Death of a Corrupt Man#Musical score and soundtrack
{{short description|1977 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Death of a Corrupt Man
| image = Mort d'un pourri.jpg
| caption = French film poster
| director = Georges Lautner
| producer = Alain Delon
Norbert Saada
| writer = Raf Vallet (novel)
Michel Audiard
| starring = Alain Delon
| music = Philippe Sarde
| cinematography = Henri Decaë
| editing = Michelle David
| distributor = Cinema International Corporation
| released = {{film date|1977|12|7|df=yes}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| gross = 1.8 million admissions (France)[http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.au&sl=fr&u=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-alain-delon-c22669761/56&usg=ALkJrhh7R5dKYLKREb9Je00FMgjV3-q_AA Box Office information for film] at Box Office Story
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Death of a Corrupt Man ({{langx|fr|Mort d'un pourri}}), also known as The Twisted Detective, Death of a Louse and Kill a Rat, is a 1977 French political thriller directed by Georges Lautner and starring Alain Delon.{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/136405/Mort-d-un-pourri/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018235716/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/136405/Mort-d-un-Pourri/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 October 2007 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |author=Clarke Fountain |date=2007 |title=New York Times: Death of a Corrupt Man |access-date=26 October 2008}} The film is based on the novel by Raf Vallet.
Cast
- Alain Delon as Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal
- Ornella Muti as Valérie
- Stéphane Audran as Christiane
- Mireille Darc as Françoise
- Maurice Ronet as Philippe Dubaye
- Michel Aumont as Commissaire Moreau
- Jean Bouise as Commissaire Pernais
- Daniel Ceccaldi as Lucien Lacor
- Julien Guiomar as Fondari
- Klaus Kinski as Nicolas Tomski
- François Chaumette as Lansac
- Xavier Depraz as Marcel
- Henri Virlojeux as Paul
- Colette Duval as La secrétaire de Serrano
- Carole Lange (a.k.a. Carole Achache) as La fille du vestiaire
- El Kebir as Kébir
- Gérard Hérold as Dupaire
Musical score and soundtrack
{{Infobox album|
| name = Mort d'un Pourri
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Philippe Sarde with Stan Getz and the London Symphony Orchestra
| cover =
| caption =
| alt =
| released = 1977
| recorded = 20 October 1977
CTS Wembley, London
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Film score
| length = 49:34
| label = Melba
LDA 20314
| producer =
| chronology = Stan Getz
| prev_title = Another World
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = Children of the World
| next_year = 1978
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
}}
The film score was composed and arranged by Philippe Sarde and features saxophonist Stan Getz fronting the London Symphony Orchestra and the soundtrack album was first released on the French Melba label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/stan-getz/catalog/#philips-fdx-418 Stan Getz Catalog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806235159/http://www.jazzdisco.org/stan-getz/catalog/#philips-fdx-418 |date=6 August 2016 }}, accessed 28 July 2016[http://digilander.libero.it/nrascio/Getz1970.htm Stan Getz discography: 1970's] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817050945/http://digilander.libero.it/nrascio/Getz1970.htm |date=17 August 2016 }}, accessed 28 July 2016
Allmusic's Yuri German noted, "Film director Georges Lautner, who worked with Philippe Sarde on a dozen films, said that he was always impressed by the composer's ability to find an original musical approach to each picture. This time, Sarde, who always closely follows the editing process, suggested that they needed a strong soloist, preferably a tenor saxophone player, who would serve as a musical counterpart for the actor Alain Delon's famous good looks. Being a perfectionist, he opted for Stan Getz, one of the all-time great tenor saxophonists. Watching Getz's performance, Lautner decided to find a way to put the musician in the picture. He filmed Getz playing the opening theme, "Paris, Cinq Heures du Matin", solo, and it's the saxophonist's silhouette that appears during the credits sequence in the beginning of the film... The soundtrack turned out to be costly, but the director was pleased with the outcome. Sarde's instincts were right—Getz's saxophone gave the soundtrack a lyrical, nostalgic quality—fitting for Alain Delon's quest in the film for the sake of the past, to honor the memory of his dead friend".{{AllMusic|first=Yuri |last=German |class=album |id=mw0000020146 |title=Mort d'un Pourri Original Soundtrack – Review |access-date=July 28, 2016}}
=Track listing=
All compositions by Philippe Sarde.
- "Paris, 5 H Du Matin" - 2:38
- "Souvenirs" - 2:05
- "Valérie" - 1:35
- "Les Camions" - 1:30
- "L'Attente" - 1:17
- "Getz O Mania" - 3:07
- "Mort d'un Pourri" - 5:30
- "Montparnasse" - 3:37
- "Cafeteria" - 1:23
- "Les Aveux" - 1:08
- "Rocquencourt" - 1:50
- "Tout est Tranquille" - 1:50
=Personnel=
- Stan Getz - tenor saxophone
- Andy LaVerne - piano
- Marcel Azzola - bandoneon
- Rick Laird - bass
- Billy Hart - drums
- Efrain Toro - percussion
- London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carlo Savina
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0076410|title=Death of a Corrupt Man}}
{{Georges Lautner}}
{{Michel Audiard}}
{{Alain Delon}}
{{Stan Getz}}
Category:1970s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Georges Lautner
Category:Films produced by Alain Delon
Category:Films with screenplays by Michel Audiard