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VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

 ABOUT THE SOUNDTRACK

Artistes: Various
Label:
Telarc
Release Date: August 12, 2008
Links:
www.telarc.com

www.vickycristina-movie.com


 

 



TRACK LISTING
1
Barcelona - Giulia y Los Tellarini
2
Gorrion - Juan Serrano
3
Entre Dos Aguas - Paco De Lucia
4
El Noi De La Mare - Jean-Felix Lalanne, Muriel Anderson
5
Granada - Emilio de Benito
6
La Ley Del Retiro - Giulia y Los Tellarini
7
When I Was A Boy - Biel Ballester Trio, Graci Pedro, Leo Hipaucha
8
Big Brother - The Stephane Wrembel Trio
9
Asturias - Juan Quesada
10
Your Shining Eyes - Biel Ballester Trio, Graci Pedro, Leo Hipaucha
11
Entre Olas - Juan Serrano

SOUNDTRACK REVIEW:

This reviewer has no idea whether he will ever get a chance to step into the romantic city of Barcelona in his lifetime, so he’d have to make do with this soundtrack for the time being. The 42 minute album contains music used in Woody Allen’s lighthearted romantic film starring the sexy Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson. And like the director who mentions in his CD liner notes that he did not know any Spanish music, we too do not have much knowledge about it. But judging from the breezy and sun kissed guitar melodies from the 11 tracks on this album, we are sure that the eclectic collection will please many people.

The catchy title song “Barcelona” is a bouncy and feathery tune performed by indie band Giulia y los Tellarini. You can almost picture Gaudi’s unique and individualistic works in your mind. Following that, you get flamenco guitarist Juan Serrano’s exotic sounding “Gorrion”, composer guitarist Paco de Lucia’s playful yet affecting “entre Dos Aguas” and French musicians Jean-Felix Lalanne and Muriel Anderson’s slower paced “El Noi De La Mare”.

While the music on this disc may not go down well with, ahem, certain less cultured folks who prefer their music ear splittingly loud, we’d advise that, for the well being of your soul, to play this soundtrack to soothe your gentle nerves.

Jazz musicians The Stephane Wrembel Trio’s “Big Brother” is hypnotically seductive, Latin musician Juan Quesada’s “Asturias” has a dangerous espionage feel to it, while the collaboration between the Biel Ballester Trio, Graci Pedro and Leo Hipaucha is “Your Shining Eyes”, a playfully orchestration of strumming guitars.

Whatever your mood, this diverse collection of music will be a treat to your stressed up soul. And it doesn’t take a veteran director like Allen to tell you that.

ALBUM RATING:



Recommended Track: (1) Barcelona

Review by John Li

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