Music of the day. Claire Denis x Tindersticks Box Set Preview

Written by Daniel Kasman

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The Constellation record label provides an intoxicating hint at its upcoming 5 disc boxset of music by Tindersticks (and, presumably, the solo work by Stuart A. Staples) for films by Claire Denis: Claire Denis Film Scores (1996-2009).

The score for Trouble Every Day (2001) is, in my humble opinion, the best film score of the 2000s; and the theme (by Staples) for L'intrus is up there as well.  Sample some highlights provided by the label below; they make clear, if you weren't already familiar with the Denis-Tindersticks collabs, that the set, out April 26, is a must purchase.

For those lucky residents of London, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Paris, the Tindersticks will be performing their music for Denis's films live in April and May this year.

Thanks to Ray Pride for the heads-up on the Soundcloud preview.

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  • Bleu Poster

    Absolutely fantastic. The theme from l’intrus is especially haunting.

  • Bleu Poster

    Wrong The Intruder, by the way.

  • David Hudson

    Thanks for catching that, Bleu! By the way, have you seen this?

    http://fuckyeahmovieposters.tumblr.com/post/4157501761/trois-couleurs-bleu-made-and-submitted-by-allen

  • professorglum

    So excited about this!

  • Chocnut

    Lovely.

  • Sam's Myth

    Awesome. Just got out of White Material and my first question was where do I get that score.

  • Arsaib

    Beautiful.

  • Clara OM

    I’m really excited about this boxset. I ordered the LP version last week and I can’t wait to receive it!

  • David Phelps

    “the best film score of the 2000s.” What’s the competition?

  • Daniel Kasman

    Good question, I’ll think on it! Badalamenti’s for Mulholland Dr. and Lynch’s for INLAND EMPIRE are up there…

  • Daniel Kasman

    In the Mood for Love…

  • kvn

    How the hell does L.A. get this performance and not NYC? That’s just wrong, yo.

  • Daniel Kasman

    ^ agreed.

  • Daniel Kasman

    Solaris remake…

  • Kevin Lee

    Staples/Tindersticks also playing at SF Film Fest with selected clips accompanying their tracks.

    Soundtrack is almost too much of a tease – you have to watch the entire films to feel the full sonic impact of these compositions, how they build, vary and layer with each scene. But you do get a clear sense of how consistently distinctive a contribution the music makes…

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