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January 31, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Gabriel Yared: Music For Film

Gabriel Yared / Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Dirk Brosse Music For Film Silver Screen Imp. Lebanese-French film composer Gabriel Yared was best known for his work accompanying French films until he won a Grammy for The English Patient. From there he has created the scores for a great range of Hollywood fare (City of Angels, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], 2CD, Album Review, Betty Blue, Brussels Philharmonic, Cold Mountain, Dirk Brosse, Film, France, French, Gabriel Yared, Gabriel Yared: Music For Film, Hollywood, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Message In A Bottle, Movies, Music For Film, Possession, Score, Silver Screen, Soundtrack, The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Anja Lechner and François Couturier: Lontano

Anja Lechner and François Couturier Lontano ECM Records Anja Lechner is a German cellist, François Couturier is a French pianist. They both have full classical training behind them – and both learned to improvise. They combine these two distinctly different disciplines to make a type of “night” music that is so perfect for the ECM […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Anja Lechner, Anja Lechner and François Couturier, Anja Lechner and François Couturier: Lontano, Cello, Classical, ECM, France, François Couturier, Germany, Jazz, Lontano, Piano, Third Stream, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 209: Lucien Johnson

Welcome to episode 209 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T  and Yeastie Boys . Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Acast, Achor, Afrobeat, Anchor FM, Ant Donaldson, Apple Podcasts, Arts Festival, Chat, Choreography, Chris O'Connor, Classical, Composer, Composition, Conversation, Dance, Ethio-Jazz, Ethiopia, Festival of the Arts, France, Interview, Jazz, Jeff Henderson, John Coltrane, John Psathas, Jonathan Crayford, Louis Johnson, Lucien Johnson, Lucy Marinkovich, Mike Nock, Miles Davis, NZ Festival, Off The Tracks, Podcast, Sax, Saxophone, Shogun Orchestra, Simon Sweetman, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Strasbourg 1518, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 209, Sweetman Podcast # 209: Lucien Johnson, Sweetman Podcast: Lucien Johnson, Syzergy, T Leaf T, The Space, Thelonious Monk, Tom Callwood, Wellington, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 186

Art Blakey and The Jazzmessengers, Album of The Year (1981) One of my first drum heroes was Art Blakey and his wonderful JazzMessengers – of which there were several incarnations. I’ve really only had stuff from the classic line-up but I knew that in the 1980s he brought in a few other new soon-to-be big […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1981, Album of the Year, Art Blakey, Art Blakey & His Jazzmessengers, France, Jazz, JazzMessengers, Little Man, LP, Record, Recorded in Paris, Terrence Blanchard, The Jazz Messengers, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 186, Vinyl, Wynton Marsalis ·

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August 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 182: Ginette McDonald

Welcome to episode 182 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Lyn of Tawa", Acast, Apple, Apple Podcasts, Bruce Mason, Circa, Circa Theatre, Comedian, Comedy, England, France, Ginette, iTunes, Joan, La Petite Chocolat, London, McDonald, Monologue, Movies, Play, Podcast, Soundcloud, Spotify, Sweetman, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 182: Ginette McDonald, Sweetman Podcast: Ginette McDonald, T Leaf T, The Pink Hammer, Theatre, TV, Yeastie Boys ·

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August 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 262 

Serge Gainsbourg, La chanson de prevet (2019) It’s not that I was in the market for a Serge Gainsbourg tote bag, but I’m always in the market for some of Serge Gainsbourg’s music and this compilation (of material from 1958-1961) just happened to come with a free tote bag. Which is just fine. I haven’t used it much […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1958-1961, 2019, Compilation, France, French, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_Gainsbourg, Les Armours Perdues, LP, Record, Serge Gainsbourg, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 262, Tote Bag, Vinyl ·

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September 30, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Wellington Film Society: Preview – Mustang (October 1)

The Wellington Film Society hits into October, meaning the end of the year is on its way…last week it was Lewat Djam Malam – shown internationally as “After The Curfew” – this week it’s Deniz Gamze Ergüven‘s Oscar-nominated first feature, Mustang. “Its emotions are universally recognizable, as is the powerful yearning of its young, female […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 6.15pm, Cinema, Deniz Gamze Erugven, Embassy, Film, Film Society, Films, France, http://www.filmsocietywellington.net.nz/, Monday, Movie, Movies, Mustang, Oct 1, October, Preview, Turkey, Wellington Film Society, Wellington Film Society: Preview – Mustang (October 1), Wgtn, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Wellington Film Society: Preview – Baden Baden (August 20)

The Wellington Film Society’s program is back after an amazing run of Film Festival movies to keep everyone busy – and (for the most part) happy. Now we’re back to regular weekly Film Society offerings. And first up after the winter break is Baden Baden  by Rachel Lang. A coming-of-age comedy about a ditzy French […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 6.15, August 20, Baden Baden, Baden Baden (August 20), Cinema, Embassy Theatre, Film, Film Society, France, French, Mon, Monday, Movie, Preview, Rachel Lang, Wellington, Wellington Film Society, Wellington Film Society: Preview, Wellington Film Society: Preview – Baden Baden (August 20), Wgtn, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 22, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Wellington Film Society: Preview – L’Inhumaine [The Inhuman Woman] (July 23)

The Wellington Film Society’s program will take a break for the next couple of weeks to welcome The International Film Festival but there’s one last picture to go. Last week’s it was Fidelio: Alice’s Journey, this week we have the oldest film in the program: L’Inhumaine. Though active into the 1970s Marcel L’Herbier is best […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 122m, 1924, 4k, 6.15pm, B&W, Black & White, Cinema, Classic, Film, Film Society, France, French, July 23, L’Inhumaine, L’Inhumaine [The Inhuman Woman], Marcel L' Herbier, Monday, Movie, Preview, Restoration, Silent, The Inhuman Woman, The International Film Festival, Wellington, Wellington Film Society, Wellington Film Society: Preview, Wellington Film Society: Preview – L’Inhumaine [The Inhuman Woman] (July 23), Wgtn, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 124 – Bill Direen

Welcome to episode 124 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I was chuffed to finally get to have a good long yarn with Bill Direen; to meet him even. We’d never met though we had corresponded. I had reached out to him a while back to podcast – and […]
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April 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Lie: Theatre

The Lie Direction: Ross Jolly (written by Florian Zeller; translated by Christopher Hampton) Circa Theatre; Circa One (April 7 – May 5) The Lie is the latest by the brilliant French novelist and playwright Florian Zeller. Here, again, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed for Circa by Ross Jolly – as was the case, last […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2018), April 7, Christopher Hampton, Circa, Circa One, Circa Theatre, Florian Zeller, France, French, Lies, May 5, Play, Play Review, Review, Ross Jolly, The Father, The Lie, The Lie: Theatre, Theatre Review, Truth, Wellington, Wgtn, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 23, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Limiñanas: Shadow People

The Limiñanas Shadow People Because Music The French duo The Limiñanas comprised of Lionel (multi-instrumentalist/vocals) and Marie (drummer/vocalist) create swirling worlds of cinematic-hued “reference” music; the great Record Collection Pop – where you can hear the Morricone and Serge and T-Rex and Motown and the blur of garage and psychedelic rocks with new wave and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Anton Newcombe, France, French, Instrumental, Lionel Limiñana, Marie Limiñana, Peter Hook, Shadow People, The Limiñanas, The Limiñanas: Shadow People ·
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