This release featured some of Tiersen’s past collaborators like Dominique A, but also featured legendary French Pop stars like Jane Birkin. Tiersen released his score for the film “Good Bye Lenin!’ before putting out his next official studio album, 2005’s “Les Retrouvailles”. The material from his 2002 live album “C'Était Ic” is built from this tour. This album was also a huge success in France and in support of this album he went on an extensive tour which lasted from 2001 to 2002. Tiersen’s next feature length album “L’Absente” also featured Dominique A as well as contributions from Hannon and Lisa Germano. The album’s standout single “Monochrome” featured pop sensation Dominique A and it’s incessant radio play shot the album into the French mainstream.
Though Tiersen’s recognition leapt exponentially after the release of the “Amélie” soundtrack, his first taste of fame was with the release of his 3rd album “Le Phare”. 2 on the US Billboard Top World Music Albums. It also topped the French Albums chart and placed at No. The album was a critical and commercial hit winning the World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Score of the Year and the Cesar Award for Best Music Written for a Film. Tracks from this album as well as Tiersen’s other first four albums were included on the overwhelmingly popular soundtrack “Amélie”. “Rue des cascades” title track whose vocals were handled by Claire Pichet was included in the Palme d’Or nominated film “The Dreamlife of Angels”. Tracks from both of these albums were included in high profile films, and this publicity helped immensely in opening the public eyes to the talent of Tiersen. Though Tiersen’s first two album’s were criminally overlooked by critics and the general public, they have since gone on to earn great respect. In April, 1996 he released his 2nd studio album “Rue des cascades”. Using what he called “musical anarchy” as a guide, he relied on instinct and incorporated whatever instrument he thought sounded interesting whether it was something as elaborate as a harpsichord or cheeky as a toy piano. Though Tiersen’s sound did not display the raw punk sonics of his influences like the Stooges, he nevertheless adopted many of punk’s ethos, primarily its dadaist perspective of abandoning any restricting conventions and starting anew. Some of the recordings he had written for these plays and short films ended up on his debut album “La Valse des monstres”, which was released in 1995 and limited to only 1,000 copies. Tiersen further developed his sound and went on to compose music for short films and plays, using the electric guitar, violin, and accordion for the bulk of the instrumentation. Armed with a drum machine, a mixing board, synthesizer, and an 8 track tape recorder he started to create minimalist electronic music. The city was the host of the music festival Recontres Trans Musicales and at this event he saw acts ranging from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Television, Suicide, and Nirvana.Ī few years after the dissolution of Tiersen’s band he ventured into a solo career. Tiersen was exposed to many innovative experimental punk musicians during his stay in Rennes. When he was 13 he departed from classical music and formed a rock band. While studying abroad Tiersen was captivated by the music and subculture of the punk movement. Tiersen progressed quickly with his music and eventually moved to various music academies in Rennes, Nantes, and Boulogne where he received classical training. At age four he began piano training and just two years later he picked up the violin. He also travels the world performing live and playing with various orchestras.Tiersen was born in 1970 in Brest, France and began playing music at an extremely young age.
In the late 1990s, he started creating music for short films and even some features, including "Alice et Martin," "La Vie R'vée des Anges," and "Qui Plume la Lune?" Tiersen's biggest break in the world of film came in 2001 when several of his original tracks were used in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's award-winning romantic comedy "Amelie." In the wake of his success, Tiersen was hired to score several more big-picture productions, like 2004's "Good Bye Lenin!" and 2007's "In Your Wake." Tiersen also regularly releases albums of experimental music, including his 2010 album "Dust Lane," which often incorporate unexpected objects-such as typewriters-as instruments. Not to be deterred, Tiersen-inspired by groups like Nirvana and The Stooges-began mixing his own music, combining the sounds of electronic effects with classical-music instruments. The band, however, split up after only a couple of years. He learned to play the violin at music academies throughout France until the age of 13, when he decided he wanted to start a rock band. Yann Tiersen began his classical-music training at just four years old.
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