Death of a Corrupt Man

Death of a Corrupt Man

French film poster
Directed by Georges Lautner
Produced by Alain Delon
Norbert Saada
Written by Raf Vallet (novel)
Michel Audiard
Starring Alain Delon
Music by Philippe Sarde
Cinematography Henri Decaë
Edited by Michelle David
Release dates
  • 7 December 1977 (1977-12-07)
Running time
 120 minutes
Country France
Language French
Box office 1,854,317 admissions (France)[1]

Death of a Corrupt Man (French: Mort d'un pourri and also known as The Twisted Detective and To Kill a Rat) is a 1977 French crime film directed by Georges Lautner and starring Alain Delon.[2] Film is based on the novel by Raf Vallet.

Cast

Musical score and soundtrack

Mort d'un Pourri
Soundtrack album by Philippe Sarde with Stan Getz and the London Symphony Orchestra
Released 1977
Recorded October 20, 1977
CTS Wembley, London
Genre Film score
Length 49:34
Label Melba
LDA 20314
Stan Getz chronology
Another World
(1977)		 Mort d'un Pourri
(1977)		 Children of the World
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The film score was composed and arranged by Philippe Sarde and features saxophonist Stan Getz fronting the London Symphony Orchestra and the soundtrack album was first released on the French Melba label.[4][5]

Allmusic's Yuri German noted, "Film director Georges Lautner, who worked with Philippe Sarde on a dozen films, said that he was always impressed by the composer's ability to find an original musical approach to each picture. This time, Sarde, who always closely follows the editing process, suggested that they needed a strong soloist, preferably a tenor saxophone player, who would serve as a musical counterpart for the actor Alain Delon's famous good looks. Being a perfectionist, he opted for Stan Getz, one of the all-time great tenor saxophonists. Watching Getz's performance, Lautner decided to find a way to put the musician in the picture. He filmed Getz playing the opening theme, "Paris, Cinq Heures du Matin," solo, and it's the saxophonist's silhouette that appears during the credits sequence in the beginning of the film... The soundtrack turned out to be costly, but the director was pleased with the outcome. Sarde's instincts were right -- Getz's saxophone gave the soundtrack a lyrical, nostalgic quality -- fitting for Alain Delon's quest in the film for the sake of the past, to honor the memory of his dead friend".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Philippe Sarde

  1. "Paris, 5 H Du Matin" - 2:38
  2. "Souvenirs" - 2:05
  3. "Valérie" - 1:35
  4. "Les Camions" - 1:30
  5. "L'Attente" - 1:17
  6. "Getz O Mania" - 3:07
  7. "Mort d'un Pourri" - 5:30
  8. "Montparnasse" - 3:37
  9. "Cafeteria" - 1:23
  10. "Les Aveux" - 1:08
  11. "Rocquencourt" - 1:50
  12. "Tout est Tranquille" - 1:50

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Box Office information for film at Box Office Story
  2. ↑ "New York Times: Death of a Corrupt Man". NY Times. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
  3. 1 2 German, Yuri. Mort d'un Pourri Original Soundtrack – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ Stan Getz Catalog, accessed July 28, 2016
  5. ↑ Stan Getz discography: 1970's, accessed July 28, 2016

External links

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