Paris S/S 2012 fashion week show tunes: Menswear

Fashion week, these days, is about much more than just the collections. Showmanship is the name of game, and in the meticulously executed sartorial extravaganzas, the soundtrack is an element that no producer can afford to overlook. Music royalty - past and present - is enlisted to ensure a full assault on the senses. Here, we bring you the soundtrack to the shows.
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THURSDAY 23/6
'Ice' by Motor
Music production: Jeff Judd
'I Zimbra' by Talking Heads; 'Change Is What We Need (Tee's Freeze Mix)' by House of Gypsies
Music production: Frédéric Sanchez
'Cymbal Rush' by Thom Yorke; 'Cymbal Rush (The Field Late Night Essen Und Trinken Remix)' by Thom Yorke
FRIDAY 24/6
'My Sweet Lord' by George Harrison; 'Apple Scruffs' by George Harrison; 'Don't Let Me Wait Too Long' by George Harrison; 'Wah-Wah' by George Harrison; 'All Things Must Pass' by George Harrison
Yves Saint Laurent
'Piano Player' by Gill Scott Heron & Jamie xx; 'How Deep Is Your Love' by The Rapture
Kris van Assche
You rascal you by Hanni El Khatib; Loved one by Hanni El Khatib
Remix by: Mode-F
Comme des Garçons
'Zazinthar' by Unknown Artist; 'Amigo' by Satwa; 'Myna Bird' by Eden Ahbez; 'Withchi Taito' by Harpers' Bizarre; 'Pysche I' by These Trails; 'American Dreamer' by Maxxi and Zeus
Music production: Hells Kitchen
SATURDAY 25/6
Maison Martin Margiela
Film:
'Horsefish' by Amon Tobin; 'Culture Tunnels' by Aronas; 'Music For Evenings' by Young Marble Giants; 'It's Alright' by ESG; 'Toiler On The Sea' by The Stranglers; 'Coco' by Stewart Copeland; 'Steady, As She Goes' by The Raconteurs; 'Searching For Mr. Right' by Young Marble Giant; 'The Boy With The Perpetual Nervousness' by The Feelies; 'Freak Out Requiem III' by Amon Düül II; 'Babies' by Bon Iver; 'Too Much Of A Good Thing' by The Troggs
Show:
'Run Run Run' by The Who; 'King Of The Beach' by The Wavves; 'Little Room' by The White Stripes; 'Strange Times' by The Black Keys; 'Babies' by Bon Iver; 'Stay Up Late' by Talking Heads
Music production: Reno Isaac
Hermès
'La Belle Vie (edit)' by Sacha Distel; 'The Hop' by Radio Citizen feat. Bajka; 'The Trip' by Vacationer; 'Sorry' by Pupkulies & Rebeca; 'Filthy Love (The Shoes Remix)' by We Are Enfants Terribles
Raf Simons
Excerpt from a composition created for Lucas Sponchiado by Frédéric Ameel featuring Oriane Leclercq; 'Half Asleep (chant)' - Excerpt from a track created for Oriane Leclercq by Frédéric Ameel featuring Valérie Leclercq; Lyrics from 'Electric Light' and 'Sheela-na-gig' by PJ Harvey; 'My Head Is Slowly Exploding' by Perc; 'Master Circuits (Noob Remix)' by Jasper Dalhback; 'The Brainwasher' by Daft Punk
Music Production: Frédéric Ameel
SUNDAY 26/6
Roland Mouret
'Five Years' by David Bowie; 'Sound and Vision' by David Bowie
Music production: Mode F - Alexander Maxwell, Laurent Ballot, Nano de Clausel
'Ohnono/Kiwembo' by Andrew Bird v Konono No 1 and Sobanza Mimanisa; 'Schoolbell/Treehouse' by Arthur Russell; 'Riot In Lagod' by Ryuichi Sakamoto; 'Rubaczech' by Burtn Freidman v Konono No 1; 'Eye Contact' by Tussle; 'Inchworm' by Battles; 'Tight As A Drum' by Thomas Leer; 'Air Pocket' by Roger Powell
Music Production: Peter Smith
Leonardi: Marina Sound; Mazzetti: Supermaxxx; Leonardi: Cosmik Adelante; Mazzetti: Funcky Jungle; Leonardi: Ethno Maraja
Sound Designer: Marcelo Burlon
Thom Browne
'Willkommen' by John Harold Kander from 'Cabaret'; 'Milord' by Edith Piaf; 'Mon Manège à Moi' by Josephine Baker; 'Big Spender' by Gemma Ray; 'Mon Dieu' by Edith Piaf; 'La Vie En Rose' by Marlene Dietrich; 'C'est Si Bon' by Eartha Kitt; 'Non Je Ne Regrette Rien' by Edith Piaf
Music production: Nano de Clausel, Laurent Ballot, and Alexander Maxwell of Mode F
Acne
'Your Highness' by Parallel City; 'Thracian Plaim' by Bogdan Irkiik; 'Take Me' by Jimmy Tenar; 'Death Suite' by Boys Noize & Erol Alkan
Music Production: Yourhighness
Jack Moss is the Fashion Features Editor at Wallpaper*, joining the team in 2022. Having previously been the digital features editor at AnOther and digital editor at 10 and 10 Men magazines, he has also contributed to titles including i-D, Dazed, 10 Magazine, Mr Porter’s The Journal and more, while also featuring in Dazed: 32 Years Confused: The Covers, published by Rizzoli. He is particularly interested in the moments when fashion intersects with other creative disciplines – notably art and design – as well as championing a new generation of international talent and reporting from international fashion weeks. Across his career, he has interviewed the fashion industry’s leading figures, including Rick Owens, Pieter Mulier, Jonathan Anderson, Grace Wales Bonner, Christian Lacroix, Kate Moss and Manolo Blahnik.
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