Heaps of Tindersticks soundtrack fun on the horizon; not fun like Where the Boys Are ’84 soundtrack fun, but fun nonetheless

Constellation Records will be releasing a drool-inducing 5CD/5LP box set containing the entire Tindersticks’ Claire Denis soundtrack work over the past 15 years (four by the band, Vendredi Soir by Dickon Hinchliffe, and L’Intrus by Stuart Staples). And FOUR of the six soundtracks have never been released (everything except Nanette et Boni and Trouble Every Day). Claire Denis Film Scores 1996-2009 is out April 26 but will illicit premature elations from now until Vendredi soir, at least.

Of course the box set itself is something special, too. From Constellation:

The set will be housed in a custom window-cut slipcase made from deluxe black uncoated 18pt cardstock with foil embossing — sleeve cover images will shine through the window cut when inserted in the package. Also included is a 48pp perfect-bound booklet with extensive color plates of film stills and an essay (in English and in French translation) by renowned music writer Michael Hill (who has also contributed liner notes for collections by Lou Reed, Sam Cooke, The Replacements and others).

Fuck the music! (or, as Cee Lo would say, “Forget the music!”) Just having this set in your collection will up the resale value of your house by 9%!

The sharp-dressed men will celebrate the box set release and their partnership with Denis by playing a unique set of dates featuring their soundtrack sounds in front of Denis’ film images. The first of these shows will be on April 26 in London, England at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. The day after (that’d be April 27), a special screening of Nenette et Boni followed by an onstage Q&A with ‘Sticks singer Stuart Staples and Claire Denis will take place at the BFI Southbank in London. A Los Angeles show is also confirmed at the end of April, but considering the provocation for these shindigs came via a San Francisco Film Festival invitation, expect a similar spectacle to be announced there in May.

Disc 1: Nenette et Boni) (1996)

01. Ma Soeur
02. La Passerelle
03. Les Gateaux
04. Camions
05. Nénette est là
06. Petites chiennes
07. Nosfératu
08. Petites gouttes d’eau
09. Les cannes à pêche
10. La mort de Félix
11. Nénette s’en va
12. Les bébés
13. Les fleurs
14. Rumba

Disc 2: Trouble Every Day (2001)

01. Opening Titles
02. Dream
03. Houses
04. Maid Theme
05. Room 321
06. Computer
07. Notre Dame
08. Killing Theme
09. Taxi to Coré
10. Coré on Stairs, Love Theme
11. Maid Theme (End)
12. Closing Titles
13. Killing Theme (Alternative Version)
14. Trouble Every Day

Disc 3: L’Intrus (2004) / Vendredi Soir (2002)

01. Opening
02. Binoculars
03. Running Dogs
04. Night Drive
05. Horse Dream
06. Pusan Snow
07. The Purple Sea
08. Sleepless Night
09. The Black Mountain
10. Closing
11. Nightfall
12. Le Vestibule
13. Le Rallye
14. Falling Asleep
15. Jean
16. Street Fight
17. Laure’s Theme
18. Hotel Love
19. Footsteps
20. Le Voiture
21. Chambre 26
22. Sunrise

Disc 4: 35 Rhums (2008)

01. Opening
02. Train Montage 1
03. Night Time Apartments
04. Night Train
05. Lionel Home Drunk
06. Train Montage 2
07. Rene’s Death
08. Lubec
09. Machtilde
10. Lanterns
11. The Necklace
12. Closing

Disc 5: White Material (2009)

01. Opening
02. Bus Vision 1
03. The Boxer
04. White Material
05. Children’s Theme 1
06. Maria and the Boxer
07. Workers
08. Andre and the Old Man
09. Yellow Dog
10. Maria and the Old Man
11. Maria and the Sheriff
12. Andre’s Death
13. Children’s Theme 2
14. Attack on the Pharmacy
15. Bus Vision 2
16. Closing

Special performance dates:

04.26.11 - London, UK - Queen Elizabeth Hall #
04.27.11 - London, UK - British Film Institute, South Bank Centre $
04.30.11 - Los Angeles, CA - Luckman Theatre #

# Claire Denis Film Scores 1996-2009 in Concert — Music and Film
$ BFI Q&A event (feat. Stuart Staples and Claire Denis talking about their music and film collaborations over the last 15 years)

• Tindersticks: http://www.tindersticks.co.uk
• Constellation: http://cstrecords.com