Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Cirque du Soleil Music Releases (Complete List)

This article is part of my Cirque du Soleil Information Primer Articles Series. Make sure that you also check out the primer article and the other related articles of the series about the most famous Circus in the World.

Cirque du Soleil Music Releases

This article covers primarily the music releases by Cirque du Soleil on Compact Disc and not so much the earlier releases on Vinyl (with exception of the newer "Collectors Edition" vinyl releases) and also not the Audio Tape versions. At least for the albums were Tape Cassette versions always released in parallel with the old school plastic vinyl records as well as with the modern day digital audio CDs.

Covered are not just the soundtrack releases for their resident and touring shows, but also other music releases, such as the soundtracks of the motion pictures/IMAX movies that Cirque du Soleil produced, as well as special remix albums and "Best Of" collections and samplers. Some of the releases are already out of print, but I tried to link to places where you can buy the release where ever possible, even if it meant to refer to secondary market places, like the Amazon.com Market Place, where you still can buy it either used and sometimes even new, from old inventories of specialty music stores etc.

Song Lyrics and Translations

The lyrics of many Cirque du Soleil song are not a real language and entirely made up. The reason for this is that Cirque wants its shows to appeal to a world wide audience and avoid language barriers. However, there are a number of songs that do have lyrics, some in English, Spanish, Italian or some other language. You can fond the lyrics including an English translation for a number of songs at the CirqueTribune.com Wiki.

In the case of the show "Love", where the music is based on original Beatles songs, check out the track list for the show sound track CD below and then see this article of mine with a list of all Beatles songs and links to the lyrics and online video (for some of them).

Sound Tracks / Full Albums


Fanfafonie 45
Composer: Rene Dupéré
Release Date: 1/1/1985
Publisher: Naga Productions

Track Listing

Vinyl Record #01 (7:07 min)
01.  Le Cirque du Soleil (3:22)
02.  Le Funambule (3:45)

 


This is actually a vinyl record release and not a CD. Only about 1,000 records were pressed.
If you happen to own one of the few records and could provide some album art for it, I’d appreciate it.

Cirque Réinventé (Vol 1) / Cirque du Soleil cirquedusoleil-cd--reinvente-vol1-disc
Composer: Rene Dupéré
Release Date: 11/1/1987
Publisher: Naga Productions

Track Listing

CD #01 (39:00 min)
01.  Overture (1:45)
02.  Personnages (3:12)
03.  Chaise Musicale / Musical Chair (4:21)
04.  Bicycles (4:00)

05.  Masha (5:12)
06.  Les Pingouins / The Penguin Step (4:20)
07.  Tango (5:52)
08.  Trapeze (6:02)
09.  Charivari (4:01)


Semi-official soundtrack CD for the old & discontinued touring show "Cirque Reinventé" (We reinvent the Circus) between 1987 and 1990. This album and also volume 2 could be seen as the OST for the mentioned "Cirque Reinventé" show, but also for the two shows before that, "La Magie Continue" and "Le Grand Tour". In the early days of the Cirque there were no multiple shows touring and performing at the same time like they do today.

Back then the shows came one after another, borrowing acts and music from each other, or a sequel or progression so to speak. The concept of creating a show, sending it on the road and running and running and then simply create another show and send that one on the road as well, and so on and so forth, did not establish itself until the creation of their touring show "Saltimbanco", which still tours the world today and was created while the previous Cirque show "Nouvelle Expérience" was still running. 
Les Penguins 45 (Pengoins)
Composer: Rene Dupéré
Release Date: 11/1988
Publisher: Naga Productions

Same story for this CD as for the very first one in this list. If you happen to own a copy of it, please contact me. Thank you.
Cirque Réinventé (Vol 2) / Cirque du Soleil cirquedusoleil-cd--reinvente-vol2-disc
Composer: Rene Dupéré & Benoit Jutras
Release Date: 7/1990 / 11/8/1994
Publisher: Naga Productions / RCA/Victor

Track Listing

CD #01 (52:15 min)
01.  Overture (2:27)
02.  Bulgares (5:03)
03.  Boule 4 (1:06)
04.  Tango (5:10)
05.  Trapeze (5:58)
06.  Cadres (4:27)


07.  Fil de Fer (4:18)
08.  Bicylettes (3:51)
09.  Boules 1 A (6:12)
10.  Les Chaises (3:22)
11.  Entracte (6:05)
12.  Pingouins (3:25)


Saltimbanco (Official Sound Track/OST) saltimbanco cd disk big
Composer: Rene Dupéré
Release Date: 10/9/1992
Publisher: RCA/Victor

Track Listing

CD #01 (60:23 min)
01.  Kumbalawé (5:34) 
02.  Barock (4:20) 
03.  Kazé (5:07) 
04.  Amazonia (7:58) 
05.  Norweg (6:08) 

06.  Urgence (5:32) 
07.  Pokinoï (5:08) 
08.  Saltimbanco (5:19) 
09.  Il Sogno di Volare (5:13) 
10.  Horéré Ukundé (6:47) 
11.  Rideau (3:07)
 

Nouvelle Experience (Official Sound Track/OST) nouvelle experience cd disk big
Composer: Rene Dupéré
Release Date: 3/23/1993
Publisher: RCA Victor

Track List

CD #01 (67:41 min)
01.  Fanfare (0:48)
02.  Meandres (6:54)
03.  Bolero (4:17)
04.  Bascule (4:42)
05.  Fixe (4:13)
06.  Ballant (5:27)
07.  Baleines  (3:42)


08.  Havi Vahila (4:38)
09.  Suite Chinoise (10:23)
10.  Eclipse (4:19)
11.  L'oiseau (4:50)
12.  Azimut (5:41)
13.  Sanza (4:50)
14.  Grosse Femme (2:57)


Alegría (Official Sound Track/OST) alegria-ost-cd-disc-v3-2002extend   
Composer: Rene Dupéré
Release Date: 9/27/1994 CA, 10/11/1994 US
Publisher: RCA Victor 

Re-Release Date: 7/20/2004
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

Track List

CD #01 (61:28 min)
01.  Alegría (5:47) 
02.  Vai Vedrai (4:33) 
03.  Kalandéro (5:16) 
04.  Querer (4:34) 
05.  Irna (4:46) 
06.  Taruka (5:32) 


07.  Jeux d'Enfants 4:40) 
08.  Mirko (5:03) 
09.  Icare (7:25) 
10.  Ibis (6:20) 
11.  Valsapena (4:06) 
12.  Nocturne (3:08) 

Mystère (Official Sound Track/OST)   mystere-ost-cd-disc
Composer: Rene Dupéré
Release Date: 3/29/1994 CA, 11/8/1994 US
Publisher: RCA/Victor

Track List

CD #01 (55:23 min)
01.  Égypte (4:25)
02.  Rumeurs (10:08)
03.  Birimbau (6:10)
04.  Kunya Sobé (5:19)

05.  En Ville (4:57)
06.  Ulysse (6:23)
07.  Rondo (6:05)
08.  Caravena (5:12)
09.  Kalimando (6:28)


The tracks of this soundtrack CD were all produced in the studio and are slightly different from the original songs used in the show. They sound nice, but if authenticity is important to you, this CD is not for you.
Alegría Live at Fairfax
Composer: Rene Dupéré
Release Date: 12/1995 in Canada only
Publisher: Cirque in-House (Special Limited Employee Edition)

Track List

CD #01 (57:23 min)
01.  Milonga (3:13)
02.  Ouverture (1:16)
03.  Mirko (2:47)
04.  Prelude to Vai Vedrai (0:28)
05.  Vai Vedrai (5:37)
06.  Jeux d'Enfants 1 (1:31)
07.  Jeux d'Enfants 2 (1:40)
08.  Fast Track 1 (2:04)
09.  Fast Track 2 (2:04)
10.  Fast Track 3 (1:18)
11.  Fast Track 4 (0:48)
12.  Oiseaux sur la Corde (3:30)
13.  La Perche 1 (4:51)
14.  La Perche 2 (0:21)
15.  Homme Fort (11:56)
16.  Hoola Hoops (6:30)
17.  La Tempête (1:13)
18.  Le Feu (6:10)

CD #02 (43:45 min)
01.  Le Bal (3:28)
02.  The Letter (1:12)
03.  Prelude to Le Cube (0:51)
04.  Le Cube (6:47)
05.  Barres Russes (5:39)
06.  Bardak 1 (1:49)
07.  Bardak 2 (0:46)
08.  Prelude to Contorsion (2:17)
09.  Contorsion (7:23)
10.  Montage du Filet (2:50)
11.  Prelude to Grans Volants (1:22)
12.  Grands Volants (6:00)
13.  Alegría (3:21)

Mystère Live mystere-live-cd-disc
Composer: Rene Dupéré & Benoit Jutras
Release Date: 8/14/1996 CA, 11/12/1996 US
Publisher: RCA/Victor

Re-Release Date: 8/16/2005
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

Track List

CD #01 (52:27 min)
01.  Ouverture / Ramsani (4:13)
02.  Misha (5:38)
03.  Égypte (3:13)
04.  Rondo / Double Face (5:10)
05.  Ulysse (5:36)
06.  Dôme (2:45)

07.  Kalimando (4:12)
08.  Kunya Sobé (3:16)
09.  En Ville / Frisco (5:12)
10.  Gambade (1:18)
11.  High Bar (7:16)
12.  Taïko (3:50)
13.  Finale (2:48)


Quidam (Official Sound Track/OST) quidam-ost-cd-disc-cirquemusicv2
Composer: Benoit Jutras
Release Date: 1996
Publisher: RCA Victor 

Re-Release Date: 6/14/2005
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

Track Listing

CD #01 (46:29 min)
01.  Atmadja (3:21)
02.  Incantation (5:22)
03.  Marelle (1:27)
04.  Rivage (5:24)
05.  Zydeko (1:17)
06.  Let Me Fall (4:46)


07.  Innocence (1:55)
08.  Carrousel (3:05)
09.  Steel Dream (5:13)
10.  Séisouso (5:23)
11.  Réveil (3:21)
12.  Quidam (5:37)


Saltimbanco-Live-CD-DiskSaltimbanco Live in Amsterdam 
Composer: Rene Dupéré
Release Date: 12/1996 in Canada only
Publisher: Cirque in-House (Special Limited Employee Edition)

Track Listing

CD #01 (44:12 min)
01.  Cloche et Présentation (0:58) 
02.  Rideau (2:47) 
03.  Kumbalawé (3:27) 
04.  Adagio (5:42) 
05.  Saltimbanco (5:26) 
06.  Clown (0:13) 
07.  Kazé / Norweg (9:16) 
08.  Rêve (1:09) 
09.  Arlequin (7:26) 
10.  Rave Out (7:51) 

CD #02 (49:06 min)
01.  Tap Dance (1:56) 
02.  Barock (7:21) 
03.  Cantus-Mélopée (8:39) 
04.  Amazonia (9:05) 
05.  Démontage Trapèze (0:34) 
06.  La Mort (1:44) 
07.  Urgence (8:25) 
08.  Il Sogno di Volare (7:48) 
09.  Transfert (1:44) 
10.  Horéré Ukundé (1:53) 

Cirque du Soleil: Collection  cirquedusoleil-collection-cd-disc
Composer: Rene Dupéré & Benoit Jutras
Release Date: 10/28/1997
Publisher: RCA/Victor

Track Listing

CD #01 (53:58 min)
01. Ouverture (2:26)
02. Égypte (4:25)
03. Kumbalawé (5:32)
04. Suite chinoise (10:26)
05. Querer (4:33)


06. Entracte (6:06)
07. Pokionoï (5:07)
08. Alegría (5:48)
09. Kalimando (6:22)
10. Grosse Femme (2:57)


The Cirque du Soleil Collection is the first "Best of" type CD release by Cirque. It includes popular tracks from the very early shows that don't run anymore, such as Nouvelle Experience, which finished it's touring life at the Mirage in Las Vegas (next to the Treasure Island, the venue of Mystère), but also tracks from older Cirque shows that are still performed and touring the world, like Saltimbanco & Alegría or Cirques first resident show in Las Vegas, Mystère.
Alegria: Le Film (Official Sound Track/OST) alegria the movie-se-cd-disc-v1
Composer: Benoit Jutras
Release Date: 3/23/1999
Publisher: BMG Quebec/RCA

Track Listing

CD #01 (55:07 min)
01.  Alegría (4:20)
02.  Frac's Room (1:33)
      Frac and Train (1:21)
      Frac and Giulietta (1:36)
03.  Love Leaves Someone Behind (4:03)
04   Opera  (2:19)
      Fleur's Trailer (0:37)
05.  Mirko (1:14)
      Vai Vedrai (4:33)
06. Love Leaves Someone Behind (1:22)
     Chase (1:04)
     Factory (1:32)


07. Hervé (2:06)
08. Child in his Eyes (4:25)
09. Wedding (1:40)
10. Irna (2:52)
11. Hervé (1:16)
     Giulietta and Fleur (2:43)
12. Filet (1:01)
     Make-Up (0:56)
     Let Love Live (instrumental) (1:15)
13. Mountain of Clothes (4:34)
14. Let Love Live (Instrumental) (2:07)
15.  Let Love Live (4:05)

La Nouba (Official Sound Track/OST) la nouba-ost-cd-disc
Composer: Benoit Jutras
Release Date: 6/22/1999 CA, 6/29/1999 US

Re-Release Date: 8/16/2005
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

Track List

CD #01 (53:45 min)
01.  Once Upon a Time (6:45)
02.  A Tale (4:18)
03.  Porte (2:53)
04.  La Nouba (2:56)
05.  Distorted (6:35)
06.  Liama (4:23)


07.  Queens (6:57)
08.  À la lune (6:11)
09.  Rêve Rouge (2:48)
10.  Urban (4:54)
11.  Propel (1:17)
12.  Jardin Chinois (3:37)


Dralion (Official Sound Track/OST) dralion-ost-cd-disc
Composer: Violaine Corradi
Release Date: 10/26/1999 CA, 11/9/1999 US

Re-Release Date
: 7/12/2005
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

Track List

CD #01 (50:32 min)
01.  Stella Errans (4:36)
02.  Ombra (5:56)
03.  Spiritual Spiral (4:14)
04.  Miracula Aeternitatis (5:18)
05.  Bamboo (1:26)

06.  Ballare (5:41)
07.  Ravendhi (4:41)
08.  Ninkou Latora (5:14)
09.  Aborigenes Jam (3:08)
10.  Hinkò (5:47)
11.  Kamandé (4:28)

Journey of Man (Official Sound Track/OST) journey of man-ost-cd-disc
Composer: Benoit Jutras
Release Date: 5/2/2000
Publisher: Sony Music Soundtrax

Track Listing

CD #01 (46:23 min)
01. Journey of Man (3:46)
02. Overture (1:01)
03. Taiko (1:41)
04. Birth (4:14)
05. The Forest (3:41)
06. In the Beginning (5:03)


07. Youth (4:50)
08. Flying (1:41)
09. Réveil (7:19)
10. Banquine (5:05)
11. Journey of Man (Instrumental) (5:02)
12. Trip Hop (2:59)


Quidam Extended (dubbed EXTENDED) quidam-ost-cd-disc-bmgv1
Composer: Benoit Jutras
Release Date: 2/19/2002
Publisher: BMG/CDS Musique Canada

Track Listing

CD #01 (58:21 min)
01.  Atmadja (3:21)
02.  Incantation (5:22)
03.  Marelle (1:27)
04.  Rivage (5:24)
05.  Zydeko (1:17)
06.  Let Me Fall (4:46)
07.  Innocence (1:55)


08.  Carrousel (3:05)
09.  Steel Dream (5:13)
10.  Séisouso (5:23)
11.  Réveil (3:21)
12.  Quidam (5:37)
13.  Misère (Banquine) (5:34)
14.  Enfants d'Acier (Diabolos) (6:36)


The tracks 13 "Misère (Banquine)" and 14 "Enfants d'Acier (Diabolos)" were not included in the 1996 release of the Quidam soundtrack. The two additional tracks were recorded live in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1999, when the show was filmed for the DVD release. The addition of the two tracks is the reason why this release is dubbed “EXTENDED”.
Saltimbanco Extended (dubbed EXTENDED) Saltimbanco-OST-cD-ext-disc-b
Composer: Rene Dupéré
Release Date: 3/19/2002
Publisher: BMG/CDS Musique Canada

Track List

CD #01 (73:36 min)
01.  Kumbalawé (5:34) 
02.  Barock (4:20) 
03.  Kazé (5:07) 
04.  Amazonia (7:58) 
05.  Norweg (6:08) 
06.  Urgence (5:32) 

07.  Pokinoï (5:08) 
08.  Saltimbanco (5:19) 
09.  Il Sogno di Volare (5:13) 
10.  Horéré Ukundé (6:47) 
11.  Rideau (3:07) 
12.  Adagio (Adagio) (5:47) 
13.  Arlequin (Juggling) (7:36)
 


Tracks 12 and 13 were not included in the 1992 release of the Saltimbanco soundtrack. The two additional tracks are live recordings that were recorded for the Cirque internal CD release of the show soundtrack in 1996 (Live in Amsterdam). The addition of the two tracks is the reason why this release is dubbed “EXTENDED”.
Varekai (Official Sound Track/OST) varekai-ost-cd-disc-b
Composer: Violaine Corradi
Release Date: 11/5/2002 CA, 1/7/2003 US
Publisher: BMG/CDS Musique

Track List

CD #01 (69:26 min)
01.  Rain One (4:54)
02.  Le Rêveur (7:06)
03.  Vocea (5:00)
04.  Moon Licht (6:21)
05.  Patzivota (9:18)
06.  El Péndulo (4:53)

07.  Gitans (3:41)
08.  Kèro Hiréyo (7:06)
09.  Lubia Dobarstan (6:12)
10.  Emballa (5:08)
11.  Oscillum (4:35)
12.  Funambul (2:43)
13.  Resolution (2:24)


Alegría Extended (dubbed EXTENDED)  alegria-ost-cd-disc-v1-b
Composer: Rene Dupéré
Release Date: 6/11/2002
Publisher: BMG/CDS Musique Canada

Track List

CD #01 (69:26 min)
01.  Alegría (5:47)
02.  Vai Vedrai (4:33)
03.  Kalandéro (5:16)
04.  Querer (4:34)
05.  Irna (4:46)
06.  Taruka (5:32)
07.  Jeux d'Enfants (4:40)


08.  Mirko (5:03)
09.  Icare (7:25)
10.  Ibis (6:20)
11.  Valsapena (4:06)
12.  Nocturne (3:08)
13.  Cerceaux (Manipulation) (4:00)
14.  Malioumba (Flying man) (4:16)


Tracks 13 and 14 were not included in the 1994 release of the Alegría soundtrack. The two additional tracks are supposedly live recordings from a 2001 performance in Sydney, Australia, when the show was filmed for the DVD release. I always assumed that tracks came from the Cirque internal CD release of the show soundtrack in 1998 (Live in Fairfax), as in the case of the Saltimbanco “Extended" version, but I don’t own the Cirque internal 1998 soundtrack to start arguing. The addition of the two tracks is the reason why this release is dubbed “EXTENDED”.
CDS-Music-TapisRougeSolarium Tapis Rouge Solarium tapisrouge-solarium-cd-disc-b
Composer: various
Release Date: 9/1/2003 / 10/19/2004
Publisher: BMG/CDS Musique

Track Listing

CD #01 (57:42 min)
01.  Ombra - Ibizarre Remix (7:47)
02.  Alegría - A Man Called Adam's Magical Mix (6:06)
03.  A Tale - Chilluminati Mix (6:14)
04.  El Péndulo - Fenomenon "Northern Comfort Mix" (4:32)
05.  Africa - Cottonbelly Remix (4:45)
06.  Nocturne - Christophe Goze Remix (5:54)
07.  Le Rêveur - Thievery Corporation Remix (5:08)
08.  Gamelan - Cantoma Remix (6:00)
09.  Ombra - Afterlife Mix (5:02)
10.  Africa - Banzai Republic "Equator Bound Mix" (6:14)


Not a soundtrack CD, but a collection of Remixes of known and not so known songs from previous popular Cirque du Soleil show productions. All tracks are slow and relaxing, ideal for a break and chilling out.
Varekai Special Edition (2 CD, 1 DVD) varekai-ost-cd-specialed-disc1 varekai-ost-cd-specialed-disc2 bonus cdvarekai-ost-cd-specialed-disc3 bonus dvd
Composer: Violaine Corradi
Release Date: 10/1/2003
Publisher: BMG/CDS Musique

Track List
CD #01 (69:28 min)
01.  Aureus (1:16)
02.  Rain One (3:37)
03.  Le Rêveur (7:06)
04.  Vocea (5:00)
05.  Moon Licht (6:21)
06.  Rubeus (1:28)
07.  Patzivota (7:50)
08.  El Péndulo (4:53)
09.  Gitans (3:41)
10.  Kèro Hiréyo (7:06)
11.  Infinitus (1:32)
12.  Lubia Dobarstan (4:40)
13.  Emballa (5:08)
14.  Oscillum (4:35)
15.  Funambul (2:43)
16.  Resolution (2:24)
CD #02 (40:12 min)
01.  Célébration de l'Errance (1:30) 
02.  Trasperenza (5:28) 
03.  Euphoria (7:02) 
04.  Sun Drum Fun (5:30) 
05.  Mutationis (7:13) 
06.  Movimento 4:41) 
07.  El Péndulo (4:33) 
08.  Emballa (5:47)
 

The tracks from bonus CD#2 were recorded live in Toronto in 2002.

5.1 Surround Sound Bonus Remixes:

01.  El Péndulo - Fenomenon "Northern Comfort Mix" (4:33)
This remix was taken from the Cirque du Soleil Remix CD release "Tapis Rouge Solarium"

02.  Emballa - Llorca Remix (5:47)
remixed exclusively for the special edition soundtrack CD release.

 DVD #03 (24:20 min)
Two special music videos (created by Yeast Visuals), presented in 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound and some promotional trailers and video excerpts are the content of this special bonus DVD for the special editions soundtrack CD of Varekai.

01.  Rubeus – Patzivota &  Moon Licht (14:08)
02.  The Making of an Angel - documentary excerpt (6:34)
     The full 45 min long documentary is part of the Varekai show DVD bonus features.
03.  Varekai the Show Ad (1:00)
04.  Varekai the DVD Ad (1:38)
05.  Cirque du Soleil Music Ad (1:00)

Varekai (2) varekai-ost-cd-disc-b
Composer: Violaine Corradi
Release Date: 7/20/2004 CA, 7/27/2004 US
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

Track List

CD #01 (69:28 min)
01.  Aureus (1:16)
02.  Rain One (3:37)
03.  Le Rêveur (7:06)
04.  Vocea (5:00)
05.  Moon Licht (6:21)
06.  Rubeus (1:28)
07.  Patzivota (7:50)
08.  El Péndulo (4:53)


09.  Gitans (3:41)
10.  Kèro Hiréyo (7:06)
11.  Infinitus (1:32)
12.  Lubia Dobarstan (4:40)
13.  Emballa (5:08)
14.  Oscillum (4:35)
15.  Funambul (2:43)
16.  Resolution (2:24)


Like the previous version of the soundtrack of Varekai from 2002/2003 are non of the tracks actual live recordings from the show. They were studio produced and sound often different from the same songs used in the show. The special edition soundtrack CD set contains a few tracks with actual audio footage recorded from a Varekai live show.
Cirque du Soleil: Le Best Of lebestofcds-cd-disc-b
Composer: Rene Dupéré & Benoit Jutras & Violaine Corradi 
Release Date: 9/21/2004
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

Track List

CD #01 (57:04 min)
01.  Egypte (4:29)
02.  Alegria (5:43)
03.  Pokinoi (4:43)
04.  Querer (4:35)
05.  Kumbalawe (4:40)
06.  Ombra (5:42)


07.  Reveil (3:23)
08.  Nostalgie (4:07)
09.  Vocea (5:00)
10.  Stella Errans (4:34)
11.  Gamelan (5:43)
12.  Liama (4:25)


This second "Best Of" album by Cirque du Soleil has the "Best of" already in the title to be more clear and straight forward. "Cirque du Soleil Collection", the previous "Best of" release was a bit more ambiguous with the choice of it's title.

This album features only tracks from Cirque shows that are still performed and/or touring, including Alegría, Saltimbanco, Mystère, Quidam, Dralion, Varekai, La Nouba and "O".
 
Saltimbanco (2005) saltimbanco-ost-cd-2004-cirquemusic-disc
Composer: Rene Dupéré
Release Date: 2/17/2005
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

Track List

CD #01 (60:!3 min)
01.  Kumbalawé (4:39) 
02.  Saltimbanco (4:32) 
03.  Cantus-Mélopée (6:42)
04.  Norweg (4:31) 
05.  Kazé (4:35) 
06.  Barock (4:01)


07.  Adagio (5:07) 
08.  Amazonia (7:28) 
09.  Pokinoï (4:45) 
10.  Il Sogno di Volare (5:13) 
11.  Horéré Ukundé (5:28) 
12.  Rideau (3:11) 


To make the confusion complete, Cirque released a third (forth actually) version of the soundtrack in 2005. This version has 12 tracks. It misses the tracks “Arlequin (Juggling)” from the EXTENDED version in 2002 and “Urgence” from the 1992 & Extended version of the soundtrack, but includes a newly recorded track titled “Cantus Mélopée”, which is neither on the 1992 version nor the 2002 version of the soundtrack. Got it? :)
Zumanity (Official Sound Track/OST) zumanity-ost-cd-disc-b
Composer: Simon Carpenter
Release Date: 3/22/2005
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

Tracks

CD #01 (63:31 min)
01.  Mio Bello Bello Amore (2:58)
02.  Entrée (0:31)
03.  En Zum (1:30)
04.  Wind (3:24)
05.  Another Man (4:39)
06.  First Taste (0:31)
07.  Do It Again (4:42)
08.  Water Bowl (Awakening) (5:24)
09.  The Good Thing (4:37)


10.  Tickle Tango (2:29)
11.  Into Me (4:34)
12.  Fugare (1:44)
13.  Meditation (1:20)
14.  Piece of Heaven (4:52)
15.  Zum Astra (4:12)
16.  Mangora En Zum (4:51)
17.  Per Sempre (6:21)
18.  Bello Amore (4:52)


If you expect to find much songs from the show on this “soundtrack”, then you will be in for a not so pleasant surprise. The soundtrack was produced and recorded in a studio, many songs from the show are modified beyond recognition, I have seen the show live TWICE and do not recall some of the tracks on the album, however, I do miss A LOT of tracks that I DO remember from the show on this CD. The music isn’t bad, but if you specifically liked the music from the show and want to get the CD for that reason, beware!
Solarium/Delirium solarium-delirium-cd2-delirium-disc-b solarium-delirium-cd1-solarion-disc-b
Composer: various
Release Date: 5/17/2005
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

Track Listing

CD #01 (Solarium) (55:01 min)
01. OMBRA (Ibizarre Remix) (7:43)
02. ALEGRIA (A Man called Adam's Magical Mix) (5:20)
03. A TALE (Chilluminati Mix)  Listen (6:09)
04. EL PENDULO (Fenomenon "Northern Comfort Mix") (4:30)
05. AFRICA (Cottonbelly Remix) (4:35)
06. NOCTURNE (Christophe Goze Remix) (5:41)
07. LE REVEUR (Thievery Corporation Remix) (4:18)
08. GAMELAN (Cantoma Remix) (5:33)
09. OMBRA (Afterlife Mix)  (4:56)
10. AFRICA (Banzai Republic "Equator Bound Mix")  (6:08)

CD #02 (Delirium) (62:11 min)
01. EMBALLA (Louie Vega featuring Jaffa "Album Mix") (6:22)
02. QUERER (Julien Jabre Remix)  (6:05)
03. KUMBALAWE (Roger Sanchez Release Mix) (7:51)
04. ABORIGENES JAM (Frangois K / Eric Kupper "Vocal Mix") (6:42)
05. POKINOI (Sasha Remix) (6:41)
06. AFRICA (Quicksound / Alain Vinet Remix) (8:48)
07. TERRE ARIDE (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)  (6:10)
08. SPIRITUAL SPIRAL (Carmen Rizzo Remix)  (6:44)
09. MER NOIRE (Tiksto Remix)  (6:44)


The second release of Cirque du Soleil Remixes on compact disc. This time even a double Whopper of two packed and juicy silver discs of almost two hours in length. Okay, they cheated, because the first disc, dubbed "Solarium" is the same as the previously released "Tapis Rouge Solarium" CD. The second (and longer) disc, dubbed "Delirium" (not to confuse with the Cirque show of the same title) is all new material though.

The 2nd disc "Delirium" is much faster than the 1st disc Solarium, which falls more like under the category "Easy Listening". I believe that this was done on purpose, to symbolize the duality of life, or Ying and Yang or whatever you want to call it.
"O" (Official Sound Track/OST) o-ost-cd-disc-b
Composer: Benoit Jutras
Release Date: 8/16/2005
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

Track Listing

CD #01 (63:13 min)
01.  Jeux d'Eau (4:20)
02.  Mer Noire (5:30)
03.  Tzelma (3:00)
04.  Africa (2:24)
05.  Remous (7:15)
06.  Svecounia (6:20)

07.  Nostalgie (4:08)
08.  Simcha (5:40)
09.  Gamelan (5:57)
10.  Ephra (4:55)
11.  Désert (7:18)
12.  Terre Aride (4:25)
13.  O (2:36)


KA (Official Sound Track/OST) ka-ost-cd-disc-b
Composer: Rene Dupéré
Release Date: 10/18/2005
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

Track List

CD #01 (57:43)
01.  O Makundé (3:06)
02.  Pageant (2:44)
03.  Koudamare (3:49)
04.  Storm (4:15)
05.  Deep (2:30)
06.  Shadowplay (3:46)
07.  Pursuit (5:55)
08.  Forest (4:16)


09.  Flight (2:24)
10.  Threat (3:59)
11.  Love Dance (3:34)
12.  Battlefield (4:12)
13.  Aftermath (2:17)
14.  If I Could Reach Your Heart (3:33)
15.  We've Been Waiting So Long (3:28)
16.  Reach for Me Now (3:48)


Delirium (Official Sound Track/OST) delirium-ost-cd-disc-b
Composer: Francis Collard (Producer)
Release Date: 7/25/2006
Publisher: BMG/CDS Musique

Track List

CD #01 (63:13 min)
01.  Cold Flame [Oscillum from VAREKAI] (3:45)
02.  Slipping Away [Ombra from DRALION] (3:46)
03.  Someone [Patzivota from VAREKAI
] (3:26)
04.  Too High [Spiritual Spiral from DRALION] (3:30)
05.  Walk on Water [A Tale from LA NOUBA] (5:12)
06.  Alone [Querer from ALEGRIA] (4:28)
07.  Climb [Le Rêveur from VAREKAI] (6:29)
08.  La Nova Alegría [Alegría from ALEGRIA] (4:05)
09.  Lifeline [El Péndulo from VAREKAI] (3:51)
10.  Bridge of Sorrow [Nostalgie from "O"] (4:00)
11.  One Love [Pokinoï from SALTIMBANCO] (3:18)
12.  Let Me Fall [from QUIDAM] (5:07)
13.  Time to Go [Mountain of Clothes from Alegria Le Film] (4:09)
14.  Time Flies [Mer Noire from "O"] (5:16)
15.  Sans Toi [Querer from ALEGRIA] (3:42)

 


Several of the tracks are remixes of famous Cirque du Soleil songs from other shows. This is not an accident. The acts where those remixes were used were depicting the original acts as well, at least to the extend that you would recognize them, if you are familiar with those original shows. Basically not only the music is a remix, but the act performed was as well.
Corteo (Official Sound Track/OST) corteo-ost-cd-limited-disc1
Composer: Philippe Leduc & Maria Bonzanigo
Release Date: 10/3/2006
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

Track List

CD #01 (56:03 min)
01.  Funerale (0:53)
02.  Ritornare (4:03)
03.  Rêve d'un Pantin (4:57)
04.  Les Chevaux à Bottes (0:56)
05.  Nos Dejó (4:23)
06.  Klezmer Moment (4:11)
07.  Prendersi per Mano (5:08)
08.  Anneaux (5:42)


09.  El Cielo Sabrá (5:18)
10.  Fugue (0:35)
11.  Volo Volando (4:34)
12.  Un Tierno y Dulce Chao (0:48)
13.  Balade au Bout d'une Échelle (4:07)
14.  Garda Lassù (0:48)
15.  Triangle Tango (4:40)
16.  Che Finalone (5:00)


Corteo Limited Edition (1 CD, 1 DVD) corteo-ost-cd-limited-disc2-dvd corteo-ost-cd-limited-disc1
Composer: Philippe Leduc & Maria Bonzanigo
Release Date: 10/3/2006
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

Track List

CD #01 (56:03 min)
01.  Funerale (0:53)
02.  Ritornare (4:03)
03.  Rêve d'un Pantin (4:57)
04.  Les Chevaux à Bottes (0:56)
05.  Nos Dejó (4:23)
06.  Klezmer Moment (4:11)
07.  Prendersi per Mano (5:08)
08.  Anneaux (5:42)
09.  El Cielo Sabrá (5:18)
10.  Fugue (0:35)
11.  Volo Volando (4:34)
12.  Un Tierno y Dulce Chao (0:48)
13.  Balade au Bout d'une Échelle (4:07)
14.  Garda Lassù (0:48)
15.  Triangle Tango (4:40)
16.  Che Finalone (5:00)

DVD #02 (24:31 min)
Through the Curtain – An In-depth Look at Corteo video documentary (short version).

This is only an abbreviated version of the 45 minutes long documentary feature with the same name, which is part of the bonus features of the Corteo show DVD recording.
The Beatles - LOVE (Official Sound Track/OST) love-ost-cd-disc-b
Composer: The Beatles, remixed by George Martin & Giles Martin
Release Date: 11/20/2006
Publisher: Capitol/Apple

Track List

CD #01 (78:38 min)
01.  Because (2:44)
02.  Get Back (2:05)
03.  Glass Onion (1:20)
04.  Eleanor Rigby / Julia (transition) (3:05)
05.  I Am the Walrus (4:28)
06.  I Want to Hold Your Hand (1:22)
07.  Drive my Car / The Word / What You're Doing (1:54)
08.  Gnik Nus (0:55)
09.  Something / Blue Jay Way (transition) (3:29)
10.  Being for the Benefit of Mr.Kite!, I Want You (She's So Heavy), Helter Skelter (3:22)
11.  Help! (2:18)
12.  Blackbird / Yesterday (2:31)
13.  Strawberry Fields Forever (4:31)
14.  Within You Without You / Tomorrow Never Knows (3:07)
15.  Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (4:10)
16.  Octopus's Garden (3:18)
17.  Lady Madonna (2:56)
18.  Here Comes the Sun / The Inner Light (transition) (4:18)
19.  Come Together / Dear Prudence / Cry Baby Cry (transition) (4:45)
20.  Revolution (2:14)
21.  Back in the U.S.S.R.  (1:53)
22.  While my Guitar Gently Weeps (3:46)
23.  A Day in the Life (5:08)
24.  Hey Jude (3:58)
25.  Sgt.  Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise) (1:22)
26.  All You Need is Love (3:39)


The Beatles - LOVE Special Edition (CD & DVD) love-ost-cd-disc-b
Composer: The Beatles, remixed by George Martin & Giles Martin
Release Date: 11/20/2006
Publisher: Capitol/Apple

Track List(s)
Same as regular album. The 5.1 Dolby Surround DVD version also features some nice animations and other music video like visions (instead of showing a black screen while you are listening to the music via your 5.1 (or better) entertainment system.
Wintuk (Official Sound Track/OST) wintuk-ost-cd-disc-b
Composer: Simon Carpentier
Release Date: 11/1/2007
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

Track List'

CD #01 (47:26 min)
01.  Something's Missing (3:38)
02.  Shadows (3:31)
03.  Beyond the Clouds (3:31)
04.  Dogs will be Dogs! (2:12)
05.  He's Scared of His Shadow (0:57)
06.  Norah Knows (4:01)
07.  Heading North (2:31)
08.  Back Where We Belong (2:12)


09.  Northern Folk (3:51)
10.  Elena (3:51)
11.  Ice Giants (3:36)
12.  Dolce Luce (1:56)
13.  Tundra Ballet (3:26)
14.  We Want to See it Snow (0:46)
15.  Nothing's Missing (3:01)
16.  Snowstorm (4:26)


Kooza (Official Sound Track/OST) kooza-ost-cd-disc-b
Composer: Jean-Francois Cote
Release Date: 5/8/2008 CA, 6/24/2008 US
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

Track List

CD #01 (68:26 min)
01. KOOZA Dance (3:28)
02. Superstar I (2:27)
03. L’Innocent (5:50)
04. Royaume (3:40)
05. Junoon (5:31)
06. Alambre Alto (4:59)
07. 16- Papillon (5:08)
08. Pearl (4:07)
09 Cabaret Satã (3:12)


10. Aankh Micholi (4:28)
11. Diables (3:36)
12. El Péndulo de la Muerte (3:02)
13. Petit-Jaune (1:43)
14. Superstar II (3:23)
15. Imposteur (1:21)
16. Prarthana (4:50)
17. Don’t Be Afraid (3:46)
18. Hum Jaisa Na Dekha (3:53)


CDS-Music-Alegria

Alegría-Remastered (25th Anniversary Edition) CDS-Alegria25th-CD-Disk
Composer: Rene Dupéré
Release Date: June, 2009
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

The FORTH-time release of the Alegria soundtrack on compact disc. I suggest reading my Review for this CD. Short summary: Not recommended, buy any of the previous releases instead. Sound quality is not better than the 2001 or 1994 Re-Release versions.

Track List

CD #01 (61:10 min)
01.  Alegría (5:51) 
02.  Vai Vedrai (4:34) 
03.  Kalandéro (5:19) 
04.  Querer (4:34) 
05.  Irna (4:46) 
06.  Taruka (5:34) 


07.  Jeux d'Enfants 4:41) 
08.  Mirko (5:07) 
09.  Icare (7:24) 
10.  Ibis (6:27) 
11.  Valsapena (4:00) 
12.  Nocturne (3:09) 


 

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CDS-Zaia-MusicCD-disc500x500Zaia (Official Sound Track/OST) 
Composer: Violaine Corradi
Release Date: 5/26/2009
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

track list

CD #1 (74:30 min)
01. Noi (4:52)
02. Aestus Calor (1:58)
03. Ignis (3:32)
04. Hatahkinn (4:51)
05. Aquilex (2:26)
06. Comissatio (3:39)
07. Blue Ales (3:02)
08. Adrideo (3:00)


09. Ardor Oris (4:00)
10. Aequor Oris (4:48)
11. Caelestis (6:54)
12. Undae (5:59)
13. Temperatio (5:47)
14. Ellâm Onru (8:35)
15. Gaudiumni (4:00)
16. Utinam (7:07)

 

 Cirque du Soleil -- 25 Album130x130

Cirque du Soleil 25th Anniversary Collection (2 CDs)CDS-25-CD1-Disk
Composer: Various 
Release Date: June, 2009
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique 
CDS-25-CD2-Disk
To mark Cirque’s 25 years in music, a double CD containing 25 tracks compiled from the entire show catalogue was released by Cirque du Soleil in June 2009. Read my Review.

track list

CD #1 "Poetique" (55:19 min)

01. Ouverture (Cirque Reinvente) 1:44
02. Le Funambule (La Magie Continue) 3:37
03. Meandres (Fascination) 6:55
04. Havi Vahlia (Nouvelle Experience) 4:40
05. Vai Vedrai (Alegria) 4:33
06. A Tale (La Nouba) 4:19
07. Piece of Heaven (Zumanity) 4:58
08. Volo Volando (Corteo) 4:31
09. Beyond the Clouds (Wintuk) 3:27
10. Sexy Pet (Believe) 2:48
11. The Worlds Meet (Zed) 6:36
12. Banquete (Ovo) 2:47
13. Alegria (Alegria, le film) 4:20

CD #2 "Dynamique" (54:50 min)

01. Le Cirque du Soleil (Cirque du Soleil) 3:22
02. Les Pingouins (Cirque du Soleil) 3:25
03. Barock (Saltimbanco) 3:59
04. Rivage (Quidam) 4:10
05. Birimbau (Mystere) 6:10
06. Svecounia ("O") 5:00
07. Ravendhi (Dralion) 4:39
08. Lubia Dobarstan (Varekai) 4:29
09. Pursuit (KA) 5:53
10. One Love (Delirium) 3:11
11. Hum Jaisa Na Dekha (Kooza) 3:45
12. Utinam (Zaia) 6:46

Zed130x130

Zed (Official Sound Track/OST) 
Composer: Benoit Jutras Zed_CD_Disc
Release Date: October,13 2009
Publisher: Cirque du Soleil Musique

Unlike most show sound tracks, this one includes the recording of the real singers of the show, making it an authentic sound track for the show.

track list

CD #1 (55:50 min)
01. First Incantation 2:14
02. Birth of the Sky 5:37
03. Reaching Up 4:59
04. Blue Silk 4:37
05. High Temptation 4:55
06. Vaneyou Mile 4:34


07. Zed in Love 4:49
08. Kernoon's Fire 4:30
09. Mirror of the two Worlds 4:35
10. The Worlds Meet 6:36
11. Fiesta 4:50
12. Hymn of the Worlds 3:23

 

 





Singles (exclusively released in Europe)

It is hard for me now to keep track of those. I am originally from Germany, but moved almost a decade ago to the United States. So if you see that I missed any "Single" release by Cirque, please let me know about it, that I can update my list here. Thanks. Why they only released Single CDs in Europe and not in the United States or Canada is not known to me. Your guess is as good as mine.


Irna & Alegria (Alegria)
Composer: Rene Duperé
Release Date: ???
Publisher: Bertelsman Music Group

Gamelan (O)
Composer: Benoit Jutras
Release Date: ???
Publisher: Bertelsman Music Group

Love Leaves Someone Behind (Alegria Le Film)
Composer: Rene Dupere
Release Date: ???
Publisher: ???

Querer & Jeux dEnfants (Quidam)
Composer: Benoit Jutras
Release Date: 1997
Publisher: Bertelsman Music Group

Quidam
Composer: Benoit Jutras
Release Date: 1996
Publisher: Bertelsman Music Group

Quidam (2)
Composer: Benoit Jutras
Release Date: 1999
Publisher: Bertelsman Music Group

Stella Errans (Dralion)
Composer: Violaine Corradi
Release Date: ???
Publisher: ???

Let Me Fall (Quidam)
Composer: Benoit Jutras
Release Date: ???
Publisher: Bertelsman Music Group

Child in His Eyes (Alegria Le Film)
Composer: Rene Dupere
Release Date: ???
Publisher: Bertelsman Music Group

Kumbalawe (Saltimbanco)
Composer: Rene Dupere
Release Date: ???
Publisher: Bertelsman Music Group

Tzelma (O)
Composer: Benoit Jutras
Release Date: ???
Publisher: ???


Tapis Rouge Vinyl MixesTR-Vol3-Disc

Special collectors editions of remixes in old school vinyl format (Vinyl 12", White Label, 33 1/2 RPM), which were all previously released on either the Tapis Rouge Solarium CD or later the Solarium/Delirium double CD already. All of them were released on 10 Nov 2003, 2004 and May 16, 2006 by Cirque du Soleil Musique and sold to fans (and DJ's I guess) in Canada and the United States.

 TR-Vol1-Front-138x138

Africa (Tapis Rouge Vol 1)
Style: Downtempo

Track List
A1 - Africa (Cottonbelly Remix)
A2 - A Tale (Chilluminati Mix)
B1 - Le Reveur (Thievery Corporation Remix)
B2 - Emballa (Llorca Remix)

Ombra (Tapis Rouge Vol 2)
Style: Dub, Downtempo

Track List
A1 - Ombra (Afterlife Remix)
A2 - Gamelan (Cantoma Remix)
B1 - Africa (Banzai Republic Equator Bound Mix)
B2 - El Péndulo (Fenomenon Northern Comfort Mix)

TR-Vol3-Front-138x138

Aborigenes Jam (Tapis Rouge Vol 3)
Style: Progressive House, Deep House, Tribal House

Track List
A - Aborigenes Jam (FK-EK Vocal Mix)
B - Aborigenes Jam (FK-EK Dub Mix)

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Emballa (Tapis Rouge Vol 4)  (Louie Vega Remixes)
Style: House

Track List
A - Emballa (Album Mix) (6:23)
B1 - Emballa (Ritual Mix) (6:23)
B2 - Emballa (Sun Dub) (5:54)

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Kumbalawe (Tapis Rogue Vol 5)  (Roger Sanchez Remixes)
Style: Progressive House, House, Tribal

Track List
A - Kumbalawé (Roger Sanchez Release Mix) (8:33)
B - Kumbalawé (Roger Sanchez Release The Dub) (7:47)

TR-Vol6-Front-138x138

Mer Noir/Africa (Tapis Rogue Vol 6)
Style: Trance, Downtempo

Track List
A - Mer Noire (Tiësto Remix) (9:05)
B - Africa (Quicksound Remix) (8:58)

Tapis Rouge Remixed (Limited to 100 copies)
Style: Abstract, Downtempo, Ambient

Track List
A1 - A Tale (Chilluminati Remix)
A2 - Rumeurs (John Beltran Remix)
B1 - Gamelan (Cantoma Remix)
B2 - Africa (Banzai Republic Remix)

Return to the Cirque du Soleil Primer Article.

Bonus Album (Almost Cirque du Soleil)

LeReve_cdCover130x130 Le Rêve (Official Sound Track/OST)  lereve-cd-disc-b
Composer: Benoit Jutras
Release Date: 2005
Publisher: Productions du Dragon

Track List

CD #01 (62:56 min)
01. Overture (3:38)
02. Between the Lines (3:57)
03. The Tree (2:48)
04. Chapel (6:25)
05. Against the Moon (3:38)
06. Tension (1:38)
07. Eden (3:50)
08. Filet (4:32)


09. Samurai (3:44)
10. Beam of Light (4:30)
11. Red Man (3:29)
12. Last Dreams (1:34)
13. Splash (5:27)
14. Vampire (3:03)
15. Planets (5:28)
16. Dreaming (5:00)


Yes, Le Rêve is not an official Cirque du Soleil show, but the show that is currently performed at the Wynn Las Vegas was created by probably the greatest directors of Cirque du Soleil, Franco Dragonè, the creative mind behind Cirque shows like Alegria, Saltimbanco, Mystère, La Nouba and "O". He started his own production company and created this fantastic show. The music for the show is fantastic as well and was composed by no other than  Benoit Jutras, who composed many of the scores for other Cirque du Soleil productions. In my opinion is the soundtrack to Le Rêve  his best composition to date.

The soundtrack is not easy to come buy and another reason why I posted it here. You can get the CD at the gift show at the Wynn Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and that's about it. I saw some folks selling the CD on auction sites, but completely overpriced. You cannot buy the album on the Internet, at least not officially. The Wynn gift show does not have a web site to this day, but you can order it over the phone from them and they will ship it to you for a normal price.
Their phone number is +1 (702) 770-3541.


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