Legend Of Mexico/Desperado Soundtrack CD

Original Soundtrack


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Los Lobos' "Mariachi Suite" won a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

Bowing in 1993 with his low-budget film "El Mariachi," director/writer Robert Rodriguez quickly established himself as a Sergio Leone for the '90s. His plot revolved around a nameless hero clad in black, wandering around the same landscape Clint Eastwood coolly traversed in Leone's spaghetti westerns of the 1960s. DESPERADO is Rodriguez's big-budget sequel, and much like his friend Quentin Tarantino, music is as vital to the vibrancy of his film as casting is.

Los Lobos composed the bulk of the score. Opening with "Cancion Del Mariachi (Morena De Mi Corazon)," the band backs the movie's star, Antonio Banderas, who confidently sings a mariachi song in Spanish, a tribute to the film's character and his simple life of playing music and pursuing love. The instrumentals Los Lobos provide bring the movie to life, particularly when dialogue is sprinkled among the tracks. As with the Latin Playboys (a Los Lobos side-project), the music is more lo-fi sounding, giving it an archival sheen.

Elsewhere, Carlos Santana checks in with "Bella," a gorgeous jazz-lite piece that combines his beautiful guitar tones with Chester Thompson's gossamer keyboard runs. Salma Hayek, the film's female lead, sings a longing ode called "Quedate Aqui" in a breathy whisper that aches with desire. And former Plugz and Cruzados leader Tito Larriva rounds out the soundtrack with a trio of songs that range from the swaggering modern blues of Stevie Ray Vaughan ("Strange Face Of Love") and the gritty blues-raunch of AC/DC ("White Train"), to a murkier blend of the two ("Back To The House That Love Built").

Original score written by Los Lobos.

Producers: Bill Jackson, Cesar Rosas, Los Lobos, Tito Larriva, Charlie Midnight.

Legend Of Mexico/Desperado Soundtrack Music

Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Soundtrack, Oldies, Latin Pop
Label	Epic Soundtrax
Orig Year	2004
All Time Product Rank	7,378
CD Universe Part number	1089566
Catalog number	67294
Discs	1
Release Date	Aug 15, 1995
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Additional Info	Original Soundtrack

Legend Of Mexico/Desperado Soundtrack Songs

	Trk	Song	Time	Price
	1	Cancion Del Mariachi (Morena De Mi Corazon) See All 3
	2	Six Blade Knife See All 4
	3	Jack The Ripper * See All 35	4:49	$1.29	(From different album)
	4	Manifold De Amour See All 2
	5	Forever Night Shade Mary See All 3
	6	Pass the Hatchet * See All 10		$0.99	(From different album)
	7	Bar Fight See All 5
	8	Strange Face of Love See All 2
	9	Bucho's Gracias / Navajas Attacks See All 2
	10	Bulletproof * See All 34	2:48	$0.99	(From different album)
	11	Bella See All 37
	12	Quedate Aqui See All 2
	13	Rooftop Action See All 2
	14	Phone Call * See All 15	1:02	$0.99	(From different album)
	15	White Train (Showdown) See All 3
	16	Back To the House That Love Built See All 3
	17	Let Love Reign See All 4
	18	Mariachi Suite See All 2
(*) MP3 for this song is from a different CD. Listen to the sound sample to be sure this is the version you're looking for.

Legend Of Mexico/Desperado Soundtrack Music Review

Average Rating: (3.3 out of 5 stars) 3.5 stars

3 stars Sassy
I bought this as a Christmas present for a friend and he was very happy with it. He especially likes, "Cancion del Mariachi," as do I. Who knew Antonio could sing? The entire sountrack is very sassy.
Submitted by abynorml29 (Palm Coast, FL)
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3 stars not what i expected
It has its moments, but I guess with out the movie, the soundtrack is lacking.
Submitted by sevymt (kane, pa)
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4 stars From a great movie comes a great soundtrack !
Wether your a fan of a vocal motion picture soundtrack or one of a motion picture score, you'll be pleased to find this soundtrack contains both vocal and instrumental pieces as well as some moments of dialouge lifted from the movie. A must for any fan of the movie.
Submitted by Eric (Pittsburgh, PA)
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