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C'etait Ici

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Yann Tiersen Format: Audio CD
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 51 ratings
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Track Listings

1 Intro
2 La Valse Damelie
3 Cetait Ici
4 Rue Des Cascades
5 La Rupture
6 La Terrasse
7 Deja Loin
8 Sur Le Fil
9 Le Jour Davant
10 Le Banquet
11 Les Jours Tristes
12 La Noyee
13 Le Moulin
14 Le Fromveur
15 Lhomme Aux Bras Ballants
16 Lautre Valse Damelie
17 Bagatelle
18 Le Meridien
19 Labsente
20 La Parade
21 La Noyee II
22 Monochrome
23 Plus Us Sud
24 Les Bras de Mer
25 Comptine Dun Autreete Lapres Midi
26 Le Quartier
27 La Crise
28 Fevrier
29 La Valse Des Monstres

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Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.92 x 5.55 x 0.47 inches; 3.88 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Emi France
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 724381326022
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2003
  • SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 11, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Emi France
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00006IW9Q
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 51 ratings

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Baxter B.
5.0 out of 5 stars A magnificent Live CD--Well worth the price
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2008
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I'm not a fan of live CDs and I'm even less of a fan of import CD prices. So please bear that in mind when I say this is one of the most fantastic music purchases I've ever made!

Like many non-French speaking people I was introduced to the music of Yann Tiersen through the film AMELIE. And after playing the film soundtrack a few hundred times I grew hungry for more Tiersen. I searched around, and this CD was the best choice I found to sample Tiersen's other music.

Basically you get a "best of' Tiersen's work on this 2 disc set. Some familiar tracks from the AMELIE soundtrack are present here, but several pieces that were instrumentals on the AMELIE soundtrack have vocal arrangements (some in English & some in French) on them here. Also, Tiersen does something I love in live shows--he segues beautifully from one song into another without being choppy or jarring. Absent from this live set is my biggest pet peeve of live CDs--the audience background noise. Thankfully the audience at this performance just lets Tiersen play his music, and man does he play! His passion is so visceral, so palpable that I could feel it through my speakers. And the most you can expect from good music is it makes you feel--that what Tiersen's music does on this CD.

And a quick note on the import price. I got it for $28 here on Amazon, and if you choose free s&h that breaks down to only $14 a CD, which is a bargain for the great music you're getting.
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inci
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful albume, incredible music
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2015
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I simply adore this albume and Yann Tiersen's music. This albume has almost all of my most favorite music of him, so very happy to have purchased it. He has the most interesting, soulful and beautiful music, even his sad songs make me happy and changes my mood. I love the "layers" in his music, they are simply genious and make his music so interesting. My son and I love listening to the cd while we drive and I listen to it even when I work... And he started playing some of his pieces in piano.. I love all the songs in the cd. The only thing I wish it was different is for Yann Tiersen to have song, instead of Dominique A., the two pieces, monochrome and bagatelle. I heard/watched him singing these in YouTube and they are absolutely adorable.If anyone close to him reads this, please thank him for making such beautiful music that so many of his listeners are in love with and can't get tired of...
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Robert
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2015
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Excellent
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Pavic
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing music!
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2010
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I simply love these two CDs, I've been listening to them for a month in my car and they always manage to give me a peaceful feeling, I can't have enough of this music! I'm familiar with both French music in general and the movies (Amelie, Goodbye Lenin), but this is something I listen for itself, regardless the reason it was composed for.
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Paulo Gaetani
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2016
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Excellent music show.
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Amazon_Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2007
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A must have for any Yann Tiersen fan.
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Simon Omnes
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent accompaniement piece for all the Amelie fans, and to Yann Tiersen's music
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2012
Recorded on February 2 2002 during a live concert done in Paris, this recording presents many tracks that have been used in the French movie "Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain" known in the USA as Amelie, along with other compositions from Yann Tiersen's other albums.

Through his concert, Tiersen offers us a complete range of musical interpretations that he does on various instruments such as Harmonica, violin, piano, accordion, guitar, and even ocarina. As a special treat, he even interprets a Serge Gainsbourg song called "La Noyee", which just adds a melancholy to his musical universe. As such, I think this whole album is wonderful way to discover an incredible artist, and return into the universe of Amelie Poulain

Of my favourite tracks in this album, I loved on the first CD the songs "C'etait ici", "Les jours Tristes" (a lyrical version of the melody that was used in the end credits of Amelie), "La noyee", "La Terrasse" and "le Fromveur". On the second album, I loved "Le Meridien", "l'Absente", "la Parade", "Plus au Sud", "La Crise", "les Bras de Mer", the excellent "Monochrome", which Dominique Arpin sings with a gorgeous voice, and Fevrier, whose tension made me think of a duel between samourais or of a Kabuki play.

In the end, this album is a must for anybody who loved Amelie, but also Yann Tiersen's work.
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vlad
2.0 out of 5 stars Bed sound quality. Went directly to a trash can ...
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2015
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Bed sound quality. Went directly to a trash can.
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Miguel fdz martin
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantásticos todos los temas
Reviewed in Spain on January 1, 2022
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Me ha gustado mucho todo.
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LAURENT Adèle
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnifique!
Reviewed in France on September 20, 2017
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Yann Tiersen, habité par quelques fées et lutins, qui m'aura emmené bien loin au pays du rêve ... A ceux qui aime la musique instrumental et poétique à écouter impérativement!
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julio césar
4.0 out of 5 stars una banda francesa...!
Reviewed in Mexico on July 31, 2016
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Banda francesa que coincidencialmente vi en canal 11 un concierto en europa, adquirí este cd doble y es muy atractivo pues cada pieza es ejecutada perfectamente y tiene variados cambios de ritmo hasta tintes progresivos. Mut disfrutable!
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Wayne Krekoski
5.0 out of 5 stars I can visualize myself in France.... ...
Reviewed in Canada on August 9, 2015
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I can visualize myself in France..... and I appreciate the musicianship of Yann....perhaps a little gypsy influence in some pieces..?
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Steve W
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply fantastic!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 8, 2013
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I'm not really one for writing reviews but, since a friend introduced it to me, this Yann Tiersen album has made one heck on an impression on me.

There are very few of the albums that I own where I can say there isn't a single track I dislike - C'Était Ici is one of the few. Not being music critic I'm not going to try sound clever and band on about the stuff music critics go on about. In honesty I wouldn't know where to start as the album is so very varied. Largely instrumental with a good sprinkling of some of the most beautifully lyrical tacks I've heard in a long time.

Some of tracks remind me of the great Michael Nyman, others of Beirut with strong notes of French folk music. Regardless of what some of the tracks remind me of, they all have their own uniqueness also. As I write this, I've got C'Était Ici playing and I cannot pick out a favourite track - they are ALL so good!

I cannot do this album justice in words - regardless of much I prattled I would fall short of describing how good I think it is.

Definitely worth a listen, then another, and another and on and on.
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