Seven Parts of Jean-Michel Jarre's Music

which I still
after two decades
or even longer discoveries
(half discography left)
now again listen to
with most open mind
and filled senses



Crown chakra

ÉQUINOXE
-78
especially ÉQUINOXE PART 5



Eye chakra

DES GRANGES BRÛLÉES
[film score with many variations]
-73
especially LA CHANSON DES GRANGES BRÛLÉES



Throat chakra

CHRONOLOGIE
-93
especially CHRONOLOGIE PART 2



Heart chakra

OXYGÈNE
-76
especially OXYGÈNE PART 1



SolarPlexus chakra

RENDEZ-VOUS
-86
especially RENDEZ-VOUS PART 2



Sex chakra

MAGNETIC FIELDS
-81
especially MAGNETIC FIELDS PART 4



Root chakra

REVOLUTIONS
-88
especially SEPTEMBER






Bonus Piece

TOUCH TO REMEMBER
from Téo & Téa I don't like much



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Porto Promenade Part III or Part IV

Rediscoveries from April

Hitchcock Presents an endless spectrum of Short Stories

in very first season from 1955
now seen ten episodes, extremely different in between
each containing such a unique idea = splendid variation!

As usual I give 1-7 stars for each aspect = 35 maximum
where 3 is good and 7 extremely high
but test especially developed aspects for this series

Hitchcock himself always gets 7 stars, out of pure strangeness. Seldom his jokes fails to surprise me - never thought I would like him even better as a presenter than director.




First episode : REVENGE

by Alfred Hitchcock and Francis Cockrell
based on Samuel Blas

1 Context
3 Mystery
2 Charm
5 Drama
5 End Twist

= 16



Second episode : PREMONITION

by Robert Stevens and Harold Swanton

4 Context
6 Mystery
1 Charm
4 Drama
6 End Twist

= 21



Third episode : TRIGGERS IN LEASH

by Don Medford and Richard Carr
based on Allan Vaughan Elston

6 Context
2 Mystery
6 Charm
5 Drama
7 End Twist

= 26



Fourth episode : DON'T COME BACK ALIVE

by Robert Stevenson and Robert Dennis

6 Context
2 Mystery
4 Charm
5 Drama
5 End Twist

= 22



Fifth episode : INTO THIN AIR

by Don Medford and Marian Cockrell

7 Context
7 Mystery
6 Charm
3 Drama
2 End Twist

= 25



Sixth episode : SALVAGE

by Jus Addiss and Richard Carr
based on Fred Freiberger

2 Context
4 Mystery
2 Charm
6 Drama
1 End Twist

= 15



Seventh episode : BREAKDOWN

by Alfred Hitchcock and Francis Cockrell
based on Louis Pollock

7 Context
6 Mystery
2 Charm
4 Drama
5 End Twist

= 24



Eighth episode : OUR COOK'S A TREASURE

by Robert Stevens and Robert Dennis
based on Dorothy Sayers

1 Context
3 Mystery
3 Charm
4 Drama
2 End Twist

= 13



Ninth episode : THE LONG SHOT

by Robert Stevenson and Harold Swanton

4 Context
3 Mystery
6 Charm
4 Drama
6 End Twist

= 23



Tenth episode : THE CASE OF MR. PELHAM

by Alfred Hitchcock and Francis Cockrell
based on Anthony Armstrong

6 Context
7 Mystery
3 Charm
4 Drama
7 End Twist

= 27



Pelham I could almost imagine Hitchcock himself act as, though he would be different


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Samba Dancers along Gothenburg Avenue

French Films given me most strong impressions

as I reimagine them right now through my life

those movies most hard to forget
(even if not most easy to love)

psychologically placed in my symbolical house
(only one director in each room allowed)




Roof Top


LE MÉPRIS
[CONTEMPT]

by Jean-Luc Godard -63
based on Alberto Moravia

with Brigitte Bardot




Front Door(s)


LE DOUBLE VIE DE VÉRONIQUE
[DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE]

partly french, partly polish [WERONIKA]

by Krzystof Kieslowski -91
with Irène Jacob




Hallway


L'ANNÉE DERNIÉRE Á MARIENBAD
[LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD]

by Alain Resnais -61
based on Alain Robbe-Grillet

with Delphine Seyrig




Kitchen


CONTE D'AUTOMNE
[AUTUMN TALE]

by Éric Rohmer -98
with Beatrice Romand




Parlour


LE ROI ET L'OISEAU
[THE KING AND THE MOCKINGBIRD]

by Paul Grimault -80
based on H.C. Andersen
animated




Bathroom


TWENTYNINE PALMS

by Bruno Dumont -03
with Yekaterina Golubeva




Workroom


THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP

by Michel Gondry -06
with Gael García Bernal




Living TV Room


LE FANTÔME DE LA LIBERTÉ
[THE PHANTOM OF LIBERTY]

by Luis Buñuel -74
who is spanish, but this seems a mainly french production

with changing main characters




Bedroom


LAST TANGO IN PARIS
partly italian, partly french

by Bernardo Bertolucci -72
with Marlon Brando




Secret Passage Closet


PLAYTIME

by Jacques Tati -67
with Jacques Tati




Attic


FAHRENHEIT 451

by Francois Truffaut -66
based on Ray Bradbury

with Julie Christie




Stairway


LES TRIPLETTES DE BELLEVILLE

by Sylvain Chomet -03
animated




Basement


LA CITÉ DES ENFANTS PERDUS
[CITY OF LOST CHILDREN]

by Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet -94
with Dominique Pinon




Balcony (by Back Door)


UN MOMENT D'ÉGAREMENT
[ONE WILD MOMENT]

by Jean-Francois Richet -15
based on Claude Berri

with Lola Le Lann




Tool Shed


HOLY MOTORS

by Leos Carax -12
with Denis Lavant




Play House


ZAZIE

by Louis Malle -60
with Catherine Demongeot




Garden (Border to World)


LE DERNIER COMBAT
[THE LAST BATTLE]

by Luc Besson -83
with Pierre Jolivet




Further Away


LE GAMIN AU VÉLO
[THE KID WITH A BIKE]
maybe more from Belgium

by Dardenne & Dardenne
with Thomas Doret






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Tightrope Walker of Basinga Dancing Over Gothenburg

Solos in Beatles Songs

Their solos doesn't seem to be especially appreciated in comparence with many other elements - and consists of quite short glimpses.

Anyway I've taken some curious time recently to remember and discover Beatles' instrumental passages, those which should be counted as solos.

On piano they're often played by George Martin, who opens my favourite list :


1
in IN MY LIFE : on Piano


2
in SOMETHING : on Guitar


3
in MAXWELL'S SILVER HAMMER : on Moog Synth (and guitar related)


4
in FOOL ON THE HILL : on Recorder


5
in GLASS ONION : Screaming voice and Strings (almost like a solo)


6
in ANY TIME AT ALL : on Piano and Guitar synchronized


7
in LADY MADONNA : on Saxophone (sordinated?)


8
in OCTOPUS'S GARDEN : on Guitar (with Bubbles)


9
in YELLOW SUBMARINE : Machine sounds and Voice commands


10
in PENNY LANE : on Piccolo Trumpet


11
in MARTHA MY DEAR : on Brass ensemble


12
in OLD BROWN SHOE : on Guitar


13
in I'M DOWN : on Hammond Organ (second time)


14
in HEY BULLDOG : on Guitar


15
in HONEY PIE : on Clarinettes and acoustic Guitar


16
in FIXING A HOLE : on Guitar


17
in BECAUSE : on Moog Synth(?)


18
in WITHIN YOU - WITHOUT YOU : on Sitar and Dilruba (versus Strings)


19
in THE END : on Drums






Outside this genre?:

in DON'T PASS ME BY : on Bluegrass Violin would've been a perfect solo - if it hadn't filled the whole song

in AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING : sounds like a great Guitar solo, but functions rather as a riff

in FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. KITE : Circus soundscape effects

in SEXY SADIE : on Guitar through the end - probably more of a coda than a solo?



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