Franky Knight

Franky Knight
Studio album by Émilie Simon
Released December 5, 2011 (2011-12-05)[1]
Label Barclay
Producer Émilie Simon
Émilie Simon chronology
The Big Machine
(2009)		 Franky Knight
(2011)
Singles from Franky Knight
  1. "Mon Chevalier"
    Released: November 7, 2011 (2011-11-07)[2]

Franky Knight is Émilie Simon's fifth studio album, released in December 2011. Many tracks also serve as the soundtrack for La Délicatesse, based on the novel of the same title by David Foenkinos, directed by David and Stéphane Foenkinos.

Contents

Background

David Foenkinos asked Émilie to write the soundtrack for the film based on the novel he wrote, La Délicatesse, which he co-directed with his brother Stéphane. Simon already had some songs in mind for her next album that were very personal and she felt they were a perfect fit for the story.[3]

Franky Knight makes reference to her fiancé and music partner, François Chevallier, who passed away to complications with Influenza A (H1N1) while on vacations in Athens, Greece. Chevallier died at 29 years, on September 15, 2009 (2009-09-15), a week before the release of their previous work together, The Big Machine.[4] He also worked as sound engineer and producer with Coldplay, Arcade Fire and others.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Émilie Simon, except where noted. 

No. Title Lyrics Length
1. "Mon Chevalier"     4:44
2. "I Call It Love"     2:29
3. "Holy Pool of Memories"   Émilie Simon, Graham Joyce 4:00
4. "Something More"     4:09
5. "Bel Amour"     2:37
6. "Franky's Princess"     3:47
7. "Sous les Étoiles"     3:19
8. "Les Amants du Même Jour"     1:31
9. "Walking with You"     3:44
10. "Jetaimejetaimejetaime"     4:32
iTunes bonus tracks[1]
No. Title Length
11. "Walking with You" (instrumental)  
12. "Mon Chevalier" (instrumental)  

Singles

The lead single from the album, "Mon Chevalier", was released for digital download on November 7, 2011 (2011-11-07).[2] The music video was uploaded to YouTube on November 2, 2011 (2011-11-02).[5] It was directed by David and Stéphane Foenkinos.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Franky Knight pre-order at iTunes.
  2. ^ a b "Mon Chevalier" at iTunes.
  3. ^ (in French) A propos de Franky Knight, November 2011, http://www.emiliesimonmusic.com/a-propos-de-franky-knight .
  4. ^ "Émilie Simon : son fiancé est mort... c'est le jeune français décédé de la grippe A en Grèce..." (in French), Purepeople.com, September 2009, http://www.purepeople.com/article/emilie-simon-son-fiance-est-mort-c-est-le-jeune-francais-decede-de-la-grippe-a-en-grece_a40242/1 .
  5. ^ "Mon Chevalier" official video on YouTube.
  6. ^ Mon Chevalier video, November 2011, http://www.emiliesimonmusic.com/mon-chevalier-video .

External links

Émilie Simon
Studio albums
Main
Soundtrack
Other albums
Singles
  • "Désert"
  • "Flowers"
  • "Song of the Storm"
  • "Fleur de Saison"
  • "Rose Hybride de Thé"
  • "Dame de Lotus"
  • "Dreamland"
  • "Rainbow"
  • "Mon Chevalier"