Soundtrack Amélie

Amélie
Amélie
Soundtrack album by Yann Tiersen
Released	23 April 2001
Genre	Avant-garde; bal-musette; contemporary classical;
Length	53:03
Label	Virgin
Producer	Yann Tiersen
Yann Tiersen chronology

Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, was introduced to the accordion and piano-driven music of Yann Tiersen by his production assistant. Greatly impressed, he immediately bought Tiersen's entire catalogue and eventually commissioned him to compose pieces for the film. Before discovering Tiersen, Jeunet wanted composer Michael Nyman to score the film.

The soundtrack features compositions from Tiersen's first three albums, as well as new items, variants of which can be found on his fourth album, L'Absente, which he was writing at the same time.

The music features parts played with accordion, piano, harpsichord, banjo, bass guitar, vibraphone, and even a bicycle wheel at the end of "La Dispute" (which plays over the opening titles in the motion picture).

"Les Jours Tristes", was co-written with Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy. The track later received English lyrics, and was released by The Divine Comedy as a b-side to the Regeneration single, "Perfect Lovesong." The English-language version also appeared on Tiersen's L'Absente.

Track listing

All music is composed by Yann Tiersen, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"J'y suis jamais allé"	1:34
2.	"Les Jours tristes" (Instrumental) (written by Tiersen and Neil Hannon)	3:03
3.	"La Valse d'Amélie"	2:15
4.	"Comptine d'un autre été : L'Après-midi"	2:20
5.	"La Noyée"	2:03
6.	"L'Autre valse d'Amélie"	1:33
7.	"Guilty" (performed by Al Bowlly; written by Gus Kahn; composed by Richard A. Whiting and Harry Akst)	3:13
8.	"À quai"	3:32
9.	"Le Moulin"	4:27
10.	"Pas si simple"	1:52
11.	"La Valse d'Amélie" (Version orchestre)	2:00
12.	"La Valse des vieux os"	2:20
13.	"La Dispute"	4:15
14.	"Si tu n'étais pas là" (performed by Fréhel; written by Gaston Claret and Pierre Bayle)	3:29
15.	"Soir de fête"	2:55
16.	"La Redécouverte"	1:13
17.	"Sur le fil"	4:23
18.	"Le Banquet"	1:31
19.	"La Valse d'Amélie" (Version piano)	2:38
20.	"La Valse des monstres"	3:39

French CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
21.	"L'Autre valse d'Amélie" (Version quatuor à cordes et piano)	1:43
22.	"Les Deux pianos"	2:00
23.	"Comptine d'un autre été : La Démarche"	2:03
24.	"La Maison"	2:03

Personnel

Musicians

Yann Tiersen – piano, toy piano, carillon, banjo, mandolin, guitar, harpsichord, vibraphone, accordion, bass, melodica
Ensemble Orchestral Synaxis – orchestra on "Les Jours tristes" and "À quai"
Christine Ott – ondes Martenot on "À quai"
Christian Quermalet – drums on "Les Jours tristes"

Production

Uwe Teichert – mastering
Fabrice Laureau – mixing
Marc Bruckert – artwork
Laurent Lufroy – film poster

Awards and nominations

The list is made with information from IMDb.

Awards

2001 — World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Score of the Year
2002 — César Award for Best Music Written for a Film

Nominations

2001 — BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
2001 — World Soundtrack Award for Soundtrack Composer of the Year
2001 — Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Soundtrack of the Year

Charts

Weekly charts

2001–2003 weekly chart performance for *Amélie*
Chart (2001–2003)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)	35
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	2
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)	65
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	31
European Albums (Music & Media)	16
French Albums (SNEP)	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	28
US World Albums (Billboard)	2

2013 weekly chart performance for *Amélie*
Chart (2013)	Peak position
Italian Albums (FIMI)	96

Weekly chart performance for "Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi"
Chart (2010–2013)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	41
France (SNEP)	187
Germany (Official German Charts)	47
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	34

Year-end charts

2001 year-end chart performance for *Amélie*
Chart (2001)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	18
European Albums (Music & Media)	61
French Albums (SNEP)	11

2002 year-end chart performance for *Amélie*
Chart (2002)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	40
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)	155
European Albums (Music & Media)	63
French Albums (SNEP)	33
US World Albums (Billboard)	6

2003 year-end chart performance for *Amélie*
Chart (2003)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	65
French Albums (SNEP)	194

Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for *Amélie*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)	2× Platinum	100,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)	Platinum	100,000^{^}
France (SNEP)	3× Platinum	1,000,000
Germany (BVMI)	Gold	150,000^{^}
Greece (IFPI Greece)	Gold	15,000^{^}
Italy (FIMI)	Gold	30,000^*
Netherlands (NVPI)	Gold	15,000^{^}
Poland (ZPAV)	Platinum	100,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States	—	195,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)	Platinum	1,000,000^*
Worldwide	—	1,500,000
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Covers

The band New Found Glory covered "J'y suis jamais allé" on their second covers album From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II. The song was also used by Expression Crew in their dance act Marionette.

Pianist and composer Dmytro Morykit arranged and plays a cover version of "Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi".

References

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