The complete soundtrack – sounds, conversations, ambient noise – of Jean-Luc Godard's film "Nouvelle Vague" was presented for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival in 1990. In a subsequent press conference, Godard stated: "While creating this work, I listened to many soundscapes; sounds produced by Manfred Eicher. I can understand how sound artists are inspired and influenced by such soundscapes. I, too, immersed myself in these musical worlds and felt like a composer while creating." During a conversation at the Toronto Film Festival in 1996, Godard revisited this theme: “Manfred initiated our connection by sending me some sound pieces. They were modern compositions by Arvo Pärt and especially David Darling, which were previously unknown to me. After listening to them, I contacted him in writing, asking him to send me more recordings from his company. I felt that he, with sound, and I, with visual impressions, were working in the same territory, so to speak. The pieces of music he sends me inspire cinematic concepts. In fact, some of the recordings led me to a work called ‘Nouvelle Vague’ and subsequently to further ideas… and I began to develop visions based on this musical style.” The journal Cahiers du Cinéma wrote: “The soundtrack of ‘Nouvelle Vague’ is remarkable. The interplay of different musical elements, voices, and soundscapes is among the most impressive ever heard, even in Godard’s oeuvre.” Includes voice recordings of Alain Delon, Domiziana Giordano, Roland Amstutz, Laurence Cote, Jacques Dacqmine, Christophe Odent, Laurence Guerre, Joseph Lisbona and others.
