Diên Biên Phu (soundtrack)
| Điện Biên Phủ Bande Originale du Film | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | France 1992 Japan 1995 |
| Recorded | 1991 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Length | 40:02 |
| Label | Polydor |
| Producer | Polydor |
Điện Biên Phủ Bande Originale du Film (Dien Bien Phu Original Soundtrack) is the soundtrack for the 1992 war docudrama Diên Biên Phu by Pierre Schoendoerffer.
The soundtrack was released by Polydor in France (Audio-CD), Japan (Audio-CD) and Netherlands (audiocassette, 513 289-4).
The music was composed by French artist Georges Delerue who also performs piano. Famous Japanese singer Marie Kobayashi performs vocals on the Communion track. The eighteen minutes plus clocking orchestral Fragments du Concerto de l'Adieu (Farewell Concerto Fragments) track is divided in ten parts. The soundtrack was nominated for "Best Music Written for a Film" ("Meilleure musique") at the 1993 French César Awards.