First track from Lance Ferguson’s score of lost 1981 French film
Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos / Rare Groove Spectrum / Machines Always Win / Menagerie and lately, The Ferguson Rogers Process) releases new single “L’océan de toi” as the first track from his newly scored soundtrack for the 1981 French film of the same name coming on his own Pacific Theatre label.
Romantic thriller L’océan de toi was the debut film by enigmatic French director Leroi Alarie, long thought lost forever, but recently a 35mm print was unearthed that he has agreed to release it after many requests and much negotiation. e
Ahead of its planned restoration and subsequent re-release, Ferguson was asked to compose all-new music for the film personally by Alarie (now aged 69), as the original score was never to the auteur’s liking – cobbled together at the time with a patchwork of sound library pieces imposed upon him by the film’s producers in order to save money. He was in so much conflict with the producers throughout the shooting and editing of the film that upon completion he took the only existing finished print and refused to have it released. The newly restored 107 minute-long ‘Director’s Cut’ restores his original vision with extended impressionistic dream sequences and establishing wide shots.
“L’océan de toi” is the first single and titletrack from the album L’océan de toi, a dreamy and sun-kissed blend of instrumental funk, lush exotica and cinematic grooves to be released on March 21st 2025 on LP, CD & Digital.
“L’océan de toi” out on Digitally on February 7th 2025 via Pacific Theatre
