Charlie Chaplin - Modern Times (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2017) [Hi-Res]

Among the interesting themes from this remarkable from end to end soundtrack, let’s point out The Factory Set’s comical theme accompanying the action of the factory line; we can identify this repetitive rhythm (Tac Tac Tac Tac…). The Sleeping Girl’s theme accompanies the young girl, which begins with four notes of clarinet (Bb C Db B), a kind of mark of destiny. But now the tempo speeds up, like her tumultuous life that she constantly flees for.

But the most important thing about Modern Times is that we can hear Chaplin’s voice for the first time: he performs in grammelot Léo Daniderff’s song Je cherche après Titine. Chaplin’s version is also known as The Nonsense Song. The lyrics don’t mean anything indeed but are just a gibberish made of Italian and French words:

« Se bella piu satore, je notre so catore,
Je notre qui cavore, je la que, la qui, la quoi !
Le spinash or le busho, cigaretto toto bello,
Ce rakish spagoletto, si la tu, la tu, la tua !
Senora pelefima, voulez-vous le taximeter,
Le zionta sur la tita, tu la tu la tu la wa ! »

And this first time also was the last time. The Tramp character made his ultimate appearance in Modern Times.

01. Charlie Chaplin - Modern Times (Main Title) (1:48)
02. Charlie Chaplin - The Factory Machine (1:15)
03. Charlie Chaplin - The Factory Set (1:18)
04. Charlie Chaplin - Charlie's Dance (1:31)
05. Charlie Chaplin - Charlie at the Assembly Line Belt (1:34)
06. Charlie Chaplin - The Ballet (2:21)
07. Charlie Chaplin - Visions (1:23)
08. Charlie Chaplin - The Gamin (1:32)
09. Charlie Chaplin - Charlie and the Warden (2:30)
10. Charlie Chaplin - Alone and Hungry (1:55)
11. Charlie Chaplin - Smile (Love Theme) (1:42)
12. Charlie Chaplin - In the City (2:40)
13. Charlie Chaplin - Valse (1:16)
14. Charlie Chaplin - The Sleeping Girl (Reprise: Visions) (1:22)
15. Charlie Chaplin - Ten Days (2:24)
16. Charlie Chaplin - At the Picture (2:40)
17. Charlie Chaplin - Later That Night (2:02)
18. Charlie Chaplin - Smile (Love Theme and Closing Title) (2:19)
19. Charlie Chaplin - Je cherche après titine (3:15)