Montpoupon La Roque - Gageac in the Dordogne Valley (bicyclists) Chateau Montpoupon, bicyclists racing toward us Bugatti race cars in Cannes Hot air balloons take off near Chaumont Castle on the Loire river Hot air balloons in front of the cliff city of Rocamadour French Alps in the spring Mountain climbers on rocky peaks in Chamonix (French Alps) Skiers in Chamonix La Rochelle Harbor On board a Brittany fishing boat at sea Fishing boats on the rocky beach of Etretat in Normandy Mont Saint-Michel Interior of Notre-Dame-de-Penhors church in Pouldreuzic, Brittany Wedding reception in full swing at a Brittany farm to traditional Brittany folk music Couple walks along the cliffs of Normandy in Étretat The cliff city of Bonifacio, Corsica Villefranche near Nice Calanque cliffs near Cassis Pier in front of the Carlton Hotel in Cannes Cannes Harbor at twilight Racing along railway tracks in the small Lozère town of Chapeauroux next to the Allier River Gare du Nord (North rail station) in Paris Champs-Élysées at twilight featuring the Arc de Triomphe Seine River in Paris Notre Dame de Paris Through the archways at the Louvre, the Republican Guard Eiffel Tower Aerial shot of Étretat Cliffs Aerial shot of the Pyrenées of Cirque de Gavarnie Aerial shot of Château de Chambord Aerial shot of French Alps near Mont Blanc Finale - Eiffel Tower Soundtrack Buddy Baker arranged the film score, and he conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios. The soundtrack was recorded digitally with a Sony prototype recorder, and Impressions de France became the first movie with a digital soundtrack from beginning to end. Rick Harper made the initial selections of French music for the movie. Regarding the inspiration for his musical choices, Harper said: I grew up being exposed to a lot of great music. My mother is a fantastic musician and pianist, and when I was in grade school, she would take me out of school to go the San Francisco opera and symphony. I built a classical music collection of records starting from when I was about 6 years old. I was really familiar with music from the Romantic era and primarily French music. It's almost in my DNA. Even to this day, that's the music of my preference. A listing of the movie's score from official and unofficial sources: The selections marked with * can be found on these albums: Walt Disney World