Songs by Jean-Pierre Martinez

Jean-Pierre Martinez presents here a collection of original songs at the crossroads of theatre and music.

Some are drawn directly from his plays, conceived as stage songs; others arise from his poetic texts — poems set to music — or from more narrative works, stories set to music.

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Songs inspired by Provence

Un si joli village (A Village So Beautiful)

Aux petits bonheurs (Simple pleasures)

Poems set to Music

Poems taken from the collection Rimes orphelines  (Orphan Rhymes)

Légèreté (Lightness)

Liberté (Freedom)

La parole (The Word)

Le Comptoir (Volutes) / The Counter (Volutes)

Bulles de savon / Soap Bubbles

Stories Set to Music

Monologues taken from Like a Fish in the Air, written, adapted and set to music by Jean-Pierre Martinez

Personne (Sans titre) / No One (Untitled)

Le Bon Temps / The Good Old Days

Insomnia (Les petites heures) / The small Hours

Vegan Reggae (Divan)

Going Vegan (Couch)

Stage Music from the Plays

Paroles et musique de Jean-Pierre Martinez

Ces chansons sont proposées à l’écoute

Lyrics and music by Jean-Pierre Martinez

These songs are available for free listening.

Their use as part of a stage production is possible upon simple request to the author, with no additional fees.

Any public performance of the plays remains subject to prior authorization from the author.

Appellations D'origines Non contrôlées

Au bout du rouleau / Running on Empty

Bed and Breakfast

Bienvenue à bord / Welcome Aboard

Crise et Châtiment / Crime and Punishment

Elle et Lui / Him and Her

Euro Star

La Corde / The Rope

La fenêtre d'en face / The windows across the courtyard

La Robe de chambre / The Dressing Gown

Le Joker / The Joker

Les Naufragés du Costa Mucho / The Costa Mucho Castaways

Les Rebelles / The Rebels

Même pas mort / Not even dead

Pile ou face / Heads or Tails

Photo de famille / Family Portrait

Plagiat / Cheaters

Préliminaires / Preliminaries

Rencontre sur un quai de gare / Last chance encounter

Réveillon à la morgue / New Year’s Eve at the Morgue

Strip Poker

Une vocation contrariée / A Thwarted Vocation

Y a-t-il un critique dans la salle ? / Is there a critic in the audience?

Y a t-il un pilote dans la salle ? / Is there a pilot in the audience ?

Happy Dogs

Happy Dogs, in French and English 

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