Back in France, Deriviere started to work on film productions. He worked under composers such as Bruno Coulais and Laurent Petitgirard creating additional music for artistically challenging productions. On the side, he scored short films, television shows, and documentaries. He single-handedly created the epic orchestral score for Sans Camion and all the songs for the musical film La Tartine. Other film credits including Tempora, La Solitude, Cub, and The Passenger. He received most attention for his score for the short movie The Toast whose sad love story and supporting score was commemorated at many eminent film festivals.
In 2004, Deriviere received the opportunity to score Hydravision's survival horror game Obscure due to connections he established from his demoscene days. He spent a year working on everything related to the sound for the game. He adopted a haunting choir-based sound Aware he couldn't afford to integrate full orchestra, he mixed samples from the realistic Vienna Symphony Library with haunting recordings from the Children Choir of the National Opera of Paris. Following these scores, he produced some humorous funk-orchestral fusions for Championsheep Rally and scored the flight simulator Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk.
For 2007's sequel Obscure II, Deriviere enjoyed the exuberance of recording with the Boston Quartet and produced a more textural score. He worked on further low profile productions while scoring the project. Whether the exciting orchestral overture for Destination: Treasure Island or the whimsical melodious tunes for My Little Flufties, he puts much effort into all his productions. Though chiefly a game composer these days, he is also often commissioned to produce classical compositions. This helps him to always remain challenged as a composer.
Deriviere's latest major work is 2008's Alone in the Dark. He made an effort to demonstrate the real dimensions music can add to games on this production, feeling that many composers in the industry produce mere background music. He created a four hour orchestral score that immersed listeners into the experience and carefully complemented both action and atmospheric scenes. Despite the critical failure of the game, Milan Records published a selection of instrumental music from the score and several pieces recorded with The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices. Deriviere intends to write for more video games in the future, but is currently writing a mass and an opera.
His soundtracks for both Obscure games are available for free download on his homepage at http://www.olivierderiviere.com/. UPDATE: As of September 2009 Olivier has changed his website and you can only stream the music. However, the soundtrack for the PSP game Obscure: The Aftermath can be downloaded from the official game website at www.obscuretheaftermathpsp.com.
The Root
Olivier Deriviere Lyrics
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Ogou se Lwa dife′w ye
Feray se Lwa lagè ye
Pyè Aleman Lèmiso Batala e
Feray se Lwa dife'w ye
Ogou se Lwa lagè ye
Pyè Aleman Lèmiso Batala e
The lyrics of Olivier Deriviere's song The Root are in Haitian Creole, and they refer to the vodou spirits or lwas that are central in the cultural and religious practices of Haiti. The first line mentions Pyè Aleman Lèmiso Batala, which may refer to a specific lwa or to a group of lwas associated with healing and fertility. Then, the lyrics mention two other lwas, Ogou and Feray, who respectively represent fire and war, and agriculture and ironworking. The repetition of the phrases "Ogou se Lwa dife'w ye" and "Feray se Lwa lagè ye" emphasize the power and influence of these lwas in the lives of Haitian people.
The song captures the complexity and richness of Haitian culture and its vodou traditions. It acknowledges the strength and resilience of a people who have faced slavery, colonialism, and natural disasters, and who have found in their spiritual practices a source of identity, resistance, and hope. The song also highlights the notion of community and collective memory that underlies Haitian vodou, as well as its connection to nature and the spiritual world.
Line by Line Meaning
Pyè Aleman Lèmiso Batala e
Invocation of the spirits Pyè, Aleman, Lèmiso, and Batala
Ogou se Lwa dife'w ye
Ogou is the spirit of your inner fire and passion
Feray se Lwa lagè ye
Feray is the spirit of war and conflict
Pyè Aleman Lèmiso Batala e
Invocation of the spirits Pyè, Aleman, Lèmiso, and Batala
Feray se Lwa dife'w ye
Feray is the spirit of your own inner fire and passion
Ogou se Lwa lagè ye
Ogou is the spirit of war and conflict
Pyè Aleman Lèmiso Batala e
Invocation of the spirits Pyè, Aleman, Lèmiso, and Batala
Writer(s): Olivier Deriviere
Contributed by Sophie T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@LiamGers-cx1kn
“I was born into Slavery. Deprived of any right... of any faith. I was sold, traded for labour. Forced to watch suffering, treated like a beast of burden.
...With no future ahead of me, i forged my own... and I knew blood would be the price. I never looked back, never wanted to, never had to, until now...”
@gleamingtiger5259
WELL...... THAT WAS DARK
I know this isn't real cause why would anybody wanted to tell anyone their deep dark past life
@LiamGers-cx1kn
Alyan Irfan fixed it.
@watergunsrcool
His word was “perhaps”
@merajkara2377
@@gleamingtiger5259 ? he is quoting the games trailer bro, what are you going on about past life and deep dark secret?? LOL
@captainradzinsky
I love this trailer speech from Adéwalé. ♥️😢 So true.
@aldagusta8625
Rest in peace Adewale
@valbonemurati1805
Aldagusta yeah
@supervivo3291
Yes rest in peace Adewale
@someguy6959
Aldagusta Who knows maybe he secretly married who knows?