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" We are a tiny component of a great, essential whole called CULTURE. Because CULTURE is not a pleasant outgrowth or a futile ornament of society. It is not on the margins, it is at its center "
HONORARY PRESIDENT OF 75TH CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
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2022
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Each music video is accompanied by texts and media explaining various inspirations with musical / cinematic references
AQUARIUS
ELECTRO WAVES & FRENCH MUSICALITY
2023 / 2024
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MUSIC : Renzo Djordan - Aquarius
VIDEO EDITING : Renzo Djordan
Thematics : ocean & ecology, climatic change and impact of pollution.
Music video with Electro musical composition closed to an Art House exercise, inspired by French creators, produced as part of a music album inspired by the literary work of Georges Orwell. Worldwilde indie film festivals, red carpets and live screening invitations.
Aquatic athmosphere is inspired by work of ERIC SERRA, a french bassist and composer who created the music of the film BIG BLUE, music having been awarded by French cinema industry during 1989 Cesar ceremony. This film about freediving competitors has been presented during 1988 Cannes film festival. " The sound of whales has much more musicality than that of dolphins” as Eric Serra said in TV interview about composing music film :
Key with reverb is inspired by the Aquatic theme of electronic composer VANGELIS, a 1973 French documentary series soundtrack about animal kingdom named " Apocalypse of Animals ". Vangelis spent part of his career in Paris after his success with Aphrodite's Child music band. He composed many film scores, including 1982 Oscar winner for Best Original Score :
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Video editing is inspired by the cinematographic vision of the French director couple Agnes JAOUI & Jean-Pierre BACRI, awarded many times by European/French cinema industries and 2004 Oscar nominee : " Directing and Video-editing are a matter of rythm and musicality " :
Same approach to directing can also be found in work of JEAN-PIERRE MELVILLE, a renowned French director who created classics of French cinema, with influence on world cinema as John Woo and Martin Scorcese. The French cinema establishment describes his work as perfectionism based on " rythm and music ". He notably collaborated with famous french music composers as Eric de Marsan and François de Roubaix :
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Dystopian album cover is inspired by VICTOR VASARELY, a French artist considered as father of optical art. His visual universe evokes a psychedelic aesthetic that marked the 1960s and 1970s. The album Space Oddity, released in 1969 in UK, is the one that associates music with Victor Vasarely : On the original cover, DAVID BOWIE is superimposed on an optical work by Vasarely, from his series Planetary Folklore :
To conclude Aquarius review, remind us 1972 album of jazz saxophonist CANNONBALL ADDERLEY named SOUL ZODIAC : album is structured around the 12 signs of the zodiac. Spoken narratives link the tracks, giving the whole a meditative dimension. The album showcases artist's visionary with spiritual side and illustrates jazz's openness to cultural and philosophical concepts :
TAXI DRIVER
JAZZ & ITALO AMERICANS
2024
Originally, the music of Taxi driver has been composed by BERNARD HERMAN, an american composer from New-York. He worked on many original scores of Alfred Hitchcock's Films and collaborated musically with french filmmaker FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT in 1966 film Farenheit 451. Film adapted from American dystopian novel written by Ray Bradbury in 1953 :
Original Jazz Composition about TAXI DRIVER video, Martin Scorcese's Film
Music Competition CANNES SYNC AWARD - FRANCE : AWARD NOMINEE
Jury : Music Supervisors of CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
Renzo Djordan, music supervisor & arrangment
+ Duo female jazz musicians :
- Melodie : Key and Bass, from FRANCE
- Kesja Bijok : Saxophonist from Krakow POLAND
This jazz composition gives another emotional dimension compared to the original video, with a minimalist style : soul touch and groovy bass, inspired by American jazz man from Richmond, Lonnie Liston Smith - guitare bass, key reverb style and wind instrument :
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Another major collaboration between French cinema and American jazz is ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS, 1958 French crime thriller tragedy by French Louis Malle accompanied by music of MILES DAVIS trumpeter. Miles improvised almost the entire soundtrack while watching images from the film, invented a new way of making jazz and image converse :
TAXI DRIVER, a famous italo-american collaboration between MARTIN SCORCESE and Robert DE NIRO, from the working-class neighborhood of Little Italy - South Manhattan in NY. This Film received 1976 Golden Palm. Martin Scorsese is one of those directors who also consider that " cinema is like music, with rythm ". He specified that originally TAXI DRIVER piece of jazz inspired by the 40s had been rejected by the production :
ROBERT DE NIRO has paid himself tribute to 60s Italo-American culture, evoking the spirit of Little Italy : A BRONX TALE is an American film released in 1993, directed by Robert De Niro, marking his feature film directorial debut. We can note the musical contribution of jazz saxophonist BOBBY WATSON from Kansas. A cult classic of Italo-American cinema over time and a cinematographic career awarded with 2025 Honorary Golden Palm :
To conclude this review, remind us influence of the Italian music composer NINO ROTA on American and Italian cinematographic productions : music collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola on The Godfather part II film, 1975 Oscar winner for Best Original Score. Moreover, with Sergio Leone in Once upon a time in America 1984 film. From an Italian perspective, Nino did collaborations with Frederico Fellini, 1960 Golden Palm for Dolce Vita film :
DAY OF WRATH
ELECTRO MOZART & FRENCH TOUCH
2023 / 2024
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MUSIC : Renzo Djordan - Day of Wrath
VIDEO EDITING : Renzo Djordan
Music has been selected in short list with american jury from music advertisment industry + former President of jury Cannes Lions Music. Electronic music is built around requiem "Dies irae" by Amadeus Mozart. Musical style inspired by Wendy Carlos, composer of 1972 music film " Clockwork Orange " by Stanley Kubrick. Composer known for Moog synthetiser composing and layering electronic sounds with classical music :
It should not forget to mention AMADEUS, directed by Milos Forman, a fiction film about life of Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A masterful work distinguished by its sumptuous direction, powerful storytelling and exceptional use of music. Amadeus was crowned with immense critical acclaim, winning 8 Oscars in 1985, confirming masterpiece :
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For the good understanding of this film above, the word FRICK on the wall means MONEY in French. It is a video sequence on the theme of the economy which highlights inflation : full money bill burning.
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Music video about dystopia finalized at end 2022, webpublished by 2024 NIKON french film festival : THE FIRE theme . And rewarded " Honorable Mention" + invitation by the biggest music video festival in Europe, 2024 Berlin music video awards.
Fire Thematics are inspired by punchy and neorealist first urban productions of french filmmaker JEAN-FRANCOIS RICHET, Best filmmaker awarded during 2009 French Cesars ceremony awards and his work with MEL GIBSON in competition during 2016 Cannes film festival. He specifies in an 2024 interview : essence of cinema is the art of rythm and movement. As we can find in first silent films like those of Charlie Chaplin and Louis Lumière ( the french creator of cinematography and the honorary president of the Cannes Film Festival first edition in 1939 ) :
Another inspiration is the famous french filmmaker JEAN-LUC GODARD and his film " Weekend ". It was controversial in 1967, even rejected by some audiences and critics, due to its experimental and radical content. Today, it is considered a masterpiece and a milestone in the history of modern cinema. As Godard said, " It's the margins that hold pages together " :
A reference in french cinematography about omnipresent fire scenes is SOUND & FURY film, Youth jury price winner awarded at the 1988 Cannes fillm festival. This film, centered on a French working-class neighborhood, borrows its title from William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, evoking violence and chaos, accompanied by a sumptuous electronic soundtrack :
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Concerning " Wall & Street art " thematics, it's inspired by French film " IP5 ", including a category award nominee at the 1992 French César Awards. An urban and poetic story directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix. Director of several cult French films, this film, which went less well known, is considered as an " atmospheric and visual film ", accompagnied by street artist Darco, italian actor Ivo Livi and music composer Gabriel Yared (1997 Oscar winner ) :
Having lived in France since the 1950s, famous COSTA GAVRAS filmmaker compares his cinematic motivations to GRAFFITI during an interview with documentary filmmaker Marcel Ophuls. Through his works, he wants to have impact and convey ideas : leave a mark, just as graffiti attracts attention and transmits a message in public spaces :
Appearance in video of talented and provocative French music composer SERGE GAINSBOURG (who burned money bill). He composed many 70s/80s French Film OST during psychedelic era and paid a musical tribute to americans BONNIE & CLYDE. He notably moved on to directing with the film EQUATEUR selected at 1983 Cannes Film Festival :
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FRENCH BOSSA NOVA & ITALIAN TOUCH
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MUSIC : Renzo Djordan & Melodie Jazz Band
VIDEO : FILMS MONTSOURIS / UNIFRANCE catalog
Renzo Djordan : Music Supervisor & Music arranger
Philippe Pasquier : Guitare & Bass, Vocalist
Philippe de la Pluie : Drums
Melodie & Marie Jeanne Roublaut : Female Vocalists
Back to Art House with imposed video theme in french music video competition. A Bossa Nova music composition synchronised to original film extract, selected and appreciated by MUSIC IN MEDIA jury for " high originality and creativity ". Please note : the original 1957 musical edit does not have vocals.
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RED BALLOON, A golden palm french short silent film at 1956 Cannes film Festival and 1957 Oscar Academy Award Winner. This film inspired a french artist named " JR " in 2019 : he paid tribute to Agnes Varda filmmaker, 2017 Honorary Oscar winner, the spiritual grandmother of the 60S new wave of French cinematography, by depicting her reaching the heavens with balloons :
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Although there is no direct evidence that English street artist Banksy was explicitly inspired by the film " Red Balloon " when creating his 2002 work named " Girl with Balloon ", visual and thematic similarities have often been noted by critics and art enthusiasts : the contrast between the bright red of the balloon and a duller environment (greyish Paris in the film, greyish londoner walls with painting) produces a strong emotional impact :
RED BALLOON, a silent film set in the working-class neighborhood of Ménilmontant, in the 20th District of East Paris : in the first scene of the video, French singer Renaud appears as a child dressed in red. Renaud would later become one of the key representative voices of working-class neighborhoods of Paris. His first album cover reminds the character of Gavroche in novel " Les Miserables " by French writer Victor Hugo :
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" RED BALLOON, A BEAUTIFUL MUSIC PIECE "
Jobim's friend, Joao Gilberto, delved into Italian music by covering 1960 worldwide hit "Estate" of Bruno Martino, an italian pianist from Rome. The same goes for the italo-french jazzman Michel Petrucciani and american trumpeter Chet Baker who also did a cover :
Music composition in Video is inspired by brazilian Antonio Carlos Jobim, one of key figures of 60s Bossa Nova as Joao Gilberto, Vinicius de Morales and Elis Regina. " Águas de Março " is a song composed in 1972 by Antônio Carlos Jobim, now considered of one of the greatest Brazilian songs of all time :
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Antonio Carlos Jobim brought a unique atmosphere to film music : in 1962, he collaborated with Italian director Stefano Vanzina on Copacabana Palace italian film. In 80s, Jobim also contributed to the soundtrack of the brazilian film Gabriela, alongside Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni, who performed one of his songs. These collaborations demonstrate Jobim's international influence, as he was able to merge the Italian and Brazilian cinematic worlds :
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In Music Video, to obtain a light and airy feelings with a vintage touch, music arrangement was oriented towards Flute and Xylophone, inspired by american musician HERBIE MANN. He collaborated in track with French Jazz man and film music composer MICHEL LEGRAND (3 Oscars winner) and Antonio Carlos Jobim . He was a key player in the introduction of bossa nova into 1960s :
French vocal style is inspired by CORTEX, a French jazz-funk band founded in the 1970s, known for its unique style blending jazz, soul, and psychedelic grooves. Led by pianist Alain Mion, the group has achieved international recognition, notably thanks to its compositions, sampled by famous urban music artists as Mf Doom, Madlib, Tyler The Creator and Rick Ross :
Lyrics, written by Melodie and her French Jazz band, are inspired by song of Italo american Franck Sinatra named " Fly me to the moon ". Song written firstly in 1954 by Bart Howard, popularized by Frank Sinatra in 1964, directed and arranged by Quincy Jones specifically for the Count Basie Orchestra, renowned for its impeccable swing. Franck sinatra was also influenced by bossa nova : album with Antonio Carlos jobim in 1967 :
To conclude this review, let's briefly consider italo american JOHN TRAVOLTA's advice, whose his cinematographic career has been recently awarded with 2026 Honorary Golden Palm. Amaizing safe trick for " Flying to the Moon " :
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