Ever since Camille Saint-Saëns wrote the first film music in 1908 for L’Assassinat du Duc de Guise, numerous composers – among them Nino Rota, Ennio Morricone, Bernard Herrmann, John Williams, Vladimir Cosma, Michel Legrand and, closer to home, Michel Cusson and François Dompierre – have tried their hand at it, immensely enhancing the movie experience. Rémy Girard, a devoted soundtrack fan, should prove to be the ideal host for a richly coloured evening.
