The story of Amelie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet discovering Yann Tiersen while in a car with one of his production assistants is a much more common theme than maybe we realize. Often times the music that we adore, the music that we fall in love with, the music that we put on our movie soundtracks or on our wedding playlists, they start with this sort of happenstance discovery. If Jeunet didn’t ride in that car that day, we wouldn’t have this masterful soundtrack that transported us back to Paris’ Bal-musette era with its glorious accordions, harpsichords and toy pianos.
