Part 2 of the Jean-Michel Jarre day on FranceRadio:
https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusiqu ... se-2571994
In this episode of Musicopolis, Anne-Charlotte Rémond looks back at "Oxygène", a revolutionary album by Jean-Michel Jarre!
"Oxygène", a worldwide success
"The advantage of electronic music is that you are self-sufficient, a luthier, a composer, a musician, a producer, an engineer of your own sound. A cook in his own kitchen. Decade after decade, musicians and DJs at their turntables, like chefs in front of their ovens, continue this tradition, stirring, kneading, mixing sounds, wave forms, textures. There is no recipe book, everything has to be invented, everything has to be tinkered with. Jean-Michel Jarre's album Oxygène, which has sold around 18 million copies worldwide, is one of the biggest successes in the French discography. Indeed, Oxygène remains one of the best-selling electronic music albums of all time. Jean-Michel Jarre, a true pioneer in his field, has largely contributed to the revolution of electronic music. The composer became a true craftsman, and conceived music not in terms of notes but in terms of sounds. A look back at Jean-Michel Jarre's life and the album Oxygène!
Also, I think the HSBC ambient track has been reused quite a bit in that one (not the melodies themselves).
