[Thor Joachim Haga]

TWO in one this Friday – a couple of favs of mine.

HISTOIRE D’O was a 1975 erotic drama about a young fashion photographer who is taken to a chateau by her lover, where he has his way with her. It has a fabulous score by Pierre Bachelet – mournful female voice, dreamy pop and synthy new age.

In 1984, there was a sequel – HISTOIRE D’O: CHAPITRE 2 – with music by Stanley Myers and his pupil Hans Zimmer. It has some suspense tracks that are slightly harsher than Bachelet’s loungey effort, but also some gobsmackingly beautiful writing, especially that sax theme in “Married Love”. And the 80s pop values shine beautifully through. Zimmer’s chords are easily discerned in “Madame Pembroke’s Gigolo”, for example.