Utube and cute triplets3/17/2023 ![]() ![]() “It’s very anti-Disney, there is no one good looking or cute.” That’s quite the sales pitch for a film, but bear in mind Benoit Charest’s first love is music not marketing. The Triplets of Belleville is a gloriously oddball animation, adorned with superb songs that glitter like lights on the Seine and clatter like old cars on cobblestones. Not cartoon-cute, but delightfully grotesque are the three “stars” – lanky old divas singing with style in the tradition of 1930s jazz and French chansons.Ĭharest, a jazz guitarist and composer from Quebec, created the score for writer-director Sylvain Chomet’s 2003 film. With its swinging tempo and echoes of Josephine Baker, the score includes the Oscar-nominated tune Belleville Rendez-vous. This week Charest will conduct and perform in two live performances of his musical score while the film screens. As captivating as the visual images might be, the musicians on stage also feel they’re getting their due. “And it’s a good vehicle for musicians to be able to play their music live given that record sales are almost dead now.” “It’s a great way for people to notice the music in films,” says Charest. Making the opportunities for Charest even richer, Belleville has barely any dialogue. Music creates mood, tone, emotion, far beyond the usual film backing track. The show arrives on a wave of recent live performances of film scores. Viral TikTok with over 10 million Followers As seen on the Sonic Drive-In Commercial as the 3 girls (redheads/gingers) from Tennessee. ![]() In another Melbourne Festival event a contemporary score from Philip Glass cloaked Jean Cocteau’s 1946 film La Belle et La Bete.Ī composer also came to the fore following the success of the Oscar-winning Birdman. Taylor Red is Country Girl Band composed of Identical Red Headed Triplets Natalie, Nika, and Nicole Taylor. ![]() Antonio Sanchez’s live performances accompanied screenings around the world. What sets Charest’s Belleville ensemble apart is the jaunty action on stage. The musicians do much more than a regular orchestra, with percussion working overtime – foot stomping, finger snapping and vocalists dancing to a frantic beat. ![]()
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