Skin - score by Helene Muddiman - from the original motion picture

 

Skin is a British-South African 2008 biographical film about Sandra Laing, a South African woman born to white parents, who was classified as "Coloured" during the apartheid era, presumably due to a genetic case of atavism. Directed by Anthony Fabian and based on the book When She Was White: The True Story of a Family Divided by Race by Judith Stone, Skin premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2009.

The score by Hélène Muddiman is hauntingly beautiful, with elements of African rhythms and vocals by Miriam Stockley. It won awards at the International Film Festival, USA (Best Score) and the Accolade Award For Excellence (Original Score Hélène Muddiman), United Nations Time For Peace.

SKIN

The Constant Gardener..original motion picture soundtrack...music composed by Alberto Iglesias

Original music composed by Alberto Iglesias and featuring music performed by acclaimed Kenyan percussionist and Real World recording artist Ayub Ogada. Alberto Iglesias' ("La Mala Educacion," "The Dancer Upstairs," "Todo Sobre Mi Madre") lush score evokes the film's compelling African and European landscapes.

Alberto Iglesias composed the bulk of the music that accompanies "The Constant Gardener". His score is moody and dark, reflecting the screen adaptation of John le Carré's novel about the death of a British diplomat's wife in Kenya and the surrounding conspiracy. The energy in the "Constant Gardener's" score is punctuated by Ayub Ogada's spirited Kenyan folk music. Iglesia's music contrasts with Ogada's vignette's of poor villagers who are victimized not only by AIDS but also by a truly evil Swiss drug company. The ambiance in the film is a successful amalgam of polished cinema orchestration with the simple, raw power of Afro-Caribbean world music. 

The Constant Gardener

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The Power of One.....Hans Zimmer

This now out of print soundtrack combines African rhythms and harmonies with Hans Zimmer's respected talent as a composer to produce a most majestic, powerful and uplifting score that is essential to the movie and also stands alone as a piece of beautiful music to listen to.

1. The Rainmaker
2. Mother Africa
3. Of Death And Dying
4. Limpopo River Song - Bulawayo Church Choir
5. The Power Of One - Teddy Pendergrass
6. Woza Mfana
7. Southland Concerto - J. Clegg
8. Senzenina - J. Clegg
9. Penny Whistle Song
10. The Funeral Song - Bulawayo Church Choir
11. Wangal Unozipho - Bulawayo Church Choir
12. Mother Africa Reprise

The Power of One