Additional music was recorded by Alexandre Tanguy at Studios Saint Germain in Paris and mixed at Yascore.
Recording & Production
The music for this album was recorded by Andrew Dudman at Studio Guillaume Tell in Paris and mixed by him at Abbey Road Studios in London.
Album & Artwork
This album is the original soundtrack for a film by Roman Polanski, with music composed and directed by Alexandre Desplat.
Historical Context
The film's narrative is based on the Dreyfus Affair, a major judicial scandal in late 19th-century France involving judicial error, denial of justice, and antisemitism.
Historical Context
The story is told from the perspective of Colonel Picquart, who, as head of counter-espionage, discovered that evidence against Captain Alfred Dreyfus had been fabricated.
Compositional Technique
Alexandre Desplat, the composer, also contributed to the orchestrations alongside Jean-Pascal Beintus, Nicolas Charron, and Sylvain Morizet.
