The piano song associated with Amélie is “Comptine d’un autre été: L’après-midi” , composed by Yann Tiersen for the film’s soundtrack. It’s often just called the Amélie theme in piano covers and tutorials.

What it is

  • The piece appears on the soundtrack of the 2001 French film Amélie.
  • It is a solo piano piece and one of the movie’s most recognizable melodies.
  • Some videos and arrangements also refer to related Amélie soundtrack pieces like “La Valse d’Amélie”.

Quick note

If you were thinking of the most famous piano melody from Amélie , this is almost certainly the one people mean.

Title in French

  • Comptine d’un autre été: L’après-midi
  • Roughly translates to “A Childhood Memory of Another Summer: The Afternoon” in English-style phrasing, though the title is usually kept in French.

Would you like the exact sheet-music title or a list of the other well-known Amélie piano pieces?