Man Plays 'Amélie' Theme On Piano In Lviv, Ukraine

People wandering the streets of the town of Lviv in Ukraine were graced with a musical performance by a street performer on a piano, something that is rarely seen with buskers. The tune is “Comptine d'un autre été : L'après-midi”, a track from the world-famous French motion picture Amélie.

The 2001 French film Amélie, a motion picture set in Paris, France, about a young woman endeavoring to help and improve the lives of those around her. Having been home-schooled since childhood, Amélie finally leaves her lifelong home and begins to discover her true vocation in life: awarding her neighbors and colleagues love and happiness. But when Amélie chances upon her own romance, her adventure truly begins—ever captured by the music of Yann Tiersen.

Busking is the act of performing in public places for gratuities. In many countries the rewards are generally in the form of money but other gratuities such as food, drink or gifts may be given.

You can’t wander far in the city centers of Kyiv, Odessa, or Lviv without hearing busker music. As in just about any big city, they’re everywhere. However, these are not just the typical barefoot guitar or banjo slinging, Bob Dylan covering buskers I’ve become so accustomed to in the Northwest. In Ukraine, they mean business.