Délicieux is a gentle period score written for a chamber orchestra, with a focus on strings and harp as lead instruments, and which offers a whimsical, magical take on this gastronomical and culinary story. The score for Délicieux is by French composer Christophe Julien, who also impressed earlier this year with his score for Le Sens de la Famille, and whose previously popular works include the 2017 crime comedy Au Revoir Là-Haut, and the 2016 sci-fi thriller Arès. While a few historical liberties have been taken here and there, this is nevertheless a fun and interesting look back at the birth of what has since become a worldwide global phenomenon.
Together, they invent a place of pleasure and sharing open to all: the first ever restaurant. With a bit of encouragement from his new apprentice (Isabelle Carré) Manceron leaves behind the shackles of servitude and undertakes his own revolution. Set at the dawn of the French Revolution, it follows the fortunes of Pierre Manceron (Grégory Gadebois), a daring but proud cook who is sacked by his master the Duke of Chamfort (Benjamin Lavernhe). The five titles included here are again a mixed bag of styles, genres, and national origins, and include quirky comedy from Finland, a children’s fantasy-comedy from Germany, a serious religious drama from Greece scored by a Pole, a Japanese animated adventure, and a French comedy-drama about the creation of the first modern restaurant!ĭélicieux is a French comedy-drama directed by Eric Besnard. As such I am very pleased to present the second part of my third installment (for this calendar year) in my ongoing series of articles looking at the best “under the radar” scores from around the world.
2021 is already more than half way done and, as the world of mainstream blockbuster cinema and film music continues to recover from the COVID-19 Coronavirus, we must again look to smaller international features not as reliant on massive theatrical releases to discover the best new soundtracks.
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