2022/2023 cultural season: Robocop

Cine-concert
By Paul Verhoeven (1987)
Par Fragments
Forbidden for under 12s

Following their acclaimed debut work on the Cohen brothers' cult film Fargo, FRAGMENTS now turn their attention to Paul Verhoeven's Oscar-winning classic ROBOCOP (1987). Preserving the integrity of the film and all the dialogue, Benjamin Le Baron (keyboards, machines), Tom Beaudouin (guitar, synths) and Antoine Gandon (drums, machines) have come up with a fascinating and creative reinvention of the soundtrack, based on electronic orchestrations, robotic rhythms and synthetic sound textures. Drawing on the political resonance of this satirical dystopia with the security and technological preoccupations of our present-day societies, this film-concert takes us on a truly aesthetic and sensory experience. This musical reinterpretation frees itself from ultra-violence and symphonic codes to give us another vision of the film and of a filmmaker who has always managed to combine mainstream cinema with an auteur vision.

Running time: 1 hour 43 minutes
In colour, Original version with subtitles

Keyboards, machines : Benjamin Le Baron / Guitar, synths : Tom Beaudouin /
Drums, machines: Antoine Gandon / Sound: Thomas Bloyet / Production: La Station Service

Related links:
08/02 at 7pm: Join Benjamin Le Baron at Espace Kenere for a hypnotic musical experience. Free concert with headphones, registration required on 02 97 39 00 61
10/02: electronic music discovery workshops at the Pontivy Communauté Conservatoire de Musique et de Danse. Information on 02.97.25.00.49/https://conservatoire.pontivy-communaute.bzh