Christine Ott
Christine Ott wearing a dark sleeveless top, appearing to play a keyboard instrument onstage while looking upward
Ott in 2013
Background information
Born (1963-08-10) 10 August 1963 (age 60)
Strasbourg, France
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
Instruments
Years active1995–present
LabelsGizeh Records, Nahal Recordings
Websitechristineott.fr

Christine Ott (born 10 August 1963)[1] is a French pianist, vocalist, ondist,[2] and composer.

She was a member of Yann Tiersen's band for eight years and played in classical orchestras for ten. She has collaborated with Tindersticks, Syd Matters, and Jean-Philippe Goude.

Ott has released four solo albums: Solitude Nomade in 2009, Only Silence Remains in 2016,[3] Chimères (pour Ondes Martenot) in 2020[4] and Time to Die in 2021. She also composed the soundtrack for F. W. Murnau's Tabu[5] in 2016. She has created several live soundtracks shows, including for Lotte Reiniger's movies and Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North.

Ott formed the duo Snowdrops with Mathieu Gabry in 2015. Together, they composed the original score for Manta Ray, by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng,[6] and in 2020, they released the album Volutes, on Injazero Records. The Guardian selected the release among its ten best contemporary discs of 2020, writing, "what's remarkable is how radically different Christine Ott manages to make the ondes sound on each track: from a primeval, guttural sound on the 13-minute Odysseus to a chirruping boy soprano on Ultraviolet."[7]

Discography

Solo works

Snowdrops

As guest or session musician

with Yann Tiersen

Soundtracks

Personal works

Collaborations

Ciné-concerts and performances

Classical music

Videography

References

  1. ^ "Alsace: Christine Ott, maîtresse des ondes Martenot – L'Alsace". Federation-Martenot.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Making the Ondes Martnot Speak" Archived 5 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine, on de London philharmonia website, music by Christine Ott
  3. ^ Kaill, Gary (13 May 2016). "'Ott's compositions are shadowy and minimal, the melodies subtly sketched, and arrangements given space and light. It makes for a set that rewards repeated listens'". the skinny. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  4. ^ Ingalls, Chris (27 May 2020). "Christine Ott Brings the Ondes Martenot to New Heights with the Mesmerizing 'Chimères'". Popmatters. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  5. ^ Chuter, Jack (15 December 2016). "'Christine Ott's score for F. W. Murnau and Robert Flaherty's 1931 silent film Tabu instigates a particularly profound atmospheric overhaul'". ATTN:magazine. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  6. ^ Batlle, Diego (9 September 2018). "Climatic, minimalist, intoxicating, hypnotic and at times surrealistic in its circular structure, Manta Ray has an unusually seductive capacity for a first film (the musical contribution of the French duo composed of Christine Ott and Mathieu Gabry is also precious)". Otros Cines. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  7. ^ Lewis, John (24 December 2020). "The 10 best contemporary music albums of 2020". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Foudre! - Video clip excerpt from EARTH soundtrack, live at St Merri Church, Paris, Video by As Human Pattern". vimeo.com. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  9. ^ Kuipers, Richard (7 September 2018). "'Manta Ray is especially well served by the subtle soundscapes created by French duo Christine Ott and Mathieu Gabry'". Variety. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

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