Impressions de France (Impressions of France) is a film about France and the featured attraction in the France Pavilion of Epcot's World Showcase at Walt Disney World in Florida. The movie is projected onto five adjacent screens, giving 200° coverage and resembling a Cinerama Screen, in which one giant, curved screen stretches so wide that the edges are at the peripheral vision of the average person. And the seats are very comfortable. (This is not a Circle-Vision 360° Theatre, in which a person stands and turns to look at 9 screens all around them with a projector between every pair of screens. The Canada and China films in the World Showcase are in Circle-Vision 360° Theatres.)
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Synopsis
Impressions de France is one of the original Epcot park attractions, which has been playing every day since the park opened in 1982. It is also recognized, by the Guinness World Records as holding the world record for the "longest running daily screening of a film in the same theater." The film sweeps pavilion guests into a tour of the French countryside, major cities, various regions and important structures. Set to a soaring musical score written and arranged by Buddy Baker (composer), the film encompasses the music of classical French composers such as Claude Debussy and Camille Saint-Saëns. The film is the work of director Rick Harper and written and co-produced by two-time Academy Award nominee Bob Rogers. The film's aerial views, mixed with closer views, include, the Eiffel Tower, the Champs-Élysées and the Arc de Triomphe, the French Alps, Versailles, scenes from Cannes, Notre Dame de Paris and scenes from Normandy. The movie is presented with a lively classical soundtrack and narrated by Claude Gobet.
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Scene list
Here is the list of the scenes from an official list:
Soundtrack
Buddy Baker arranged the film score, and he conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios. The soundtrack was recorded digitally with a Sony prototype recorder, and Impressions de France became the first movie with a digital soundtrack from beginning to end.
Regarding the inspiration for his musical choices, Harper said:
I grew up being exposed to a lot of great music. My mother is a fantastic musician and pianist, and when I was in grade school, she would take me out of school to go the San Francisco opera and symphony. I built a classical music collection of records starting from when I was about 6 years old. I was really familiar with music from the Romantic era and primarily French music. It's almost in my DNA. Even to this day, that's the music of my preference.
Here is a listing of the movie's score from official and unofficial sources:
- Scene 1
- "Syrinx" * (0:00-0:33)
- by Claude Debussy
- Solo for Flute by Eddie Beckett of the London Symphony Orchestra
- Scenes 2 - 4
- "Aquarium" from The Carnival of the Animals * (0:33-1:52)
- by Camille Saint-Saëns
- Scenes 5 - 6
- "Rondeau (Allegro agitato)" from Concerto in C for Harp and Orchestra * (1:52-2:52)
- by François-Adrien Boïeldieu
- Scenes 8 - 9
- original music
- by Buddy Baker
- Scene 10
- original music
- by Buddy Baker
- Scenes 11 & 12
- original music
- by Buddy Baker
- Scenes 13 - 15
- original music
- by Buddy Baker
- Scene 16
- "Nuages" from Nocturnes
- by Claude Debussy
- Scene 17
- original music
- by Buddy Baker
- Scenes 18 - 20
- "Ouverture" from Gaîté Parisienne * (2:52-3:38)
- by Jacques Offenbach
- original 6 second introduction by Buddy Baker
- Scenes 21 - 22
- "Lever du jour" from Part 3 of Daphnis et Chloé Suite #2
- by Maurice Ravel
- Scenes 23 & 24
- "Clair de Lune" from Suite bergamasque (Orchestral Arrangement) * (3:38-4:51)
- by Claude Debussy
- Scene 25
- "Trois Gymnopedies #1" * (4:51-5:25)
- by Erik Satie
- orchestrated by Debussy
- Scene 26
- original music
- by Buddy Baker
- Scene 27 & 28
- original music
- by Buddy Baker
- Scene 29
- "Aquarium" from Carnival of the Animals
- by Camille Saint-Saëns
- flute arrangement by Buddy Baker
- Scene 30
- original music
- by Buddy Baker
- Scene 31
- source music (traditional Brittany folk music)
- final bars arranged and adapted by Buddy Baker
- Scene 32
- original music
- by Buddy Baker
- Scenes 33 - 35
- original music
- by Buddy Baker
- Scenes 36 & 37
- original music
- by Buddy Baker
- Scenes 38 - 40
- "Finale" from Carnival of the Animals * (5:25-6:25)
- by Camille Saint-Saëns
- Scenes 41 & 42
- original music * (6:25-7:07)
- by Buddy Baker
- Scene 42
- "Allegro moderato" from Gaite Parisienne * (7:07-7:22)
- by Jacques Offenbach
- Scene 43
- "Fanfare" from La Peri * (7:22-7:59)
- by Paul Dukas
- Scene 44 - 49
- "Maestoso - Allegro" from the 4th movement of Symphony no. 3 (Organ Symphony) * (7:59-9:51)
- by Camille Saint-Saëns
The selections marked with * can be found on these albums:
- Walt Disney World Resort: The Official Album (1999)
- Walt Disney World Resort: Official Album (2000)
- Official Album: Walt Disney World Resort Celebrating 100 Years of Magic (2001)
- Official Album: The Happiest Celebration on Earth - Walt Disney World Resort Album
- Official Album: Where Magic Lives - Walt Disney World Resort
- Four Parks - One World: Walt Disney World Official Album (2008)
See also
- Florida portal
- Disney portal
References
External links
- Walt Disney World Resort - Impressions de France
Source of article : Wikipedia
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