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This image steals my breath away. The massive organ pipes framing the organist. It's like a temple, it's like space rockets. It's like a giant mouth. What he's playing is the organ finale from Saint-Saens's Symphony No. 3, known to some of initially from the movie BABE.

Link here is to the sung version in the movie, see next toot to the symphony version that the screenshot is from. (1/3)

youtube.com/watch?v=H11mlCL-dkE

今日はアンドレ・ジョリヴェの誕生日。1905年生まれ。

と言っても一般向けに知られている作品がなかなか挙げられないのがなぁ。個人的には「オンド・マルトノ協奏曲」とか「木管五重奏のためのセレナード」とかを挙げたいところだけど。

An unknown composer posted his music online and scored the biggest indie game of the year
By Gianfranco Di Giovanni and Meena Shamaly

In his first-ever video game soundtrack, Lorien Testard created the music for hit game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. It's topped charts and racked up millions of streams.

abc.net.au/news/2025-08-07/lor

ABC News · The music for the hit indie game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is set to be one of the year's biggest scoresBy Gianfranco Di Giovanni