Good Bye Lenin! (soundtrack)

Good Bye Lenin!
Soundtrack album by Yann Tiersen
Released	18 February 2003
Recorded	2002
Length	46:39
Label	EMI
Producer	Yann Tiersen
Yann Tiersen chronology
C'était ici (2002) Good Bye Lenin! (2003) Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright (2004)

Good Bye Lenin! is the original soundtrack album of the film of the same title starring Daniel Brühl and Katrin Sass. The music is composed by Yann Tiersen, with the exception of the non-instrumental version of "Summer 78" sung by Claire Pichet. This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Analysis

Parts of the soundtrack are reminiscent of Yann Tiersen's best known film work, the soundtrack for Amélie, which was in turn strongly influenced by French music. In fact, one of the songs on Amélie, "Comptine d'un autre été: L'après-midi", was also used on Good bye, Lenin! during the scene of the family's first East-West Berlin outing, although it does not appear on the soundtrack album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Yann Tiersen

1. "Summer 78" (Instrumental) - 3:50
2. "Coma" - 1:19
3. "Childhood (1)" - 1:37
4. "From Prison to Hospital" - 1:28
5. "Mother" - 0:50
6. "Watching Lara" - 1:29
7. "Dishes" - 0:48
8. "First Rendez-Vous" - 1:17
9. "The Decant Session" - 0:47
10. "Lara's Castle" - 1:48
11. "The Deutsch Mark Is Coming" - 1:11
12. "I Saw Daddy Today" - 2:05
13. "Birthday Preparations" - 2:31
14. "Good Bye Lenin" - 4:58
15. "Childhood (2)" - 1:45
16. "Letters" - 1:21
17. "Mother's Journey" - 1:29
18. "Preparations for the Last TV Fake" - 3:08
19. "Mother Will Die" - 3:10
20. "Father Is Late" - 1:32
21. "Father and Mother" - 2:54
22. "Finding the Money" - 1:26
23. "Summer 78" - 3:56 (Sung by Claire Pichet)

September 2003 edition

1. "Summer 78 " - 3:55 (Sung by Claire Pichet)
2. "Preparations for the Last TV Fake" - 3:07
3. "Mother's Journey" - 1:28
4. "Good Bye Lenin" - 4:57
5. "Father and Mother" - 2:54
6. "Lara's Castle" - 1:47
7. "Childhood (1)" - 1:37
8. "The Deutsch Mark Is Coming" - 1:11
9. "Childhood (2)" - 1:44
10. "Letters" - 1:21
11. "Mother Will Die" - 3:09
12. "Father Is Late" - 1:32
13. "First Rendez-Vous" - 1:17
14. "Dishes" - 0:47
15. "I Saw Daddy Today" - 2:04
16. "The Decant Session" - 0:47
17. "Watching Lara" - 1:28
18. "Summer 78" (Instrumental) - 3:52

Personnel

• Yann Tiersen - piano, melodica, violin, and vibraphone
• Ensemble Orchestral Synaxis
• Claire Pichet - vocals on "Summer 78".

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
French Albums Chart[2]	49

References

1. Phares, Heather. "Yann Tiersen: Good Bye Lenin! [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
2. "Yann Tiersen - Good Bye Lenin". lescharts.com. Retrieved 10 May 2012.