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'''''The Fire Within''''' (originally ''Le Feu Follet'') is a 1963 French film directed by Louis Malle, based on the novel ''Will O' the Wisp'' by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle. The film revolves around the last hours in the life of a suicidal alcoholic as he tries to find a reason to live<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fire_Within Wikipedia page of the film]</ref>. It is often considered one of Louis Malle's most successful films.


'''''The Fire Within''''' (originally ''Le Feu Follet'') is a 1963 French film directed by Louis Malle, based on the novel ''Will O' the Wisp'' by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle. The film revolves around the last hours in the life of a suicidal alcoholic as he tries to find a reason to live<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fire_Within Wikipedia page of the film]</ref>.
==The Soundtrack==
Throughout the film, extracts of Eric Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1, 2, 3 and Gnossienne No. 1, 2, 3 can be heard in various scenes. The score is performed by Claude Helffer and it might have been specifically used for the film, as the pace of the soundtrack is distinctively slow. ''Barclay Records'' released the incomplete soundtrack on vinyl, without Gymnopedie No. 2 and 3. At one point, the soundtrack was sold on sites like cdandlp.com<ref>[https://www.cdandlp.com/en/erik-satie-claude-helffer/le-feu-follet-ost/7inch-ep/r118519571/ cdandlp.com]</ref> and Amazon.com<ref>[https://www.cdandlp.com/en/erik-satie-claude-helffer/le-feu-follet-ost/7inch-ep/r118519571https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00JLB4H62?ie=UTF8&tag=filmmusicsite-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B00JLB4H62/ Amazon.com.uk]</ref>. However, it is no longer on sale as of today. No more physical copies of the vinyl have been known to resurface. No digital copy of the pieces has been seen on the internet and this version of Gymnopedie and Gnossienne has never been re-released in any other form.


Throughout the film, extracts of Eric Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1, 2, 3 and Gnossienne No. 1, 2, 3 can be heard in various scenes. The score is performed by Claude Helffer and it might have been specificially used for the film, as the pace of the soundtrack is distinctively slow. Barclay Records released the incomplete soundtrack on vinyl, without Gnossienne No. 2 and 3. At one point, the soundtrack was sold on sites like cdandlp.com<ref>[https://www.cdandlp.com/en/erik-satie-claude-helffer/le-feu-follet-ost/7inch-ep/r118519571/ cdandlp.com]</ref> and Amazon.com<ref>[https://www.cdandlp.com/en/erik-satie-claude-helffer/le-feu-follet-ost/7inch-ep/r118519571https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00JLB4H62?ie=UTF8&tag=filmmusicsite-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B00JLB4H62/ Amazon.com.uk]</ref>. However, it is no longer on sale as of today. No more physical copy of the vinyl has been known to resurface. No digital copy of the pieces is seen on the internet.
==Track listing==
* ''Gymnopedie No. 1''
* ''Gymnopedie No. 2'' (Not included in Barclay Records's release)
* ''Gymnopedie No. 3'' (Not included in Barclay Records's release)
* ''Gnossienne No. 1''
* ''Gnossienne No. 2''
* ''Gnossienne No. 3''


==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
The Fire Within Soundtrack - Cover.jpg|The cover of the soundtrack released by Barclay Records
The Fire Within Soundtrack - Cover 2.jpg|The back of the cover. Notice that Gymnopedie No. 2 and 3 are missing in the track listing
The Fire Within Soundtrack - disk 1.jpg|Disk 1
The Fire Within Soundtrack - disk 2.jpg|Disk 2
</gallery>
==References==
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Revision as of 22:29, 7 November 2017

The Fire Within - Poster.jpg

The Fire Within film poster.

Status: Lost

The Fire Within (originally Le Feu Follet) is a 1963 French film directed by Louis Malle, based on the novel Will O' the Wisp by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle. The film revolves around the last hours in the life of a suicidal alcoholic as he tries to find a reason to live[1]. It is often considered one of Louis Malle's most successful films.

The Soundtrack

Throughout the film, extracts of Eric Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1, 2, 3 and Gnossienne No. 1, 2, 3 can be heard in various scenes. The score is performed by Claude Helffer and it might have been specifically used for the film, as the pace of the soundtrack is distinctively slow. Barclay Records released the incomplete soundtrack on vinyl, without Gymnopedie No. 2 and 3. At one point, the soundtrack was sold on sites like cdandlp.com[2] and Amazon.com[3]. However, it is no longer on sale as of today. No more physical copies of the vinyl have been known to resurface. No digital copy of the pieces has been seen on the internet and this version of Gymnopedie and Gnossienne has never been re-released in any other form.

Track listing

  • Gymnopedie No. 1
  • Gymnopedie No. 2 (Not included in Barclay Records's release)
  • Gymnopedie No. 3 (Not included in Barclay Records's release)
  • Gnossienne No. 1
  • Gnossienne No. 2
  • Gnossienne No. 3

Gallery

References