Citroen GS Pallas 1971

Based on a true story…

Back in the day, when I only had a single Sounddevices 702 recorder and a MS set, I recorded this little fun French car, the Citroen GS Pallas from 1971, together with sound designer Peter Albrechtsen.

The car which was the main character, Poul Brink´s way of transportation, in Christina Rosendahls true story feature film called The Idealist.

Poul Brink, was a Danish journalist and whistleblower who attempted to reveal the secret behind a nuclear disaster in Greenland that occurred during the height of the Cold War.

The Citroen GS Pallas was back then advertised as a futuristic kind of car, with a very cool speedometer, highlighting and enlarging the actual speed, and it was the only car able to actually drive in three wheels because of the cars revolutionary hydropneumatic suspension.

The car we recorded (the actual car from the film) had been cared for and well kept in a dry basement for years, and only driven in the summer time. We had one shot session before the weather changed and the owner was putting it back into hibernation.

This little classic car library includes:

Long onboard/interior recordings in the city

Recordings of driving with microphones placed near each backend wheel

Exterior pass bys and reverse driving

Approaches on asphalt and gravel

Engine turned on and off, and Idle

Doors, both interior and exterior perspective

Trunk opening and closing

Glove compartment opening and closing

Horn honks

Blinker, wipers, hand brake, and switches sounds

Seatbelt on and off

Gear changing with engine off

Pedal stomps with engine off

Citroen GS Pallas 1971 is 1,3 Gb, 66 files 96/24 all UCS ready. Recorded with a single Sounddevices 702 and Sennheiser Mkh416/Emesser and DPA 4060 mics.

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