{75}{95}Deep Forest, 
{100}{130}a group from nothern France,
{135}{170}met global success 15 years ago, 
{175}{205}with their song "Sweet Lullaby". 
{210}{260}More than 3 million copies were sold worldwide, 
{265}{335}in the middle of the "world music" wave.
{340}{375}Today, the group is in standby  
{380}{410}but its two co-founders 
{415}{450}each continue on their own, 
{460}{485}In their private studios,
{490}{545}Eric Mouquet works on what he calls 
{550}{585}"the voices of the world",
{595}{640}which he associates with
{645}{675}another one of his passions: astronomy.
{680}{730}He had two hi-tech observatories 
{735}{770}installed in his backyard.
{780}{830}Deep Forest, "the voice of the stars".
{835}{875}A film by Sebastian de Carelle 
{880}{910}and Jean Marie Barfeti.
  
{1200}{1245}Only 15 years ago, 
{1250}{1285}a world music wave sweeps the music industry. 
{1290}{1320}A group from nothern France 
{1325}{1355}is going to meet planetary success. 
{1375}{1420}The faces are unknown. 
{1425}{1490}However this duo and this tune may be familiar.
{1520}{1550}The group: Deep Forest. 
{1555}{1600}The hit: Sweet lullaby, 
{1620}{1690}sold to more than 3 million copies in the world. 

{1755}{1790}Deep Forest has been very important 
{1795}{1830}because we immediately became 
{1835}{1855}famous everywhere in the world. 
{1865}{1920}We received many awards: 
{1930}{2000}golden discs from many countries... 
{2020}{2045}A fantastic time was when we 
{2050}{2150}received the Grammy Award in the US. 
{2175}{2200}It's the grammophon you can see here. 
{2205}{2250}Just behind you see the world award, 
{2255}{2320}also won in 1995.
{2335}{2450}All these constitute exceptional memories 
{2455}{2510}because this music of Deep Forest just started here
{2515}{2535}in the north of France, 
{2540}{2585}from a collaboration between Michel Sanchez and myself, 
{2595}{2630}and it went all around the world.

{2755}{2790}15 years later, 
{2795}{2830}the group Deep Forest is in standby. 
{2835}{2900}Although the members actively work on solo projects, 
{2903}{3015}the musical spirit and universe remain the same.
{3040}{3090}Indeed, in his private studio
{3095}{3130}Eric Mouquet continues working on 
{3135}{3190}"The voices of the World".

{3230}{3345}We try to find sounds with a "forest" touch... 
{3420}{3540}to this we add African voices... 
{3675}{3765}and all the emotion comes from the harmonics we add.

{4000}{4035}With the success of Deep Forest, 
{4040}{4075}Eric Mouquet has gained some wealth 
{4080}{4180}enabling him to satisfy a childhood dream: astronomy. 
{4205}{4260}Two gigantic observatories in the back of his garden. 
{4270}{4325}He bought himself the most sophisticated equipment
{4330}{4375}of amateur astronomy in France.

{4380}{4430}Here we are under the cupola 
{4435}{4455}of the biggest telescope. 
{4480}{4510}It's a 3.5m large cupola. 
{4515}{4615}Here you can see the control system. 
{4620}{4710}Everything is routed to the computers.

{4800}{4840}A 400mm telescope, 
{4845}{4880}a second one with 106mm, 
{4900}{4945}equipment allowing the man from Valencienne
{4950}{5000}to travel millions of light years.
{5055}{5085}Eric Mouquet specialized himself 
{5090}{5150}in the photography of the deep sky. 
{5185}{5260}Galaxies, nebulas now belong to the musicians's universe.
 
{5265}{5285}This is the device 
{5300}{5380}that captures the pictures of the stars. 
{5385}{5475}As the lights are very weak, 
{5505}{5595}I often use exposure times 
{5600}{5665}of more than two/three hours.

{5815}{5855}After long hours of patience, 
{5860}{5885}this is the reward: 
{5960}{6005}beautiful and unique pictures, 
{6025}{6095}that benefit from a color filtering process 
{6100}{6135}and a special framing. 

{6265}{6290}We meet Eric Mouquet again, 
{6295}{6330}at the end of a long recording day 
{6335}{6355}with singer Catherine Lara. 
{6375}{6400}It is about 11 o'clock. 
{6410}{6485}The sky is clear, no clouds in the horizon. 
{6555}{6640}The chase after galaxies can start again.

{6650}{6665}What Eric does, 
{6670}{6690}he does with a lot of 
{6695}{6740}attention to detail and meticulousness. 
{6745}{6800}He is a perfectionist. 
{6805}{6955}The equipment he uses is very impressive 
{6980}{7020}and most importantly, 
{7025}{7080}he makes wonderful pictures.

{7125}{7180}We are now at... at 25 million light years. 
{7185}{7295}It is far away, but how far?

{7405}{7435}Computers make miracles. 
{7465}{7515}Eric controls his telescopes from his kitchen; 
{7540}{7580}but nothing replaces the pleasure 
{7585}{7625}of a night walk to the backyard. 
{7655}{7725}Eric is now famous in the world of astronomy. 
{7755}{7820}A fame brought by this picture 
{7855}{7965}of the nebula NGC 7635.

{7980}{8010}The sky was excepetional, 
{8015}{8165}very clear and stable. 
{8170}{8210}And when I saw the first pictures, 
{8215}{8250}I thought to myself, 
{8255}{8300}this night might not be too bad. 
{8305}{8375}The material, the gazes were boiling. 
{8380}{8565}You really felt you were in the cosmos. 
{8590}{8625}This picture fascinates me.

{8660}{8745}This picture was awarded in autumn by the NASA. 
{8765}{8810}A picture that opened the doors 
{8815}{8860}to the science forum of Villeneuve d'Asques. 
{8865}{8920}Now playing in the planetarium: Deep Sky. 
{8940}{8980}A show mixing Deep Forest's music 
{8985}{9040}and the sky pictures of Eric Mouquet.

{9045}{9095}We hereby took the opportunity 
{9100}{9175}to show amateur photography, 
{9180}{9210}which we normally don't do, 
{9215}{9315}since we rather present pictures 
{9320}{9305}from space probes or big observatories. 
{9310}{9430}The pictures of Eric are very professional.

{9695}{9770}When I went to the first night of the show, 
{9775}{9820}I was very moved. 
{9825}{9910}It was working very well, 
{9915}{9950}with a lot of emotion.
{10055}{10100}They are going to develop the experience, 
{10105}{10145}modifying 2/3 of things. 
{10150}{10185}We also have another project 
{10190}{10275}where I will be more involved 
{10280}{10365}since I would provide specific music
{10370}{10430}for the planetarium. 

{10440}{10475}The other big project at the moment 
{10480}{10515}is a musical one: Deep Brazil.
{10600}{10635}This album will be about the protection 
{10640}{10665}of the Amazonian forest 
{10670}{10715}and the link between Africa and Brazil. 
{10720}{10815}"Africa Brazil", definitely a hit!

{10945}{11035}I hope that this music will be appreciated. 
{11040}{11080}Deep Forest had such success around the world 
{11110}{11160}that fans will recognize themselves in this album.