Amélie (soundtrack)

Amélie is the soundtrack to the 2001 French film Amélie.

Amélie
Soundtrack album by
Yann Tiersen
ReleasedApril 23, 2001 (2001-04-23)
GenreAvant-garde, bal-musette, contemporary classical
Length53:03
LabelVirgin Records
ProducerYann Tiersen
Yann Tiersen chronology
Black Session: Yann Tiersen
(1999)		 Amélie
(2001)		 L'Absente
(2001)

Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet was introduced to the accordion- and piano-driven music of Yann Tiersen by his production assistant. Greatly impressed, he immediately bought Tiersen's entire catalogue and eventually commissioned him to compose pieces for the film.[1] The soundtrack features both compositions from Tiersen's first three albums, as well as new items, variants of which can be found on his fourth album, L'Absente, which he was writing at the same time.[2]

Besides the accordion and piano, the music features parts played with harpsichord, banjo, bass guitar, vibraphone, and even a bicycle wheel at the end of "La Dispute" (which plays over the opening titles in the motion picture).

Before discovering Tiersen, Jeunet wanted composer Michael Nyman to score the film.[3]

"Les Jours Tristes" was co-written with Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy. The track later received English lyrics, and was released by The Divine Comedy as a b-side to the Regeneration single, "Perfect Lovesong." The English-language version also appeared on Tiersen's L'Absente.

Track listing

All music is composed by Yann Tiersen,[4] except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."J'y suis jamais allé"1:34
2."Les Jours tristes" (Instrumental) (written by Tiersen and Neil Hannon)3:03
3."La Valse d'Amélie"2:15
4."Comptine d'un autre été : L'Après-midi"2:20
5."La Noyée"2:03
6."L'Autre valse d'Amélie"1:33
7."Guilty" (performed by Al Bowlly; written by Gus Kahn; composed by Richard A. Whiting and Harry Akst)3:13
8."À quai"3:32
9."Le Moulin"4:27
10."Pas si simple"1:52
11."La Valse d'Amélie" (Version orchestre)2:00
12."La Valse des vieux os"2:20
13."La Dispute"4:15
14."Si tu n'étais pas là" (performed by Fréhel; written by Gaston Claret and Pierre Bayle)3:29
15."Soir de fête"2:55
16."La Redécouverte"1:13
17."Sur le fil"4:23
18."Le Banquet"1:31
19."La Valse d'Amélie" (Version piano)2:38
20."La Valse des monstres"3:39
French CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
21."L'Autre valse d'Amélie" (Version quatuor à cordes et piano)1:43
22."Les Deux pianos"2:00
23."Comptine d'un autre été : La Démarche"2:03
24."La Maison"2:03

Personnel

Awards and nominations

The list is made with information from IMDb.[5]

Awards

Nominations

Charts

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[32] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[33] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[34] 3× Platinum 1,000,000[35]
Germany (BVMI)[36] Gold 150,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[37] Gold 15,000^
Italy (FIMI)[38] Gold 30,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[39] Gold 15,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[40] Platinum 100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[41] Gold 100,000^
United States — 195,000[42]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[43] Platinum 1,000,000*
Worldwide — 1,500,000[44]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Covers

The band New Found Glory covered "J'y suis jamais allé" on their second covers album From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II. The song was also used by Expression Crew in their dance act Marionette.

Pianist, composer Dmytro Morykit arranged and plays a cover version of "Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi".

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