A brief mention of the most incredible film-music collaborations of all time. Miles Davis' improvisations on Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l'echafaud; Louis Malle, 1957) single handedly bring the unforgettable chilled cerebral loneliness of this classic new-wave film. His music somehow manages to be simultaneously intimate and distant, heartfelt and aloof - so much so that long after you have forgotten the plot, you will remember Jeanne Moreau's detached and desolate walk through the cold night lights of Paris.
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El your posts are always consistent in theme, and 'rife' with with spectacular phrasing.
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