7 JOURS EN JUIN Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
7 JOURS EN JUIN
Original
Motion Picture Soundtrack
Director David
Aboucaya
Cast Manuel
Goncalves, Laurent Guiot, Franck Rasamison
Music David
Aboucaya
On June 6, 1944, American paratroopers were dropped in
Normandy. Due to deplorable conditions, many of them would land dozens of
kilometers away from their initial drop zone. This was the case for several
soldiers of the 82nd Airborne who found themselves on the outskirts of the
small village of Graignes, 30 kilometers from Carentan. Assisted by the local
population, the paratroopers decided to establish a defensive position there,
which would soon be besieged by an SS division. Despite the bravery of these
soldiers and the courage of some residents, ready to do anything to help the
Americans, the situation quickly proved desperate, and Graignes would remain in
memory as the scene of massacres perpetrated by the Nazis.
As with many of my previous
soundtracks (Crossroads, Winter War, War Trap), “7 Days in June” took me back
to the world of World War II. While retaining the usual references inherent in
the classic style of war films, with imposing brass instruments emphasizing the
epic nature and snare drums and bass drums, I added a few slightly different elements.
As this episode of the landings has been described as the “little Alamo of
Normandy,” I added a few sounds that are distinctly reminiscent of the American
Western style, with a mix of flutes and other instruments less commonly
associated with war films. In the “lighter” moments of the film, I also tried
to recreate a sound similar to certain passages from old American films about
the Second World War, such as “The Great Escape” (Elmer Bernstein). For all the
emotional moments, I continued in the same vein as my previous soundtracks,
including lots of piano notes, a little like Thomas Newman (in proportion, of
course), one of my favorite composers. While remaining faithful to the genre,
with “7 Days in June” I tried to venture into several other different genres.
David Aboucaya -
Composer
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