"The music of the
Big Blue
, it's funny, it's fun, it's cool," says Eric Serra.
Of all the soundtracks he composed for Luc Besson, this is not the one that impresses him the most (he prefers that of
Léon
), but the musician appreciates “the spontaneity, the lightness and the freshness”.
It must be said that the soaring score of Le
Grand Bleu
, as enveloping as the posters that lined the walls of teenagers' bedrooms at the end of the 1980s, sold more than four million CDs, a record for a film. French.
Eric Serra designed it with the idea of translating the sensations of snorkelers as well as possible.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the film in 2018, the composer had filled the Seine Musicale for two evenings in a row for memorable film concerts.
A tour was to follow in 2020, interrupted and postponed because of the Covid-19 and then because of "a small health concern".
Here it is again: 22 new dates from Wednesday September 14 in Nantes.
In your opinion, why
Le Grand Bleu
is still, 34 years after the release of the film, the best-selling French soundtrack of all time?
Did you listen to it on repeat?
What inspired you?
Tell us about your memories of the
Big Blue
and its mythical music.
Movie theater
Luc Besson
Dolphin
Concert
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