For several years, Comptine D’une Autre Ete by Yann Tiersen has been one of my favorite songs. It’s on the Amelie soundtrack, although that’s not where I originally discovered and, more recently, has made its debut as my iphone ringtone. Yesterday, I was looking for an online clip of it to play for a friend with whom I was discussing ringtones and I discovered this on YouTube.
It’s an animated video made by then 18 year old Aidan Gibbons as part of a university project. I think it’s really well done and am apparently not the only one as it’s received several awards and even has its own FAQ page.
In addition to having made a really cute movie set to a song that I really like, Aidan uses the word “gobsmacked” on his website which, having watched entirely too much Kitchen Nightmares, i>Hell’s Kitchen and Tabatha’s Salon Takeover as of late, I am dying to work into my vocabulary.
(I don’t think that’s going to work very well, though.)
(Also, don’t judge me for my taste in television.)
(Because those shows are really at the top end of what I watch. I have no shame.)
(Well, a little shame.)
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Candy - I love the song and the movie Amelie!
deb thompson - Very nice. Thanks for sharing.
Deb
Sara Montour - LOVE that song. It’s one of my top played tracks of all time!
Jocelyn - Great short movie! Thanks for sharing your find.
Bala - Gosh.. I LOVE the song and the video.
Discovered the video a couple of years back and had to download a high-res version of it!
~Bala
Sara - This was the song you wanted me to learn on piano, right? Did you ever find sheet music to it? After listening to it, i’m determined to learn how to play it! Find music for it!!!!