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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Interviews by Dave Simpson

‘It touched a lot of hearts’: Patrick Watson on Covid hit and Spotify record-breaker Je te laisserai des mots

Patrick Watson.
‘I didn’t think it needed any more words so I just made vocal sounds’ … Patrick Watson. Photograph: Nicola D’Orta

Patrick Watson, singer, songwriter, piano

I’d been commissioned to do the score for a French film, Mères et Filles [released with the English title The Hidden Diary, 2009], starring Catherine Deneuve. I’ve done quite a few scores and usually you talk to the director, then it’s your job to help the storyline do what it needs to. There’s a scene at the end of the film where the main character leaves a letter under the door, which to me suggested the title Je te laisserai des mots, meaning: “I will leave you some words.”

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