We had so much fun making some songs for the new Nick Cage film "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent". Thank you to director Tom Gormican and music editor Erica Weis! We have 3 spots in the film with our music in it including the last scene and the end credits. such a FUN FUN FUN movie! Go see it! You can buy 2 of the songs in the purchase music section of this site. They are called Petit Edgar and 12 Suns.
We got asked to score 7 beautiful spots for the new Graff campaign
Have been busy scoring beautiful films for the new Graff campaign. Here is a teaser. Shot in Sri Lanka. There are 7 spots which will be rolled out starting April 21st 2022. Thank you to Susan Stone and The Style Counsel in Paris for asking us to join the team.
Polydor / Universal France is releasing our soundtrack for "En Attendant Bojangles" Jan 5th 2022!
We are thrilled that Polydor / Universal France is releasing the epic soundtrack to “En Attendant Bojangles”. Streaming, CD and DOUBLE VINYL!! More info here.
So exquisitely crafted by Regis Roinsard, "En Attendant Bojangles" comes out tomorrow in theaters.
The score is made beautiful by the musicians who played on it, they are the life and blood that gives the music so much feeling. We were able to do some early cues in a room with others pre pandemic, but most of it was done all remote, which was challenging but also incredibly rewarding and connecting. And now, we shall list these noble creatures here. What a stellar, world class cast of music makers. Seeing all their names together; we are dumbstruck, awestruck, gobsmacked, in anaphylactic shock by the talents. We are the luckiest. We shall call them the Super Star Symphony.
Larry Grenadier- Bass
Jesse Murphy- Bass
Matt Penman- Bass
Rob Jost- Bass
Bob Hart- Bass
Gregoire Maret- Chromatic Harmonica
Colin Killalea- Singing, Guitar, Drums, Bass on "Come Undone"
John Ellis- Tenor Sax, Clarinet
Hideaki Aomori- Clarinet, Flute, Alto Sax
Harry Hassell- Bari Sax, Alto Sax, Clarinet
Alan Ferber- Trombone, Bass Trombone
Mike Rodriguez- Trumpet
Brian Pareschi- Trumpet
Jason Prover- Trumpet
Alexandra Knoll- Oboe, English Horn
David Byrd-Marrow- French Horn
Damian Primis- Bassoon
Jonny Cottle-Cello
Marlan Barry- Cello
Alex Waterman- Cello
Rob DiPietro- Drums, Perc.
Zack Alford- Drums
Daniel Freedman- Drums
Robby Sinclair- Drums
Matt Munisteri- Guitar, Banjo
Jack Petruzzelli- Guitar
Eric Davis- Guitar
Jacqueline Kerrod- Harp
Brian Charette- B3 Organ & Farfisa
Charity Wicks- Harpsichord
Olivier Manchon- 1000 violins, 1000 violas, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Zither, Vibes, Celeste, Perc, Harp, Banjo
Clare Manchon- Choir, Guitar, Zither, Singing, Perc.
Alex Venguer- Additional Engineering and Mixing 5.1
Ariel Shafir- Additional Engineering
Oscar Zambrano- Mastering
We also had such an incredible experience working with film editor Loïc Lallemand, ideas flowed back and forth so easily between Regis, Loïc, and ourselves, a true team.
We feel a real kinship/friendship with music supervisor Astrid Gomez-Montoya, she always knows how to find the best way forward, creatively and practically.
New season of Emily in Paris
you can hear our music in season 1 of Emily in Paris, and now season 2! This song, “La Ballade” is streaming under a band name called Sleeping on all platforms.
Thrilled that En Attendant Bojangles comes out Jan 5th!
Starring Romain Duris and Virginie Efira. Directed by Regis Roinsard. Produced by Curiosa and Studio Canal.
Original score and songs by Olivier and Clare Manchon
Starting a new film about Caro & Gottlieb
We are thrilled to be contributing the score to a fascinating new film about two proven geniuses Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb. They have worked together for 50 years and this film looks at that very unique and historically significant working relationship, sometimes turbulent, always loyal and always fruitful. You can read about the making of this film and more from it’s director, Lizzie Gottlieb here.
Caro and Gottlieb holding the classic “The Power Broker”
Guerlain- new AD campaign
This was a fun one! Olivier and I wrote the music for this new Guerlain AD campaign. Vive la France! Directed by the spectacular Inez & Vinoodh! Music supervision by Susan Stone.
Oscar's Shortlist!
Fun little bit of news that a film we scored, “Hysterical Girl”, is on the shortlist for an Academy Award nomination. This is a such a great film that was brilliantly directed by Kate Novack. You can watch the film now on the New York Times website. The film was set to premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in 2020 but of course, Covid had other plans. The New York Times picked up the film and it’s made it so lots of people can see it. It’s the story of Freud’s only female subject matter and it’s a powerful message, taking Freud down from his throne
Songs for charity.
We’ve released more songs to donate 100% of the proceeds to various organizations, including our local food pantry. What a year. We hope you and yours are safe and healthy. Gratitude knows no bounds, on our end, these days. Please visit one of our band camp pages to make a donation. https://clareandthereasons.bandcamp.com
Songs on the show "Emily in Paris" on Netflix
We have some French songs in the new Netflix show called “Emily in Paris”. You can find them under our French material band name Sleeping on all streaming platforms. Enjoy!
Viens La by the band Sleeping (Clare and Olivier Manchon) Featured on "Emily in Paris" on Netflix This song can be purchased here: http://www.olivierandclare...
Recording the orchestral score section of “En Attendant Bojangles”
During this surreal time we are so happy to have the orchestral phase of this beautiful, heart wrenching film to pour ourselves into. What an honor to be a part of such a magical movie. Directed by Régis Roinsard and starting Romain Duris and Virginie Efira. We’ll share pictures of recording all these extraordinary musicians.
New Song for Charity!
We are thrilled to announce the release of “Who’s Gonna Throw The Punch” featuring our kids Gustave (5) and Ernestine (3) 100% of the proceeds will go to our local food pantry called People’s Place in Kingston NY. There are some serious heavy hitters playing on this track, and a gorgeous, mournful music video. The track is available for purchase on Bandcamp. It’s the debut track of Manchon Family Band.
Song released for charity.
When this pandemic became very real Olivier and I got busy in the studio creating a song that would provide a sense of escape, both for us and the listener. We released “Toute Ma Vie” and have given 100% of the proceeds to a food pantry in our home town, Kingston NY from day 1, and will continue.
Please consider purchasing this song, for a good cause, and a good listen-
Music video in the works.
Tribeca and SXSW film Fests
Olivier and I have scored an incredible short film called “Hysterical Girl” directed by Kate Novack. It will be at SXSW Film Fest in March. It’s about Freuds only female case study called “Dora”. It’s a fascinating look at the way in which our culture has been likely inspired by Freuds perception to blame the female victim of sexual assault. His take was, she wanted it, she asked for it, “no” means “yes”… Horrible. And these themes have been trickling down ever since… Anita Hill, Christine Blasey Ford, but also countless low profile, unknown people who never find justice because of this patriarchal blame game. It was a great pleasure to work on this film musically, and to be involved with a project that is drawing profound lines effortlessly between the past and present.
At Tribeca Film Fest “Making The Case” Starring Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a short film that Clare did scoring for. The film received a grant to hire female composers only (whoop!) so Clare went solo on this. It’s a sweet film where RBG shows us all the hand bags she’s collected over the years and the stories behind them. She’s so eloquent and frankly, it’s a light lovely film in the midst of so much darkness in the world. She’s really letting us in.
A thrilling new French film!
We are extremely excited to let you know we are at work on a new film starring Romain Duris, we have been a fan of his since all the Klapisch films. The film is directed by the amazing Regis Roinsard. It’s called “En Ettendant Bojangles”, “Waiting For Bojangles”. The script is brilliant, written by Regis, and it’s based on a very moving book of the same name, which was an international best seller. We’ll keep you posted on the exciting process. Here is a photo from a recent horn section we had.
horn session in NYC
The book cover.
Scoring a Danny Glover Film "The Drummer"
Just getting to work on a film starring Danny Glover called “The Drummer”. It’s a dark look at Iraq War veterans living with PTSD. Danny carries the film really well and we feel a kinship with this film. We’ll keep you posted on a release date.
Did some additional music for "Modern Love" the new Amazon Prime show
It was a complete honor to be asked to write some additional music for Amazon Prime’s new show “Modern Love”. Based on the NYTimes podcast by the same name, John Carney (“Once”) at the helm made an incredible series of shows. It’s all very tasteful and meaningful- Great film making.
A completely FUN tune on NBC's "Good Girls"
A song of ours called “Viens La” was featured in a montage on NBC’s “Good Girls”. We had a very good time recording this nod to french retro pop. And, you can purchase this tune right here on our site. it’s the only place it’s available.
Been so busy we forgot to write...
We’ve been working on various wonderful projects… Short on sleep but inspired by our creative company. We’ve just done some scoring for a new Amazon show that will be coming out this summer, more info on that soon.
I, (Clare) have been scoring a short doc starring one of the most important female figures in modern american history. More on that soon…
Olivier is doing a badass string arrangement on a Chris Maxwell song, and- composing into the wee hours of the morning for his upcoming concerts in France. He will travel there with his group called Orchestre de Chambre Miniature. He’ll be at Jazz a Vienne June 30th and in Lyon at Festival du Péristyle July 1,2,3.
Sharing our writing process (and some nature shots!)
We are finally on instagram sharing the musical process, as well as some garden shots, of course. Join us at @musicformovingimages