Georges Delerue is making a comeback at Disques Cinémusique with the digital premiere of his music for the movie Guy de Maupassant, directed by Michel Drach in 1982. This release will be a surprise for many fans since no excerpt of the soundtrack Gaumont LP has ever been reissued in its original form on any of the numerous compilations devoted to Delerue. Starring Claude Brasseur, Jean Carmet and Miou-Miou, Guy de Maupassant is based on the life of the famous French writer. The composer recreates the mood of 19th century Paris through a series of musical numbers that carry us from carefree social gatherings to the anguish of a declining career, undermined by disease.

To complete this 34 minutes recording, we include a reprise of some flute and guitar arrangements of themes composed by Georges Delerue for other French movies, as well as an extended orchestral version of Fanny's Theme from Guy de Maupassant. These five tracks where originally featured on two previous DCM releases. 12-page booklet.

GUY DE MAUPASSANT
01. Établissement thermal 2:05
02. Générique 1:43
03. Petite musique 1:10
04. Thème de Fanny 1:43
05. Polka 3:03
06. Valse Grenouillère 3:40
07. Valse dame en gris 2:30
08. Piano thème polka 3:25
09. Arrivée de Gisèle dans l’orgie 1:27
10. Quatuor de la comtesse 4:41
11. Polka grenouillère 0:52
12. Polka du final 2:07
13. Valse du final 2:02
14. Thème de Gisèle final 2:16

Pieces for flute and guitar by Georges Delerue performed by Patrick Healey and isabelle Héroux
15. Ballade romantique 1:48
16. Théme de Sybille - from Thibaud the Crusader 2:06
17. Brouillard - from Jules and Jim 2:48
18. Alexandrine - from Les Tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine 2:10
19. Luigi - from Chère Louise 2:49
20. Thème de Fanny - from Guy de Maupassant 3:22

Total Time: 47:58