Paul Mauriat (Marseille, 4 March 1925 – 3 November 2006 in Perpignan) was a French orchestra leader, specializing in light music. Mauriat grew up in Marseilles and began leading his own band during the Second World War. In the 1950s he became musical director to at least two well-known French singers, Charles Aznavour and Maurice Chevalier, touring with them respectively. Mauriat composed the music for several French soundtracks (also released on Bel-Air) including Un Taxi Pour Tobrouk (1961), Horace 62 (1962) and Faites Sauter La Banque (1964). Many of Mauriat’s recordings are recompositions of other composers’ songs and music. Mauriat relied heavily on strings and synthesiser to create interesting music. The arrangements are usually very bright and busy with sensible use of the percussive section to deliver a grand style of performance. In his 70s and 80s live concerts, Mauriat often used singers to provide backing for numbers such as Penelope, Love is Blue and the World Melody section he arranged for his 1980 and 1982 concerts.


Disc 1

01. L'ete Indien
02. Veins - Veins
03. Melodie Lady
04. Pardonne Moi
05. Je Ne Suis Que De L'Amour
06. Toccata And Fugue In Dm
07. El Bimbo
08. Last Tango In Paris
09. L'Aventura
10. Moulins De Mon Coeur
11. Reviens Je T'Aime
12. Minuetto
13. Phantom Of The Opera
14. Pas De Fumee Sans Feu
15. Un Homme Et Une Femme
16. Parle Plus Bas
17. Les Deux Guitares
18. Vivre Pour Vivre
19. Last Summer Day
20. Oumparere
21. Petite Melodie
22. Symphony No. 40 1st Movement
23. Memory
24. Mitternacht In Moscau
25. Summer of '42
26. What Is A Youth
27. Passager De La Pluie

Disc 2

01. Love Story
02. Aloette
03. Parapluies De Cherburg
04. Brasilia Carnaval
05. Tombe La Neige
06. El Condor Pasa
07. Mamy Blue
08. Toccata
09. Caravan
10. Alla Figaro
11. Pegase
12. Jamais Je Ne Vivrai
13. Love Is Blue
14. Those Were The Days
15. Sur Un Air Du Vivaldi
16. Nagekidiri
17. Jeux Interdits
18. From Souvenirs To Souvenirs
19. Theme De ''Borsalino''
20. Dis-Lui ''Feelings''
21. Adieu A La Nuit
22. Hungarian Dance
23. Bublitschki
24. Somethin' Stupid
25. Acropolis Adieu
26. My Heart Will Gone On