The diminutive 10-strong charango sets the haunting mood for this collection of traditional Argentinian songs.
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Media Type: CD
Artist: SANTAOLALLA,GUSTAVO
Title: RONROCO
Street Release Date: 01/13/1998
Domestic
Genre: WORLD BEAT

Soundtrack to 2003 film adaptation of Che Guevara's 'Motorcycle Diaries'. Details TBA. Universal. 2004.

It's said all humans mysteriously lose 21 grams upon their death, a notion that inspires much hard-boiled philosophizing in Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's structurally ambitious follow-up to Amores Perros. As in that film, several characters’ lives become intertwined via a tragic accident, but here told via a chronologically disjointed structure that's a masterfully wrought puzzle of editing and plot construction. Given that unusual structure, the musical soundtrack by Gustavo Santolalla by necessity carries much of the film's mood and emotional undercurrents in its spare, brooding cues and occasional songs. The composer's primary instruments here are a heavy-vibrato electric guitar (its tone reminiscent of the great Ry Cooder) and an equally altered accordion, set against a ambient wash of electronics and percussion that's so murky as to often seem impenetrable. The Kronos Quartet admirably matches the mood with their closing rendition of the haunting "When Our Wings Are Cut, Can We Still Fly." The hip-hop swing of Ozomati's "Cut Chemist Suite" and R&B of Ann Sexton help anchor it in a more familiar frame of reference, while Benicio del Toro's spooky, spoken-word take on "Shake, Rattle and Roll" (a performance recorded in Memphis' legendary Sun Studios, no less) effectively channels Tom Waits by way of David Lynch. Another fine example of the evocative, genre-free possibilities of modern film music. --Jerry McCulley

The remarkable soundtrack to the powerful motion picture "North Country," "the story of a woman who stood up for what she believed in, even if it meant standing up alone," includes 12 moving tracks from artists including Bob Dylan, Gustavo Santaolalla, Warren Zevon, Leo Kottke, Kim Carnes, The Bellamy Brothers, Mac Davis, and Cat Power. "North Country - Music From The Motion Picture" also features Tell Ol' Bill, a new track from Bob Dylan only found on this incredible collection of songs.

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Soundtrack to 2003 film adaptation of Che Guevara's 'Motorcycle Diaries'. Details TBA. Universal. 2004.