Alex Beaupain was already a seasoned film composer before striking out as a solo artist in 2005. But his Radiohead-inspired indie pop retains a big-screen sensibility, yielding songs that are rich with atmospheric texture, dramatic tension and scene-stealing guest appearances. From the buzzing New Wave energy and dizzying disco strings of “Au depart” to the sweeping “Des Etoiles Mortes” (featuring a stirring lead vocal by franco-pop icon Julien Clerc), Beaupain elevates simple pop songs into edge-of-your-seat events.