In collaboration with Universal Publishing Production Music and StudioCanal, Music Box Records presents the premiere CD release of the original soundtracks of Sébastien Japrisot’s only two feature films composed and conducted by Éric Demarsan (Army of Shadows, Special Section): Juillet en septembre (July in September, 1988) and Les Mal Partis (The False Start, 1976).

For Juillet en septembre, Éric Demarsan provides a thunderous score with a touch of melancholy, referring the imagination of the main character, who has dreams about the United States and wide open spaces. The saxophone/guitars/bass guitar/drums combination dominates sharp strings and powerful rhythmic basses, creating a surprising cocktail. This ambiguous ballet where dangerousness, strangeness and softness cohabit creates a surprising mirror effect between an intimate drama and a thriller.

For Les Mal Partis, it tells the story of a 14-year-old boy who has a passionate love affair with a nun during the German Occupation in France. Éric Demarsan provides this haunting, melancholy yet joyous theme whistled by Michel Ganot. Japrisot asked his friend Darry Cowl to compose the main title theme, arranged by Jean-Michel Defaye.

The two scores have been fully remastered by Christophe Hénault from the scoring session elements. The package includes an 8-page booklet featuring exclusive liner notes by writer Gérard Dastugue and new comments by Éric Demarsan on his collaboration with Sébastien Japrisot (author of One Deadly Summer and A Very Long Engagement). The CD release is limited to 300 units.

JUILLET EN SEPTEMBRE
01. Juillet en septembre (Générique début) (1:48)
02. Première victime (2:25)
03. L’étrangleur (2:37)
04. Juillet sur la plage (2:33)
05. Domino (1:39)
06. La voisine (2:10)
07. Deuxième victime (2:32)
08. Marche américaine (0:38)
09. Coucher de soleil (0:34)
10. Reflets dans le miroir (1:07)
11. Le phare (0:31)
12. Bord de mer (3:39)
13. La dispute (0:51)
14. Femme fatale (2:34)
15. Juillet et Domino (5:43)
16. Deux solitaires (3:23)
17. Face à face (0:56)
18. Juillet en danger (1:30)
19. Les adieux (2:11)
20. En route pour l'Amérique (4:38)
Time 44:11

LES MAL PARTIS
01. Thème Denis (2:51)
02. Thème Clotilde (3:20)
03. Thème d’amour (3:16)
04. Denis et Clotilde (3:25)
05. Thème Clotilde #2 (1:38)
06. Thème Denis #2 (1:59)
07. Thème d’amour #2 (2:03)
08. Les Mal Partis (4:13)
09. Thème Les Mal Partis* (3:10)
*Composed by Darry Cowl and Jean-Michel Defaye
Time • 25:57

Total Time • 71:08