Name: Quidam by Cirque Du Soleil
Brand: Cirque Du Soleil
SKU: 888880837219
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (84 reviews)

ALBUM

Cirque Du Soleil decided to try something completely new on this album. The experiment worked, but the resulting piece of music is very different from any other album in the renowned company's discography. Instead of hiring one or two lead female singers, the production team went with a male baritone (Richard Price, Craig Jennings) and a child soprano (Amelie Landry). Some songs are duets, some are solo, and some are performed with the backing vocals of an entire choir. On certain tracks, most notably "Atmadja," the piping, sweet voice of the young female soloist is surreal and spooky in classic Cirque fashion. However, overall the vocals do not have the exotic, wild tone of Mystere or Alegria. A pre-pubescent singer could never claim the versatility and range of a Francine Poitras type, and, as a result, composer Benoit Jutras seems to have settled upon a more sweet, ethereal tone for the lead vocals, leaving any dramatic effects up to the male soloist or the backing choir. Interestingly, Jutras also brings some pop sensibilities into play at rather unpredictable times: "Let Me Fall" is closer to a pop ballad than anything Cirque has ever released. When the instruments dominate, there is a markedly more dramatic tone to the music -- but eventually they hush and drop to the background, leaving the air uncluttered but for one angelic voice. ~ L. Katz

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

12 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

46 minutes and 2 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 620x620 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

7/12 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

5/12 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

World, Soundtrack, New Age, Worldwide, Worldbeat, Classical, Classical Crossover, Rock, World Pop

Label

Cirque Du Soleil

Music Distribution Service

RED

Country

Canada

Language

French (France)

Popularity

Release Date

Jan 13, 1997

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

888880837219

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Quidam

1. Atmadja

2. Incantation

3. Marelle

4. Rivage

5. Zydeko

6. Let Me Fall

7. Innocence

8. Carrousel

9. Steel Dream

10. Seisouso

11. Reveil

12. Quidam (Album Version)

Technical Specifications

Quidam

Product information

Release options

1. Atmadja

2. Incantation

3. Marelle

4. Rivage

5. Zydeko

6. Let Me Fall

7. Innocence

8. Carrousel

9. Steel Dream

10. Seisouso

11. Reveil

12. Quidam (Album Version)

Technical Specifications