"Saltimbanco [Bonus Track]" (05/17/2005) International Original Soundtrack, Cirque du Soleil MusiqueComposer: Ren? Dup?r?. Original Soundtrack/Cirque du Soleil: Jimmy Rouleau (guitar); Pierre Tremblay (harmonica); Eric Alain (keyboards); Mark Langis (bass instrument); Robert Stanley, Dominique Messier, Paul Picard, Jean Pierre Zanella, Andr? Proulx, Ren? Bazinet. Personnel: Francine Poitras, Ren? Bazinet (vocals); Robert Stanley (guitar); Andr? Proulx (electric violin); Suzanne Careau, Sylvie Harvey, Louise Trudel, Brigitte Lefebvre, Claude Hamel, Marc Denis, Katherine Skorzewska, Brian Bacon, Jean Ren...? (strings); Michel Dubeau (duduk, clarinet); Eric Khayat, Jean Pierre Zanella, Richard Beaudet (saxophone); Ron DiLauro (flugelhorn); Dominique Messier (drums, percussion); Alain Berg? (drums); Ibrahima Gueye, Paul Picard (percussion); Ren? Dup?r? (programming, background vocals); Martin Lord (programming); Cortez Goodgie, Alexandre Caron, Alex Crawford, Antonia Pigot, Jean-Luc Ratel, Patrick Doane, Rochelle Felix, Ted Phillips, Jim Corcoran, Ronnett Felix, Harold Fortin, Heberne Normil, Alexandre Lambert, Dionne F?lix (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Michael Edward Delaney ; Martin Lord. Recording information: Studio Mega, Paris, France; Studio Victor, Montreal, Canada. Photographer: Al Seib. Arranger: Martin Lord. The stage performance of Saltimbanco celebrates life and the powers of imagination in the urbanized 20th century. Its music, composed almost entirely by Rene Dupere, is fantastical and eclectic, cutting edge at some points and ageless at others. "Pokino?"'s strange rhythm and soft choral vocals sound vaguely Eastern European, while "Kumbalaw?"'s soft flute and string sounds are reminiscent of Africa. Songs such as "Amazonia" and "Il Sogno Di Volare" are stylistically opposite from each other, but the chameleon-like vocals of Francine Poitras provide a common line throughout the album. She leads the music -- and the listener -- on a journey from Africa to South America to Russia and home again. Thanks in part to Poitras' floating, agile voice, and in part to the sparing usage of electric guitar or heavy drums, the music comes through very well in a studio setting. It has a gentler sound than Alegria, and is less haunting than Mystere. A listener can choose to put on headphones and become enmeshed in the music or to turn the volume down low and enjoy it as a backdrop to the day's tasks. ~ L. Katz The stage performance of Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco celebrates life and the powers of imagination in the urbanized 20th century. Its music, composed almost entirely by Rene Dupere, is fantastical and eclectic, cutting-edge at some points and ageless at others. "Pokino?"'s strange rhythm and soft choral vocals sound vaguely Eastern European, while "Kumbalaw?"'s soft flute and string sounds are reminiscent of Africa. Songs such as "Amazonia" and "Il Sogno di Volare" are stylistically opposite from each other, but the chameleon-like vocals of Francine Poitras provide a common line throughout the album. She leads the music -- and the listener -- on a journey from Africa to South America to Russia and home again. Thanks in part to Poitras' floating, agile voice, and in part to the sparing usage of electric guitar or heavy drums, the music comes through very well in a studio setting. It has a gentler sound than Alegria, and is less haunting than Mystere. A listener can choose to put on headphones and become enmeshed in the music, or to turn the volume down low and enjoy it as a backdrop to the day's tasks. [This release of the album contains bonus material.] ~ L. Katz
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