Before devoting himself fully to writing, Jean-Pierre Martinez also had a first life as a musician, notably as a drummer. This long-standing connection with music never entirely disappeared. Today it returns in a new form, through a repertoire of original songs inspired by his poems, his plays and his world as an author.

With Jean-Pierre Martinez Music, he extends his dramatic work into song. Each song is conceived as a short story, a miniature scene or a musical monologue. Some songs are funny, satirical or absurd; others are more melancholic, poetic or committed. All seek to tell a story, to give voice to a character, to create a situation.
This repertoire is intended for listeners curious to discover original songs, but also for singers, actors, theatre companies and project leaders combining text and music. Some songs can be enjoyed on their own; others may find their place in a show, a musical reading, a stage production, a theatrical concert or a musical theatre project.
Jean-Pierre Martinez Music thus offers a world at the crossroads of French chanson, theatre, satire and poetry. It brings together the themes that run through his dramatic work: love and its misunderstandings, solitude, chance, money, power, death, creation, social illusions, the absurdity of the contemporary world and the fragile beauty of our lives.
The songs are classified by themes, moods and styles to make them easier to discover. Some directly extend the world of his plays; others open up new, more musical territories, between dark humour, tenderness, fantasy, irony and emotion.