The Seduction of Claude Debussy is a 1999 concept album by Art of Noise, featuring a line-up of Trevor Horn, Anne Dudley, Paul Morley, and Lol Creme. Also appearing on the album are John Hurt, soprano Sally Bradshaw, Rakim, and Donna Lewis. The group blended the music of groundbreaking French impressionist composer Claude Debussy with drum and bass, opera, hip hop, jazz, and narration, and described the album as "the soundtrack to a film that wasn't made about the life of Claude Debussy."
The album was announced in mid-1998 as being due for release by the end of that year. However, it didn't come out until mid-1999. The album was only released on CD and MiniDisc formats. The UK edition was released 28 June 1999. The U.S. edition was released 29 June 1999. The Japan edition was released 1 December 1999.
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