It was the cult French film Amelie which first brought composer Yann Tiersen to international notice.

The soundtrack, which was compiled by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, almost acted as a best-of the musician's work between 1995 and 2001.

The sound complemented the beautifully shot and kooky Montmartre-set story perfectly, characterised by Yann's use of acoustic instruments often associated with traditional French music, including the accordion, violin and piano.

But anyone coming to Komedia expecting to hear that could be in for a shock - after ten years of making acoustic music Yann has strapped on an electric guitar and gone back to his rock roots.

"During my teenage years played in rock bands for ten years," says Yann. "After I rediscovered acoustic musicin the Nineties, I changed the instrumentation of my music and tried to use acoustic instruments.

"I have done that for ten years, it is like a cycle. I needed to keep things more fresh."

It was when he went solo that Yann's attraction to acoustic music started, assisted by one of the most electronic tools musicians can use.

"I was playing in bands with my friends," he says. "But they all got jobs and I was the only one to stay in the music.

"I used the sampler a lot at the beginning to record acoustic instruments so I could play by myself.

"I spent my days with the sampler and through that I discovered the acoustic sounds, and unusual instruments like marimbas and vibraphones."

Yann has been touring with the rock band across France and Europe for more than two years now.

"There is one song with the accordion," says Yann. "And we do a few songs with the violin.

"We are very familiar as a band, so we make some improvisations during the set."

Once the tour finishes in the UK Yann is preparing to go back into the studio and capture some of his rockier side on tape.

"I think the next album will be electric and acoustic," he says. "Sometimes in the same song."

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