At the dawn of the 1960s, France gave birth to a new cultural movement: the Nouvelle Vague. François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard revolutionized cinema with handheld cameras, bold storytelling, and a new generation of rebellious characters. Their film soundtracks quickly became popular songs in their own right. From Jeanne Moreau's Le Tourbillon in Jules et Jim to Samba Saravah from A Man and a Woman, the screen and the record became inseparable, each enriching the other. This creative cross-pollination inspired an entire musical scene, blending carefree rock with wistful chanson. Françoise Hardy, Serge Gainsbourg, and Brigitte Bardot came to embody a Paris that danced as much as it questioned itself, reflecting a generation embracing profound social, sexual, and cultural change. This double vinyl captures that singular moment when an entire society was reinventing itself and, in doing so, redefining modernity.
- Disc 1 -
1 Jacqueline Taieb - 7 Heures Du Matin
2 Annie Philippe - Baby Love
3 Claude François - Belles! Belles! Belles!
4 Nancy Holloway - Fich' Le Camp Jack
5 Anne Gregory - Ils N'ont Peur de Rien
6 Claude Nougaro - Le Jazz Et la Java
7 Mouloudji - Petite Fleur
8 Pierre Barouh - Samba Saravah (Original Soundtrack from the Movie "Un Homme Et Une Femme" By Claude Lelouch)
9 Michel Legrand & Anna Karina - Chanson D'angela (Original Soundtrack from "Une Femme Est Une Femme" By Jean-Luc Godard)
10 Serge Gainsbourg - Black Trombone
11 Michèle Arnaud - la Femme Des Uns Sous Le Corps Des Autres
12 Boris Vian - Je Suis Snob
13 Marie Laforêt - Saint-Tropez Blues (Original Soundtrack from "Saint-Tropez Blues" By Marcel Moussy)
14 Sacha Distel - la Belle Vie
15 Dalida - Love in Portofino
16 Jeanne Moreau - Le Tourbillon (Original Soundtrack from "Jules & Jim" By François Truffaut)
- Disc 2 -
1 Françoise Hardy - Le Temps de L'amour
2 Sylvie Vartan - Le Locomotion
3 Arlette Zola - Je Suis Folle de Tant T'aimer
4 Katty Line - Ne Fais Pas la Tête
5 Les Chaussettes Noires Avec Eddy Mitchell - Daniela
6 Sheila - on a Juste L'age
7 Johnny Hallyday - L'idole Des Jeunes
8 Brigitte Bardot - Sidonie
9 Charles Aznavour - Je M'voyais DÉJÀ
10 Zizi Jeanmaire - Mon Truc en Plumes
11 Léo Ferré - Jolie Môme
12 Gillian Hills - Zou Bisou Bisou
13 Gérard la Viny - Adieu Tristesse
14 Sacha Distel & Brigitte Bardot - Le Soleil de Ma Vie
15 Juliette Gréco - Sous Le Ciel de Paris
16 Barbara - Dis, Quand Reviendras-Tu ?
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