"1,274" by Tosh Berman (Part 4)

Alain Goraguer's great score for J'IRAI CRACHER SUR VOS TOMBES (I Spit On Your Graves) 1959

Front Cover

Back Cover

Side Two of J'IRAI CRACHER SUR VOS TOMBES

Watch the film:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLeol5_yN4c

Serge Gainsbourg Volume 1 1958-1962

Serge Gainsbourg Volume 1: 1958-1962

My Serge Gainsbourg obsession is not going to die out.  Especially now that I published Gilles Verlant's amazing biography on the man ("Gainsbourg").  Not that long ago I bought this incredible vinyl box set of Serge's early 7 inch 45 rpm EP's.   Mono recordings. Beautiful package.  All with original front covers and back covers and it comes with  a little booklet.  

Ah, but what about the music?  Well for me, the iconic one can't do wrong, but without a doubt my favorite time period - musically speaking - is his work from the 1950's to the early 60's.  I love his jazz foundations for his songs.  Alain Goraguer is sort of my arranger god, and his work with Gainsbourg is amazing.  Like his work with Boris Vian recordings, Goraguer knows how to serve the artist - and its really a beautiful relationship between Gainsbourg and Goraguer.  Reading the Verlant bio, they had an up and down relationship - but overall a good one.  

Serge Gainsbourg Volume 1: 1958-1962

Tribute to Alain Goraguer

Alain Goraguer working with Serge Gainsbourg

Alain Goraguer is one of the great French jazz/arrangers/electronic artists that somehow slipped through the cracks with respect to America's attention. But alas, TamTam Books wants to do a little tribute to this music giant.


Goraguer's soundtrack theme to the film based on Boris Vian's "I Spit on Your Graves." Side B.


Goraguer's soundtrack theme to the film based on Vian's "I Spit on Your Graves." Side A


Alain Goraguer's "Une voiture dans le ciel"


Ignore the first 30 seconds, but then it kicks into France Gall's "Nefertiti." Written by Gainsbourg and arranged by Goraguer.


Again ignore the first 20 seconds. France Gall singing and music by Goraguer.


Ignore the first 10 seconds till the song kicks in! But France Gall singing. Song by Gainsbourg and arrangements by Goraguer.


Alain Goraguer's famous soundtrack to "Le Planete Sauvage" (The Savage Planet).


Goraguer's soundtrack to "Le Plante Sauvage" as re-done by Jay Dee


A quiet piece (for a film) by Goraguer "Le Silencieux"

And there is so much more of this man's genius....