The Music Of Balenciaga Shows

[mackos]

I thought there could be an archive with Balenciaga music, they have really amazing soundtracks every season

Spring/Summer 2001
Erotic Pain - AtWil
Pressin On - Foremost Poets
Bleep To Bleep - The Micronauts
Ouragan - Stephanie de Monaco

Spring/Summer 2003
Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb

Fall/Winter 2005
LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk is Playing in My House

Spring/Summer 2006
George Demure - New Confrontation
Soulwax - E Talking
Vitalic - Repair Machines

Fall/Winter 2006
Michael Nyman - Vermeer's Wife
Tom Vek - Nothing But Green Lights
Zongamin - Bongo Song

Spring/Summer 2007
Cut Chemist - (My 1st) Big Break
Cut Chemist - Metrorail Thru Space

Fall/Winter 2007
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
Klaxons - Magick (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)
Block Party - The Prayer

Spring/Summer 2008
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G
Jean-Joseph Cassanea de Mondoville - Air Pour Les Espirits Du Feu
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto No. 2 Summer
Chemical Brothers - Burst Generator

Fall/Winter 2008
Hot Chip - Out At The Pictures
Joe and Will Ask? - Monster
Kanye West - Flashing Lights (Junior Sanchez Strobe Light Honey Mix)

Spring/Summer 2009
Monkey - Heavenly Peach Banquet
Björk - Hunter
Metronomy - Holiday
Midnight Juggernauts - Ending Of An Era

Fall/Winter 2009
Serge Gainsbourg - Jane Dans La Nuit
Serge Gainsbourg - Avant de Mourir
Serge Gainsbourg - En Melody

Spring/Summer 2010
Metronomy - Heartbreaker (Diskjokke Remix)
Fever Ray - If I Had a Heart (F*ck Buttons remix)

Fall/Winter 2010
Koudlam - See You All
The Bloody Beetroots - Storm
Röyksopp - The Girl and The Robot (Davide Rossi Suite for a Robotic Girl Re-Interpretation)

Spring/Summer 2011
Handel - Lascia Ch'Io Pianga
O Children - Dead Disco Dancer (The Golden Filter Remix)

Fall/Winter 2011
Rufus Wainwright - Tiergarten (Supermayer Remix)

Spring/Summer 2012
Alain Bashung - Madame Rêve
Aphex Twin – Icct Hedral (Philip Glass Orchestration)

Fall/Winter 2012
Warm in the Winter - Glassy Candy

 

[naya]

Great idea Mackos, i always love listening to Baleciaga's music.

 

[girlalamode]

Thanks for sharing! Balenciaga always has great music.

 

[VogueParisLover]

I'm not sure if the Spring 2008 list is correct... I thought it was Vivaldi "Winter" after the original Concerto in G that would later flow into the last techno song. But I don't know for sure...

But thanks for the other info!

 

[mackos]

^S/S 08 is the one I'm not sure about either, that's what I found in S/S 08 Runway Music thread, so I put it here. If anyone knows the right tracklist, please let us know

 

[helmut.newton]

Spring 2004

A remix of some songs, including the instrumental version of Britney Spears "I'm A Slave 4 U"

Spring 2006

"New Confrontation" - George Demure
"E Talking" - Soulwax
"Repair Machines" - Vitalic

Fall 2006

At the end Michel Gaubert remixed:

"Bongo Song" - Zongamin

 

[helmut.newton]

Also, for Spring 2008...

"Concerto in G" - Antonio Vivaldi
"Air Pour Les Espirits Du Feu" - Jean-Joseph Cassanea de Mondoville
"Concerto No. 2 Summer" - Antonio Vivaldi
"Burst Generator" - Chemical Brothers

 

[mackos]

^Thanks a lot, helmut! I've listened to a short preview of S/S 04 on Youtube, sounds really amazing.

 

[maxlinden]

this was a brilliant idea
i almways love the music at Balenciaga
and now their all listed
THANKS mackos and helmut.newton

 

[Hei Hei]

i love Balenciaga's soundtracks so much now i am listening to Immigrant Song from Led Zeppelin.

 

[helmut.newton]

Also, regarding Fall 2007, the last song by Bloc Party is actually a remix. Its called "The Prayer (Does It Offend You, Yeah? Remix)".



I'm so curious to hear Balenciaga's music from 2000-2005! I hope they will eventually post some of their archives online!

 

[WilhelmF]

What a great thread! It's good to know that designers put some effort into the music played at their shows and Gaubert's contribution to Balenciaga are always incredible. I always thought that a soundtrack could ruin or make incredible a collection.

Here's an extract from an interview to Gaubert:

On Balenciaga and Nicolas Ghesquière:
With Nicolas, there is a specific theme each season. We’ve worked together since his first Balenciaga show, and we’ve created a certain Balenciaga sound. When I hear something, I can say it sounds very Balenciaga. For spring, we wanted to evolve from last season, which was all Serge Gainsbourg. We wanted something stronger but not too hard. And we didn’t want any references, just great music from today. We ended up mixing Metronomy’s “Heartbreaker” with a remix of Fever Ray by F*ck Buttons.

To see the whole interview, go here.

 

[dior_couture1245]

I believe Fall/Winter 2005 used "Daft Punk is Playing in My House" - LCD Soundsystem.

 

[gossiping]

oh wow i had no idea tom vek was played

 

[mackos]

From style.com's article The Gaubert Groove:

Balenciaga, Spring 2003
Scissor Sisters, "Comfortably Numb" (Pink Floyd cover)

"The Pink Floyd song, turned into a disco monster gone scuba diving in the shark prints."

 

[mackos]

Could I ask you mods to edit the first post with both helmut.newton's posts #6 & #7 and the missing music for two last seasons?

Spring/Summer 2011

Handel - Lascia Ch'Io Pianga
O Children - Dead Disco Dancer (The Golden Filter Remix)

Fall/Winter 2011

Rufus Wainwright - Tiergarten (Supermayer Remix)

Thank you in advance

 

[IloveDiorHomme]

Does someone know the track used for the Autumn/Winter 2001-2002 show ? I saw the video in a museum but I don't have a clue of the name of the track .

 

[Unknownpleasures]

^ Rufus Wainwright - Tiergarten (Supermayer Remix)

 

[Chanelcouture09]

The Balenciaga soundtrack was the one soundtrack i would look forward to each season but lately it has been lackluster and borderline boring IMHO, but i can't deny it hasn't fit with the show and general theme, i did enjoy the Fall 2011 soundtrack however.

Thank you Mackos for your impressive dedication on keeping the thread up to date .

 

[xPedro]

http://frillr.com/?q=node/2371 , the soundtrack of the F/W 07.08 show...