Alain Goraguer - Faust: The Lost Recordings 1971-1978 (2024)

French composer Alain Goraguer who first made a name for himself as a sideman and arranger for Serge Gainsbourg wrote very few soundtracks, but amongst them, the legendary La Planète Sauvage (1973) is an absolute staple of France’s essential music.
During that same period of time, Goraguer wrote two rare and beautiful scores using the same masterclass arrangements.
On L’Affaire Dominici (1975), Alain Goraguer creates a theme of great melodic clarity from a palette of breathy flutes, clavinet D6 baroque textures, wah-wah guitars and slow-paced drums that clearly reminds La Planete Sauvage’s atmosphere.
The same can be said about the score of Au delà de la peur (1975) with its descending clavinet melody, twanging bass riff, funky drums and flashes of bended electric guitars.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Alain Goraguer - L'affaire Dominici (3:15)
1.02 - Alain Goraguer - Enquete (1:01)
1.03 - Alain Goraguer - Post Scriptum Post Coïtum (8:27)
1.04 - Alain Goraguer - Brigitte, Femme Libérée (2:02)
1.05 - Alain Goraguer - Astique Le Pont (Studio Demo 1976) (5:40)
1.06 - Alain Goraguer - Anne A Le Vent En Croupe (Studio Session 1976) (3:43)
1.07 - Alain Goraguer - Birgit et le Male du Pays (Studio Session 1977) (3:41)
1.08 - Alain Goraguer - Denise Se Fait Prendre En Stop (6:20)
1.09 - Alain Goraguer - L'ouvreuse Fait Son Cinéma (Cinema Test Mix) (4:05)
1.10 - Alain Goraguer - Faut Ramasser les Bananes (Island Demo 1978) (2:49)
1.11 - Alain Goraguer - Sweet Caravan (Cinema Version) (3:12)
1.12 - Alain Goraguer - Denise Se Fait Prendre (Climax Version 1978) (6:23)