Desperado: The Soundtrack

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Desperado: The Soundtrack
Desperado: The Soundtrack cover
Soundtrack by various artists
Released August 15, 1995
Genre Chicano rock
Ranchera
Rock
Pop
Label Epic/Sony
Professional reviews
Robert Rodriguez film soundtrack chronology
Four Rooms
(1995)		 Desperado
(1995)		 From Dusk Till Dawn
(1996)
Los Lobos chronology
Music for Papa's Dream
(1995)		 Desperado
(1995)		 Colossal Head
(1996)

The film score to Robert Rodriguez's Desperado is written and performed by the Los Angeles rock band, Los Lobos, performing Chicano rock and traditional Ranchera music. Other artists on the soundtrack album include Dire Straits, Link Wray, Latin Playboys and Carlos Santana. Musician Tito Larriva has a small role in the film, and his band, Tito & Tarantula, contributed to the soundtrack as well.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Canción del Mariachi" ("Morena de Mi Corazón") (Los Lobos and Antonio Banderas) – 2:06
  2. "Six Blade Knife" (Dire Straits) – 4:34
  3. "Jack the Ripper" (Link Wray) – 2:31
  4. "Manifold de Amour" (Latin Playboys) – 2:03
  5. "Forever Night Shade Mary" (Latin Playboys) – 3:00
  6. "Pass the Hatchet" (Roger & The Gypsies) – 3:00
  7. "Bar Fight" (Los Lobos) – 1:54
  8. "Strange Face of Love" (Tito & Tarantula) – 5:51
  9. "Bucho's Garcias/Navajas Attacks" (Los Lobos) – 3:56
  10. "Bulletproof" (Los Lobos) – 1:42
  11. "Bella" (Carlos Santana) – 4:29
  12. "Quedate Aqui" (Salma Hayek) – 2:05
  13. "Rooftop Action" (Los Lobos) – 1:36
  14. "Phone Call" (Los Lobos) – 2:16
  15. "White Train (Showdown)" (Tito & Tarantula) – 5:57
  16. "Back to the House That Love Built" (Tito & Tarantula) – 4:41
  17. "Let Love Reign" (Los Lobos) – 3:22
  18. "Mariachi Suite" (Los Lobos) – 4:22