La Scoumoune (Expanded Original Soundtrack)

CAM Sugar and Decca Records France are proud to present the first complete edition of cult score "La Scoumoune" ("Il Clan dei Marsigliesi") by François de Roubaix, supplemented by many previously unreleased tracks, demos, or alternative takes. 
Also featuring contemporary new readings or remixes by Alessandro Baldessari, Jean-Michel Bernard, or Benjamin de Roubaix, the composer’s own son.
Retro thriller with Jean-Paul Belmondo,La Scoumoune stands out as a sort of Everest of electronic music in cinema, one of the objective masterpieces by François de Roubaix, 33 years old atthose times, a pioneer, experimenter, and genius thinker.

Vinyl Tracklist
SIDE A: 
A1. La Scoumoune (thème principal)
A2. Pigalle 1944
A3. Georgia et Roberto
A4. Avant-guerre

SIDE B:
B1. Xavier à la maison d’arrêt
B2. Intrusions des racketteurs noirs dans les maisons closes de la Ficelle et de l’Elégant
B3. L’Orgue de Migli
B4. Quand les amours se meurent

SIDE C:
C1. La Scoumoune (mixage alternatif)
C2. L'Excommunié (orgue de barbarie 1)
C3. La Scoumoune (générique début)
C4. Intrusions des racketteurs noirs dans les maisons closes de la Ficelle et de l'Elégant
C5. La Scoumoune (maguette trompette / piano bastringue)
C6. L'Excommunié (orgue de barbarie 2)
C7. La Scoumoune (sortie de prison)
C8. Pigalle 1944 (version courte)
C9. La Scoumoune (générique fin)

SIDE D:
D1. La Scoumoune, by Kidzaballoon (Manuel Bleton & Pablo Luna
D2. La Scoumoune (piano version), by Jean-Michel Bernard
D3. Intrusions des racketteurs, by Alessandro Baldessari
D4. La Scoumoune, by Benjamin de Roubaix

This unique score, de Roubaix composed and performed entirely thanks to the re-recording technique, at his home studio, recording himself on each track with a different instrument. At the request of filmmaker José Giovanni, de Roubaix found connections between the barrel organ and synthesizers, complemented by unusual effects from rattles, files, and springs. Faced with the result, Giovanni would express his enthusiasm: “I love this catchy and naive refrain, with its underground gravity.” The theme of La Scoumoune would emancipate itself from the movie, living its own life as a jingle or advertising tune, regularly sampled by artists from the new world, rappers, or DJs. This complete version of La Scoumoune is a way to celebrate the innovative and instinctive genius of François de Roubaix, for the 50th anniversary of his passing.