Collin also released a side-project album in 2008 under his own name, titled Hollywood, mon amour, consisting of covers, on the Nouvelle Vague formula, of songs from 1980s film soundtracks.

[1] Collin stated that he did not embark on the project out of nostalgia for the films, but because he was drawn to the challenge of transforming extremely well-known hits into intimate tracks.

[2] Collin has worked on several film soundtracks, notably that of 1998's Les Kidnappeurs, directed by Graham Guit.

[2] The main theme of Collin's score was included in collections such as Café del Mar Volume 6.

[3] Collin cited as influences, "The post-punk bands like The Cure, New Order, and also the labels like Factory, Crammed, Les Disques du Crépuscule.