought my CD copy of the OST "Emmanuelle" some years ago in Tokyo. For whatever reason, it seems to be the perfect city to buy the ultimate Euro soft-porn soundtrack. The score is by Pierre Bachelet and Hervé Roy, and it reeks of 1970's swingers' scent. The album is a favorite of mine because it's basically the same melody played in various styles and settings. Luckily, the melody is pretty and of course, flexible for the needs of the producer(s) of the film "Emmanuelle." With song titles like "Emmanuelle Song," Emmanuelle in Thailand, "Emmanuelle Swims, " and the controversial "Rape Sequence," mostly due that the composers borrowed from a King Crimson composition.
An album like this I feel can't be made in the 21st-century, not only for its eros but the focus on one theme as it is played out throughout the album and movie. One of my (guilty) faves, and a trip back to a world that's different then from now.
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