Yann Tiersen
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Yann Pierre Tiersen (born June 23, 1970 in Brest ) is a French composer and multi-instrumentalist . Outside France, he became particularly popular from 2001 onwards for his film music for The fabulous world of Amélie and Good Bye, Lenin! known.
Life
Yann Tiersen was born on June 23, 1970 in Brest , Brittany, and grew up in Rennes . After living in Paris for a few years, he now lives with his family on the island of Ouessant .
He has been playing the violin and piano since he was six . As a teenager he played guitar in several local post-punk bands, according to his own statements, largely influenced by Joy Division and The Stooges . He studied at the music academies in Rennes, Nantes and Boulogne and is considered an extremely talented multi-instrumentalist.
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Tiersen's musical style combines French folk music , chanson and musette with elements from rock and pop music . The use of repetitive, slightly varied sequences brings him close to minimal music . Tiersen's music is often associated with the works of musicians Pascal Comelade , Philip Glass , Michael Nyman and Eric Satie . Due to his collaboration with other French musicians, Tiersen is considered an important person in the new French chanson scene , which is often labeled as Nouvelle Chanson . The film Die fabelbare Welt der Amélie , whose film music was composed by Tiersen, increased awareness of French pop music in Germany .
Tiersen plays most of his publications as a "one-man orchestra". He often uses the piano , accordion , mandolin , bass , guitar , banjo , melodica , vibraphone and various rhythm instruments, some with orchestral string arrangements. The majority of his music titles are instrumental pieces, although guest musicians or himself sing on some of them.
After joint sessions in 2010, Yann Tiersen, Lionel Laquerrière and Thomas Poli founded the Electronic Dust Belt , which is often called ESB for short. Her debut album ESB was released on October 16, 2015.
Discography
Albums
In addition to the albums listed below, Yann Tiersen also composed the music for several short films and participated in the publications of other musicians and bands, including The Divine Comedy ( Neil Hannon ), Noir Désir , Dominique A , Françoiz Breut , Les Têtes Raides and The Married Monk .
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- 1995: La valse des monstres
- 1996: rue des cascades
- 1998: Le phare (FR:
gold) - 1999: Tout est calme
- 1999: Black session (radio concert)
- 2001: L'absente (FR:gold)
- 2001: Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (film music) (FR:
× 3Triple platinum , UK: gold) - 2002: C'était ici (Live and Best of) (FR:gold)
- 2003: Good Bye, Lenin! (Soundtrack)
- 2003: 3 titres inédits au profit de la FIDH (for the benefit of the human rights organization FIDH ; published by Fnac )
- 2004: Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright
- 2005: Les Retrouvailles (FR:gold)
- 2006: On Tour
- 2008: Tabarly (film music)
- 2008: Comptine d'un autre été: L'après-midi (Single) (CH:gold)
- 2010: Dust Lane
- 2011: Skyline
- 2014: Infinity
- 2016: Eusa
- 2019: All
Singles (with awards)
- 2004: Comptine Dun Autre Ete (UK:
silver)
Filmography (selection)
- 1998: Love life (La vie rêvée des Anges)
- 2001: Trois huit
- 2001: The fabulous world of Amélie
- 2003: Good Bye Lenin!
Individual evidence
- ↑ Review: ESB - ESB . In: Musikexpress . ( musikexpress.de [accessed June 15, 2017]).
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: FR CH UK
- ↑ Yann Tiersen announces new album
- ^ Yann Tiersen Journal. In: yanntiersen.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Yann Tiersen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official website (French and English)
- Yann Tiersen at laut.de
- Yann Tiersen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Yann Tiersen on MusicBrainz (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tiersen, Yann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tiersen, Yann Pierre (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer, musician and multi-instrumentalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brest |