Persepolis nominated for an Oscar

Persepolis has been nominated for "Best Animated Feature Film" at the 2008 Academy Awards. Congratulations and good luck to Marjane and Vincent for their amazing work.

Caroline Records / EMI Music proudly present the film music for Persepolis, the animated feature film adapted from the graphic novels of Marjane Satrapi.

This young illustrator of Iranian extraction is a phenomenon in more ways than one. As a child she lived through the 1979 Islamic Revolution and its aftermath, then as an immigrant in Austria, she managed to combine clear analysis with a fierce sense of humor to describe her life and that of her country in four graphic novels, which altogether have sold over one million copies throughout the world. Together with Vincent Paronnaud, she also co-wrote and co-directed the film.

Composed by Olivier Bernet, the music for Persepolis is the perfect counterpoint to her books. All the key points of dialogue in the film are there, as well as heady instrumental pieces. The songs presented here vary from Iranian disco music and discreet piano ballads to orchestrations that are slightly far-Eastern or in the style of Serge Gainsbourg. As for the words, they accurately recreate the film’s melancholy and bite.

The offbeat version of Survivor’s Eye of the Tiger, sung by one of the film’s voice talents Chiara Mastroianni, is one of the album’s high points and conveys an instant charm.

The film, which initially opened in New York and Los Angeles on December 25th, won the 2007 Cannes Festival Jury Prize and is the official French entry for “Best Foreign Film” at the 2008 Academy Awards.

For more details visit: www.sonypicturesclassics.com/persepolis

Listen to select tracks at: www.myspace.com/persepolisoriginalsoundtrack