The Best Music in Film

Nelly Kaplan

(Le Regard Picasso, Néa)

S&S: What is your favourite film soundtrack music and why do you like it so much?
"The Cotton Club (1984), by Francis Ford Coppola, for the perfect symbiosis between sight and sound."
S&S: In what ways does music best enhance a film?
"Music should never be “pleonastic”..."
S&S: What is the most effective sequence of music in your own films?
"The song 'Moi je m'en balance', in my film La Fiancée du Pirate (1969)."
Last Updated: 29 Sep 2008