Just because. Ascenseur pour l’Échafaud (Elevator to the - TopicsExpress



          

Just because. Ascenseur pour l’Échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows) is a 1958 film noir classic by Louis Malle. Miles Davis, who was in town to play at the Club Saint-Germain, was commissioned to compose the soundtrack. He and his sidemen showed up at the studio and improvised the entire soundtrack using only a few harmonic cues from Davis while watching key sequences of the film. The resulting soundtrack is a classic in its own right. However, the combined forces of Davis and Malle and lead-actress Jeanne Moreau’s smoldering screen presence over a late fifties Paris backdrop is enough to make even those too young to remember the film coming out nostalgic for the Paris of the late 50s and early 60s. You can go here to experience a clip: https://youtube/watch?v=KkXSbwyln-0 Here are some gorgeous photos from that time for Life magazine of Moreau and Davis. Rare and beautiful.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 07:13:11 +0000

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