We are August 14, 1968. In the cinemas comes out a detective film, Farewell friend. The script is by Sébastien Japrisot, the production is by Jean Herman, who we will know later, especially under his pen name, Jean Vautrin. At the head of distribution, Alain Delon and Charles Bronson.
But, if we talk a lot about Alain Delon in this month of August 1968, it is above all because he is shooting a film by Jacques Deray on the Côte d’Azur with the young Jane Birkin, with Maurice Ronay and especially Romy Schneider. The swimming pool overshadows Farewell friend which – it must be admitted – is not really a masterpiece. And if it will happen, fifty years later, in 2018, that we look back with nostalgia on Farewell friendit’s not for the duo-duel between Delon and Bronson, no, it’s for its soundtrack, composed by the immense François de Roubaix.
In this episode ofA summer of 68, you hear excerpts from:
Francois de Roubaix, Farewell friend (FRO Farewell friend), 1968
trailer of‘Farewell friend, 1968
Alain Delon and Romy Schneider at Nice airport, television report, August 12, 1968
Francois de Roubaix, Franz and Dino (BOF Farewell friend), 1968
Francois de Roubaix, Propp (BOF Farewell Friend), 1968
Francois de Roubaix, Franz and Dino (BOF Farewell friend), 1968
Francois de Roubaix, The Samurai (BOF The Samurai), 1967
Francois de Roubaix, Piti-piti-pas (BOF The Man Orchestra), 1970
Francois de Roubaix, La Scoumoune (BOF La Scoumoune), 1972
Francois de Roubaix, The Old Rifle (BOF The Old Rifle), 1975
Francois de Roubaix, chapi chapo, 1974
Francois de Roubaix, Farewell friend (FRO Farewell friend), 1968.
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This summer, you can also find on France Inter the forty episodes of another series written by Bertrand Dicale on the songs of the First World War, Carnet de chants 1914-1918
Last July and August, we spent Unété en Souchon, during which Alain Souchon guided us on a tasty walk through a lifetime of love for song.
All summer 2016, in the company of Vincent Delerm, we wandered around The Love Song Playlist, truant exploration of popular heritage. You can also extend the delicacies of this summer chronicle with the French song lovers dictionary, co-published by Plon and franceinfo.
For teachers, high school and college students, franceinfo and the National Education have together created a site where you can find a hundred chronicles on songs steeped in history, These songs that make history.
You can also find the forty-nine episodes of our summer 2014 series on France Info, devoted to song during the First World War, La Fleur au fusil.
And you can also get the book accompanying this series, also entitled La Fleur au fusil.