Yann Tiersen
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Biography
[Edit]With his whimsical, melancholy music, Yann Tiersen has become a sought-after composer, not only for his soundtrack work, but in his own right. Borrowing from French folk music, chanson, musette waltz, and street music, as well as rock, avant-garde, and classical and minimalist influences, Tiersen's deceptively simple style has been likened to Chopin, Erik Satie, Philip Glass, and Michael Nyman. The Paris-based composer became popular outside his native country for his score to Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie, but like most seemingly overnight successes, he had been working for years before the film's success brought him international acclaim. Born in Brest in Brittany on June 23, 1970, Tiersen was raised in Rennes and made a name for himself as one of the star pupils at his local conservatory (despite middling academic grades). Tiersen studied violin and piano from the ages of six to 14, and eventually trained to be a conductor. However, Tiersen rebelled against his classical training and, inspired by the likes of Joy Division and the Stooges, played guitar with several local post-punk-influenced bands during his later teenage years.
At the same time, Tiersen was also composing soundtracks for short films and accompaniment for plays. Several of these pieces ended up on his first album, Valse des Monstres, in 1995 and introduced his delicate but deeply emotional style; they also featured intricate arrangements incorporating instruments as varied as toy piano, banjo, harpsichord, melodica, and carillon, as well as piano and guitar. Tiersen played all of these instruments both in the studio and in concert, which gave his early one-man shows a theatrical appeal and earned him a spot performing in 1996's Avignon Festival. However, Valse des Monstres and its follow-up, 1996's Rue des Cascades, were largely ignored by the public and by critics. His third album, 1998's Phare, met a different fate; its single, "Monochrome," which was sung by French pop star Dominique A., was a radio hit and propelled the album, and Tiersen, to mainstream success in France.
As Tiersen's acclaim grew, so did the scope of his records. That year's Black Sessions — a live album of a radio performance — featured collaborations with Dominique A. and the Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon, as well bands like Les Têtes Raides and the Married Monk, who also appeared on 1999's more rock-oriented album Tout Est Calme. Soon after, Tiersen was preparing his next album when he was contacted by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, who wanted Tiersen to score his next movie, Amélie. Jeunet had heard Tiersen's music while driving and had been so taken with it that he bought all of Tiersen's albums. Previously, the composer had contributed music to films such as Alice et Martin and La Vie Rêvée des Anges, but this was his most prominent film work yet. His Amélie score featured new and old compositions, and the film's success spun off to Tiersen's music; the soundtrack sold over 200,000 copies in his homeland.
His next proper album, 2001's Absente, featured collaborations with Lisa Germano, as well as longtime contributors Hannon and Dominique A., and also benefited from Amélie's success, selling 100,000 copies in France. Throughout 2001 and 2002, Tiersen embarked on his most ambitious tours of France and the U.K. to date; this tour was chronicled in 2003's live album C'Était Ici. Later that year, Tiersen's score for Good Bye Lenin! arrived. Tiersen spent the rest of the 2000s alternating between film and pop music, issuing the score to Les Retrouvailles and the collaboration Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright in 2005. He also toured frequently, releasing a live album in 2006 and the Tabarly score in 2008. Dust Lane, an album focusing on mortality, arrived in 2010. Tiersen began a world tour in New York to support the album, and took a brief respite before jumping back into the studio.
The single "Monuments" was released in July of 2011 as an enticement for his next full-length album, Skyline, which was released in Europe on October 17, 2011 and in the United States a week later. The touring cycle continued, Tiersen taking the album on the road for a year and a half before beginning recording once again. His eighth album, 8 (Infinity), was scheduled for a May 2014 release on Mute, and was preceded by the single "A Midsummer Evening," a nugget of complex yet tuneful chamber pop that recalled the Polyphonic Spree.
Title: Live In London (CD1)
Artist: Yann Tiersen
Genre: New Age, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Classical
Title: Live In London (CD2)
Artist: Yann Tiersen
Genre: New Age, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Classical
Title: ∞ (Infinity) / (Infinity)
Artist: Yann Tiersen
Genre: Rock, Pop, Alternative, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: La Valse Des Monstres
Artist: Yann Tiersen
Genre: Avant Garde Jazz, Avant Garde Metal, World Music, Classical
Title: Palestine
Artist: Yann Tiersen
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Pop, Alternative, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Porz Goret (Original Soundtrack) (Single)
Artist: Yann Tiersen
Genre: World Music, Theatre/Soundtrack, Indie, Instrumental, Classical, Instrumental
Title: Good Bye Lenin! (Original Soundtrack) (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Yann Tiersen
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Le Fabuleux Destin D'Amélie Poulain
Artist: Yann Tiersen
Genre: Electronica, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: Amelie from Montmartre (Bande originale du film)
Artist: Yann Tiersen
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Comptine D'Un Autre Ete: L'Apres Midi (Single)
Artist: Yann Tiersen, Jay Haze
Genre: Instrumental
Title: C'était ici / C'etait ici
Artist: Yann Tiersen
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: C'était ici (Live) / C'etait ici (Live)
Artist: Yann Tiersen
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Collections
Title: Ici d'ailleurs...
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Alternative
Title: Oumupo 1 (Third Eye Foundation Remix)
Genre: Electronica
Title: Oumupo 3
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Anti 2010 Fall Sampler
Genre: Alternative
Title: Pure Cinema Chillout
Genre:
Title: COMPACT DISC CLUB - IMPRESSIONS CD 4
Genre: Ambient, Chill Out, New Age, Rock, World Music, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Lounge
Title: CADE DEL ART VOL. 4
Genre: World Music, Classical
Title: COMPACT DISC CLUB - ILLUSIONS CD 2
Genre: Chill Out, World Music, Lounge
Title: Instrumental Lounge XXIV
Genre: Pop, Instrumental
Title: Le Pop - Die Chansons Der Nouvelle Scène Française
Genre: Electronica, World Music, Pop
Title: Navigatorz Fresh!! Indie Playlist Jan - Feb 2011
Genre: Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Title: Navigatorz Fresh!! Indie Playlist March 2011
Genre: Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Title: Navigatorz Fresh!! Indie Playlist December 2011
Genre: Indie Pop, Indie Rock
Title: Emotions Passion... Vol. 4 (CD2)
Genre: Chill Out, Instrumental, Lounge
Title: Movie Classics Chartboxx
Genre: Pop
Title: 100% Pure Music (CD4)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100% Pure Music (CD5)
Genre: Pop
Title: France. A French Music Selection
Genre: World Music, Ethnic
Title: Piano Movie Lounge
Genre: Classical
Title: Calm Piano Music For Studying
Genre: Instrumental, Classical
Title: Calm Classical Piano
Genre: Classical
Title: Piano Acoustic Version (CD1)
Title: Top 100 Soundtracks (CD2)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Relaxing Classics For Concentration And Study (CD1)
Genre: Classical
Title: Complete Classical Chillout
Genre: Chill Out, Instrumental, Classical, Instrumental
Title: Partie 3 - Chanson Française. Mes Favoris (CD3)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, World Music, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Humor, Retro, Acoustic, Classical, Folk
Title: Calming Classics For Study (CD2)
Genre: Pop, Instrumental
Title: 100 Classical Music For Babies (CD1)
Genre: Classical
Title: The Most Beautiful Classical Music
Genre: Classical
Title: Classical Music In The Modern Processing
Genre: Classical
Title: World Classical 3 (CD1)
Genre: Instrumental, Classical, Instrumental
Title: Magic Sounds Of Piano Keys (CD3)
Genre: New Age, Instrumental, Classical, Meditative, Instrumental
Title: 50 Calming Classics On Piano
Genre: Classical
Title: Calm Relaxing Piano: Collection 2020 (CD1)
Genre: Classical
Title: Try The Better World (CD2)
Genre: Ambient, Electronica
Title: Beatport Ambient: Sound Pack # 368 (CD1)
Genre: Ambient
Title: Beatport Ambient: Sound Pack # 377 (CD1)
Genre: Ambient
Title: A Message To Myself (Relax) (CD2)
Genre: Electronica
Featuring albums
Title: Ma France à moi - Single / Ma France a moi - Single
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Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Pop
Title: Piano Day Vol. 2
Artist: Lambert, Michael Price, Nils Frahm, Matthew Bourne, Neil Cowley, Otto A. Totland, Gonzales, Poppy Ackroyd, Sophia Jani
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, Black Metal, Classical