Music is an inexhaustible source of inspiration for cinema, and we can no longer count the number of artist biographies that have come out in recent decades. This will continue next year with films about Bob Dylan, Maria Callas and Michael Jackson.
If many singers established themselves on the big screen, cinema also gave us the opportunity to meet several musicians, composers and other conductors – fictional or not – and today we are going to play with the latter. The occasion for the release of En fanfare by Emmanuel Courcol, with Benjamin Lavernet as conductor and Pierre Lottin as trombonist. But before you start, a few secrets from the filming.
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The main actor
Emmanuel Courcol chose Pierre Lottin very early because he was playing for Triumph. The role of Jimmy was written for him. On the other hand, the director did not immediately think of Benjamin Lavernay because, initially, the conductor was the youngest, and this configuration posed a problem for casting. Benjamin began naturally after deciding to turn the tide.
Benjamin Musician
Benjamin Lavernhe is a drummer, guitarist and also knows how to play the piano. All he had to do was work on the parts before shooting to create the illusion. For conducting, he was trained for several months, and then on the set, by the very brilliant young conductor Antoine Dutaillis. Emmanuel Kurkol recalls:During filming, during excerpts from symphonic scores he actually conducted, so much so that if he made a mistake, the orchestra would fall apart.“
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