by Ned RaggettAmong Sylvain Chauveau's many other musical pursuits are his soundtracks, with Nuage being a compilation of two of them, both for fellow Frenchman Sebastian Betbeder's work -- Nuage itself and a shorter film, Les Mains d'Andrea. Both are logical extensions of his exploratory work with extremely minimal (but not minimalist) string and piano arrangements, along with guitar from Chauveau himself, though his direct contributions appear even more sparingly in comparison to the other instruments. While the instrumentation may suggest the work of Michael Nyman, in intent and end result Chauveau has a much different goal than that noted British composer's film scores with its mix of track lengths and often quicker, more dramatic tempos. The many selections on the short disc are all swift themselves -- many only just making it past a minute long -- and as a result, the effect of Nuage is not entirely removed from his "regular" work, with ...