Is Paris Burning? Paris brule-t-il?（1966） - Theme

[NatsuDragenir]

Musique splendide, comme le film, vraiment très émouvant

[megafore11]

アメリカでもない、イギリスでもない、パリをイメージできるメロ­ディー。

[AuxaneD]

Fuck you & merci at the same time Von Scholtitz!

[Keach47]

@AuxaneD Its Von Choltitz

[tokugawaj]

tres joli

[gutobresson99]

Essa belissima composição de Maurice Jarre faz-nos voar sobre Paris, como num sonho! Tem a dramaticidade da guerra em sua angústia; o romantismo irremediável da Cidade Luz e a luminosidade que só uma melodia divina faz vislumbrar.

[batesmt25]

I saw this movie in Worms, Germany 1967. I was 8 years old when my father was stationed there in the Army. This music has stuck with me all these years. One of my favorite melodies.

[cinerama180]

que bonita pelicula, que fantastica musica y que bonitos recuerdos tengo de cuando fui con mis padres a ver esta pelicula....¡¡¡ fantastico ¡¡

[carmium]

This was a good movie, though made in black and white to match many actual film clips that were incorporated. But it ended in color, with brilliant aerial views and Jarre's ringing score almost like circus music, joyous in the preservation of this amazing city.

[TerryDowne]

Not a very good film, but Jarre did some fine music for it. I saw this picture when it came out, and the music has always stayed with me. I think my love for France and the French dates from that time.

[buffallobill007]

@TerryDowne

sorry have to disagree fabulous film interaction with real footage of actual events, i do not know your age group. i was born in sixties ,very profound in my era actually watched on b/w tv.

it was first real film that was political in a young boys eyes but you say you saw this when it came out sorry you may just be older than me . i have the book, film and soundtrack and you are totally correct about how the music captures you that is why i went to paris . terry take care nice 2tlk

[milolovesmusic]

extended overture was on an old epic lp but i do not and cannot find it brill song viva le france

[DMaustrap]

Great score. Thanks for the upload. Is there or has there ever been an expanded soundtrack for this score. If not it has to have one pronto. Thanks!

[aka1944blue]

I don't know if it's my French blood as my mothers family came from France,but this accordion music especially Is Paris Burning really stirs my sole,It's like coming home

Steve

[yaoistorm]

@aka1944blue : ) c'est toujours un plaisir de lire ce genre de choses ! Kisses from France ^_^

[wwrigle2]

Nazis Saying "my god' is wrong cause they are against all religions!

[latinvin]

@wwrigle2 Nazis were, but many in the military were not.

[ImperialGuard9001]

@latinvin I realy dont think the Army should be put innocent in these matter the Weramcth colobrate higly in warcrimes it probaly did more than Armed Branch of SS the Waffen SS that was far smaler than Wehrmacth only Wehrmacth had the slace and resources to do what they did withoud Wehrmacth suport something like Holocaust would be impossible on same grounds I dont think anny side in this war was innocent or "good" nor either side was "evil" they were humans even when doing the worst atrocidies

[latinvin]

@ImperialGuard9001 I have to agree with you... No side was innocent... after the war the allies got revenge on the everyday German soldier which is not talked about in open company.

[Catoni52]

@wwrigle2 Very, very few of the WW II German Wehrmacht Heer regular army were actually Nazi party members. And it wasn't spoken of, but many even disagreed with Nazi philosophy. The Waffen SS was another matter. So yes... many German soldiers were Christian believing men. Protestant for the most part Lutheran, but also Catholics. So yes, a Geman soldier could say "My God".

[ImperialGuard9001]

@Catoni52 Thats is untrue most of German people and most of German Soldiers were Nazis that doesnt mean they werent honorble man in the war being Nazi isnt same as being a Warcriminal in same way that many American Soldiers and British Soldiers didnt took part on torture in recent "War on Terror" but some did that doesnt make the majory. Most Nazis were also Christians and even Churchman suport partialy the regime thats why you have clerofascism in various countries fascism and Church have been

[ImperialGuard9001]

colobarting several times German Soldiers werent mostly Lutheran since Germany itself is almost half Protestan and Half Catholic I would say Catholics were far more than a minority in German Army dont forget that also Austrian Catholics were in Army and "German-French" of Alsace and Lorraine that are mostly Catholics of course this doesnt mention the Catholics of other countries such Degrelle from Belgium that had depp catholocism in his fascist ideology of Wallons

[fauxsham]

@wwrigle2 since when? The whole premise of the Nazi party was predicated on a warped sense of christianity, take the time to read Mein Kampf sometime. Of course I am not condoning the Nazi party, but please, at least be accurate with your comments

[ImperialGuard9001]

@fauxsham Christianity has been warped since the time of Paul and Constantine what Hitler did wasnt anny different from previous leaders

[fauxsham]

@ImperialGuard9001 absolutely, and the same is true for every religion, people have always seen the influence of religion as a route to megalomania, nothing has changed, nothing will change, as long as there are enough egotists to want the power and enough sheep to abdicate responsibility for their actions.

[pipinoeljoven]

Esta banda sonora me pone los pelos de punta.

[alesandropolis]

Solo Un GRITO De Livertad,Y PARIS Se Pone Furioso, !!!

[watcherofolde]

Streicher 88, so the revisionists are alive and well,huh? You are a MERDEd'tete--

"semitic savage genocidal air terror" You are pathetic, rotting flesh. The genocide was perpetrated by the Germans, but guess what? You know everything, you have obviously drunk the kool-aid, and there is NO talking to you.

[APSdR]

Splendid music, thank you so much for posting it.

[karikachi]

War is terrible cause hatred for the enemy is passed to the new generations and is never forgotten and causes more war and misery. We should never forget, but we should make an effort to forgive, i know it's hard but worthy things, as true peace and understanding, are never easy to achieve.

[SStreicher88]

Anyway, In view of the tipically semitic savagery of the Allied genocidal air terror against all German cities (including many sttufed with cultural treasures as valuable as Paris's), had Hitler's "order" been an uncontrovertible fact, it would be, albeit not justifiable, WHOLLY understandable.

88 an alle Kameraden!!!

[skicraze112]

remember you dogs lost

[SStreicher88]

Superb music! But...what PROOFS do exist that Hitler really ordered the destruction of Paris??? ONLY Choltitz's claim (it seems there isn't ANY written proof)??? If so, any reasonable person will agree that such weak "cabal proof" is NOT enough. Except, of course, for people brainwashed into believing at once in any charge, however far-fetched, against hitler and "these-obviously-infinetely-ev­il-nazis".

[wachaufeuropa]

If Germany had won the war our streets wouldnt be full of Africans today...

And our politics much less corrupt...

[bougnoule59]

putain c est bien vrai mais ne desesperont pas!!! l histoire est un eternel recomencement!!! l heure viendra!!! salut a toi wachaufeuropa!!

[Rachegotter]

Oh really. It would be full of Turks instead. Just like in Berlin.

[wachaufeuropa]

Turks wouldnt be in Turkey if Hitler had won.

Turks wouldn't exist anymore.

[san77vb]

The Germans tried to get Turkey on their side! Turkey said 'NO' after Stalingrad. Nazis had an alliance with islam.

[wachaufeuropa]

Yes but that does not guarantee that after the ENDSIEG we would have kept you alive.

We made an alliance because we were short on men. Rule #1 of warfare make your enemy's enemy an ally.

Nazism is 300 % uncompatible with any entity that is not Germanic.

It was the same thing with the slavic people. In many cases of Eastern Europe, we tried to get them to fight their own race to the east.

But racial ideology says slavs are below germanic.

So are all other races.

[san77vb]

That's not what Hitler and Himmler said. The alliance with islam went very deep, they even had special SS imam schools. Hitler despised christianity but professed to love islam for its 'violent tendencies'.

[wachaufeuropa]

@san77vb

You misinterpret everything Hitler said.

Hitler and the SS despised anything not Germanic although they admired some aspects of the societies they sometimes hated.

If you had any idea about Nazism you would know it is the very essence of European Teutonic crusader spirit that is completely at odds with any semite race.

In fact if Hitler won there would be only germanic people on this planet.

[Catoni52]

@wachaufeuropa Hitler also considered the English people to be Aryan, from their Anglo-Saxon ancestry and wanted to come to some sort of agreement with them without having to attack England. He would have preferred them to be allies.

[wachaufeuropa]

@san77vb

Hitler didn't despise Christianity. He despised the judaist aspects of it.

He and most Germans admired the achievements of Christian Europe and professed Germanic or Positive Christianity which was purged of all Semitic, jew or muslim influence.

Of course it is well known that the SS were Germanic pagan.

Which is also a contradiction with your hypothesis of alliance with Islam.

SS worshipped Wotan and Thor and wanted to re-establish old Germanic Gods.

[wachaufeuropa]

@san77vb

The Islamic SS divisions were a small force used at the end of the war as a last resort.

Most SS volunteers were taken from European countries especially those with Germanic ethnic groups.

The Germanic SS structure openly despised the semitic muslim composant and many SS complained that they were "letting subhumans fight for them"

So please stop associating nazism and Islam it is ridiculous and derogatory.

But I am not suprised of what comes of the mouth of enemies

[daughterrevolution]

Maurice Jarre was probably the last true ROMANTIC film composer left. His passing leaves a great void.

[HarleyDuryea]

This has always been one of my favorite movie themes since I can remember. He is greatly missed.

[pdogone1]

i still have the record album from when i was a teenager in the 60's  a great composer..condolances to his family and friends

[fokjock]

Brennt Paris?

[rayssonation]

One of the greatest film composers in motion picture history Maurice Jarre recently passed away earlier this month. He left us a vague full of memories as well as some breathtaking musical scores including "Lawrence of Arabia",and "Doctor Zhivago".

[SquadronCommander007]

France is France, Britain is Britain, respect for both is the key here, Britain is reserve France is a voice and a healthy one, Britain is conservative. They are symbiotic, not hate, probably LOVE.

[poitrenaud]

Good for you. Love is great, between a man and a woman, or for a child-

But when someone hiding behind a "Holy Book" wants to Kill me, destroy me, make me subservient to them, ON MY LAND(France), and our Politicians do not respond to the cries of the people who put them in power, and our nations' institutions are deteriorating daily, tell me when that Muslim wants to chop your head off, or mutilate your daughter and desecrate our Faith, how can this symbolic gesture of Love change their minds?

[cschan369]

浪漫极了! Mr Jarrie的确是二十世纪难得的电影作曲家. 现在的谭盾或是约翰威廉士等都差得太远了.

[ajohms]

Paris belongs to EVERYONE!!!

As goes Paris so goes the world!!!

Vive la France!!!

[fgthman]

mon film preferé, cette musique est incroyablemement emouvante quand on la rapproche aux sacrifices des parisiens en particulier des francais en general tout du moins ceux qui etait pas gouverne par le regime vichiste.

[TousavecNintendo]

Maurice Jarre is dead today...

[watcherofolde]

The name of the song is "Is Paris Burning?" and you choose not to think 'about the death"

Well, bully for you, and bon chance there.

(I pity you in Europe,if that is your mindset)

[twilight1138]

You generalize the opinion of 350 million people based on one youtube comment? I pity you, if that is your mindset.

[AnaJilK]

Magnificent music, wonderful and lifting up ***** And what a contrast to a content of the video...

Music shouldn't be related with the war and politics. When I listen to it I would like to think of joy and happiness but not about the death...

[tubi333]

AnaJilk,

the whole movie has as its general theme the liberation from a long occupation. The story lines in the movie are bound to the final liberation. If you like it more existentially, you may also describe it as death and rebirth of Paris or the whole French nation in WW2. That's why the music fits perfectly. Maurice Jarre is a great composer.

[InMedioStatVirtus]

Even in the biggest dispair there is hope, like death is the paroxysm of life, this song perfectly fits the movie. Life always takes over everything else...

[feinman654]

Hitler nunca mandó incendiar Paris. Hitler amaba Paris. Dejen de mentir la historia. pero la canción es hermosa.

[Lydalice]

C'est vous qui ne connaissaiez pas l'histoire : Hitler voulait faire sauter tous les pnts sur la scène, la Sainte-Chapelle, le tombeau de Napoléon, d'autres monuments. C'est véridique. C'est Von Cholttz qui a désobéi.

[tubi333]

feinman654,

no es verdad / this is not true.

Read Wikipedia: " Las órdenes impartidas por Hitler prescribían la destrucción de los puentes y de los monumentos existentes en París, así como la represión despiadada de cualquier resistencia por parte de la población, ordenando combatir en París hasta el último hombre para crear un «Stalingrado» en el Frente Occidental que inmovilizase en esa lucha a varias divisiones de los Aliados... En definitiva, Hitler exigía: ...

[tubi333]

... Es preciso que París no caiga en manos del enemigo, si no es convertido en un montón de ruinas. "

[Lydalice]

Oui : "La fin du film insiste sur l'ordre donné par Adolf Hitler à l'armée d'occupation de raser Paris avant de capituler, en faisant sauter les ponts et les monuments. Le général Dietrich von Choltitz désobéira finalement à cet ordre et se rendra sans conditions aux alliés, préservant ainsi Paris de la destruction."

C'est dans Wikipédia aussi. Paris n'a pas brulé donc, mais c'était bien l'untention d'Hitler de défugurer (et non brûler) Paris.

[stretch4859]

In the movie Billy Frick played the part of Adolf Hitler, he probably didn't get many acting jobs, the resemblance to Adolf Hitler was uncanny. I thought the movie and the music were both great.

[watcherofolde]

PS

It(Europa getting butt saved) will never happen again. Next time, Europa,

you* are* on * your* own.

[Rachegotter]

don't worry about us, we don't worry about you. Oh, and next time you need the French to come and kick the Brits out of your land so that you can start your own history, don't count on it. You *are* on *your* own this time (see how well things turn out to be when you do it alone: viet-nam? iraq? beaten up by sticks and stones).

[watcherofolde]

lonedove, you need to give credit where it is due- Of course the Russians played a great part in the War. But there are thousands of American and Canadian graves at Normandy,who died not to defend their home turf like the Russians, but died to defend an ideal.You understand?? Died to defend liberty,not their streets,like the Russians.did This is not to denigrate the Russian sacrifice, but rather to make you see what others gave for people who existed outside their own sphere of life.

[watcherofolde]

I have read Hitler asked, "Is Paris burning?" (which he wanted) and they told him 'yes'

Thank God they lied to him.

[watcherofolde]

Mira, it's amazing. I often hum this song in my head. For some reason it seems apropo for our present woes.I also liked this song from when I was young.

[MiraTempleton]

Loved this theme from the moment I first heard it many years ago. It's simply irresistible!

[kcaban33]

La musique est aussi géniale que le film.

[yushi31]

*snif* c'est trop beau :')

[aaaayes]

Such a wonderful transistion from the hard march beat into the soft waltz...just a wonderful expression of one state into another...Many lives were given up for this to happen...how easy is it to forget such sacrifices in todays age.

[yodalomban]

merci pour cette fabuleuse music

[Auxane]

THANKS A MILLION to the Parisian resistants who stopped Von Scholtitz from burning Paris as he was ordered to do...

[bushgam]

Thanks to the resistance? Do you know that the French Resistance leader Henri Rol-Tanguy (19082002) while he "resisted" the Germans, he admired the horrible massacres by Stalin ? Luckily there was a De Gaulle to prevent France to became a Bulgarie or Tschechoslowakei etc...

[Auxane]

The Resistance without the Communists wouldn't have been what it is. Just a fact. Of course De Gaulle was a hero, this is irrelevant though, just speaking of the last charge among which there were many women by the way...

[bushgam]

Certainly, but I agree with the Wikipedia comment : "Durant toute la période de la guerre froide, le PCF reste inconditionnellement inféodé à l'URSS. Le culte de Staline est célébré sans restriction dans l'ensemble de la presse communiste"

[aaaayes]

I haven't heard this tune since the early 70s...thanks for having this on...

[pdogone1]

great theme and movie..sad though that most americans today have no idea what a great day for allies in wwii

[APSdR]

The Americans think they won the war all on their own. God knows they paid their dues once they'd joined in but I was speechless when a step relation said the Battle of Britain was won by the Americans.

[lonedove1981]

I think the Soviets were the main reason in which the Allies won.

[patriciaoday]

Love that musette sounding accordian.

[kotaro1959]

The world where music and the picture are splendid.

Paris.

[deryan1234]

J'ai attendu cinq ans ceci

fantastic!!

[anaisbzh]

très beau !!! Wonderful in piano version too !!:p

[DMaustrap]

Very wonderful, this theme is a great waltz.