Tiersen was born in Brittany, France, in 1970 and received classical training at several musical academies, including those in Rennes, Nantes, and Boulogne.[4] Before releasing scores under his own name, Tiersen recorded background music for a number of plays and short films, such as La Vie Rêvée des Anges (1998, Erick Zonca), Alice et Martin (1998, André Téchiné), Qui Plume la Lune? (Christine Carrière, 1999).

He rose to domestic fame upon the release of his third album, Le Phare, but remained relatively unknown outside France until the release of his score for Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain in 2001, which was a mixture of both new and previously released material.

Tiersen favors the piano, accordion, and violin, but is also known for his experimentation and use of obscure and found instruments like the ondes martenot and the typewriter.

Yann Tiersen’s list of collaborators continues to grow album after album (see discography below for details). While composing his fifth album, L’absente, Tiersen lent his musical talent to Françoiz Breut and Les Têtes Raides for their own albums. His 2005 album, Les Retrouvailles, featured vocals from Stuart Staples of Tindersticks, Jane Birkin, and Elizabeth Fraser, formerly of Cocteau Twins. Tiersen also played piano on Staples’ solo album, Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04.

His live performances vary greatly. Sometimes he is accompanied by an orchestra and many guest collaborators, like Dominique A. Others, he offers the more frequent minimalistic sessions, usually accompanied only by a drummer/bassist and a guitarist, with Tiersen switching seamlessly between piano, accordion, and violin for his lighter songs, and electric guitar for his louder pieces (where his Avant-Garde Music meet some rock sonorities).

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Discography

Studio albums:
La Valse des Monstres (1995)
Rue des Cascades (1996)
Collaborations: Claire Pichet.
Le Phare (1998)
Collaborations: Claire Pichet, Dominique A.
Tout est Calme (1999)
Collaborations: The Married Monk
Collaborations: the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Lisa Germano, Neil Hannon (of The Divine Comedy), Dominique A, Françoiz Breut, Têtes Raides, Sacha Toorop (of Zop Hopop), the actress Natacha Regnier, Christian Quermalet (of The Married Monk), Marc Sens (a Serge Tessot-Gay collaborator), Christine Ott and a string quartet.
L’Absente (2001)
Collaborations: orchestral group Synaxis, Lisa Germano, Sacha Toorop, Dominique A, Neil Hannon, Natacha Régnier, Têtes Raides
Les Retrouvailles (2005)
Collaborations: Stuart Staples of Tindersticks, Jane Birkin , Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins

Soundtracks:
Amélie Original Soundtrack (2001)
Good Bye Lenin! Original Soundtrack (2003)
Collaborations: Claire Pichet.
Tabarly (2008)

Live albums:
Black Session (1999)
Live album
Collaborations: Neil Hannon (of The Divine Comedy), Bertrand Cantat (of Noir Désir), Françoiz Breut, The Married Monk, Têtes Raides and a string quartet.
C’était ici (2002)
Live compilation album
Collaborations: 35-member orchestral group Synaxis, conducted by Guillaume Bourgogne. Claire Pichet, Christine Ott, Christian Quermalet, Marc Sens, Nicholas Stevens, Jean-François Assy, Renaud Lhoest, Oliver Tilkin, Ronan le bars, Têtes Raides, Dominique A, Lisa Germano.
On Tour (2006)
Collaborations: Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins , Diam’s , Katel, DD la Fleur

Collaborations:
Bästard (EP) (1999)
Collaborations: Bästard
Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright (2004)
Collaborations: Shannon Wright.

DVD:
La Traversée (2005) (by Aurélie du Boys, about the recording and composition of Les Retrouvailles in Ouessant)
On Tour (2006) (by Aurélie du Boys, about the tour)

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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – La Valse Des Monstres
Release Date – 1995
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical, Piano

Tracklist
01 Mouvement introductif 2:07
02 La valse des monstres 3:44
03 Frida 1:34
04 Quimper 94 2:54
05 Ballendaï 2:18
06 Comptine d’été n°17 2:14
07 Cléo au trapèze 2:08
08 La valse des monstres 2:10
09 Le banquet 1:34
10 Comptine d’été n°17 2:34
11 Mouvement introductif 5:38
12 La rue 1:24
13 Iwakichi 3:15
14 Hanako 2:50
15 La plaisanterie 3:00
16 Le compteur 4:04
17 Mouvement introductif 1:49
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Yann Tiersen – La Valse Des Monstres
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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – Rue Des Cascades
Release Date – 1996
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical, Piano

Tracklist
01 J’y suis jamais allé 1:31
02 Rue des cascades 3:59
03 Pas si simple 1:50
04 Comptine d’été n°2 2:10
05 Comptine d’été n°3 1:51
06 Déjà loin 2:50
07 La chambre 1:44
08 Mouvement introductif 2:18
09 La muette 3:33
10 Naomi 4:02
11 Soir de fête 2:52
12 Le vieux en veut encore 1:41
13 Toujours là 1:07
14 C’était ici 1:34
15 Prière n°2 1:23
16 Comptine d’été n°1 2:13
17 La fenêtre 2:44
18 Prière n°3 0:58
19 La pièce vide 1:39
20 La vie quotidienne 7:34
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Yann Tiersen – Rue Des Cascades
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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – et Bästard () La Mancha
Release Date – 1997
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical, Piano

Tracklist
01 La Mancha
02 Twins
03 Marvelous Marvin Agler
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Yann Tiersen – et Bästard () La Mancha
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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – Le Phare
Release Date – 1997
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical, Piano

Tracklist
01 Le quartier 2:01
02 La rupture 2:49
03 Monochrome 3:16
04 La dispute 4:14
05 L’arrivée sur l’île 1:03
06 La noyée 2:23
07 Le fromveur 1:20
08 L’homme aux bras ballants 5:05
09 Sur le fil 7:28
10 Les jours heureux 2:10
11 La crise 1:37
12 Les bras de mer (feat. Dominique A.) 3:10
13 La chute 5:48
14 L’effondrement 1:32
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Yann Tiersen – Le Phare
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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – La Vie Rêvée Des Anges
Release Date – 1998
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical, Piano

Tracklist
01. Rue Des Cascades (Version Remixée)
02. La Plage
03. Le Phare
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Yann Tiersen – La Vie Rêvée Des Anges
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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – Le Cyclope de la Mer
Release Date – 1998
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical, Piano

Tracklist
01 Matin Mécanique
02 Un Effrayé à Poisson Rouge Mortel
03 Travail Dans Le Phare
04 Atempt Pour Tomber
05 Divertissement De Poisson
06 Matin Complexe
07 La Tempête Rouge
08 Une Destruction Aveugle
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Yann Tiersen – Le Cyclope de la Mer
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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – Black session
Release Date – 1999
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical, Piano

Tracklist
01 Sur le fil 3:07
02 Geronimo (feat. Neil Hannon) 1:56
03 Life on Mars (feat. Neil Hannon) 3:09
04 La Rupture 2:44
05 Monochrome (feat. Dominique A.) 3:29
06 Les Bras de mer (feat. Dominique A.) 3:07
07 Roma Amor (feat. The Married Monk) 4:00
08 Tout est calme 3:27
09 A ton étoile (feat. Bertrand Cantat) 3:46
10 La Crise 2:35
11 Les Forges (feat. Françoiz Breut) 4:01
12 La Noyée (feat. Les Têtes Raides) 2:26
13 Ginette (feat. Les Têtes Raides) 4:49
14 La Terrasse 3:40
15 Bon Voyage (feat. Mathieu Boogaerts) 2:25
16 Le Quartier 2:17
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Yann Tiersen – Black Session
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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – Tout est calme
Release Date – 1999
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical, Piano

Tracklist
01 Plus au sud 3:02
02 Les grandes marees 3:38
03 La crise 2:25
04 Tout est calme 3:16
05 La rupture 2:33
06 La releve 1:26
07 La pharmacie 2:48
08 La terrasse 2:55
09 L’etal 1:54
10 La decouverte 2:13
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Yann Tiersen – Tout est calme
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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – l’absente
Release Date – 2001
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical, Piano

Tracklist
01 A quai 4:22
02 La parade 3:18
03 Bagatelle 4:40
04 L’absente 3:18
05 Le jour d’avant 5:07
06 Les jours tristes 3:20
07 L’échec 2:50
08 La lettre d’explication 2:30
09 Qu’en reste t’il 3:41
10 Le méridien 3:57
11 Le concert 2:49
12 Le retour 5:22
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Yann Tiersen – L’absente
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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – Le fabuleux destin d’ Amélie Poulain
Release Date – 2001
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical, Piano

Tracklist
01 – A Quai
02 – Comptine D’Un Autre Ete& L’Apres Midi
03 – Guilty
04 – J’Y Suis Jamais Alle
05 – L’autre Valse D’Amelie
06 – La Dispute
07 – La Noyee
08 – La Redecouverte
09 – La Valse D’Amelie
10 – La Valse D’Amelie (Orchestra Version)
11 – La Valse D’Amelie (Piano Version)
12 – La Valse Des Monstres
13 – La Valse Des Vieux Os
14 – Le Banquet
15 – Le Moulin
16 – Les Jours Tristes (Instrumental)
17 – Pas Si Simple
18 – Si Tu N’etais Pas La (Frehel)
19 – Soir De Fete
20 – Sur Le Fil
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Yann Tiersen – Le fabuleux destin d’ Amélie Poulain Password – SirensSound.blogspot.com
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Artist – Yann Tiersen vs Gotan Project
Album – Musica Planet 2 Nite
Release Date – 2002
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical, Piano

Tracklist
[01] Gotan Project – Queremos Paz
[02] Gotan Project – Una Musica Brutal
[03] Gotan Project – Época
[04] Yann Tiersen – Rue Des Cascades La Parade
[05] Yann Tiersen – Bagatelle
[06] Yann Tiersen – Le Quartier
[07] Yann Tiersen – La Crise
[08] Gotan Project vs. Yann Tiersen – Santa María (Del Buen Ayre)
[09] Gotan Project – Triptico
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Yann Tiersen vs Gotan Project – Musica Planet 2 Nite
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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – C’était ici
Release Date – 2003
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical, Piano

Tracklist
1 Intro
2 La valse d’Amélie
3 C’était ici
4 Rue des cascades (with Claire Pichet)
5 La rupture (with Claire Pichet)
6 La Terrasse
7 Déjà loin
8 Sur le fil
9 Le jour d’avant
10 Le banquet
11 Les jours tristes (with Neil Hannon)
12 La noyée
13 Le moulin
14 Le fromveur
15 L’homme aux bras ballants
16 L’autre valse d’Amélie
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Yann Tiersen – Yann Tiersen – C’était ici
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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – Goodbye Lenin!
Release Date – 2003
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical, Piano

Tracklist
1 Summer 78 (instrumental) 3:50
2 Coma 1:18
3 Childhood (1) 1:37
4 From Prison to Hospital 1:27
5 Mother 0:50
6 Watching Lara 1:28
7 Dishes 0:47
8 First Rendez-Vous 1:17
9 The Decant Session 0:47
10 Lara’s Castle 1:47
11 The Deutsch Mark Is Coming 1:11
12 I Saw Daddy Today 2:04
13 Birthday Preparations 2:31
14 Good Bye Lenin 4:57
15 Childhood (2) 1:44
16 Letters 1:21
17 Mother’s Journey 1:29
18 Preparations for the Last TV Fake 3:07
19 Mother Will Die 3:09
20 Father Is Late 1:31
21 Father and Mother 2:54
22 Finding the Money 1:25
23 Summer 78 (feat. Claire Pichet) 3:55
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Yann Tiersen – Goodbye Lenin!
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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – On Aime, On Aide (ep)
Release Date – 2003
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical, Piano

Tracklist
1 Les vierges (L’intermittence) 3:11
2 Le commerce 2:07
3 La vaisselle 6:13
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Yann Tiersen – On Aime, On Aide (ep)
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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – Concierto en Cartagena, La Mar de Músicas (live)
Release Date – 2004
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical, Piano

Tracklist
01 La Veille
02 Monochrome
03 Les Bras De Mer
04 Les Enfants
05 Sur Le Fil
06 A Ceux Qui Sont Malades Par Mer Calme
07 Bagatelle
08 A Secret Place
09 Le Quartier
10 La Boulange
11 Kala
12 La Crise
13 The Ex
14 L’Homme Aux Braux Ballants
15 Plus d’Hiver
16 Western
17 Le Jour De l’Ouverture
18 L’horloge
19 Waltz #2
20 Plus Au Sud
21 Le Banquet
22 Le Train
23 Loin Des Villes
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Yann Tiersen – Concierto en Cartagena, La Mar de Músicas (live)
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Artist – Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright
Album – Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright
Release Date – 2004
Genre – Mod-classical Neo-classical (Piano) Singer-songwriter

Tracklist
01 No Mercy for She 5:42
02 Dragon Fly 3:15
03 Sound the Bells 3:49
04 Something to Live For 4:13
05 Dried Sea 4:13
06 While You Sleep 2:33
07 Ode to a Friend 3:50
08 Ways to Make You See 4:11
09 Callous Sun 3:15
10 Pale White 3:47
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Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright – Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright
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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – Les Retrouvailles
Release Date – 2005
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical, Piano

Tracklist
01 Western 2:23
02 Kala 4:09
03 Loin des villes 3:19
04 La veillée 3:11
05 Plus d’hiver 2:23
06 A ceux qui sont malades par mer calme 3:30
07 A Secret Place 3:26
08 Le matin 1:58
09 Les enfants 2:00
10 Le jour de l’ouverture 3:38
11 La boulange 2:46
12 La plage 1:57
13 Mary 3:38
14 7:PM 2:41
15 Les retrouvailles 1:30
16 La jetée 1:03
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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – München
Release Date – 2005
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical, Piano

Tracklist
01 Le moulin
02 La veillée
03 Les enfants
04 Monochrome
05 Bagatelle
06 A Ceux Qui Sont Malades Par Mer Calme
07 Le bras de mer
08 Le jour de l’ouverture
09 Le quartier
10 Kala
11 La perceuse
12 La terrase
13 Le banquet
14 La valse d’Amèlie
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Yann Tiersen – München
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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – On tour
Release Date – 2006
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical, Piano

Tracklist
01 La terrasse (live 2006)
02 La rade (live 2006)
03 Ma France à moi (version Yann Tie
04 Les bras de mer (live 2006)
05 1er réveil par temps de guerre (l
06 Mary (live 2006)
07 La perceuse (live 2006)
08 State of shock (live 2006)
09 Le train (live 2006)
10 Esther (live 2006)
11 La rade (version studio)
12 Ukulélé man
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Yann Tiersen – On tour
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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – Tabarly
Year – 2008
Genre – Instrumental Mod-Classical

Tracklist
Face A
1 Tabarly
2 Naval
3 II
4 Au-dessous du volcan
5 IV
6 La longue route
7 1976
Face B
1 Yellow
2 Point zéro
3 La corde
4 8 mm
5 Point Mort
6 Derniére
7 Atlantique nord
8 Eire
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Yann Tiersen – Tabarly
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Artist – Yann Tiersen
Album – The Black Session (Video)
Release Date – 1988
Genre – Mod-Classical Piano
Format – avi

Tracklist
01 Sur le fil 3:07
02 Geronimo (feat. Neil Hannon) 1:56
03 Life on Mars (feat. Neil Hannon) 3:09
04 La Rupture 2:44
05 Monochrome (feat. Dominique A.) 3:29
06 Les Bras de mer (feat. Dominique A.) 3:07
07 Roma Amor (feat. The Married Monk) 4:00
08 Tout est calme 3:27
09 A ton étoile (feat. Bertrand Cantat) 3:46
10 La Crise 2:35
11 Les Forges (feat. Françoiz Breut) 4:01
12 La Noyée (feat. Les Têtes Raides) 2:26
13 Ginette (feat. Les Têtes Raides) 4:49
14 La Terrasse 3:40
15 Bon Voyage (feat. Mathieu Boogaerts) 2:25
16 Le Quartier 2:17
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Yann Tiersen – The Black Session – 01
Yann Tiersen – The Black Session – 02
Yann Tiersen – The Black Session – 03
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Recommendations:
Balmorhea – All Is Wild, All Is Silent
The Cinematic Orchestra
Aki Takahashi – Piano Space
Balmorhea – Tour Ep
Ben Woods – A Collection of Thoughts
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