Amélie (soundtrack)
Amélie is the soundtrack to the 2001 French film "Amélie". Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet chanced upon the accordion- and piano-driven music of Yann Tiersen while driving with his production assistant who put on a CD he had not heard before. Greatly impressed, he immediately bought Tiersen's entire catalogue and eventually commissioned him to compose pieces for the film. The soundtrack features both compositions from Tiersen's first three albums, as well as new items, variants of which can be found on his fourth album, "L'Absente", which he was writing at the same time. Besides the accordion  and piano, the music features parts played with harpsichord, banjo, bass guitar, vibraphone, and even a bicycle wheel at the end of "La Dispute" (which plays over the opening titles in the motion picture). Before discovering Tiersen, Jeunet wanted composer Michael Nyman to score the film. "Les Jours tristes" was co-written with Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy. The track later received English lyrics, and was released by The Divine Comedy as a b-side to the "Regeneration" single "Perfect Lovesong." The English-language version also appeared on Tiersen's "L'Absente". Awards and nominations. The list is made with  information from IMDb. Covers. The band New Found Glory covered "J'y suis jamais allé" on their second covers album "From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II". The song was also used by Expression Crew in their dance act "Marionette". Pianist, composer Dmytro Morykit arranged and plays a cover version of "Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi".