How the Music of ‘Chevalier’ Enlivens the Story of an 18th-Century Creole Violinist in Marie Antoinette’s Court

It took the combined talent of composers Kris Bowers and Michael Abels to help filmmaker Stephen Williams ensure Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ music lives on after his life story was …

, Chevalier is a promising young Black musician who excels at fencing, playing the violin and wooing the court of Marie Antoinette.

As that scene evolves and they go back and forth with solos, Abels explains, “The Joseph solos take on a modern, Jimi-Hendrix style tone so the music reflects what we’d expect to hear in that situation.” Bowers studied Bologne’s music, learning his melodies, and transcribing violin motifs, riffs and themes. Says Bowers, “I started with cues that felt as if they were inspired by and stemmed from his music while figuring out how to modernize that sound.” He adds, “There were times when I would write cues and he felt the way I was pacing it was getting ahead of the moment, so Stephen pushed for me to be patient.

Bologne also embarks on a love affair with singing protégé Marie-Josephine played by Samara Weaving. “I looked at tragic love stories. I thought about Romeo and Juliet, and the darkness to those emotional love themes,” says Bowers.

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