Pierre Henry: The Art of Sounds

PIERRE HENRY OU L'ART DES SONS

Overview

Experimental French composer Pierre Henry, one of the pioneers of musique concrete, is the subject of this documentary that traces his development of a new sound that shocked the music world. During the 1950s, the radical innovator and his colleague Pierre Schaeffer created a unique form of music based on electronically modified environmental noises. Special features include a concert recorded in Paris and the short film "Le Candidat."

Production

Mémoire Magnétique, Love Streams agnès b. Productions, ARTE France Cinéma