Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Moscow (1997) Review

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Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Moscow (1997) ReviewFor Jean-Michel Jarre fans in the US, this DVD is a must-buy for the simply reason that this is only the second time that there has been an NTSC-formatted Jarre video. (The Houston concert video from 1987, now out of print, was the last time.) The video, once again, documents an achievement of enormous scale.
So why the reserved 3-star rating? Jarre concerts have always been difficult to capture on film - his canvas is nothing less than the skyline. But this film seems to completely avoid this challenge altogether by focusing on close-ups on stage. Views of the vast, painted, building-scape are occasional. This documentation of the concert stands in stark contrast to what the live audience surely experienced - a unique fusion of architecture, music, and pyrotechnics. And although the Young Bolshoi Dancers are listed as part of the concert, they are not seen on this video.
The soundtrack is solid but unexceptional. No high-quality PCM audio track is available - only the standard Dolby Digital 5.1 or 2.0. The balance matches the film, focusing on close-up sound rather than capturing the pyrotechnics-music combination that the audience must have heard.
The documentary will turn out to be far more interesting for many fans. Again, for US fans, this is the only chance to catch a glimpse, however brief, of footage from other concerts such as Docklands (London) and La Defense (Paris). This 53-minute piece traces Jarre's entire career, with particular attention placed on the evolution of his ground-breaking concerts.Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene Moscow (1997) OverviewAn electronic music spectacular! On the 6th of September, 1997, 3.7 million Muscovites witnessed "Oxygene Moscow" (60 min.), the biggest outdoor live event ever--the celebration of Moscow's 850th birthday--featuring Jean Michel Jarre with the Red Army Choir and the Bolshoi Kids Choir with live links to the MIR space station. Also included is "Making The Steamroller Fly" (53 min.), a documentary by acclaimed director Aubrey Powell who sets out to discover the man behind the legend on the eve of Jarre's greatest live spectacular.

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