Sofiane Pamart - MOVIE [2LP]

Imagine a film that doesn't exist, then hear its score: that is the idea behind Sofiane Pamart's MOVIE, a sweeping 2026 piano album spread across two LPs.

The French pianist and composer has built a huge following by treating the piano as a pop instrument, moving easily between classical training and collaborations far outside the concert hall. His fourth studio album casts him as composer and musical director of an imaginary soundtrack, performed with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, an ensemble well known for its film score work.

Guests arrive like cameo appearances in a well-cast picture. Wyclef Jean steps in on "There'll Be a Day", bringing his warm, conversational delivery, and Celeste lends her smoky, aching voice to "Watching You", one of the album's most intimate moments. Between the vocal tracks, Pamart's solo and orchestral pieces play like scenes, each with its own mood, colour and pacing.

His playing is the thread through it all: crisp, cinematic and openly emotional, built on bold melodies that let the strings and choir swell behind him.

It is a lavish, romantic record that rewards a dark room and full attention, and a natural fit for anyone who loves a big film score without needing the film itself.