A reminder to self to look further into the 1963 Jean-Luc Godard film, Le Mépris (literally translated it’s “Contempt”, hence the post title).
Starring Bridget Bardot and Michael Piccoli, the Georges Delarue theme, Camille, from the movie was the music used by Cigarettes After Sex for their entrance onto the stage each night* for their Cape Town performances.
(Mainly) young, excited – dare I say “giddy”? – South African audiences need a bit of a reminder that there should be something of a pause between their pre-show chatting and their during show chatting, and this stunning, deep, orchestral piece bridged that gap perfectly as the house lights came down, Greg Gonzalez stepped onto the stage, and the screamy teenage volume went up.
A quick scan of Delarue’s catalogue shows just how prolific he was. There are some big name movie soundtracks in there: Céline, The Day of the Jackal, Twins (yes, that one) and Boomerang to name but a few of the 351 films he scored.
Jeez.
* I know this because Little Miss 6000 managed to snaffle a last minute free ticket for last night’s show as well