A French harpist who blends Celtic tradition with contemporary arrangements, known for her work on Studio Ghibli's 'The Secret World of Arrietty.'
For a quick sense of her sound, 'Arrietty's Song' and 'Older' frame it well, one written for film, the other from her own catalog, both built around that harp.
Cécile Corbel's music carries Breton folk traditions into modern settings without losing their texture. Her song 'Arrietty's Song' for the 2010 Studio Ghibli film introduced her harp and voice to a wide international audience. Tracks like 'Older' and 'Red Rose' show how she keeps that Celtic melodic sense alive in her own writing.
She grew up in Finistère hearing traditional Breton songs and started playing harp early. Her debut album 'Les Fiancés d'Hiver' arrived in 2002, mixing Celtic melodies with contemporary arrangements. The 2010 film 'The Secret World of Arrietty' brought her songwriting to a different scale, and she's kept recording with collaborators like Simon Ditzler since.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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