A collaboration between French composer-arranger Jean-Claude Vannier (best known for his influential orchestration of Serge Gainsbourg’s classic Histoire de Melody Nelson) and Faith No More/Mr. Bungle frontman Mike Patton is something that needed to happen. I think so. The pair met in August of 2011 during the “A Tribute to Serge Gainsbourg” concert held at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Patton—he of the six octave voice—was one of several notable performers—including Beck, Sean Lennon, Zola Jesus, Victoria Legrand of Beach House, Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear and Serge’s son Lulu Gainsbourg—who performed Gainsbourg’s best loved songs while the second half of the show saw a performance of Histoire de Melody Nelson with Vannier conducting the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the Cal State Fullerton chorale.
Here’s some background information about the new video from Corpse Flower from director Nino Del Padre:
“When I first listened to “A Schoolgirl’s Day,” I fell in love with the intense and ominous track. I also knew that coming up with a concept for the video would be challenging as Ipecac gave me full creative control. I spent a few days brainstorming and I had the track on loop while surfing the web for inspiration when I remembered a 1962 low-budget classic, Carnival of Souls. While watching parts of the movie with the song playing, I knew I had something that might work.
After spending some time editing a demo, I realized that this was going to work better than I thought, and I had something special. It’s almost as if the film was created for this song. The plot follows Mary Henry (Candace Hilligoss), a young woman whose life is disturbed after a car accident. The film has been named as a precursor to the works of various filmmakers, including David Lynch, George A. Romero, Lucrecia Martel and James Wan.”
Vegas Movie Award Winner
Another limited-edition and unique Statuette has been delivered to our #vmawinner Nino Del Padre featuring the works of legendary musician, artist and instrumentalist, @officialmikepatton @ipecacrecordings & French musician, composer, Jean-Claude Vannier for the project
"𝗔 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟'𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗬" ! 🎬👏
"𝗔 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟'𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗬" ! 🎬👏
Congratulations once again on your win as
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November 2020 Edition
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November 2020 Edition
Two Silver Telly Awards
Proud to announce we won two silver Telly Awards! in the 41st Anniversary of the @TellyAwards. "A Schoolgirl's Day" music video by Mike Patton & Jean-Claude Vannier received top honors for outstanding editing, and innovative use of archival footage. A huge thank you to Candace Hilligoss, the star of the cult horror classic film Carnival of Souls.
