Alain Goraguer – Rare Soundtracks & Lost Tapes

Composer and pianist Alain Goraguer achieved immortality with the heavily sampled soundtrack to “La Planète Sauvage” (aka “Fantastic Planet”). “Rare Soundtracks & Lost Tapes (1973-1984)” features two previously unavailable scores by the Frenchman: This is orchestral music that doesn’t need to be laid on thick. With guitars, flutes and strings, and the constant repetition and variation of the main themes, Goraguer creates an atmosphere that hovers between melancholy and psychedelia.