Theme from Jean de Florette

I'm prone to obsessive behavior, like a match I just need a firm strike and I burst into all-consuming flames (though I don't burn out so quickly). My current obsession is the film Jean de Florette and its soundtrack. I rented it from Netflix a few days ago mainly because I was in the mood to watch two of my favorite French actors, Gerard Depardieu and Yves Montand, at work and I was not disappointed even though I struggled with Montand's character because my adoration for Montand made it difficult to swallow the darker parts of his character. Without further adieu I present to you the lovely piece of music that I can now sort of pick out on the piano and am slowly managing to play on the harmonica:

And here's the cheesy trailer (keep in mind the trailer is very much from the '80s ^_^)

12/30/10 EDIT

Here is a clip of Toscanini conducting the piece "La Forza del Destino" by Verdi which inspired the "Jean de Florette" soundtrack

Girls Who Play Guitars

by Maximo Park

I'm a pretty random person that does all sorts of random things. On a whim I typed "russian literature" in the emusic search box and I came across Maximo Park's album "Our Earthly Pleasures" which contains a track with the title "Russian Literature". I liked what I heard so I downloaded the following:

Here's the same song live: