![]() ![]() Reissued in 1996 by Rhino Records in a more expensive (but also even more expanded) edition that effectively supplants this one for the serious listener. Andre Previn's conducting and orchestration also come to life here as never before. ![]() The stereo mix matches that of the film and benefits from the remastering, which has cleaned up the sound considerably and given it considerable sweep. Gaston (Louis Jourdan) is a restless Parisian playboy who moves from one mistress to another, while also spending time with Gigi (Leslie Caron), a precocious younger friend learning the ways of high society. This includes the ice waltz at the skating rink and "The Gossips," alternately graceful and witty pieces of music worthy of Franz Lehar or any of the other great composers of light opera. Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan. He also received a special Oscar that year. With Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold. He made Gigi (1958), from which he took his signature songs, 'Thank Heaven for Little Girls' and 'I Remember it Well'. Thus, there are snatches of dialogue and some sound effects, but the resulting CD also has a larger chunk of the Frederick Loewe music - which is almost more operetta than Hollywood musical - than any other presentation. Gigi: Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Charles Walters. Rather than go back to the LP master, which had not quite 35 minutes of music (with many of the songs shortened), the makers went to the finished film audio tracks, as had previously been done with the soundtrack A Star Is Born. It is sung by the elderly Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972), whose thick, almost syrupy French accent made. Like the rest of the score it was composed by Frederick Loewe with lyrics by Alan Jay Learner, who also wrote the screenplay. His suave manner and half-speaking style of singing, with his trademark tilted straw hat and French accent, gained him a reputation as ‘the most popular Frenchman in the world. This is probably the most memorable song from the 1958 film Gigi and far superior to the Oscar winning title song. Horning's nomination and win was posthumously, as he died after completing his work on Gigi (1958) and in the midst of the production on Ben-Hur (1959) and North by Northwest (1959) the last two films would earn him Oscar nominations and a win (for Ben-Hur alone) the next year. Maurice Chevalier, debonair French musical-comedy star who was known for witty and sophisticated musical films during the early 1930s. Maurice Chevalier - I Remember It Well (Gigi) Vive La France 169K subscribers 16K views 6 years ago Buy on iTunes: Taken from Maurice Chevalier. The first attempt to expand the scope of this legendary soundtrack is one of the better parts of this now-defunct MGM reissue series through Sony Music Special Products. Gigi (1958) - Awards, nominations, and wins. ![]()
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