Frida (soundtrack)

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Frida
Frida cover
Soundtrack by Elliot Goldenthal
Released October 22, 2002
Recorded 2002
Genre Latin
Avante garde
Modernist
Progressive
Length 50:26
Label Universal
289 474 150-2
Producer Matthias Gohl
Professional reviews
Elliot Goldenthal chronology
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
(2001)		 Frida
(2002)		 The Good Thief (2002)

Frida is the original soundtrack album, on the Universal label, of the 2002 Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning film Frida starring Salma Hayek, Mía Maestro, Ashley Judd and Antonio Banderas. The original score and songs were composed by Elliot Goldenthal.

Contents

[edit] The Score

The album won both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score. At the World Soundtrack Awards it won two awards: "Best Original Soundtrack of the Year" and "Soundtrack Composer of the Year".

“ In Frida, the approach I took scoring the music is that of melodic intimacy (scoring with melodies or tunes as opposed to motific fragments). To achieve additional intimacy I choose a small ensemble of acoustic instruments: the small Mexican guitar (Vihuela), standard classical guitar, Mexican bass guitar (guitarron), accordion, Mexican harp, marimba, and glass armonica (a Benjamin Franklin invention). I found that the guitars provided the full range of lyricism and percussion I needed.
Mexican music cannot be generalize, it varies greatly from one region to the next, but in its folkloric music there is a certain harmonic fingerprint, the use of consecutive thirds and a proud avoidance of over-complex harmonies. I found that if I adhered to this essential harmonic signature, and stayed very honest with my melodies, the movie invited me in. The few times I tried to reach for more complex harmony and structure, the movie kicked me out with pointy Mexican boots. These ideas remain on my studio floor under a pile of empty Corona bottles... - Elliot Goldenthal		 ”

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[edit] Track listing

  1. Benediction and Dream - Performed by Lila Downs (2:31)
  2. The Floating Bed (1:29)
  3. El Conejo - Performed by Cojolites (2:29)
  4. Paloma Negra - Performed by Chavela Vargas (3:17)
  5. Self-Portrait With Hair Down (1:09)
  6. Alcoba Azul - Performed by Lila Downs (1:36)
  7. Carabina 30/30 - Performed by El Poder Del Norte (2:43)
  8. Solo Tu (1:22)
  9. El Gusto (2:18)
  10. The Journey (2:56)
  11. El Antifaz - Performed by Liberacion (2:28)
  12. The Suicide of Dorothy Hale (0:48)
  13. La Cavalera (1:40)
  14. La Bruja - Performed by Salma Hayek and Los Vega (1:57)
  15. Portrait of Lupe (2:13)
  16. La Llorona - Performed by Chavela Vargas (2:22)
  17. Estrella Oscura - Performed by Lila Downs (1:48)
  18. Still Life (1:31)
  19. Viva la Vida - Performed by Trio / Marimberos (2:16)
  20. The Departure (2:13)
  21. Coyoacán and Variations (2:34)
  22. La Llorona - Lila Downs & Mariachi Juvenil de Tecalitian (2:20)
  23. Burning Bed (1:08)
  24. Burn It Blue - Performed by Caetano Veloso and Lila Downs (7:58)


[edit] References

  1. ^ Elliot Goldenthal Discography: Frida (2002)


[edit] External links


Awards
Preceded by
The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring		 Academy Award for Best Original Score
2002		 Succeeded by
The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King
Preceded by
Moulin Rouge!		 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
2002		 Succeeded by
The Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King
Preceded by
The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring		 World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Soundtrack
2003		 Succeeded by
Cold Mountain
Big Three Film Music Awards (2002)
Academy Award
Frida		 Golden Globe
Frida		 BAFTA Award
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