Back in May, on a trip to Disney World, we visited Epcot's French Pavillion. One of the main attractions there is the film Impressions of France, which is shown on a massive screen, and features breathtaking shots of the cites and countryside in the nation.
Also of note is the exceptional soundtrack, with many well known French composers such as Debussy, Ravel and Satie. I was thinking about it today and hoped I could track down a few of the compositions... turns out that the entire soundtrack list for the film is on Wikipedia.
Here's a nice sample:
...aaaand after reading the comments for that clip, I just found out this was used in Twilight. I guess nothing is sacred after all. And the argument that 'at least these kids are listening to good music' holds as much weight as 'Harry Potter will get kids to read more'... it's not the act of listening or reading that's appealing, it's the content.
Kinda reminds me of when people hear a song and don't realize it's a cover... then you try to explain to them that someone else wrote the song. They listen to it... then decide that the version they heard first is superior. Then I sigh. Ah well.
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