Lyrics

"La noyee"

Tu t'en vas * la dérive
Sur la rivière du souvenir
Et moi, courant sur la rive
Je te crie de revenir...

Biography

With his whimsical, melancholy music, Yann Tiersen has become a sought-after composer, not only for his soundtrack work, but in his own right. Borrowing from French folk music, chanson, musette waltz and street music, as well as rock, avant-garde, and classical and minimalist influences, Tiersen's deceptively simple style has been likened to Chopin, Erik Satie, Philip Glass, and Michael Nyman. The Paris-based composer became popular outside his native country for his score to Jean-Pierre Jeunet's #Amélie, but like most seemingly overnight successes, he had been working for years before the film's success brought him international acclaim.

Discography