- The Eddy is Damien Chazelle's first series and is available on Netflix.
- The director's series of La la Land and Whiplash was filmed in Paris and delves into the world of jazz.
- The young Parisian rapper Sopico participated in the series and his soundtrack and recounts his experience.
The star is music. After a tour by the Moon with First Man , Damien Chazelle returns to his first love in The Eddy . For his first series, available on Netflix, the Oscar-winning director of La La Land and Whiplash returns to jazz. In The Eddy , the star is therefore the music, unless it is the Parisian jazz room which gives its name to the series.
Even the star filmmaker disappears there since he only realizes the first two of the eight episodes. In the casting, there are all the same beautiful names, like Andre Holland, Tahar Rahim, Leïla Bekhti and Amandla Stenberg.
When jazz is here
In The Eddy , the star is not just jazz. Hip-hop is indeed invited to the casting, and in the soundtrack, through the young Parisian musician Sopico. In addition to a role, the rapper performs an original title. And through him, it is all the Parisian musical diversity that Damien Chazelle summons in his series, toured in Paris.
While he, through a combination of circumstances, passed confinement alone and isolated in the Basque Country, Sopico sees in the series, a tribute to his hometown: "I grew up in the heart of a city where all the musicians of the world go by. All of this educated me to always work with others. That's why loneliness doesn't scare me. "
This is how, at 24, the rapper felt "in his place anyway" among "ultra experienced jazz musicians, doctors of musicology and producers honored with multiple Grammy Awards" who make up the musical cast of The Eddy .
A daydream
If the intrigue of the series is of a rather dark tone, where the jazz club which collapses is the symptom of human relationships in decline, Damien Chazelle nevertheless draws a Paris fantasized by musicians who cross paths, improvise and speak language together universal music.
"But the musicians of the series live this life from day to day," replies Sopico. These people who get drunk on music brought their lifestyle to Paris for filming. I had the impression of a waking dream but they really live that life. The musician always has stars in his eyes when he recounts filming and studio sessions with Glen Ballard.
"I realized who I was dealing with"
The Eddy tells of disappointments but also a dream of music, where references to jazz standards serve as a universal passport to enter a global family. "I had been cast a few months ago when I got a call from Los Angeles," says Sopico. I found myself chatting in English with four people, my influences, my style ... And a few weeks later, I was in the studio with Glen Ballard. An incredible experience, everything was fluid in trust and exchange. It was only after four days that I googled his name, and there I realized who I was dealing with… ”
Genius producer, who has worked with Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones as well as Alanis Morissette and Elton John, Glen Ballard is the musical director of the series. "He has a very human approach to music," says Sopico. Working with him has opened up so many possibilities for me. He introduced me to musicians from the series who have become friends. With them, I learned the concept of musical beef. It is very enriching and new for me. "
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New episode
In addition to putting The Eddy online , and without the joint calendar having been premeditated, Sopico is also releasing a new 5-track EP titled Episode 0 . The Parisian musician continues his quest for a sensitive, rather somber, very melodic rap imbued with an aura of mystery. Two years after the release of his album YË , Sopico is making his fans a little patient. But the rapper assures him, his experience on The Eddy and his encounter with jazz deeply changed him and all this should be felt on his next songs.
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