Happy Birthday Christophe!

Remembering singer/composer Christophe whose "Sunny Road To Salina" was used by Quentin Tarantino in Kill Bill, Vol. 2

Watch the Wes Anderson directed clip for Jarvis Cocker's "Aline" cover

Jarvis Cocker's version of Christophe's "Aline" is from The French Dispatch. Check the Javi Aznarez-animated video below. 

Here's the scoop...

Jarvis Cocker and co have made a key contribution to Wes Anderson's forthcoming film, The French Dispatch. JARV IS... are embodying the band Tip-Top, whose French pop songs feature throughout the film, which opens in cinemas on  October 22.

A full album of Tip-Top's songs made in collaboration with Wes Anderson, entitled Chansons d’Ennui, will be released around the movie and features their versions of tracks associated with the likes of Françoise Hardy, Brigitte Bardot, Jacques Dutronc, Serge Gainsbourg and more. The record also includes Stereolab's Lætitia Sadier dueting on Paroles, Paroles which was originally performed by Dalida and Alain Delon. 

The Tip-Top album can be ordered now, including the Limited Super Deluxe Set which features the record on vinyl, a poster and a limited 45 rpm seven-inch single – with Jarvis signing the first copies of that edition to be pre-ordered from ABKCO Music & Records: https://abkco.lnk.to/tiptopSR 

Tip-Top will also feature on The French Dispatch's soundtrack album, with their version of Christophe's Aline appearing alongside Alexandre Desplat's score and other songs from Wes Anderson's film. The soundtrack will be released on CD and digitally to coincide with the film's release, with vinyl to follow in 2022.

 

The French Dispatch soundtrack is available from your preferred platform here. Listen to Alexandre Desplat's "Obituary" below.