Amazônia (album)

Amazônia
Studio album by
Jean-Michel Jarre
Released9 April 2021 (2021-04-09)
Recorded2021
StudioJMJ Studio, Paris
Genre
Length52:47
LabelSony Music
ProducerJean-Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre chronology
Radiophonie vol 10
(2020) 		Amazônia
(2021) 		Radiophonie Vol. 12
(2022)

Amazônia is the twenty-first studio album by French musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre, released on 9 April 2021 by Columbia Records.[2]

Background

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The album serves as the 52-minute musical score for the exhibition Amazônia, a project by photographer and filmmaker Sebastião Salgado presented from May to October 2021 in the Paris Philharmonic complex.[3] Jarre had access to the Museum of Ethnology in the city of Geneva, Switzerland.[4]

The exhibition focuses on the Brazilian Amazon, featuring more than 200 photographs and other media by Salgado. In this album, a combination of electronic and orchestral instruments was made, natural sounds were also used.[5] As well as a standard stereo version released on CD and LP, a binaural version and a 5.1 surround sound version were made available in digital download.[6]

Some of the revenues will be sent back to the Indigenous communities where the recordings were recorded, according to a statement in the CD booklet or on the LP cover. Yet, it is not yet apparent how this will be accomplished.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Jean-Michel Jarre

Amazônia track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Amazônia Part 1"7:42
2."Amazônia Part 2"9:59
3."Amazônia Part 3"8:10
4."Amazônia Part 4"3:16
5."Amazônia Part 5"6:04
6."Amazônia Part 6"3:33
7."Amazônia Part 7"4:18
8."Amazônia Part 8"3:19
9."Amazônia Part 9"6:23
Total length:52:47

Personnel

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Adapted from album booklet:[7]

  • Jean-Michel Jarre – production, mixing
  • Patrick Pelamourgues – technical assistance
  • David Perreau – mastering
  • Sebastião Salgado – Amazônia photographs
  • Gong Li – Jean-Michel Jarre portrait
  • Renato Amoroso – Sebastião Salgado portrait
  • Eric BDFCK Cornic – graphic design

Charts

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Chart performance for Amazônia
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 24
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 5
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[14] 30
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[15] 6
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[16] 7
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[18] 23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 21

References

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  1. ^ Amazônia at AllMusic
  2. ^ "JEAN-MICHEL JARRE CREATES SOUNDTRACK FOR 'AMAZÔNIA,' AN IMMERSIVE EXHIBITION BY SEBASTIÃO SALGADO". Pressparty. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Salgado Amazônia | Philharmonie de Paris". philharmoniedeparis.fr. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. ^ Galvão, Isabella (3 June 2022). ""Amazônia me impactou profundamente", diz Sebastião Salgado à CNN". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Jean-Michel Jarre | Official Home". Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. ^ "New Music From Jean-Michel Jarre – Amazônia". Synthtopia. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. ^ Amazonia (booklet). Columbia/Sony Music. 9 April 2021. 19439858232.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Jean-Michel Jarre – Amazônia" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Jean-Michel Jarre – Amazônia" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Jean-Michel Jarre – Amazônia" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jean-Michel Jarre – Amazônia" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Top Albums (Week 15, 2021)" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jean-Michel Jarre – Amazônia" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2021. 17. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Jean-Michel Jarre – Amazônia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Jean-Michel Jarre – Amazônia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Jean-Michel Jarre – Amazônia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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